YEEE HAW!!!

So the previously mentioned horse show was Friday. Here are some pics of the show. They aren't that great and there isn't that many, my mom put me to work and that kept me from taking too many pictures.

Here is Keegan being silly while we were getting the horse ready. He is wearing an old headband banging the two combs together.

Just before this picture he smashed his thumb in between the two curry combs. I managed to snap a pic right at that moment and the look on his face is quite funny, but alas... the picture is blurry.
Here he is during the kiddy class. My mom is leading the horse and my sister Mimi is making sure that he doesn't fall off.
Here they are again, Keegan had a great time and kept saying "Keegan riding horsey" they had a photographer there and she got quite a few photos that aren't so blurry.
You are also getting a preview of his Halloween costume. My mom spent way too much money on this outfit for him to only wear it once. So that makes my yearly hunt for costumes much easier. Plus he loves this one. He is still sleeping in his boots, if I let him.

My little Cowboy

So this weekend my mom is in charge of a horse show. Since we are in town she decided that it would be fun for Keegs to do the little kiddie class. All of the kids win a ribbon and a trophy. I was just going to make sure he had on long pants and not worry about the outfit. Well, my mom had another idea. She came over today and decided that Keegan needed to Cowboy Up. So here are some pics of his new outfit. Not on my list of things we needed in his wardrobe but cute none-the-less

Keegan napping in his new boots. He wouldn't let me take them off.

Keegs in the whole outfit, minus the hat. He isn't too happy that I made him put on long pants.
Still not happy about the pants and needs a nap.

Keegs riding a horse

Last night we went out with my sister to see her horse. Keegan had seen horses up close one other time and wasn't too happy about it. They were loud and one of them sneezed on him. I didn't think that I could convince him to get on one, let alone get him to stay up there long enough for a picture. But he proved me wrong. He didn't even flinch when I lifted him up on Vicky. He had a lot of fun and wants to do it again.

Camping, Fishing, and of course Keegan

So is it August so we of course made the yearly trip to Island Park. Josh, Keegan and I went up a few days early and stayed in a cabin. When everyone else got there we joined them in the campground. If you have read Jacey's blog you will know that this year bears have been spotted in the campground. I was not too excited about this, especially with Keegan sleeping in his own bag this year. So every night I went to bed keeping one ear listening for bear sounds. (not that I really know what a bear sounds like). Josh and Paul did see a bear but it was across the river and didn't seem interested in going for a life threatening swim.

We made it into Yellowstone park a few times. We love that place, even just the drive, we love looking for all of the animals. We saw buffalo, elk, and even a bear and a cub. No moose or wolves to be found.

Keegan decided to wear goggles around the campfire one night. What a nerd.

The black bear and cub that we saw in the park.

Keegan at Old Faithful just before it went off.

Josh and I took a guided fishing trip down the river this year. Here is me with the biggest fish I have ever caught on a fly rod.

Josh with his "trophy" fish. Don't worry all fish were promptly returned to the river.

This is actually our first night up there, Keegan wanted to go to bed just like this.
We went to the Bear and Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone. This is Keegan inside of a bear trap.
Inside of the gift shop they had a HUGE teddy bear couch. Keegan was scared of it at first.
Keegs eating his very own ice cream cone. He didn't know what to do with the cone once the ice cream was done.
This is Keegs just relaxing, I should say holding still for just 2 seconds.
All in all we had a great trip. We always look forward to going back. Can't wait for next year!

Fishing

One of our favorite places to go. The Provo River in Heber/Midway. We all have a great time. Josh gets to fish, Keegan gets to play in the water and Koda gets to swim, I get to make sure that Keegan doesn't go swimming too.

The Boys marching to our favorite spot.

Keegan doing his Huck Finn impression.

Keegan in his fishing hat.

Another day of fishing but still cute together.

Hello Utah!!!

Well, after 2 days in the car we made it to Salt Lake last Sunday evening. The drive was as good as it could have been. We stayed the night in Page, Az, about half way.

Keegan after a bath being silly.

Keegan getting settled for the night. Watching Clifford the Big Red Dog for the 100th time that day. What an amazing thing, the travel DVD player is one of the best inventions ever!!!

So far we have had a great time, Josh has been able to go golfing and just relax. We had a great time at the Real Salt Lake game on the 3rd. It was Keegans 1st time seeing fireworks, he liked them a lot but thought they were noisy. The 4th of July was one of the things that Josh and I were looking forward to the most. We love the BBQ at his grandparents house. Now we have about a month to just relax and do all of the things Josh didn't have time while working so much. Next thing up, camping in Island Park, 26 days and counting.

Good Bye Tucson!!!

