Stinker

 Keegan

was nowhere to be found

Never a good thing with this kid

.

He has hiding spots all over the house

where he goes

 when he knows he is being naughty

or has something he knows

 he is not supposed to have

and doesn't want to get caught.

 

He's so naughty it's kind of funny

Even thought it's really not.

It's scary the stuff this kid can figure out

Baby locks and deadbolts are no obstacle

Neither are fridge tops or high shelves

 

I finally saw these little piggies

and at first that's all I saw.

They were so cute 

wiggling and flexing in obvious excitement

Then I saw what he was doing.

 Stinker had sneaked Dad's iPad 

and was having the time of his little life.

Dancing and bobbing to the song that was on

with the game he had opened and was "playing"

I so wish I had a picture of his face
 

Pure delight

But I missed my chance because

 as soon as he saw me 

he dove under the bed 

with the iPad clutched to his chest.

I had to haul him out arching and screaming.

(Dad has very strong feelings about the kids playing/destroying his iPad)

I don't have such strong feelings and let them play mine, 

but he KNOWS Dad's is off limits

 and that made the victory all the sweeter. 

After he stopped screaming and swinging for me

He glared at me for another ten minutes

 every time I tried to talk to him.

Then when I finally took my eye off of him for two seconds

and turned around to put Collin's shoes on,

 Keegan found the squirt bottle in the bathroom

 and proceeded to soak himself and the carpet.

His happy, excited mood returned in full force

Until I rudely took that happiness away too.

I'm a ruin-er

I take all really excellent and exciting things

  away

and try to hide them on high shelves.

Or so I am sure Keegan thinks.

P.S.

 This is to prove that he is not a first time offender. 
Good thing we have not adopted the three strikes policy in this house
or the kid would be toast

Family Pics 2012

My Dad

 requests very little

 So when he asked for an updated family picture

With two months notice

Because he was having some VIP guests stay at his house

(think Quorum of the 12, yep, definitely VIP)

We finally got it together and had our friend

The talented Will Harcourt

Help us out. 

With a week to spare.

Better late than never.

Right?

And so here we are.

 These are the first Real Family Pictures

 that we have had taken

since the twins were born

   and they are now two. 

Sad huh?

But worth the wait for sure.

 

My Dad said he loves walking by his table

 and seeing the new pictures lined up there

Mission Accomplished 

(Just in the knick of time)

We’re Gonna Celebrate CHD Awareness Week

By wearing one of these bad boys wherever we go

for the week of February 7-14

Did you know…

 

that Princess B

Yes,

THIS Princess B

(Soul Sister on the far Right)

is a CHD Baby?

Well, yes she is.

A member of the very exclusive

“Zipper Club”

as of 2006

Did you know that my sister 

is a  

modern day hero

for surviving with her heart and sanity intact,

after seeing Bryn go through so much,

and still moving forward 

with such unflinching courage.

(Healthy Heart Check in 2009)

CHD stands for 

Congenital Heart Deffect

and

1 in every 100 babies

is born with one.

This one was.

The internet says this

“CHD Awareness - Nearly twice as many children die from Congenital Heart Defects in the United States each year as from all forms of childhood cancers combined, yet funding for pediatric cancer research is five times higher than funding for Congenital Heart Defects.”

Holly started a pinterest board with Bryn’s pics and info on it

(I copied her, you can check out mine here)

and made us these ribbons

so we could help raise awareness

and get some research going on. 

She’s worth it

Don’t you think?

 Oh yes, she is.

Also many many thanks and kudos to the amazing people/doctors/staff at Primary Children's Hospital who took such good care of B. She even had a special plastic surgeon to work on her tiny chest so that her scar would be extra small and skinny. There are such good people out there.