Travels and a First Hair Cut

First - I have my camera cord back, therefore I was able to go back and put pictures with the last post! Go and look - he is a cutie!!!

Now, before I start in with Kegan's latest travels, I want to show a few pictures, since the last posting, that I thought were cute.

This was taken a while back...but I thought it was an adorable picture of my "little pumpkin head".

Tuesday was a beautiful day outside so I opened some windows up (just cracked them really so I could keep the dogs out and Kegan in...haha). Kegan kept trying to get his hand through the window to reach out and touch the dog. He would reach, bend down and look, try and reach again...he stayed entertained for a while...as did Maggie.

The following are some pictures I took on Halloween. We don't really do much for the day, but someone had given him this adorable "western" outfit so I thought it would be cute to put him in if for the day. Here are some pics.

Oh, yes...he is in to EVERYTHING...I gave up trying to keep him away from all the pumpkins...so I let him have one to play with. I will say though, we argued back and forth for a while. Now, when I tell him not to touch something he will take his hands off...look at me...say something while leaning forward and standing on his tip toes and then either move away...or touch whatever it is again...look at me and smile...what a handful!

Does it taste like and apple?

Look who discovered the third shelf with some of daddy's tractors on it...hehe....


Thursday, around noon, we headed off to Oklahoma (Matthew was going to the TAMU vs. OK football game on Saturday) - a day earlier than planned because Matthew wanted to go see a man, who he does some custom harvesting work with, pick some cotton up in Ok. We headed out for the TEN HOUR drive. Let's just say the Lord answered my prayer to give Kegan a calmness though the trip. He did GREAT! He hardly fussed at all! We got in about 10:30/11:00ish that night. We did not have the pack and play - long story - so we made a pallet for Kegan, on the floor, between the two beds...he slept...ok. We were dealing with pre-teething mouth pains and no sleeping most of the weekend, so considering all that...he slept well on his pallet.

(This was taken during his morning nap.)

Around lunch time, after Matthew had gone and looked at the picking operation there, we headed to Oklahoma City area. We stopped by and saw his Great Aunt Geneva and her husband Bob and his Aunt Sherrie (called aunt - she is the daughter of Matthew's grandfather's sister - Geneva). Kegan impressed all. We then headed over to see Matthew's college and his friend Geoffry. We had dinner that night with Geoffry...after we walked all around Bricktown in downtown Ok City looking for a place. I know Matthew enjoyed being able to talk to Geoffry while Kegan and I were enjoying the sites. Kegan even got to meet his first horse...he was a bit afraid of this creature whose head was bigger than his (Kegan's) entire body. Kegan and I then got to see the Ok City Bombing memorial for the first time - very heart moving.

Saturday morning we woke up and got ready for the day. After Kegan ate breakfast he went in and found what ended up being his favorite place to play the rest of the weekend - the shower area. You see, Matthew had not made reservation anywhere and by the time we found a hotel they had one room left - a handicap accessible room with a king bed - this actually ended up being perfect...better than a room we would have probably had. Anyways, because it was handicap accessible, the shower was a roll in shower and had not ledge...so Kegan could just craw on in and play with all the water puddles that remained on the floor.

We all had on our Texas A&M stuff to support out Aggies. You can't see the shirt but it has Texas A&M written on it.

After we left the hotel, we went and saw Matthew's friend Brandon and his family real quick then went to visit Geoffry at his new house, till we went to go reserve a table for 17 at a Mexican food restaurant they all wanted to go to. All in all lunch ended up being - Matthew, Kegan and I, Geoffry, another friend Shannon (who also came up for the game), Matthews friends Brandon and his wife Karin, and their 4 kids, and Matthew's friends Jeff and Dana and their 4 kids...17...9 of which were kids! After a delicious meal we headed back to Brandon's house so Matthew, Brandon and Shannon could go to the game while Kegan and I hung out with Karin and her 4 kids. We had a good time - Kegan got to play and stayed very entertained with the "older" (3-7 years of age) kids!

