We survived!

So this past weekend was Beth's first time away from home since Keller was born. She had a free plane ticket about to expire that she used to go to LA to see some of her good friends from TU. I had just gotten back from Seattle myself, so things were a little on the hectic side.

My dad took a few days off of school to come down from Indiana to hang out for the weekend. We got a lot done around the house that I had been unable to get to, and had a blast with Keller. These are some of the pics he took while he was here.

They worked on their caveman fire-starting skills...

Thanks to grandpa and grandma Swanson for the Cardinals PJs...

Thanks to aunt Rachel for the awesome handmade blanket she made in South Africa...

He makes this hilarious face when he sees the orange light on the camera before the flash goes off...

Admiring the fresh mulch in the flower bed...

And possibly the greatest photo ever taken....

-J

Slurp, slurp. Giggle, giggle.

Ahhh Rewards

I've slept til 7:00 the last five mornings (deviating from the normal 4:00 - 5:30am) so mom and dad treated me to my first kay-sa-dilla.

friggin' delicious!

-k

Anxious Over Wyoming

I'm 32,000 feet over somewhere in Wyoming on the red eye flight from Seattle to home. I was at Beth's brother's place for a creative brief on the next version of the online journal he heads up. I was just listening to Gabriel by Lamb and got really excited about seeing my kid when I get in. There's plenty of screaming youngins a few rows behind me, but rather than obnoxious it's endearing.

It's been a long while since I published anything - and thanks to Beth the past few months are somewhat caught up now. I just felt the new phase of travel mentality hit me full force and wanted to jot it down. I'll publish once I land in Charlotte and grab a bagel on the way to my connecting flight to Orlando, and an incredible 10 month old.

I hope everyone is well today.

-j

Baby's First Easter

I was super excited about Easter this year because we had just recently gotten Keller on a good schedule so that we could go to church consistently. Well, of course the morning of Easter he didn't nap so Justin and he stayed home while I met my parents at church. Later in the afternoon we met up with family and friends for an amazing dinner made by my mom. Keller had his first Easter Basket etc. We had such a great time!





Oh - and this is a random photo that I couldn't resist adding on:

Making up for lost time

Unfortunately it's been awhile since we've posted! Things are crazy here just like they are with all of you. We've had a great and busy month. Justin's parents were here for their yearly Spring Break trip.





Keller is growing like a weed. He's 10 1/2 months now. We get shocked faces everywhere we go when they ask how old he is. We constantly get "He's so tall!" He's doing so great. Still no crawling but we're getting there. :)



Justin made a shirt for Keller that he proudly wears:

And here's a recent family shot :)