Keele

Jett's Musical Debute

2009-12-02T12:54:00.005-07:00

Introducing, for the first time in not-so-high definition:

Jett Keele

Performer Extraordinaire

(please forgive my singing)

Gotta Love Personal Hygiene!

2009-12-02T12:53:00.003-07:00

Jett's first Trick-or-Treat!

2009-11-23T11:51:00.005-07:00

This was the first year we took Jett trick-or-treating. We hit up two neighborhoods. First, we went with our Higbee friends. Later, Grandpa Jackson took us & the Lawrence cousins around his neighborhood.

Our little lambie, Clair Lindsey, had a great time pulling Jett up and down her street.

Jett, Tucker, Clair, Brighton, & Jordan. What a cute little crew. We had so much fun with the Higbees; thanks for showing us a good time.

Jett wanted to be a dinosaur this year. Let me tell you, that tail was a monster to sew around. If it weren't for Grandma Jean to the rescue, this dinosaur definately would have prematurely gone extinct. We LOVE grandma!

Jett had a ball with his cousins. Sadie took him by the hand and showed him how to trick-or-treat like a pro. Madison let Jett have turns knocking on the doors. Kinsley, the funny little clown, is Jett's bestest friend in the whole wide world.

The Love Boat

2009-11-23T11:01:00.008-07:00

Ron & I got to share an amazing trip to Florida this past August.

We played in Orlando for five days, then hopped on a boat to the bahamas. I had the hottest travel companion on the boat!

Formal night on Monarch of the Seas. Watch the hand there buddy!

Lindsey after one too many virgin pina coladas. Man, I was two sheets to the wind.

Seize the day oh captain, my captain.

We had fun teasing the jellyfish at the beach. You can bop them on the heads without getting stung. Of course, they try to flip around and get you with their tentacles, but we definately had the advantage: we have brains.

Time for a little kayaking on the crystal clear ocean. We saw a bunch of big starfish and a few stingrays. We even brought back a couple lobsters to the boat, US!!

The Blue Man Group at Universal Studios was fantastic! TONS of fun!!! If you ever get the chance to go, do it. We were in the second row; they provided ponchos so you wouldn't get splashed by all the paint.

Thanks to Grandma & Grandpa Keele for letting Jett move in with you during our lovers' hiatus.

Ron, I had an amazing time with you. I couldn't ask for a better husband & best friend. Here's to many more memories and good times my big strong komodo dragon.

Happy Birthday Jett!!

2009-11-19T11:35:00.004-07:00

It was Jett's 2nd birthday back on June 19th. Jett LOVES, LOVES, LOVES trains so we had to make him a choo-choo train cake.

You wouldn't believe how much food coloring it took. It makes me cringe a little just thinking about it.

It was a little homely, but Jett loved it!

Hello Nurse!

2009-06-23T19:41:00.006-06:00

This spring, Ron finished the LPN program at CEU. Ron's parents were able to attend his pinning ceremony and an awards banquet with us.

That's right, this sexy beast received high honors. Woot woot!!

We're so proud of you Ron!

Jett even wore his "my dad is the most freakin' awesome" shirt.

Lions and Tigers and Bears, oh my!

2009-06-23T19:20:00.003-06:00

Jett and I went to Hogle Zoo a while back. Jett's favorites were the giraffes & elephants.

Jett does a great elephant sound, complete with trunk impersonation.

We rode the "mantis" on the carousel. Jett loves Kung Fu Panda. So it was only appropriate. He wouldn't ride it alone so Mama hopped on too.

A couple of nuts!

Grandma Jean and cousin Kinsley came too. Kinsley was terrified of the bronze sculptured animals.

White Christmas in Idaho

2009-01-11T15:43:00.007-07:00

It looks like a postcard, right? This was taken at Grandma & Grandpa Keele's house.

Jett loved the beautiful Christmas tree! Cousin Autumn called the Santa Claus decorations "Papa" because they looked an aweful lot like Grandpa Keele.

Santa Claus was very generous this year. He got Autumn a new baby & a fun table that she and Jett loved to play at.

And Santa brought Jett his VERY OWN SPIDERMAN 4-WHEELER!!!!

