Hi Dad!

Josh is having a tough day, so Keegan is sending him a smile!

Jennifer and Jason's visit

Jennifer and Jason came to visit this past week. Here are some photos.

Keegan playing at the agriturismo in Tuscany.

Gnawing on his very first piece of (Italian table) bread at our favorite restaurant in Tuscany. Mmmmmm!

Josh taking a picture of Jenn and Jason at the famous cypress trees in Tuscany.

Pause for a picture on a very windy day at Capri. I love the wisteria!

This picture made me laugh so hard. Our hair was swirling around our heads in the crazy wind!

Here we are on the Alibus that takes you from the port of Napoli to the airport. The bus driver yelled at me and told me he was not moving the bus until the baby was on my lap. He said that it was unsafe for him to be strapped in his car seat (which was locked into the stroller, which was locked into place, which I was standing next to holding). Hmmmmmmmm, I guess that was not too surprising to me since none of the Neapolitan children have car seats in the car. Btw, he slammed on the breaks about 10 times, so Keegan and I nearly went flying into the bar in front of us. Safe...safe.

A produce stand in downtown Naples.

Lemons in Sorrento. They are huge!

Keegan taking a nap while we had lunch (eating the best pizza ever!) in Sorrento. Notice that he has a grip on his new favorite thing.. bread!

Jason trying so hard to eat a pizza the 'correct' way. (Neapolitans eat their pizza from the inside out, reserving the crust for last.)

Sorrento. Keegan staring at the Italian woman sitting on the ground behind Jason (who is taking the pic). He is mesmerized by the Italian women!

Keegan having a blast sitting like a big boy in the front seat. (We were parked)

LCDR Wenker

Congratulations Josh! Today Josh officially puts on his new rank of Lieutenant Commander. He is away right now on the boat, where he will have a ceremony. *I am clapping from here!*

more beach pics

I have been super busy with friends in town, but here are some more of our beach pictures. Keegan is 6 1/2 months old in these!

a sneak peek of our beach pics :)

The Lindee Tree

More work from my talented friend Lindee. Aren't these great?!

Portugal April 2009

Here are a few of my pictures from our trip to Portugal. We stayed in a town 20 minutes outside of Lisbon called Cascais. It was fantastic! Josh worked most of the time, but Keegan and I toured the beaches, the city, neighboring Sintra...and a lot of restaurants! When Josh had a day off, I went to the spa :) and then we took Keegan to the Aquarium in Lisbon, which he loved!

Below you will see a "smilebox". It is an application that allows you to view a bunch of pictures. Take a look because I could not fit all of the pictures on this post. If anyone else has a similar application (with no ads (and free)), please let me know!!

view from our hotel balcony at the Miragem

guys fishing by the Devil's Mouth in Cascais
"Boca do Inferno " (The Devil's Mouth)

Downtown Lisbon

Sintra (on the top of the hill is a castle)

entrance to my spa day :)

keegan and dad enjoying mexican food (and sangria!) at Don Quixote

my sweet boy

keegan staring at the stingray: Lisbon Aquarium

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Roma, March 2009

I am a bit behind with picture posting. Here are some pictures from our last day trip to Rome. Check back later in the week for pictures from our trip to Lisbon :)

future aviator

Keegan's first plane ride was a success! With 5 hours air time to Lisbon (1 layover), he did not cry once! Another baby cried the entire flight from Naples to Munich... Keegan slept from taxi to landing. What a good boy! So far, a good test run for the 'big trip' back to Cincinnati.

6-month update

such a weird sleeper... just like his dad! (this is on the short end of the crib. he insists on being wedged in there so that both his head and his feet touch!)

Keegan had his 6-month check-up today. More shots :( The good news is he has a break until 15 months! Phew! I HATE when he has to get shots.

He is weighing in at a mere 15.5 lbs. He is on the low end of the chart for weight... but he is super long. He is 27 inches, which is in the 98th percentile. Tall and skinny. Our goal is to beef him up a bit over the next few months.