It’s so hard for me to believe that 6 months have gone by already.  In those first few weeks I remember saying I couldn’t wait until Keegan was 6 months old and it seemed SO far way…but now it’s here!!  Keegan is beginning to have lots of those “firsts” that you look forward to as your kiddos grow.  This time up until 18 months or so is my absolute favorite stage.  So many fun things ahead!!  Despite all the drooling and gnawing he still doesn’t have any teeth, but I’m expecting a couple to pop through very soon…his bottom canine teeth…ouch!  Does it mean anything that his bottom two front teeth aren’t coming in first?  I’m not sure, but am looking forward to his little vampire grin.

Love this sweet smile…

Keegan has begun sitting up on his own, although still a bit wobbly at times.  The boppy is perfect for cushioning the fall when he does topple over…

Taking a whack at this toy…

Me and my sweet one at the lake…

Keegan got his first boat ride now that he’s able to wear sunscreen.  Don’t let the crying fool you, he was sound asleep as soon as the boat started moving.

We started cereal this week.  He seems indifferent to it at this point in time, but is getting used to opening his mouth when the spoon gets close.  We’ll do cereal for another week or so and then start in with veggies!!  I’m contemplating making my own baby food…we’ll see.  Here’s Keegan before his first bite…

Here’s a video of his first bites.  I was thrilled to see how well he did…should’ve kept the camera rolling though cause I think he was just showing off.  As soon as I turned it off he began keeping his mouth closed and blowing the cereal off the spoon.

And here are a few of Keegan’s 6 month pictures…Enjoy!

Yes, some days are crazy and some days I want to pull my hair out…but more often than not, these boys make my day!

Our tall table makes a great tunnel to ride under…

I actually caught a real smile on camera…

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Today Christian and I are celebrating 10 years of marriage. That’s right…TEN. Seems so crazy…time has just flown by. I have the best husband any girl could ask for and I’m so thankful for the past 10 years and am looking forward to many, many more. Here’s a look at the past 10 years we’ve spent together (and yes, some of the photos are so old they had to be scanned in…there weren’t any digital cameras way back then)!

Christian and I had the wonderful privilege of traveling to San Francisco this past week for an early 10 year anniversary celebration…KID FREE!!!  This was the first time we had been away from either of our kids overnight…in almost 3 years…definitely long over due!

We left out early on Tuesday morning.  I’m always amazed every time I fly at the view from way up there.  Cohen asked me if this was snow…looks that way doesn’t it?

Once we arrived we just decided that we would walk the 8 blocks from the train station to our hotel since the cable cars (that would take us directly to our hotel) were so busy and packed.  We didn’t realize just how steep some of those SF hills are and of course, our hotel was at the very top of one.  We were exhausted by the time we got to the top.

Where we stayed, The Fairmont…

After catching our breaths we decided to go down to Fisherman’s Wharf…

We had heard about the famous sourdough bread and clam chowder and had both at Boudin…

After lunch, we headed over to Ghirardelli Square and had some ice cream.  YUM!!

We then got the bright idea to rent some bicycles and bike to and across the Golden Gate Bridge…an 8 mile ride.  (I failed to mention to Christian before we rented the bikes that I had not been on a bicycle since elementary school and I had never ridden a bike with gears before…oops!)  It took me a while to get going, but other than the steep hills we had to conquer I think I did pretty well.  Christian might tell a different story…

After we finally crossed the bridge we ate dinner in Sausilito and then took the ferry back across the bay to San Francisco.  (If we were millionaires we would be moving to Sausilito tomorrow…incredible little town we totally fell in love with).  On the way back to SF, we passed right by Alcatraz.

I was so amazed at the cargo ships coming and going…they are HUGE…those boxes on there are the backs of 18 wheelers!!  Incredible they can even stay afloat…

We rode the cable cars quite often, although they’re not the most reliable source of transportation.  They still turn them by hand at the stops…

When we got back to our hotel that evening we found a bottle of champange and some chocolate dipped strawberries waiting on us.  Nice!

The next day we checked out Chinatown.  Not as good as NYC, but the food was good!

We also went back down to the wharf and saw the bush man we had heard about.  He would hide behind these tree branches and jump out and scare people walking by…so childish, but I could’ve watched for hours…hilarious!!

I don’t have any pictures of this, but Wednesday night we had some FABULOUS food at Little Star Pizza and CandyBar.  If you’re ever in SF, these are a MUST…YUMMY!!!

On Thursday, we rented a car and saw a few more sights.  We drove Lombard Street…

and saw The Painted Ladies…

We then headed out to Napa for a few wine tastings at Bell and Biale.  Neither one of us really even like wine, but it was a fun experience and the time we had at Bell was especially nice and fun.

One of the highlights of our trip was getting to eat at Michael Chiarello’s restaurant in Napa, Bottega.  The food there was incredible and the best part…he was there that day and we got to meet him!!  We’ve watched him on PBS for years so it was fun to actually get to taste his food and meet the man himself.

All in all we had a blast.  Missed the kiddos like crazy, but certainly nice to be away for a few days.  Hopefully we won’t have to wait so long before our next trip together!  Happy early anniversary to us!!

I had the most wonderful privilege of being the maid of honor in my sister’s wedding this past weekend.  It was SO fun and we had a great time seeing all of our family!

We made a stop in Ruidoso to see Opa & Oma before we headed to Portales for the big shindig.

Following are some of my favorite pictures from the weekend.  All of the kiddos immediately wanted to go swimming with GranZ…

Cohen got to help decorate cupcakes for the wedding…

Me and Marissa, my sister-in-law, making cake balls…

My brother, Kyle, meeting Keegan for the first time…

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