Everyone got spoiled, especially Lindsey. Ron gave her an amazing pedicure/spa treatment set because a pampered woman is a happy woman!

It snowed so much that day that the power went out in the evening. Jett discovered how much fun it was to play with Uncle Aaron's new flashlights. Thank goodness for big wood-burning stoves in the house. It was a really fun candle-lit evening!!

Look at the damage the next day. The boys had to break out the bobcat to dig out all of our cars!

Christmas Time Craziness!!!

2009-01-11T14:38:00.006-07:00

Jett got to meet Santa Clause for the first time this year.He went with all of his Jackson cousins & had fun playing with the display

Who's that handsome guy with Jett?

Jett's thinkin' really hard about what he wants to ask from Santa. Aunt Normie suggests he make is easy & ask for $$$$.

Jett asks for $$$$ very politely....

Santa tells Jett that he's been the #1 good boy on his list all year long!! Unfortunately, with the current economy he doesn't have any spare cash; he had to save the North Pole from forclosure because his request for bailout was the only one Congress denied.

Have we mentioned Jett gives the BEST kisses!?!?

He's got the girls linin' up already.

We got to party-hardy at Grandma & Grandpa Jackson's new house this year. All the cousins got cute hoodies from them.

Jett was still a little confused about the whole present thing. He needed to take lessons from the expert.....

Check out the concentration & follow-through!

As tradition requires, we all gathered round and sang Christmas songs.

Look out Rudolph, a new reindeer's coming to town!!

Santa's Little Helpers

2008-12-08T12:41:00.004-07:00

Ron & I decided to give each other a bed frame for Christmas. Ron put it together early because we didn't have room to store the boxes until the 25th.The bed was from IKEA so Ron had to assemble the whole thing. Somebody else got really into it too!!

He just loves to do man-things with Dad. These plyers pluged up the screw holes very nicely.
We have this really cool chest of drawers built into the headboard. The drawers slide out sideways.
This is what it looks like all assembled.
I had to go to work before it was all done. We have a few glass figurines in our bedroom including a dog I painted for Ron on one of our first dates & the Salt Lake Temple that was on the top of our wedding cake.

While I was gone, Jett decided the dog made a pretty awesome hammer. It knocked of the temple spires very effectively. I'm sure he was very proud of his new trick. How can you be mad at such a curious & innocent boy? The breaks were really clean, so it can easily be superglued back together.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

2008-12-08T12:29:00.006-07:00

Well, here it is... my first ever "all by myself" turkey. The skin was a little dark on top, but it peeled right off. Surprisingly, it wasn't even dry. I had to work Thanksgiving afternoon, so we ate later in the evening. Poor Jett was STARVING!! I gave him some marshmallow/fruit salad before everything was on the table to appease him. Big mistake! He wouldn't eat anything else.

Look how fancy-schmancy we were!
I'm thankful for my boys. They bring me such immeasureable joy & happiness. Who knew life could be so good? I love you two!!!

Little Jack Horner...

2008-11-25T12:28:00.003-07:00

Well, when we told him to sit in the corner, maybe we should have been more specific.

Just kidding; we looked over one minute and "ta-da!", Jett had learned a new trick.

Let's talk Grown-ups

2008-10-26T19:25:00.004-06:00

So, I know pretty much all of the postings are about Jett. Let's talk about Ron & Lindsey.

What we know:

-They make unbelievably cute offspring

-Ron is HOT! I mean, one piece of man-candy

-Lindsey is almost down to pre-pregnancy weight (after 1 year and 4 months) Maybe you'll see some pictures of me soon.

-We're IN LOVE (with each other) even after 3 WHOLE YEARS!

-Lindsey made Jett's Halloween costume, and yes, the pants are too short.

-Ron is totally kicking butt in nursing school. He has a full tuition scholarship & is the envy of most of his classmates.

-Lindsey was promoted to night manager at Smiths.

-We're doing great & love you all!

Just for Alivia!

2008-10-26T18:50:00.000-06:00

Alivia, Jett loves to see your pictures on the blog. He got so excited when he saw your little video clip.

Um, Ya. He's Ours.

