The Winner

Ok, So it has taken a couple weeks to get this post up.  But to be quite honest, I was hoping for a better "turn out at the polls" .. I had expected more friends and family to comment and was a bit disappointed.  Maybe it wasn't as much fun for you as it was for me to look at old pictures.  Or maybe (and this is my fear!), you aren't as interested in my child as I am!  (What!?!!  How can it be??  He's AMAZING!)

Well, I have gotten over my disappointment and have done some soul searching only to realize that this blog is more for me to reflect on my own life than for you.  A personal diary-of-sorts, that I have allowed you to be privy to.  It is fun for Josh and I to look at the blog and I hope someday there is a way to save it so that Keagan can look at it. 

Enough of that.  The most responses (from comments, facebook, and verbal ballots) for who Keagan looks most like is Baby #3.  It was a very close toss up, with most people saying Baby #1 and Baby #3; but then a friend called me and threw the tie saying Keagan looked most like Baby #3.

Baby #3 is MY DAD! 

Now, scroll down to the post below with all the pictures of the babies. 

Baby #1 is Josh's Dad (however, I was unaware of this when I posted it!  Wasn't sure WHICH baby it was)

Baby #2 is Me (sadly enough...I wasn't a very good looking baby!)

Baby #3 is My Dad (and who I have thought Keagan looked like the second I saw my dad's baby pic)

Baby #4 is Josh

Baby #5 is Josh's Dad (again)

Now, for some fun pictures...and you will really see Keagan in some of these! 

My Grandma Gail holding my Dad (he is 4 months old here).  I love this picture.  It is so beautiful and my Grandmother is stunning!  What a happy time!

You might recognize this baby as ME...it's a little better than the original one I posted earlier.  If I squint, I can see a little Keagan in it...he smiles like this now and is quite chunky like this too!)

Josh's mom found an album of his baby pictures and it was a blast to go through. I have scanned some of the best ones, but there really were so many. Thank you, Lori, for letting us take these to look at! We have really enjoyed it!

Baby Josh and his Grandfather (check out the face Josh is making...remind you of someone?)

....Keagan, maybe?

Baby Josh after his stomach surgery.

 This is Josh, not Keagan!  But if the eyebrows weren't so dark, I might even mistake this baby for my own!

These next two pictures are so raw, innocent, and beautiful to me.  I love the way these two new parents are snuggling their newborn son.  And I love that their newborn son is now my husband!  Something about the way their awe for their new baby is written all over their faces brings tears to my eyes.  I guess because it hasn't been that long since we were learning to hold our own newborn.  Every new parent experiences this. Absolutely  timeless.  

Who's Your Baby-Daddy?

Election time is FINALLY over-and-done.  Thank God, really.  I am so tired of the political ads that I could just strangle every politician out there.  While I did vote, I honestly cannot say that I completely understand what each politician stood for.  I did my best to be educated on the politicians, however all that seemed to stick out in my mind when I got to the (paper!) ballot was what their opponent said about them!  Terrible.

So, let's all thank God that this election season is complete.  (and, if I might add, not too shabby.  Ok, I will step off my high horse)

But, sticking with the theme of the season, I have an "election" of my own.  It is cute, fun, and won't cause heartache or stress!  BUT, I do want to see what you see, so I need you to comment with your vote!

What are you voting on?  Well, I am curious to see who YOU think Keagan looks like?  We have gathered baby pics from both sides of the family and would like for you to compare them.  Everyone thinks Keagan looks like Josh, but I think this is because he has a round head and blue eyes...we don't really know if he is Josh's kid, anyone with a round head and blue eyes could have fathered him!  (JUST KIDDING!!!  Don't write me hate mail, please!)  Anyways, I know who I think he looks like, but I want to take my bias out of this and get your opinion.

So, VOTE (by commenting on this blog post!  let's see who actually does this!)

This is Keagan (in case you forgot what this sweet child looks like!)

 Baby #1

Baby #2

Baby #3

Baby #4

 Baby #5

Aren't they all so cute??  I have some more wonderful old pictures and will post these with the results of this "election."  

Remember: VOTE by COMMENTING!  I really hope you loyal readers will participate...do your civic duty! haha!!

Happy Halloweeeeeeeeeeeeeeen!

What a crazy month October has been!  E.V.E.R.Y weekend has been full of fun, so it is fitting that Halloween weekend was just as full!  We started the fun with our 2nd Annual Halloween Party.  Our good friends, Tim & Lindsy and Alicia & Paul, and their children, came into town for the party and for a weekend of fun.  We haven't seen Alicia and Paul in at least four years and were thrilled to get together with them!  Both families drove about 4 hours to our home so we could just hang out and get to know each other's children (5 in all!).  Lindsy and Tim have Kennedy (age 3) and one on the way. Paul and Alicia have Maddie (age 5), Luke (age 4) and Miles (age 6 weeks).  And of course, we contributed Keagan!  It was a wonderfully fun weekend full of both adult's and children's laughter and I cannot wait to get together again with these wonderful friends!

He's Batty For Mommy!  Can't you tell?  :)

 The whole group- not as many as last year but still so fun!

Family Picture: Felicity Shagwell, Austin Powers, Frau Farbissina (pregnant with Dr/ Evil's Love Child), and Dr. Evil (aka Me, Josh, Lindsy, Tim)

 Paul and Alicia as Thing 1 and Thing 2 

(I didn't crop this picture b/c of Josh in the background...he remained in character the whole night!)

 Costume Contest Winner Biggest Loser, with his trainer Jillian (aka Dan and Heather)

 Jeff and Christy as a Monk and a Nun

 Jay as a professional fisherman, and Jason and Ashley as a Doctor and Nurse

 Joey (not sure of costume!) and Tassie (a kitty) with Jarrett (a tourist with a special Fanny Pack) and Stacey (a witch)

 Mommy with her Hamburger Baby!

 Hot dog and Hamburger!  Keagan is hungry...look how he is looking at Oscar! 

 Our whole crew before taking the kiddos Trick-or-Treating

 Maddie with Miles, Luke, Kennedy, and Keagan

Bibbity-Bobbity-Boo:  Kennedy is trying to turn Keagan into a Prince!  Soo funny!

We had such a wonderful weekend!  It is amazing how quickly our house filled up with 8 extra people for the weekend, but it was the best crowd ever!  The kids were wonderful and the adult conversation was great, too.  Thank you, Tim & Lindsy and Paul & Alicia, for such a great weekend and for being such good friends!  Can't wait to do this again!  (And I am serious when I say let's do this again SOON..before Paul and Alicia have too many more kiddos...hehehe!)