Despite my complaints about Tucson i.e. cactus, cockroaches, and the heat. There are some things that we will miss.

We can not complain about the mountain view we had. They are not the Wasatch mountains but it was nice to have them.

Pusch Ridge. Right out our door.

This is the view of the mountains when leaving the "Red Store" (target)

We had quite the storm yesterday. Here are some of the clouds that were hanging around after the storm.

Sunset at the park.

The only scorpion we saw while here was metal art.

One of our 2 favorite places to eat in Tucson.

Guac Live. The bring all of the ingredients out and make it right there in front of you. mmmmmmmm.

By far our favorite place to eat. We had never really tried sushi until we moved down here. we got brave on day and just asked our waiter, Dave, to tell us what to order. He made great suggestions and now we are addicted.

Tommy our favorite Sushi chef, he is great, he turned an orange into a motorcycle for Keegan. And as most of you know he is obsessed with motorcycles, so this was perfect.

The motorcycle up close. Keegan was very excited about it. We had to bring in home.

Our ultimate favorite. A caterpillar roll. On one of our other visits to the Sushi Garden Tommy took the time to make the roll look really cute, it had eyes, antannae and of course I didn't have my camera.

Since we were taking our time eating, and we were almost the only ones in the restaurant, Tommy took the time to make Keegan another orange. Keegan chose an elephant. It is fun to watch, it is like oragami for fruit.

So our time in Tucson is done, we leave tomorrow. We can't wait to get back to Salt Lake and have a great summer at home. Who knows where we are going next. I am pushing for a few places, we will see.

Like Father.....Like Son

So if there was ever any doubt about just how much Viehweg Keegan has in him....... Well, besides the matching butt chins, Patterson booty and feet that look exactly the same. Oh and their love for ice cream of any kind. Their TV watching manners are the same too.

Watching Clifford the Big Red Dog in their jammies, or in Keegans case his nakedness.

Again watching Clifford

Later that same day. Not sure what is on TV. If I had to guess it was probably TLC's Take Home Chef. And again our child that doesn't like to wear pants.

Up until now everything in the apartment has escaped the damage that can be done by a 2 year old. Until today, 4 days before we leave, Keegan manages to knock over and break the "lovely" plaster lamp on the table next to the sofa. I was sitting next to him and just couldn't get to it in time. Oh well, can't do anything about it now.

My Latest Project

My 3rd denim quilt. This one is for Tyler and was probably the most expensive. If any of you have heard me talking about Tyler, you would know why. When he decided that he wanted a quilt he went through his many, many pairs of jeans and gave me about 15 that he wouldn't wear any more. No let me just say, some of these were almost brand new. I couldn't cut them up. I know for a fact that one pair was only worn for a couple of months and then he got a tiny stain on it and went out and bought another pair exactly like it. So lucky for Jon he is the same size. So I swapped out practically new pairs for ones that Jon has given some good use. So after 2 nights of tracing and cutting squares, and 3 blisters later I was ready to start sewing. Once I get to this point it is almost an obsession. I just want to sew until it is done, and with Josh working nights I am able to do that. So Yay!!! Tyler's quilt is done. Maybe someday I will eventually do one for Josh and myself. Let the saving begin, ohhh if you think about it, save your old jeans and give them to me instead of throwing them away.

Well, one week from today we will be arriving in Salt Lake. No more Tucson. We haven't decided what we are going to do with ourselves for a whole month, but I am sure we will figure it out.

2 Weeks 1 Day.......not that we are counting.

Just some pictures from the last couple of weeks. We decided to drive up to Salt Lake 2 wks ago and surprise everyone. We had a great time. The reactions from all of the Grandparents and Aunt Jacey and Uncle Jon were great. My sister Mimi and Josh's sister Jen were the only ones that knew we were coming. Mimi needed to know so we didn't come blasting into their house in the middle of the night. Jen and Ben had to know so that they would actually be there for Sunday dinner. I think it just made us more anxious to get back there for the summer.

Keegan showing of his sunglasses.

Up Millcreek Canyon with friends.

The Kids, Keegan, Audrey and Logan

Keegan decided one night to try to sit in the sink while washing his hands. He was already stripped down to a diaper and for some reason climbed in. I remember this fitting better.

Keegan in one of his tents watching his favorite movie. Elmo in Grouchland.

More tub pictures, I think they are some of my favorite.

Keegan sporting a fishing vest. Watch out Island Park Keegan is on his way. (we didn't really buy it but it was dang cute.)

Back to the Zoo. He wouldn't stop and look up he just kept crawling through.

This should be at the top, but oh well. This is Keegs and Jon blowing bubbles.

2 weeks left and then we are out of this heat. I can't wait.