Sunday morning we woke up, went to a church where some of Matthew's friends attended, two of which were Jeff and Dana and their kids and then we met some family members for lunch. I wish I would have taken a picture of our table of 15! It was good to see all of that side of the family - it had been since January. They all commented on how much Kegan had grown and how cute he was! After lunch Matthew and I headed to his Aunt Geneva's house to visit some more with them and his Aunt Dalores (again, called aunt - daughter of Geneva, Matthew's grandpa's sister) and her husband mike.
(Mike, Matthew and Kegan, Delores, Geneva, Bob...and you can barely see their dog, Zach.)

Playing with the light and strings on the fan. Now whenever he wants to have a light turned on or off, he will sometimes reach up in the air like he is reaching for the cord to switch it on/off - so cute!)

We then went to Jeff and Dana's house to visit for a while and ended the evening with a trip to see his friend Chad who was also in town visiting. Phew-what a day!

Monday morning we got up and headed out - first making a stop to say hello to a man Matthew worked with while he was going to school up there. We then started the long trek home, stopping once for lunch and another time to have dinner with Aunt Lindsay at her house. We finally made it home, LATE and all crashed...but not for long, because Tuesday was coming and it was going to be a big day!

Tuesday morning we headed out to get Kegan's his first hair cut. His first birthday is coming up (I can't believe it!) and we decided it would be nice for him to get a good trim - it was time...it was getting a little long in back and on the sides would stick up over his ears. We took Kegan down to the barber shop where Matthew gets his hair but, as does Mr. Setliff, and so did Grandpa Setliff - so all in all, that makes 4 generations that the barber shop owner, Dwayne or "Shorty", as cut hair for. It was a special day for daddy and son, so I just stood back and took pictures.

Saying "hello!" and being shown the chair.

Strap him in. (You could tell Dwayne had cut quite a few young people's hair...he was making silly noises for everything he did to keep Kegan entertained and from getting scared.)

The first snip...and then a quick with drawl of the scissors to keep out of the way of little hands. As I said, you could tell he had cut a lot of little kid's hair!

"Hmmm...how much is he taking off back there?"

One happy boy getting a hair cut - he did NOT cry once!!!

He did so well the barber thought he deserved a sucker (Kegan's first sucker ever, in fact). Let's just say...to say he loved the sucker would be an understatement! It took him NO TIME to learn how to hold the stick and keep the sucker in his mouth.

One more picture to share. Wednesday night Mrs. Setliff and Stephani watched Kegan while Matthew and I went to help with the youth group up at church. Kegan found this frog there that plays music and sings. He DANCED AND DANCED AND DANCED to this thing and would push the button over and over again to keep it playing. It was so cute, though...he shook his toosh, moved his feet around, and bounced up and down to the music...he was having a great time with this frog and I laughed and laughed when I got to see him do all his moves!

New things:

We have been working on teaching Kegan basic signs (since he was about 6 months old) for a few words so he could communicate things like, food, water, milk, more, ect... but we have also been working on manner words like "please" and "thank you" and we are finally starting to see him use some of the signs in the right way and consistently...well his version of the sign. When he wants more food, he will clap a lot of the time...but if he is really impatient he will pound his tray...well I have shown him food and please. He has combined them though and when I say "use your manners" or "say more please" he will use this sign...consistently. He has also begun to use it say, if he wants a toy and I say "use your manner word" he will do his little sign for please. It is SO exciting to see him communicating and learning!

Travel Travel Travel

(Ok - seriously...my brain is not what it used to be. Mom brought me down the camera cord I had left in Plano and what did I do...I left it in Houston, soooo...once I get it I will finally start posting pictures in all the blogs...and post pictures from this past weekend - cute ones from the pumpking patch). I have however, uploaded pictures to all the post that were previously void of Kegan's cute smile captured in a phote...pictures.)
He was off...once again...this past weekend. Friday evening, Kegan, Matthew and I headed to Wendy and Nolan's in Houston. (We were going to Wharton, but Grandma got sick, so we went on up to Houston.) We got in late Friday night and Karsyn had already gone to bed, so we let Kegan stretch and move some and then put him down.

