For the Kegs...

I thought I'd take a moment to tell you about our dear friends, the McKeaiggs, who are beginning the process of adopting a child. You might not be familiar with all it takes to adopt a baby but WOW... it's no simple task.

Kent and Emily are 2 of the most wonderful people ever. I wish you could meet them but at least you can see them below.
(Hers is wearing the stripey scarf and hims is right behind her)



they are caring.
they are cool.
they are thoughtful and kind.
they are amazing Cohen-sitters
And for the past few years have wanted desperately to bring home a child of their own to love, nurture, & raise.

They're well on their way I'm happy to report! After a HUGE garage sale and selling custom designed McKeaigg family T-shirts, they are 1/4 of the way to raising the funds needed to adopt. It's no small amount I tell you.



Well, Guess what? YOU CAN HELP THEM!

You can visit their website and learn a little more about their journey as well as purchase a (super cool) T-shirt if you feel inclined to do so.
www.kentandemily.com

If you've never been through an adoption process alongside someone, as I hadn't until now... I'd encourage you to read this blog entry from Design Mom I stumbled upon a while back. It really moved me. Mind you, it has NOTHING to do with Kent and Emily's story but really conveys the message that whatever manner your child makes his way into your home, your life & your heart... that child "is meant to be yours and yours alone"

Happy Thursday Everyone!

Cohen and His Brother

That's right. Little Brother is due October 12, 2010. Poor second born already getting the short end of the deal. Having been in utero for 24 weeks now, he FINALLY gets mention on the blog.

Blame this guy... he's been keeping me busy. But busy=fun 99% of the time~

Faces of Easter

at first the excitement was minimal. The look in his eyes said, Mom, there better be something good in this basket to warrant all this picture-taking nonsense.


Then there was mention of cookies and Elmo. He perked up.


After a few ooh's...


There was the light up spinning egg which created some buzz


But all in all I think he was pleased.

Hope you had a great weekend too!

Easter Candy... a pointless post

If you ask me, and likely my mom since I don't know who else taught me this... there are few things that you HAVE to get when Easter rolls around. Yes, I know that this holiday does not in any way revolve around bunnies, eggs, or candy but just go with me. You'll thank me I think.

a bit of yardwork

Sticky Buns & Hair Accessories

Saw this on Food Network the other day and really want to give it a try. Looks easy enough.

recipe here

On another food related topic, anyone out there have any great recipes for toddlers? Cohen will eat a really good variety of foods so I'd like to get some new ideas for dinner and snacks. If you have had success with quick healthy meals for your kiddies, help a sister out.

On to hair accessories... I've been wanting a feathery headband with a little "flare" for a while now. Can't find the right one though. Large enough to compete with my huge head of hair, yet small enough to be office friendly and not scare away co-workers. Do I get color or stay with black and be a little more conservative? Go with the ACTUAL headband or just less intrusive clips? Here are some options but if you've seen a good one, let me know. And cheap too because let's be honest, they're a total flash in the pan.





And because he OCCASIONALLY checks this blog, I'm giving props to my man, who planned a terrific 30th birthday celebration for me. It spanned 2 weekends. One being a lovely date to dinner and a performance of the Nutcracker ballet at the brand new Winspear Opera house. With the second weekend consisting of Christmas parade with my boys, trip to the Dallas Aquarium wrapped up by a night on the town to my favorite restaurant and a Christmas lights tour bus with 14 of my nearest and dearest! he planned it all... even got the babysitter ;o)

it. was. so. nice.

christmas in a nutshell

for the quick run down... here we go:

Christmas was GREAT this year. Watching things through Cohen's eyes makes things a lot more fun!
He loved the lights. I think that was his favorite part for sure. That, or the tiny "cohen-sized" sugar cookies that my mom and sister made for him.





He was great with the tree. I was pleasantly surprised. Only tried to grab the ornaments a few times. Each day when we came in the door he'd flip his head immediately to the right (where our tree was) and look for the lights. I also let him handle most of the wrapping this year.







It was pretty hard for him to tear away from work this year. Things were just so busy back at the office.





After a lot of Dallas holiday soirees. We drove to Memphis for a few days and had a really fun time with my family.
Cohen got LOTS of gifts. Way too many to blog about, but a couple were... a push/ride tricycle and a sit-n-spin (his mom's favorite as a kid)







But FAR & AWAY his most favorite gift was from Aunt Whit and Uncle Ben who gave him this super snazz T-shirt. He really did love it in spite of his apparent disgust (and possible jealousy at what the future holds)...
(new cousin is due 8.1.2010 and we are pretty darn excited!)





He cheered up though, after a ride around the house suspended in Uncle Ben's new waders!! Hard to tell by this photo but Ben just tucked him in there and zipped the waders up. Cohen thought it was the coolest and MAY have remained there all day had we not suggested another cookie.



Hope your Christmas was equally wonderful!