Where to start...

I now realize that when summer is here life gets to be too much fun outside and this blog just gets ignored.  So I am going to try to update our summer 2013.  We have had so much fun enjoying the nice Colorado weather this summer.  But it has been a bit hectic as we have sold our house and are moving to Minnesota September 24th.  Jeff got a job in the Minneapolis area and started working June 17th so he has been commuting back and forth all summer.  We were lucky that he would work for 2 weeks then have 10-14 days off in a row.  We took full advantage of having some time off together as I am staying at home with the boys.  Since we were leaving Colorado we decided to explore the state before we left.  Our trips into the mountains only made us realize even more how much we will miss Colorado.  It is very beautiful here and we are sad to leave but life marches on and we must go with it!

Keagan loves the summertime.  He spends every minute he can outside or at the pool.  He loves to go swimming and we are so lucky to have a nice community pool 30 seconds away from our house.  We can go every day and we don't have to take care of it or worry about the boys falling into a pool in our own backyard.  Having it heated to 85 degrees is not bad either.  When Keagan is not swimming he is usually playing in the dirt, finding planes in the sky, walking the trails with mom and Hannah, riding (or feeding) his pony Anne, playing over at John's house or picking the tomatoes in the Earth Boxes.  Since his birthday his vocabulary has expanded greatly as the summer has gone on.  At times it is difficult to tell what he is saying but he loves to talk now and it is fun hearing his commentary on life.

May 10th - We call this his Jedi pose

Our Logan-Berry is doing well too.  He has grown so fast this summer. He started sitting up on his own in June and began crawling in August.  He is pulling himself up on everything he can get his hands on now and even lets go to balance on his own 2 feet.  I am sure he will be walking before the year ends.  He got his first tooth right after his 8 month birthday and that has been a long slow process.  Of course introducing solid foods after 6 months has helped his little gums feel better.  He really liked baby food until I gave him his first finger food.  Now if he can't pick it up he does not really want to eat it.  It has been so fun having 2 little boys in the family.  Life is a little more challenging having 2 kids under the age of two but other than the lack of sleep it has been so much fun!

We are coming to an end

I have had so much fun putting together this blog for Keagan trying to keep up with all of his activities for the first 19 months of his life.  But I have come to the decision to start a new blog instead of continuing on with this one.  I hesitate to change, but feel I need to start fresh with the newest member of the family.  Logan will already have to use hand me downs quite often so I feel that at times I should start something new in honor of the littlest man!  Besides I cannot change the address and it will always be Bringing Up Baby Keagan - and so now that will always be what that site is about...our little man when he alone completed our family.  Please visit our new site to keep up with the Yu family!

http://bringinguptheboys-yufamily.blogspot.com


And if you ever want to see more pictures of the boys I do have Baby websites on Shutterfly where I make photo books and post more pictures there as well.

Keagan:   http://bringingupbabykeagan.shutterfly.com


Logan:   http://bringingupbabylogan.shutterfly.com

Saving the best for last...SANTA

Well we met Santa twice this year and both times it was a momentous occasion.  Keagan does not cry, he bawls when he meets Santa.  I guess we are just going through a phase where strange men in red suits are scary.  I can't help but laugh at how upset he gets.  As soon as I get him off Santa's lap he immediately goes back to being the good natured boy that he is usually.

Keagan on the bear at Bass Pro Shop's carousel 

Keagan's got his Santa Pass

Passing time in front of the presents

Well those christmas lights are not so bad!

Ok Santa put me down!

I am not kidding - put me down

Christmas Parade Day

 Last Saturday Parker had their annual Christmas Parade and I think it is the best of the bunch.  It is all horse drawn carriages with a few marching bands thrown in.  John and I headed off a little late but managed to get a great spot.  It was such a nice day Hannah even got to come along.  I think this has been Keagan's favorite holiday activity thus far.  He is like his mom and loves horses.  They were even handing out "presents" so Keagan thought this was the best!

 Our next stop was at a local feed store where they had live reindeer inside. He was excited to see Vixen from afar but when we got up closer he could tell they were associated with that man in a red suit.  He was not so excited then but it was still a neat experience.  Hannah on the other hand loved the reindeer.  She did not get to go up and sniff them but being in the store with them was enough.  She also managed to get 2 little girls to sit and pet her the whole time while we were waiting in line.  That was the best Christmas present I could have gotten my little dog.

This is embarrassing mom!

We had a friend that was teaching her son how to be potty trained and they were using sign language to communicate his need to go potty.  Keagan quickly picked up on the sign and every time mom goes to the bathroom Keagan will sign "potty." So we got him his own potty seat and he will sign that he needs to go potty but I don't think he has control over timing yet.  Sometimes he just sits there for awhile and he will even grab a book to read.  We have yet to have made a potty in the toilet but at least we know he likes the toilet.  I think this picture will be used for blackmail in the future!

What a writer

 Keagan starting scribbling at John's house a few months ago but it wasn't as much fun at home until mom got the markers out again.  Luckily they are washable and the ink just disappears in warm water and a little soap.  He is so proud of himself when he get the colors on the pages! He gets a little upset when he notices that the marker has gotten on his hands but we eventually fix that.  One day Mom just had to write on her hands to show Keagan it was ok.  The plan worked until Keagan inspected her hands after the cleaning and mom can't seem to get that big mole washed off her hands.  The mole is still a concern when ever he sees it.

 But sometimes it is hard work deciding what color to use.  Got to roll up those sleeves...

 Then those caps can be tricky to pull off...

 But when it comes time to draw - he is so serious.  When he needs inspiration he just consults his friend Kermit.  Then there is never a lack of things to write about.

Preparing for christmas

I am excited to bring in the holidays!

Mom's hat is the best to keep warm

So Keagan wants to be ready for Christmas.  This is a big holiday coming up with lots going on.  There will be Santa visits, presents to open, Grandma and Grandpa are coming into town and lets not forget baby brother's arrival.  Mom keeps saying there will be snow at some point and the temps in the 50-60's will not last forever.  Keagan has mastered the art of wearing a warm hat and he knows his down jacket by name - Puffy.  We only reserve this jacket for COLD days and luckily we have not had to use it much yet this season.  

 Now we have been trying to explain Santa to Keagan but right now he just views the man in the red suit as a stranger and why would he want to go and sit on his lap.  Our first outing to visit Santa was with Kaelyn - his best friend since birth.  I think you can see how Keagan took this meeting in the above photo with his nose scrunched up!  Kaelyn agreed!  But they had each other and the day was not a total loss.

 We are busy counting down the days until Baby Yu 2's arrival.  Keagan still seems excited about the prospect of a little brother.  But we are trying to do some special things together as soon mom will be otherwise occupied.  Let's just say this will be the best December Keagan will ever have!

Keagan - how do you feel about your brother?!?