Saturday morning Karsyn was the first to wake up and soon I heard Kegan moving around so I took Karsyn into the room where he was sleeping. She walked over to his pack and play and peeked in. When he saw her looking above him, he rolled over, and pulled himself up so he could peek over and say hello to his cousin. The kids ate breakfast and played in the playroom. Kegan loved all the "new to him" toys in Karsyn's playroom. He particularly loved this little house she has. It makes lots of noises and music. Whenever you push or moving something it would make some sort of noise. It even had a really big light switch he enjoyed turning on and off. Grams showed up around 10:00 and after we all said hello, Kegan, Karsyn, Grams, Matthew and I (Nolan and Wendy were getting some stuff done around their garage) headed to a pumpkin patch down the road - it was such a beautiful day to be outside! It was close to nap time, but the kids still seemed to enjoy it. We found a pumpkin that almost came up to their shoulders and while Kegan was standing up next to it, he leaned over and acted like he was trying to take a bite out of it...like you would an apple - too cute!

When we got back from the pumpkin patch Meme and Poppa were at the house. They baby's were crashed by this time, so the great grandparents just enjoyed holding the two sleeping babes!

Lunch time came and so the babies decided to wake up - much to Meme and Poppa's happiness. Kegan got his first taste of banana nut bread (the nuts were picked out) and he loved it...stuffed his face with that bread like crazy...even after already eating a full meal! I thought his little belly would pop! After lunch Matthew and I headed to the TAMU vs. Kansas game and Kegan stayed at the house. From what I heard they had a great time playing and even got to go for a ride in Karsyn's wagon! I will have to get pictures of this later from Grams and Wendy- my CD with these pictures did not get burned.
Sunday morning - up bright and early and on the road by 5:30...Kegan of course was sleeping and did until about 7:30. All he wanted was his milk and then was happy as could be. We got to church on time, went, came home, and all 3 of us crashed!
Yesterday Kegan "helped" Daddy, James, and Mommy move the furniture we had picked up at Wendy and Nolans into our room. He seemed to like all the activity going on! When I get my camera cord back I will post some cute pictures of him from Monday in his John Deere overalls!

A Weekend with his Grandparents

Matthew and I just returned last night from a trip to North Carolina, where we went to visit Cotton and Incorporated and got to see all that they are doing to further cotton in the world market. All that said, Kegan got to spend Friday night all the way till we got him back last night, with his Grandparents. I have to admit, it was hard to say good-bye Friday night. We had never been away from him for that long before, but I knew he was in good hands and would come back very happy and spoiled. We did call and check in on him Saturday night and Sunday night to hear reports that he was doing well, but seemed to be missing home. Well, of course, this just melted my heart. His aunt Stephani watch him Monday and Tuesday, during the day and called us, both days so we could say hello to Kegan and hear him squeal. She said he would smile real big when he heard our voices on the phone. Monday she took Kegan to the store in Alice so Kegan could visit his Grandma. Mrs. Setliff said that as soon as he saw the tractors he lunged forward at them, like he knew what they were and they his daddy was usually somewhere around. Alas, no daddy, but, from what I heard, Kegan entertained everybody at the store. What a charmer! Tuesday night our plane got delayed and we did not get in till 10:30. The Setliff's came and picked us up, with a sleeping baby boy. We did not get to play with him that night, but we did get to see how big he had gotten. I think it just seemed like the grew a ton because we had not been away before for more than a night. It was so GREAT to see our baby boy again. This morning though, he seemed a bit disoriented when he woke up. He knew when he had gone to sleep he had been somewhere else. After a few minutes he started to get his bearings back and was smiling and playing. It was such a JOY to get to see him and hold him!!! The trip was nice, and I know he had fun here with his grandparents and aunt, but it was so good to get back home with him! We will just have to see how today goes to see how truly spoiled he got. I was warned he might be a bit spoiled now...haha!

Some other updates:
1. He has 2 more teeth coming in, on top. They had even pushed through more...in only 4 days.
2. As of last Friday, he now faces FORWARD in his car seat and he LOVES it! I also like being able to see him better and hand him his toys and sippie more easily! We can even smile at each other in the car now!

3. He is getting VERY attached to this green blanket he has. One side is satin and the other is soft and fuzzy. Mrs. Setliff said he was just hold on to it and snuggle with it during the week and this morning I got to see how special it was to him. You could tell it was a comfort for him while he was getting everything straight this morning about his whereabouts.
4. He has discovered that if you make the toilet paper roll spin, all the paper comes spinning off, spilling on to the floor. Kegan finds great amusement in this till mommy catches him and makes him stop.

