My Dad

I miss you...

My Dad

April 25, 1942 -April 9, 2009

I don't have much to say right now. I wish this wasn't something that I felt needed to be posted, ever, but I wouldn't feel right not doing it. Thank you everyone who has been there for my family.

Happy Birthday Baby Austin

Well baby Austin is here. 7 lbs 8 oz. and 21 inches long. Boy was my guess way off. He was born this morning after terrorizing his mom for way too long. I have been told that he has a lot of hair and a Butt Chin. Hmmm sounds like someone else we know. I don't have pictures yet (and it is driving me nuts) but will post some as soon as someone sends me some. I hate being far away when fun things like this happen. Jen you are awsome and I can't wait to see him. Congrats you guys I am sure that you make the cutest family.

Chef Keegan

Here is Chef Keegan getting ready to make brownies. He really loves his chef outfit and helping in the kitchen.

Ready to start wisking

Trying to keep it in the bowl

Time to clean up

The aftermath

Luckily the brownies were just for us, anytime his wisk was getting low on batter he would dip it back in the bowl before I could stop him.

Only One Day Later

Only 1 day after I posted my last post saying that I wished that Tyler would come and visit he did. He called the next day and asked if it was going to be alright to come and visit. It was just a quick trip but we tried to see as much of Spokane as we could.

Here is Keegan and Tyler in Riverfront Park.

We have lived here almost 6 months and never saw the falls. We had been to the park before but never went onto the right bridge.



Who knew this was here? It took a visitor to Spokane to tell us that it was there.

Close up. Lots of water!!

8 Things

8 favorite tv shows, i love to watch

1. Jon and Kate plus 8
2. Any Friends Episode
3. Biggest Loser
4. Girls Next Door (horrible I know)
5. Dirty Jobs
6. Little People Big World
7. Grey's Anatomy
8. Any CSI


8 things I did today

1. did not sleep in
2. Went to a Dr. Appointment for Keegs (he is fine by the way)
3. Had the oil changed on the car
4. Went to Subway for lunch
5. Went to the library
6. Tried to take a nap
7. Walked the dog
8. Will cook dinner at some point


8 favorite places to eat

1. Cafe Rio ( oh how I miss you)
2 Tres Hombres
3. China Grill
4. Sushi Garden (only in Tucson)
5. On the Border (none in UT or WA but again in Tucson)
6. Cheesecake Factory
7. Azteca ( in WA)
8. Did I say Cafe Rio????


8 things i'm looking forward to

1. Bed, I really wanted a nap
2. Getting the vacuuming done
3. Spring
4. Jen finally having her baby.
5. Next weeks biggest loser, last night was to be continued..... ( I hate that)
6. Josh's job sending us somewhere new (hopefully Seattle)
7. Sunshine
8. did I say napping???


8 things on my wish list

1. Sunshine
2. A hospital in Seattle to call ASAP. I really want to go there, which would completely shoot down my number 1 in this section.
3. Tyler coming to visit. (ha ha this is never going to happen)
4. More Fabric, you can never have too much
5. Mimi coming to visit ( again, never going to happen, Tyler will visit before she does)
6. Go to Yellowstone in April
7. That I don't have to take the garbage out........hint hint
8. new purse

K Jasmine, I know that this took me over a month to do, but here it is. I tag anyone who wants to do it.

He is 3!!! I can't believe it!!!

I can not believe it!!! When did this happen. Time goes by sooo fast. Yesterday was Keegan's 3rd birthday. We had a lot of fun, and had a great day!!

I think this is my favorite pic of the day. Chef Keegan making play dough cookies.

This was in the morning as we started opening presents.

Uncle Jon gave his a set of velcro rackets and balls that stick to it.


Here is the present from "Pa" a very life like toy drill. We should have been warned about this one. He didn't want to open anything else after this one.


This is Jacey's box, full of the ingredients to make the delicious play-dough cookies.

The drill again, now out of the box and being put to good use.

Chef Keegan in the morning.

At Chuck-E-Cheese.

On a tiny carosel.

A big monster truck.

Making a wish. He didn't cry this year when we sang. He did tell us not to, but we did it anyway.

Finally able to get the whole chef outfit on. He looked so cute.

Working diligently on his materpiece.

Thanks everyone for making Keegans birthday great. He has had so much fun with all of his new stuff. He plays with all of it!

Valentines Weekend

This Valentines day we had a different kind of day. Unfortunately, my uncle Jerry passed away un-expectedly, a shock to us all! The Memorial open house was on Saturday, Valentines day. We drove to Montana on Friday and met all of my family. Some of which I hadn't seen in years, so long in fact that Josh hadn't met some of them. It was great to see all of my family, even if the reason for the gathering was so unfortunate.

Because it was Valentines day, I made the boys breakfast in bed. Luckily the hotel had a waffle maker. Keegan really enjoyed his breakfast.

Keegan made a new best friend. This is Chris, my cousin Matt's youngest boy. These 2 were so cute together. And the face that Chris is pulling is one that I am POSITIVE my parents have pictures of his dad doing the same one. Keegan also got a new dinosaur book, he told anyone who would listen about it.
Since my sisters husband Dan had never been to Hamilton, we walked around the little down town area. Dan has very sensitive ears, apparently, this is him wearing my moms scarf on his head to keep his ears warm.

