The Kegleys

Lillian Grace has arrived

2008-02-28T08:47:00.000-08:00

Lillian (Lily) Grace Kegley arrived on Tuesday, Februrary 26, 2008 at 8:24 am. She weighed in at 8 lbs and 1 oz (really 1.5 ounces but who's counting? ). She was 19.5 inches long and is doing wonderfully well. Cathy is also doing great. They will both come home tomorrow and Sarah, Brian and Daddy can't wait for the whole family to be together. We'll have more photos this weekend and great little video of the first time Sarah got to see her baby sister.

Lillian Grace Kegley coming soon...

2008-02-17T09:51:00.000-08:00

Okay, the last time I said, "Coming soon!", It took me 8 months to make a post. Well, that won't happen this time. Lillian (Lily) Grace Kegley is scheduled to arrive on Tuesday, February 26, 2008. That's 9 days from now! Brian and Sarah are very excited about her arrival. Sarah is already learning to say "Lily" although is sounds like "Eihy". :-)

Where have we been?

2008-02-17T09:43:00.000-08:00

My oh my, how time has slipped by. When last we posted, we were supposed to show some photos from summer vacation...well, things have gotten pretty hectic around here, a new baby on the way, adding a bedroom on to the house...
Anyway, here are some photos of Sarah on her 2nd (Yes, she's 2 already!) birthday. She really loves her Dora Big Wheel!

And some other pics I promised from vacation last summer.

Lordy, Lordy, Larry is 40!

2007-06-15T07:00:00.000-07:00

My big MAN turned 40 in June. We had a small gathering of friends and family and made him do the cooking! It was very hot outside but we all had a good time.

Brian is 12!

2007-06-15T06:43:00.001-07:00

My baby boy turned 12 on May 31st. We had a small party for him with family and couple of his friends. He was really excited about his new bike. Grandmother gave him a chair for his room which he loves.

Brian tried out his new bike....he made the jump in one piece!

Grandma G is Here!!

2007-06-15T06:26:00.000-07:00

Larry's mom visited in May. It was great having her here and we really missed her when she left! We did get to tour Elvis Presley's birthplace in Tupelo while she was here and it was very interesting.

Spaghetti Face

2007-06-15T06:22:00.000-07:00

I just had to post this picture of our beautiful daughter after she had a plate of spaghetti!

Double Decker Festival

2007-06-15T06:00:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics from the Oxford Double Decker Festival held in April. It was a great time had by all! Brian met up with friends and got to walk around sans parents. Sarah tried her hand at being a clown (not a far stretch for her!) and she loved the little petting zoo.
Our little clown!

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

2007-04-06T12:47:00.000-07:00

Brian, Sarah and I colored eggs today, then Brian and Sarah did some pre-Easter egg hunting!

Sarah's Swing

2007-04-06T12:36:00.000-07:00

Larry put a swing up for Sarah and she absolutely loves it!

Mowing the Lawn

2007-04-06T12:30:00.000-07:00

It's that time of year again....but Larry is so happy because Brian is old enough to mow the yard! Of course he wants to get paid!!

Sarah watching her daddy mow the yard.

Catching Up

2007-04-06T12:10:00.000-07:00

I know it's been a while since we have posted. Who knew it would be so difficult to keep up with this! :-)

Here are some pics just to catch up:

Sarah had her 1st birthday. The theme was Baby Einstein meets Disney! She had a great time... and even though her brother tried to get her to put her hands in the cake, she remained very much a little lady and refused!

Sarah has definitely become more mobile. She has taken her first few steps, but still is not ready to let go yet....that's ok, neither am I!

2006-11-29T14:47:00.000-08:00

New pictures and videos coming soon. We returned from a great
Thanksgiving holiday in Las Vegas with Larry's family. On Thanksgiving
day, we had around 30 people at Vanessa and Kendrick's house. Sarah was
a little overwhelmed with all the people, but it was a great day. We
finished the day by going to Opportunity Village where we had a wonder
Christmas photo with Santa. Wait until you see little Sarah!

Eating Real People....Food that is

2006-11-09T16:27:00.000-08:00

Sarah had her first meal with us at the table tonight. Momma had cooked a delicous roast with potatoes and carrots. Sarah didn't have any roast, but she loved her veggies! See some photos below the quick little movie.

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Steamroller Baby!

2006-11-07T17:20:00.000-08:00

After a couple of months of rolling everywhere....

Happy Halloween

2006-11-02T10:17:00.000-08:00

Sarah celebrated her first Halloween as a little pink Kitty Kat.

The Happy Kitty
The Scared Kitty and Brother
Kitty and her Daddy, the Big Pumpkin

It's Halloween Time!

2006-10-24T05:34:00.000-07:00

Brian and Sarah visited the pumpkin patch this past weekend.

Brian and Sarah with the pumpkin Brian carved.

