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Okay so this blog has been very lame lately.  I apologize.  Of course we have a lot going on.  Also my book blog karissabooks.blogspot.com is going really well; over 500+ followers!  So...uh...I've been spending most of my time on that...

We do have a lot going on though.  Keegan is playing hockey now and is also in swimming lessons.  He keeps bugging me about when he can start karate and soccer.  So when he is done with hockey he will have a month of soccer and then we will talk about the karate.  He likes to do things, lots of things.  But constantly complains he doesn't get enough time to play and then constantly complains he wants to do more sports.  Ah, well, he is four.

I have missed a lot of big things, so here's a partial recap.

Keegan's Birthday

Keegan had a great birthday.  He had a lot of his friends over to pump it up for a party and they had a great time.  Thanks to everyone who came and for all the great presents.

 These are the kids we could get to sit still for a picture.

For some video of the jumping go here

There was much present opening and eating of cake.

All pics can be found here.

Swimming with the Dolphins:
We finally got some pics up of us getting to interact with the dolphin in the Bahamas.
I will be posting the video of it later.  Lots of fun; definitely something cool to do with the kids if you ever get a chance to.

Kissing the Dolphin

Family Dolphin Pic

Keegan Starting Hockey:
Keegan was very excited for this and really seems to enjoy it.  The sessions are kind of long for him (a whole hour) but he has fun and really is getting to be a better skater.

The Hockey Player Himself getting ready to go out on the ice.

Learning How to Shoot

Look Mom I Made a Goal!

For all hockey pics go here.


Refinished Our Bedroom:
We refinished our bedroom in January too.  This involved pulling up the carpet, repainting, and then laying down a hardwood floor.  It looks really nice.  I don't have a before picture, but here's what it looked like after.

 

We Also Went to the Mirror Maze at the Mall of America:

That was actually pretty cool.  We were worried it would be lame.  But it is very well done and actually quite a bit of fun.

So...what are we doing right now?  Well we are trying to find a hardback travel trailer to replace our pop-up camper.  We do so much camping that we think it would be nice to have something with A/C and a toilet.  So we've been looking around for one of those.

I am still doing a lot of traveling for work.  I keep hoping it will slow down but it hasn't really.  

Lyle and I will be taking a trip to NYC mid-May.  It is both for his birthday and so that I can attend BEA (Book Expo of America).  I am excited to attend BEA, it will be my first time there and I am going as Press for my blog.  I am super excited to meet some of my fellow bloggers and some of the publishers I've been working with.

We are also trying to plan a trip to Yellowstone Park sometime in September.  Haven't really done much for it yet but we are excited to go see geysers!

Other than that just normal stuff.  Trying to get the lawn cleaned up for spring, getting the boat back in the lake, Lyle's contract is up in June so he is looking for a new one, Keegan is going to daycare and doing his activities...then we have our first camping trip next weekend.  So, just normal stuff.  We keep pretty darn busy and never seem to have enough time, but we sure do have a lot of fun!