2008-10-26T18:22:00.000-06:00

Look, Daddy dressed me!

Hey, Hey We're the Monkeys!!

2008-10-26T18:18:00.001-06:00

Happy Halloween!

Has anyone seen my banana? I'm starving!

Just a Bunch of Melon Heads!

2008-10-26T17:54:00.000-06:00

So this summer, I grew some flowers and mini-watermelons in a planter box I have. (It's a "just the right size garden".) We ended up with two melons, one from each plant. Once we picked them, Jett had a "ball". The fruit was just his size.

It made a great bowl too!

Nothing like bowling & a snack. We got two for the price of one!

PS. He was pretending to put somthing in his mouth. He "eats" the polka dots off his bed sheets too.

Spoon VS Fingers-Who will be the ultimate victor?!

2008-07-01T13:31:00.000-06:00

Well,.. It looks like "Spoon" is starting out with a strong lead flayling off the competition, but wait...It looks like "Fingers" are itching to take the lead on the outside. Yes, ladies and gentlemen this may be a close one. I've haven't seen a competition like this since Diaper VS Free Willy.

Yes, yes, it looks like we have a winner....

Who would have guessed? The underdog, whom none of us saw coming, took it by storm..."Banana Cream Pudding" has captured the title, (along with Jett's nose, cheeks, arms, and hair).

The celebratory galla will be held 30 seconds from now, in the bathtub!!!

Yo-Ho-Yo-Ho-A Pirate's Life For Me!

2008-07-01T13:26:00.000-06:00

Aye matey, can you point me to the poop deck?

Yar, Grandma Jean... I love my pirate ship. Now, walk the plank!

A Year in Review

2008-06-30T16:53:00.001-06:00

Happy Birthday Jett!

2008-06-30T16:29:00.000-06:00

Jett celebrated his very first birthday on June 19th!

Mmm...Chocolate

He went through three cupcakes! Yep, sugar overload but it's once a year & he's super skinny. Maybe it will plump him up a little.

What in the world do I do with this?

Gee, thanks. You shouldn't have.

We set up an outdoor "theater" and watched a collection of Pixar's short shows.

Taylors Come To Visit

2008-06-26T11:32:00.001-06:00

We were spoiled to have our long lost Taylor relatives come to visit. Jett LOVED having a little person to play with. He thought all of the big-kid things Alivia could do were super-cool.

Alivia helped Aunt Lindsey make cookies. Here she is "decorating" the raw dough with half a bottle of sprinkles. Mmmm....Looks delicious.

She did a great job!

Allyson and Brian came over in the evenings after Alivia went to bed at Grandparent Taylor's house. The four of us had tons of fun playing games and catching up. Can't wait 'til July!!

Little Wildhorse Canyon

2008-06-26T11:18:00.000-06:00

We recently went for a hike through a slot canyon next to Goblin Valley. This was my first hike since my broken leg and I did really well. Jett loved feeling the rock walls and yelling to hear his echo. Rumor has it that Butch Cassidy used this canyon to hide out in.

Yes, this is an actual part of the canyon you squeeze through.

Peek-a-Boo!!

2008-05-19T09:46:00.000-06:00

Happy May to everyone! We had an awesome weekend down in St. George/Mesquite. Aunt Normandy graduated from Nursing school at Dixie, so we went down to party-hardy with her. Included in the WILD bunch was Gma & Gpa Jackson, Great Gma Jackson, & us.

Jett has a crush on Normandy. Can you blame him? Too bad she's too old, and related.

Grandpa's my bud.

VROOMM!!!!!

Watch out for this one, she has multiple DUIs.

Go Daddy, Go!!

My first bowling experience! I'm on Daddy's team because Mommy really stinks.

PS. Florescent bowling shoes with capris are all the new fashion rage!!

Chow Down!

2008-04-24T09:45:00.000-06:00

No Mommy, I want to eat ALL BY MYSELF!!

Our little independent guy has decided that letting his parents feed him is way over-rated. It's very rare that he'll let us spoon feed him anymore. Needless to say, Jett's enjoying more baths nowadays!

