Hair cut photos

Shaggy hair before:






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Charlie's First Haircut

Charlie had his first haircut today. He did very well and went from shaggy to clean cut in about 15 minutes. Here's a little video of the event.

Beige, Glorious Beige!

I never thought I could get so excited about beige, but I could not be happier to see it all over our walls. As you can see from these before and after pictures, there were some interesting color choices in some of the rooms when we moved in. We've never been shy about painting, in fact we painted every room in our last house, some twice. But in our new house every room upstairs and our bedroom downstairs needed to be painted, so we decided to hire someone to do it. We got a good estimate and figured it was well worth it to save us the time and effort. Not to mention they could do it in two days, whereas it would have taken us months. They did it while I was in Denver, so I especially loved that I didn't have to deal with it at all!

Here's a small sampling:

Best Buddies?

Charlie has taken quite an interest in Wesley, and, surprisingly, Wesley is relatively tolerant of it. Charlie likes to tackle Wesley when he's laying down and will chase him around trying to give him bear hugs. While Wesley puts up with it, you can tell he doesn't exactly like it, so we're trying to teach Charlie the meaning of "gentle" and "soft touches," and teach Wesley the meaning of "run away." But we are so thankful our dogs are good with Charlie. If Bella sees Charlie coming, she just runs away.



I love this picture of Wesley because it looks like he's smiling. It makes me so happy that our dogs have a backyard big enough for them to run and play. We spend most evenings out there attempting to play fetch, but mainly chasing them around and watching them (mainly Wesley) run, run, run. At our old house, Dave was very good about walking them twice a day, and they would ask for that second walk if we were slow to get them out. But now they have not asked for a second walk once since we've been here. I love that they have more room both in and out of the house to run around.

It's pretty rare for Charlie to sit and snuggle with us lately; he's so active! But a couple days ago Charlie crawled up in Dave's lap to read a couple books. Fortunately I had the camera nearby to catch it.

Last night we walked down to a park a couple blocks away after dinner for a little outdoor time (despite the heat). We're enjoying getting to know our new neighborhood. I think Charlie looked so cute in this outfit. It's a little big, so I think he looked like a teenage, preppy boy with his oversized clothes and hat off to the side. :)

Yummy!

Denver

I spent last weekend visiting my friend Sara in Denver. We had a lot of fun and I enjoyed meeting her new 6-week-old Matthew. I always enjoy my visits to Denver.

my two buddies, Jackson and Rooney

proud big brother

Dale and Jackson watching the cliff jumper at Casa Bonita. It actually wasn't loud, so we don't know why he was covering his ears.

a souvenir from Casa Bonita

Go Speed Racer!

For Rodger's birthday last month, Nancy and Dave decided to get him a ride in an Indy car around Texas Motor Speedway. This past Saturday we all went out to watch him take his laps. It looked like such a thrill, and Rodger loved it. Watching the Indy 500 is a Keeney tradition, so it was cool that he got to take a spin in an Indy car for himself.

Feeding time

Whew! I am surfacing again after surviving our move. The move went very well, and we're thrilled to be in our new house. We did have a little panic on closing day because there were some delays with the paperwork, and we were beginning to fret that we would not be able to close that day. That was super stressful because that was Thursday, July 3, meaning otherwise we wouldn't close until Monday, July 7, because of the holiday weekend (we had to be out of our old house July 6). Thankfully, we closed that day and were able to keep everything on schedule. Other than that, everything has gone very well. We have all the necessities unpacked, but there are still boxes everywhere, as there probably will be for months.

Our backyard has a Koi pond, so we're trying to learn the ins and outs of it before it turns into a green, murky mess and we kill the fish! Here's Dave doing our first feeding.

So far the dogs and Charlie have showed little interest in it, which we are very thankful about. We were afraid the dogs would develop a taste for sushi and jump in after the fish. But so far, so good!

Birthday Party

Charlie's birthday party was so fun. It was great to have all of his family here. We braved the heat and did it at Arbor Hills Nature Preserve. Aunt Nancy and Uncle Chris made an awesome sand castle cake for Charlie. He knew exactly what to do with it and dove right in. Thanks to everyone for making Charlie's day special for all of us!

and this is when we told everyone that Charlie will have a little brother or sister running around at his next birthday party. He'll become a big brother in January!

So you thought we were busy with the house stuff going on over the last month, but add to that news of a pregnancy, and needless to say it's been pretty crazy around here! We're so excited about our new addition and can't wait to watch Charlie and the baby grow up together.

I'll be taking a little break from posting for who knows how long during the move. We close on our new house on Thursday and do the big move on Saturday. Dave rounded up a few guys to help move stuff from our storage unit to the house on Friday. I'm glad we can spread it out over a couple days, but I just can't wait until Monday the 7th when we're completely done with the old house and everything is at the new house. I hate to pack, but I love the unpacking!

Birthday weekend

We had a great weekend over Charlie's birthday! My family drove in for the weekend, and it was a welcome break from all the moving stress. We had a lot of fun celebrating, going to the pool, and playing games. The highlight (other than the party) was the chocolate chip cookie s'mores that Dave made for us on Sunday night. They were so yummy, and the weather was actually pleasant enough that we could sit on the patio and enjoy them outside. Charlie and Adrienne were so cute together all weekend. She always wanted to pick him up. At dinner one night she was feeding him her curly fries. I think they'll be good buddies as they grow up together.