More cute pictures:
Look who can crawl under things now!

Playing with one of his favorite toys - his cymbals.

Another favorite - a blue, satin, ribbon...in his big boy pjs...ins't he cute!

Two Weeks and Two Trips

Well, two weeks and two trips later, Kegan has been a very busy young man and Matthew and I are discussing possibilities of turning his car seat facing forward very soon. After many hours in the car, when he looks up he seems to want to now look at more than the back seat and his little mirror. Yet another sign my baby boy (who is now only 1 month away from being a year old) is growing up...bitter sweet!

I seem to have lost the cord that connects my camera to the computer, so I am going to have to download the pictures from the past 3 weeks onto a CD at a picture place and then post them...and there are some VERY cute pictures to post!

Now, to catch up. Two weeks ago, we were in Plano. Matthew, Nolan, my dad, and another guy went fishing down the Brazos river, while Kegan and I...and later Karsyn and Wendy spent time in Plano.
Wednesday, Kegan and I took it pretty easy. I did take Kegan to show him off to my boss at the photography studio I worked at. He enjoyed seeing Kegan - Kegan can always bring a smile to people's faces! That night Kegan and Grams had some time together while I went to eat with some of my friends in the area.


Thursday - we spent the entire day with Grams. Kegan went with us while I got a haircut and pedicure. Shhh...don't tell his daddy, but Kegan seemed very interested in the pedicure...haha...I think it was more the bubbles and sounds. It was funny! After that we all ran some errands...shopping for little man. We went home that night, spent some time playing and then Grams put him to bed.

Wendy and Karsyn got in late Thursday, so Kegan did not get to see them till Friday morning. Once again, the babies seemed to remember each other and smiled and "talked" when they saw each other. I love to watch them interact - it is too cute!
Have you ever treid to lay two babies side by side to compare height...not very easy!

They had enough...so off they went!

Friday, we went shopping to find the babies matching close for some pictures we were taking on Saturday...and whatever other good deals we ran in to. Grams spent a lot of quality time entertaining and playing with the babies, while Wendy and I looked around.
Oooh...look at me ride, mom!

I LIKE driving!...althought I am not too sure Karsyn is too sure she likes his driving!

Friday evening we all just hung around the house and let the babies play. Karsyn is now walking and Kegan watched her so close when ever she moved around the room. It was like he was trying to study how she did it, so he could...he definitely got more daring the more he watched her. I think his walking alone is still quite a ways off, though.
Saturday, we went and had pictures taken of the kids. Kegan was ALL smiles that day so we got some very cute shots. (I just made all the photoes into a slide show - thank you Shanna - and so you are going to see the good, the not so good, the cute, and the not as cute...but none are bad...of course!)

The men came home that evening. Now, Kegan really enjoyed his time with all the girls...but he was very excited when he saw his daddy...and more men in the house than just him! Sunday morning we went to church with my parents and of course, got to show him off a little more. My dad was toting him around so proudly showing him to people! At one point in time that morning, my dad was the only one Kegan would go to. He would cry until we handed him back to his Grandpa. I guess he enjoyed being shown off...hehe!
We left Monday morning and made it to the Austin area around lunch, so we were able to stop and eat with Uncle Kyle and Aunt Lindsay (who skipped a class to come see the nephew she loves!). We had a nice lunch with them - Lindsay held Kegan and entertained him the whole time...she even volunteered to change a stinky diaper! It was short...but great to see them. It had been a while and we will not see them again till Kegan's birthday. We made another stop at a John Deere store before finally getting in pretty late Monday night.

