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I've added two new videos to YouTube. You should watch them in this order - first Drawer Fascination and then Caught You! :) Enjoy!

Rule #212. Don't allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It's there for your convenience, not the caller's.

Does Keegan Like a Tidy Room?

No, I guess not. This is how we found him and his room the other day.

He climbed up on the changing table and clearly got a hold of the baby wipes...

..pulled ALL of his clothes out of his dresser...

...took ALL of his books off his bookshelf...

..and knocked everything out of the closet within reach..

..but I don't mind, as long as he has that beautiful smile on his face! :)

Rule #211. Take your dog to obedience school. You'll both learn a lot.

Schuster's Guide to Build a Toy Chest :)

Jonas spent a lot of time this week working on a new toy chest for Keegan. Why buy something when you can put more love into it by making it?

Tada! Now all that's left to do is decorate it! I think we'll wait for the new year to do that :)

Rule #210. Commit yourself to constant self-improvement.

Ladies Man

Keegan had a couple friends over the other day, Katelynn and Avery. The three of them get along really well and they had a lot of fun together :)

Rule #209. Observe the speed limit.

New Video :)

I just finished uploading a new video to YouTube. The video is called Don't Fall Down! It is a little slow in the beginning but was quite funny, at least for me. He pretended he was falling down for about 15 minutes straight, haha.

Rule #208. Attend high school art shows, and always buy something.

Aw, My Little Boy Is Reading...

I found Keegan on his bed tonight, just like this.

I thought "Aww, how sweet..He is trying to read!"

Then I realized it was just throwing practice..

Rule #207. Swing for the fence.

Two Blonde Cuties

Avery came over the other night and got to play with Keegan for a little bit. Keegan has been sick with a pretty bad cold for about a month so it was the first time in a while that they got to see each other.

Rule #206. Give your best to your employer. It's one of the best investments you can make.

A Day At The Emergency Room...

On Monday, Jonas and our black cat Bo kinda got into a fight. Jonas went down to grab Bo and Bo was turning around at the same time and Jonas somehow managed to shove his hand inside Bo's mouth (it was an accident! Bo didn't mean to bite Jonas). Anyway, it was "fine" until Tuesday. It had been hurting him pretty bad and then on Tuesday morning, an infection had developed and gone up his arm.

So, we spent 5 hours waiting in the Emergency Room because I couldn't find a single doctor in Shreveport that dealt with these things, and Jonas is taking some medicine to get rid of the infection. It is healing nicely and doesn't hurt him at all anymore. :)

Rule #205. Loosen up. Relax. Except for rare life-and-death matters, nothing is as important as it first seems.

I Guess It's Bathtime...

Avery (my neighbor's daughter) was taking a bath last night when Keegan and I went over there to hang out. Keegan was having a blast throwing all of the shampoo bottles into the tub while Avery was in there, he was cracking up. There's a bunch of splashing and then one really big splash. I peeked around the corner and this is what I found.

Keegan decided that he wanted to take a bath too, so he jumped in the tub. I didn't have my camera on me at the time (go figure) so this was taken with Kalie's cell phone. He then proceeded to fill up a cup with bath water and pour it out onto the floor, so this bath was cut short, haha. It was the funniest thing. :)

Rule #204. Choose work that is in harmony with your values.

Sweet Shades 8-)

Rule #203. Return borrowed vehicles with the gas tank full.

Thanksgiving!

Well, this was our first Thanksgiving EVER without my family. 2007 was Jonas' first Thanksgiving, which he spent with my family, along with 2008. Well, this year, I decided it was time to be a big girl and try to do it all on my own. I was pleasantly surprised! I cooked for Jonas and Keegan, of course, and our neighbor David (whose wife was out of town) and neighbor Celeste (whose boyfriend was at work). These pictures don't even capture the whole gist of it.. it's the smell of the food throughout the house that was so delectable.

Cleaning the 14 lb turkey

Stuffing it (which Jonas thought was the grossest thing)

Pouring the delicious König Pilsener over it

Sautéing the vegetables for the stuffing

Mixing it all together

My boys enjoying time together on Thanksgiving

Before....

Almost ready...

The final product!

Turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, and rolls!

Rule #202. Show respect for all living things.

12 Teeth!

I'm not sure if I posted about this already, but Keegan has four of his molars in now! They've been growing in for a while and, even though it's not a very happy picture, I've finally managed to get a shot where you can see the bottom ones.

Rule #201. Don't carry a grudge.

Daddy's Spitting Image

Keegan, in my opinion, looks more and more like Jonas every day.

It's almost like looking into a mirror, haha.

Silly Keegs :)

Rule #200. Don't watch violent television shows, and don't buy the products that sponsor them.