Then when we got back to the car they got him a hat, my dad has a HUGE head.

And here is a pic of him smiling while wearing a hat.

All in all it was a good weekend, even if it was all because of a funeral. It was really good to see my Aunt and Cousin. I hope that they know how much they are loved.

Bubble Beard

Keegan playing in the tub. These tend to be my favorite pics.

Mouse nose that came with his kids meal.

Slowest slide I have ever seen. He would acutally get stuck and have to wiggle the rest of the way down.


Playing the small version of "Wack-a-mole"

Josh got a new video game. It is a game that involves a lot of shooting. This is Keegan getting in on the action. I am sure a pop gun is the gun of choice.

The mysterious disaperance of a certain large purple Dinosaur.

So for Christmas Keegan got tub crayons. Washable crayons to use on the walls of the tub. They came with multiple colors and a cute ducky sponge to wash the walls with. I do have to say that the instructions don't tell you just how much fun they are for mom to clean up. While they are washable my 3 year old doesn't have any intrest in washing the walls. Well this night I gave him the purple crayon, the next time I looked at the tub, it looked like Barney had met his demise in our tub. The purple turned out to be the hardest to get off. It actually stained our tub and I had to get out the Comet with bleach to cover up the scene of the crime. Keegan has a great time with these crayons, maybe next time they will be reserved for Jen and Ben's house. ha ha

This wouldn't happen to be the face of a trouble maker would it??

Funny Story

So quickly, the other night, we had put Keegan to bed. He had been in there probably 90 min. Long enough that he should have been very asleep. Well we are in the living room and we hear his door open. Out he comes and tells us "that was a good nap" he then proceedes to sit down on the couch as if it really was just a nap. What a hoot.

Here are just a couple of pics.

This is our antennae on our car. apparently it was really windy at the airport while we were gone.

This is Keegs in the pots and pans cupboard.
Sleeping and looking so dang cute at Mimi's house.

Super Fast

This is going to be short. I am at the library and only have 8 min left on my computer. Our Utah trip was great. We go to see everyone we wanted which is usually not the case. We always miss a couple of friends because there just isn't enough time. Keegan did great on the flight both ways. The ride home was a bit more difficult than the ride there. After a week of sparse naps and then a plane ride during nap time, it was all I could do to keep him happy. Luckily the ride is short. We got home to find a completely happy dog. Almost too happy. I think he got spoiled while we were gone.

One of the best parts of the trip was going to the Dr.s office. I know that sounds strange but, I worked with the BEST ladies ever. Keegan had lost his most favorite stuffed animal. I have no idea where it could be. My sister and I tore her house apart with no luck. Well, the stuffed animal in question was a free gift from an insurance company. The amazing ladies at the office tracked a new one down and gave it to him. He was so happy. He has cried many nights because it was missing. The funny thing is that he thinks it was his that he just lost. If you ask him where his owl was he responds "at Dr. Probst office" as if it were there all along.

The weather here has been COLD. Not quite as cold as when Jace and Jon were here but close. It is deceptive. It has actually been sunny out, so I think, great I can take Koda for a walk. It isn't until the wind hits you that you realize that it is still freezing. Nothing new to report, cold, same thing as usual. Lots of movies and playing with race cars. Keegan is obsessed with them. I guess that is ok. As long as it has wheels he is happy.

Picture Catch Up

Here are some recent pictures of Keegan, Christmas and all of the snow we have gotten.

Keegan all dressed and ready for some cold weather.

Koda trying to play in the snow.

Keegan decided to go for a swim in the tub.

A 3 story tree at the mall.



Christmas morning, opening presents.

Koda getting in on the action.

Keegan being silly at Red Robin.

At the mall, trying to kill time while Josh is at home napping.

My new Sous Chef

He cut all of the mushrooms for dinner. He loved it. Good thing you can cut them with a butter knife.

More pictures of our Utah trip to come.

Yay!! We made it to Utah

So, is it sad that the thing we are most excited about is Cafe Rio? No don't get me wrong, We love visiting our family but there isn't anything thing like the Rio in Spokane. MMMMMM. I know what will be for lunch tomorrow.

Anyway, we flew in and went straight to my parents house. My Mom had held Christmas for us. She still had all of her decorations up and with that come a tree with presents underneath. She is nuts. She sent us our presents to Spokane but decided that her tree looked bare so Keegan had a few to unwrap when he got there. We had a great dinner of all of our favorites that she makes for Christmas. ( Again, food)

Our trip this time is going to be busy. The boys both have Dr's appts. We are going to visit with some friends of ours that we never see but always wonder after we do, why don't we see them more?

Our best friend Tyler moved to Phoenix and he will be in town. We are excited cause he moved down before we could see him one more time, and all the snow in Spokane is scaring him away from visiting us. We were not happy with his move so all I have to say about this is that I hope the cockroaches are bigger in Phoenix than the HUGE ones we had in Tucson. Oh and Tyler, remember that there are 6 species of rattle snakes in that area!!!

I am sure that I will have pictures to post next time.