Miss Laughs-a-lot

2006-09-28T18:53:00.000-07:00

No matter what Brian does, Sarah gets the giggles.

Surprise

2006-09-28T07:41:00.000-07:00

Maybe I'm different, but I love capturing funny photos of my little girl. It is amazing to see the different faces she makes which seem completely normal to her. I wish I could tell what thoughts are going through her mind. This photo is now one of my newest favorites.

And this photo is very dear to my heart. I have a picture of me with my father when I was a baby and in almost the position. Now I'm going to have go digging to find that photo.

Baby's growin' up

2006-08-02T07:00:00.000-07:00

Well, Sarah is now 6 months old and she's growing too fast! Sarah is now holding her own bottle and able to hold herself upright. She hasn't gotten to the point where she can sit up on her own, but if you put her in the sitting position, she can stay there for a while. See below.

Surfer Boy

2006-07-29T06:34:00.000-07:00

Brian had his first surfing lesson in Newport Beach, CA this summer and here's some video showing what an all-star he is!

Vacation Photos

2006-07-27T14:56:00.000-07:00

Our trip to Laguna Beach was a great trip. Brian learned to surf, Sarah got held a bunch, and Larry and Cathy had some great R&R time with each other.

To see some photos, click here.here.

To see even more photos, click here.

Happy Photos

2006-07-05T17:44:00.000-07:00

Here are several new pictures taken of Sarah and family lately.

I Can Eat My Vegetables!

2006-06-12T08:22:00.000-07:00

Sarah at the Pool

2006-06-12T07:43:00.000-07:00

Pretty and Happy

2006-05-22T12:47:00.000-07:00

Mommy and Daddy had lots of fun taking pictures of Sarah this weekend. Here are some pretty pics of Sarah in a new dress.

These are too funny

Dancing Baby

2006-05-15T17:45:00.000-07:00

Sarah does a little dancing with the help of Mommy.

Sarah Oh!

2006-05-15T16:32:00.000-07:00

Here's a little video of Sarah learning to mimic sounds. We can't stop watching...

Double Decker Festival 2006

2006-05-04T09:40:00.000-07:00

We attended the Double Decker Festival on April 29th. Here are a few pics from that. There is one with Sarah and a clown.....her daddy had his picture taken with that same clown at a Double Decker Festival 8 years ago!

Sarah Goes to An Ole Miss Baseball Game!

2006-05-04T09:31:00.000-07:00

Miss Sarah had to have the right outfit to go to an Ole Miss Baseball game. Thanks to Aunt Ami, she had just the right one!!

Brian the Baseball Player

2006-05-04T09:16:00.000-07:00

Brian's games have been going really well. He is playing shortstop this year. His team has won all three of their games so far!

Brian got a couple of hits in his second game. He stole second on one and slid into home plate when another teammate got a hit.

2006-04-20T15:05:00.000-07:00

Big brother Brian with his large easter basket and Sarah on Easter Sunday.

Sarah's First Easter

2006-04-20T14:52:00.000-07:00

The Kegleys attended Easter service at 6am Sunday morning. The service was outside and really amazing watching the sun come up! Sarah was an angel of course! After we got home from church, we took some pictures of Sarah in her new Easter dress (courtesy of Grandma G), and had lunch with my mom.

Catching Up

2006-04-03T17:59:00.000-07:00

Sarah had a dr. appt on Monday and she now weighs 11 lbs and is 21.5 inches long! My oh my, we've been a little tardy on getting pictures out to everyone. We've been pretty busy around here and the time just slips by. Hope you enjoy these.

Aunt Carol with our little pumpkin

Grandmother gives Sarah a cheek to cheek

Sarah greets Aunt Margaret when she visited from Arizona.

The bathing beauty!

I'm ready for my closeup. I'm chiling on the bed.

This photo was taken today by Cathy. Sarah was laughing and reaching for the little bear. She's really becoming aware of objects around her. She's even started mimicking sounds.

The floating pacifier!!

2006-03-08T19:39:00.000-08:00

Our little Sarah is growing every day. In this pic, she has just thrown her pacifer just to see if Daddy will come and fetch it....he does.

Sarah is three weeks old!

2006-02-14T18:51:00.000-08:00

I can't believe it. She's changing every day. Her eyes are following us and she's lifting her head a little more each day. Here's Sarah's three week picture. We'll put more pics up tomorrow.

2006-02-09T19:45:00.000-08:00

Big Brother, Brian, feeds his little sister. He's such a big help.

Larry's Dad (Grandpa), Larry's Step-mother (Nana), and baby Sarah.
Larry's mom, Gloria, feeds Sarah. Sarah is wearing her new Las Vegas Hilton onesie.
Brian, Sarah, and Grandma G.

Papaw Ray (Cathy's Dad) hold's little Sarah like a delicate vase. :-)

Cathy's Mom (Grandmother) when Sarah was only a few hours old.