The rest of that week was a bit crazy. I will just say that Kegan learned what a skunk smelled like. His entire house reeked of skunk after the dogs and our back porch were sprayed...ugh!
Friday finally came, though, and Kegan and I headed off to Wharton. He did pretty good on the trip...just got a little ancy towards the end. I had to go meet with my cousin when I got in, so Grandma offered to watch Kegan for the hour I was gone. She was very impressed how happy he stayed after I dropped him off. She was also impressed by how much she thought he had grown in just two weeks and asked if I was feeding him lead. No, no...just a growing boy! We spent the rest of Friday spending time with my grandparents and my Aunt Betsey, who joined us later in the day. Kegan was relishing in all the attention he was getting.
Saturday morning, after Kegan and I took a walk around the neighborhood, Grams and Karsyn showed up. He remembered both of them. Now, I may just be the mom talking, but I think he is pretty smart to remember them after gaps in seeing them. There are other things that I see him remembering real well, but I will not go into that too much...I would look like a bragging mom. Let's just say, I think he is a very smart boy! Saturday was a fun and relaxing day of spending time with the babies and family (great grandparents, Grams, and Lynne (my cousin) and her girls...who were great with the babies and the babies loved them! Kegan and Karsyn had their first sleep over Saturday night. Their pack and plays were set up beside each other in my bedroom. They did well and did not seem to bother each other.
This is the story, in one picture, of what it is like to try and take a picture of two little ones (thank you Miss Julianne for sitting and smiling through ALL of them!)

Cousins - Did I mention how good Tori and Kasey were with the kids!?!

Kasey and Kegan

Weeee....

Sunday morning Wendy and Nolan got there and we all headed up to church (as well as a lot of extended family) for a ceremony that was honoring my Pappa. Kegan cried a little going to the nursery, but the ladies said they gave him a few Cheerios and he was happy. Already and it seems that the way to his heart is through his stomach...such a man! Ha! After lunch and some visiting with the family, Kegan and I headed home!

It was a fun two weeks - lots of great memories!

A little something interesting from today - Kegan learned to drink from a straw. My sister had given Kegan this little cup that had a soft bendy straw and we worked on it tonight, and he got it. It was so cute to see him the first few times he sucked the water up. It surprised him and he would spit it out. He quickly learned to swallow while he was drinking and the spitting got a little better! I also had proof today that Kegan still really likes the blonds. We were checking out at Hobby Lobby and Kegan was smiling and showing off for the pretty, little, blond girl checking us out. Then, he proceeded to stare at her all the way out of the store...what a flirt!

Another fast week and a half

Time has flown by with little man these past few days. We have stayed busy and Kegan is still growing and learning and doing so quickly, I lose track of how long it has been.

Since the last post there already needs to be an update on "What Kegan can do now".
Good things learned:
1. Waves "hi" and "bye" more consistently now (not just at the one set of neighbors)
His wave involves the whole arm moving up and down...or course...not just a little hand movement for him. No sir, he gets in as much movement as possible in his waving!
2. Saying "momma"...well I am counting it as saying momma. He will crawl toward me/up to me and say "momma". When he really wants my attention he pulls on my legs and says it. I really don't think he knows what he is saying, but he knows it gets my attention...so I guess I can half way count it!
3. Has finally started to sort-of cruise around furniture...not a lot, but some little bitty steps.
4. He has learned how to put the rings around the center "pole" on that little toys that has 5 rings that get smaller as they go up and the kid puts the ring around the center "pole" that is sticking up.
5. Problem solving: He was playing with his cymbols the other day and dropped one and it rolled away. He picked up a nesting cup that was laying around and tried to hit the cymbol left and that together...stopped, thought about it...and dropped the cup. He then found another cup, tried it, decided it was not the correct sound either and dropped it. I, by this time, had found the cymbol placed it amongst all the cups and toys in front of him. He spotted it, picked up the cymbol, hit the cymbols together, decided that sounded right and when along merrily playing his tune. How cool! He knew what did and did not go together!
Not so good things learned:
1. Climbing. I have seen him try to climb on things that were too high, like the fireplace, but he has never been able to get that little knee up to get the rest of the leg. He also loves to crawl up me while I am holding him. However, on Friday, when we were at my grandparents, I had the pack and play, still all packed up so it makes a sturdy step, sitting in front of Grandma and Pappa's coffee table and Kegan crawled over to the pack and play climb up on that (it was low enough to hoist his knee on to) and then tried to continue and climb up to the coffee table, but was snatched up before that could happen. Little stinker! How come they need to be taught how to do so many other things in life, but climbing, he knew how to do that all on his own?
Bad habits:
1. Biting! Ouch! Again...not learned, he just figured it out. Therefore, we are trying to UNLEARN that habit quickly. Any ideas?