Sarah is Two weeks old

2006-02-06T11:12:00.000-08:00

Hard to believe that Sarah is already two weeks old. She's so alert and responsive already. We tried taking some pictures today when I went home for lunch and she was moving all over the place!

Sarah's swing

2006-02-04T09:20:00.000-08:00

This Fisher Price swing is one of Sarah's favorite activities. In this clip, we had just given her a bath, daddy's first time to do so, and she was nice and peaceful. Isn't she adorable? :-)
Click here to see a short clip of Sarah just a swingin'

Sarah's newborn pic

2006-02-03T04:56:00.000-08:00

this was taken just a few hours after birth.

Sarah's a star

2006-02-01T10:41:00.000-08:00

Sarah get's a bath and my how she's unhappy! Click here to see the video.

Also, Grandmother (Barbara) rocks little Sarah. Click here.

Big Brother, Brian, holds his sister for the first time. Click here.

Grandpa Kegley initiates Sarah into the family with his favorite song. Click here.

Daddy holds his little girl and looks amazed. Click here.

Week one with a baby

2006-01-29T10:30:00.000-08:00

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Oh my, how life has changed in just one short week. There's a strange little person in our bedroom. She's so cute and cuddly. We can no longer imagine our life without her in it.

Her big brother has also been a big help. He holds her a lot and pretty soon he'll be helping to feed her.
Now if we can only get him to change some diapers.

5 Days and counting...

2006-01-18T06:55:00.000-08:00

Cathy's finally off from work and home trying to get some rest. She has to be at the hospital at 6 am on Monday morning.
Yesterday was really nice. Since Cathy is now home, Brian was able to ride the bus home instead of going to the afterschool program. When I got home from work, I could see how much happier he was. He worked on his homework, we all talked, and had a great evening. Brian even had time to order a new skateboard from Amazon.com using a gift certificate from his Aunt Ami along with some money he had saved up.
More info coming tomorrow...See Brian in his new glasses....

Christmas Photos

2005-12-28T07:01:00.000-08:00

Cathy worked long and hard to get these photos ready for posting. They are being shown at Snapfish. Many of these are of Brian opening his Christmas presents from Mom and Pop as well as presents from Larry's family. Christmas Photos

2005-12-27T12:02:00.000-08:00

This is a pic of the crib. Larry and Brian worked hard putting it together.

This is a picture of the drawings that Brian painted on the wall for his sister. There is a sun, a flower, a bear, a heart and a butterfly. He did a beautiful job. I know his sister will be very proud to have these in her room.

Below the paintings is the 4 drawer french provencial dresser we found at an antique store. It is painted the same color as the room, so we knew immediately that this was "the one".

This is a pic of the changing table that Casie and Perry bought. It took Larry and my mom several hours to put it together, but it turned out beautiful!

Christmas Vacation

2005-12-23T15:55:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas
Larry was off work today for day one of his short Christmas Vacation. Naturally, Cathy and Larry braved the mad shoppers at Wal-Mart today as we had to go shopping for ingredients for Cathy's Ambrosia Fruit Salad. Let's just say that the Christmas Spirit wasn't exactly present as people shopped for presents.
People were frantically pushing their way through the aisles as the procrastinators bought gifts at the last moment (Larry included as he bought Cathy's gift at 9 am this morning...).
Fortunately, we only had to get a few items, plus we picked up some more baby items (a room monitor, Pooh Hamper , and a wonderful Lullabye Light.
We're now getting ready to experience another family tradtion as we all get ready to watch Christmas Vacation . This is one of Cathy's favorite Christmas movies.

Crab Boy

2005-12-22T17:59:00.000-08:00

Here's one of our favorite images of Brian on vacation in Key Largo, Florida this past summer. Brian took to the water like a fish. He snorkeled, crab hunted, and just about everything else you can do in the water.

He made some friends at the place we stayed (he easily makes friends) and they played and played and played. It was our first FAMILY vacation.

Our next vacation will probably be to Laguna Beach, CA when we go visit my sister (and other family members).

2005-12-22T13:12:00.000-08:00

Here's a small picture of Brian when he played baseball this past summer. He was a great third baseman for the Braves Youth League team. Brian is very fast and has a great arm. We're excited to see Brian play again next year.

Sneek Peek at Sarah Catherine

2005-12-22T13:05:00.000-08:00

32 days and counting. Sarah Catherine Kegley is due to enter this world on Monday, January 23, 2006.

This photo is from Cathy's last ultra-sound back in November. We're so excited for Sarah's arrival.

Brian is also excited. Last night he went through all the new baby shower gifts and we could tell that Brian is going to be a great brother.

Our first post

2005-12-22T13:03:00.000-08:00

Cathy, Larry, and Brian are going to see King Kong tonight at the new Malco Theater in Oxford, MS.
We're so happy to finally have a quality theater here in our hometown. We normally would have to drive to Tupelo, MS (45 minutes) or Memphis, TN (60 minutes) to see a movie in a quality theater....