A quick run-through of the time passed:
Tuesday mommy and Kegan went to the doctor for a runny nose and bad cough that he had for about 3 weeks that was not going away. They weighed him and we found out he had only put on about 8 ounces (I think less than that because of what came out about 30 minutes later...gross...I apologize). He eats a lot, but he must move even more. Trust me...he moves A LOT! Kegan did ok, when the doctor came in, just crying when he had to be held still so the doctor could examine him. He got some medicine for a slight ear infection and something to take care of the cough and some wheezing (still keeping an eye out for signs of asthma) and we were on our way. That night he joined us at a farm insurance dinner/meeting (we were told we better bring him). He was quickly snatched up and taken around by one of our friends there, for a while. He did so good that night. He did not fuss or anything through the meal or meeting part. What a good baby boy!
Wednesday Kegan and I had lunch and some playtime with my friend Stacy and her little boy August. The boys mainly looked at each other and played with their toys just sitting by each other. Of course, there was the, "oooo...I like that toy because he is playing with, so I am going to go get that." Then, as soon has he got the toy "Oh, he is not playing with it anymore...it is not nearly as interesting." The boys had us laughing and they both seemed to enjoy seeing another baby!
Thursday - hung around the house till Matthew and I went to a cotton meeting that night and Kegan spent some time with his Grandma and Aunt Stephani till we got home.
Friday - Off to Wharton! We spent time with Grandma and Pappa all afternoon. Both agreed he had grown and was a big boy! That night we went to go see Tori, one of our cousins, cheer at a football game. We also got to see Lynne, Kaycie, Julianne (cousins) and my Aunt Betsy. Kegan loved the football and really seemed interested in it for part of the time (men!). Everyone said he was so cute and had the most beautiful skin coloring. Thanks - I agree!
Saturday - We spent some more time with Grandma and Pappa. That morning when we got up, Grandma said she thought it looked and felt like he had grown over night - very possible! We spent all morning and a little of the afternoon at their house. My great Uncle George came over for lunch and Julianne came over to "help" with Kegan and we got to see Lynne and Kaycie for a little bit. It was a nice time visiting with some family!
(Here are some pictures from the weekend)

Sunday - Church...and as always, a favorite in the nursery!
Monday - Packing up and getting ready to go to Plano.
Tuesday - Drive, drive, drive! He did really good in the car, actually. I was proud of him. He got a little fussy about 4 4 1/2 hours into the trip (we got out and stretched some) and was not too thrilled to be getting back in the car, but basically did ok. I eventually crawled into the back with him to feed him dinner and entertain him the remainder of the trip. I can see why people are ready to turn the car seats around at one year of age. Baby boy is ready to see more of the world...not the back of the seat or toys handed to him. He wants to be apart of things!

We are now in Plano (My dad, Nolan, and Matthew left for the canoe/fishing trip this morning) and Kegan and I are gearing up for another full and fun visit up here!

Below are some cute pics from the past week and a half.

Dogs, Dolphins, and Doors

I had mentioned in my last email that Kegan had toothe number 4 coming in...well here is a picture of it. What a shot, huh? Look at both of those chompers! With the new teeth did come a little habit of grinding his teeth (ahhhh) that seemed to only last a few days...thank goodness. I don't hear him do it too often anymore!

I took this picture after lunch one day. I looked over at him, after taking off the tray ,and it took me by surprise by how BIG he looked...like a boy and not a baby! If you look closely, you can also see one of his top front teeth through his smile.

Dogs: Kegan has found a new favorite pass time at the house. If I put him down in the living room/dining room/kitchen area he usually will now head straight for the back door. He LOVES to look at the dogs outside.

He will pull himself up to his knees and sit there for a good while (especially for a babies attention span) and laugh and squeal at the dogs (who are not usually as amused as he is!). He will then look at me, grin, and then look back at the dogs. Like, I said, this will go on for a while, but he loves his doggies! When I do let them in while Kegan is up, Kegan will crawl all around the house following the puppies, who are very good with him, actually. Roo, who tends to lick a lot, will try and lick Kegan till I tell her no, but Kegan seems to actually enjoy the slobbery tongue on him. When ever she passes by he sticks out his little neck and grins real big, like he is anticipating a slobbery kiss. YUCK! Anyways, Kegan has really started to enjoy the dogs these past couple of weeks. It is cute to watch him! I think he also likes the fact that they get around on all 4 like he does!

Wednesday night (the above pictures were taken Wednesday) Kegan and I hung out at the fields with Matthew, Mr. and Mrs. Setliff, and Aunt Stephani and Uncle Josh for the last night of harvest. Kegan, of course, enjoyed himself. What wouldn't he enjoy - he had BIG machines to look at and stayed the center of attention most of the evening...haha!

Thursday, Matthew officially finished harvest...Kegan and I went out tho the fields to take Matthew lunch and got to see them finish up! In honor of finishing Matthew and I went out, so Kegan got to spend the evening at his Grandparents house where he discovered magnets on the refrigerator. Loved them...so now we have some fridge magnets for him to play with. He loves pulling them off the fridge...but has not yet mastered putting them back on. Friday morning I went and picked him up and we headed to Corpus to go to the aquarium with some other moms and their kids. Before going inside to look at the fish we all went out onto the playground and played and had an early lunch. Kegan enjoyed the little toy below...all the shapes would spin...and well, we know how much he likes to spin all the wheels on his toys, so these were great...nice and big and they could spin very fast!

After we all ate we went down to look at the dolphins swimming below the water. It is a great area...we could let the babies out to crawl around while they looked at the dolphins...or while the dolphins looked at them (picture to follow to explain). There are alot...I went a little crazy...but it was so cool and so many great photo ops!

Dophins:

Up close and personal with a dolphin.

He is looking at a dolphin swimming above. Doesn't he look like he is facinated!?! Oh...do you see how close he is to the tank? On his first attemt to crawl up near it, I don't think he realized there was glass between him, the water and the dolphins, becuase he crawled streight into the glass...boom. He didn't cry, so I don't think it hurt...he just sat back confuse for a second. It made me laugh...new things to discover!

Sitting back, relaxing, and just watching the dolphins swim around.

Now, I must admit, after a while of dolphin watching he did start getting a bit distracted by other things around him...like the very interesting wheels on the stroller that was seated next to him. He does not even seem to care a dolphin came swimming by...not when there are wheels to investigate.

I loved this...the dolphin came down to look at Kegan. It was sooo sweet to watch. However...I don't think Kegan thought it was as great...after a few seconds of this...he turned to me and cried. I guess the "big fish" scared him. Then...on top of that, Cason, one of the other little boys, went up to the dolphin after Kegan started crying and moved...and after a few seconds, he too, started to cry. I don't what it was...but they did not like the dolphin staring at them!

Maybe it isn't as scary to have a dolphin looking at you when you have friends by your side! (from left to right:Kegan, Cason, and Riley)

With Matthew being done with Harvest, he had time to come home and work on his truck some...this is Dad's version of watching Kegan. Nice...yes...those are two dirty clothes baskets (one for work clothes and the other for old towels used in the garage) Very classy...I know. But hey...it doesn't look like Kegan is bothered by it...he looks very content actually.

Kegan is riding his rocking horse that Grandpa Bruce made him. He is still getting used to the feeling of holding on and not having his feet on the floor. He does enjoy the back and forth motion of it...of course he would...he is moving...haha!

Doors:

I don't have any video that I have taken yet, but I will try to in the next few days, but Kegan has discovered the greatness of doors and how they open and close over the past couple of weeks...really taking interest in them last week. If we are in a room with a door, you can pretty much bet that door is going to be shut and then he just startes at the door knob waiting for it to be opened, so he can shut it again. He is still working on how to open it fully if it is partly open and he is on the inside of it...he can't get his body out of the way at times.

Well, Kegan has woken from his nap, finished his sippie of milk and has been trying to type on these keys for a while, so I will let him type and make his first, very own, entry on his blog. Here we go! (I went back after he "typed" and marked in red words he spelled...such a genious - ivy and the sound a cow makes are the two I found!)

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