Peter Pan

2008-04-03T17:05:00.000-06:00

This evening I was watching Jett crawl back and forth in the same place on the floor. I wondered to myself, what in the world is he pacing for? Then I realized what was going on. He had discovered his SHADOW! He was chasing it over the floor trying to catch it. Hee, hee, hee...silly boy.

Happy Easter

2008-04-03T17:00:00.000-06:00

Happy easter everyone! The bunny found Jett in our new apartment. His eggs were half clear & filled with candies. Jett loved to rattle his eggs, and Daddy was more than happy to empty them.

Hide & Seek

2008-03-10T21:13:00.000-06:00

Jett's crawl is a hybrid of an inch worm & army crawl. I guess he just likes to scratch his belly along the way. He's getting pretty quick at it, despite it's less-than-effectiveness. I think he's just showing his individuality, afterall "Jett" means "free spirit".

On of his mostest favoritest games is hide & seek. He's so cute!!

Hungry, Hungry Hippo

2008-03-10T20:51:00.000-06:00

At Jett's last check up the doctor said he was too skinny.
At the rate he's going, he'll be 6' & 120 lbs.

He's decided that he doesn't like baby food anymore, unless it's a fruit flavored jar. So we've been feeding him mostly big-people food cut up to his size.

He LOVES picking up the pieces and feeding himself.

More Christmas!

2008-03-03T11:45:00.001-07:00

Awhh...Snuggle buddies!

Someone in this group is an insane, dangerous killer. Can you guess who? Okay, we're all crazy, but Allyson on the far left is the murderer. We had our first annual adult-only murder mystery dinner. It was loads of fun. My family's awesome for really getting into it.

Jett has real life elf jammies with an actual bummy flap! Hee, hee, hee..

PS. He watered my mom's fake tree. Oops.

Santa found me! Jett's a little Tarzan boy now with his jungle bouncer.

Hmm, how do we do this ripping open-thing again Dad?

I'm Alive!

2008-03-03T11:26:00.000-07:00

Sorry I went MIA. This broken knee has really thrown us for a loop. The great news is it's almost completely healed & my surgeon said it couldn't have turned out better.

Since I missed the whole Christmas season, here's a belated recap.

Jett's very first Christmas! He loves playing with the toy hammer that his Uncle Aaron gave him. It makes all sorts of silly noises when you hit it.

Grandma Sally gave Jett his very first piano lesson.

Can you tell he loves his walker grandma and grandpa Keele gave him? He's gotten very good at crusing around in the kitchen.

"So, how YOU doin'?"

Jett LOVES watching the cats at Great Grandma & Grandpa Murdock's house. I think they're wondering about him as much as he is them.

Four generations of Ron:

Great Grandpa Ronald Keele, Grandpa Ronald Layne Keele, Daddy Ron Keele, and Jett Ronald Keele.

Too Hilarious!!!

2007-12-05T15:11:00.000-07:00

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I Love My Dad!

2007-11-20T11:58:00.000-07:00

Ron & Jett are best buddies. They get to spend all afternoon together while mom works. Basically, they're inseparable! If Daddy's in the room, Jett won't look at anything else. All of his biggest, toothless grins are saved for Daddy. How lucky is Jett to have such a wonderful father who loves being an active part of his life. I hope he grows up to be just like Ron! I couldn't ask for a better man.

Ron's Shear Joy

2007-11-20T08:51:00.000-07:00

Well, Ron finally got his wish and gave Jett his first trim. I was sad to see his fluffy locks go, but now Jett's hair is growing in even. Ron was thrilled. I don't think Jett even noticed.

A Crabby Group!

2007-11-20T08:34:00.000-07:00

Jett and I met up with Grandma Sally, Grandpa Layne, Aunt Stephanie, Uncle Jason, and Cousin Autumn for lunch at Joe's Crab Shack.

Can there possibly be anything better in the world than Grandma!? Jett LOVES Grandma's snuggles and songs.

Grandpa Layne taught Jett how to use his bib to create an alternate identity. With his cape/bib, no one can stop SUPER BABY!!!

The Higley three...Ever wonder what Santa looked like as a young man?

Jett can't wait for fishing trips with uncle Jason, aunt Stephie and Autumn.

Jett loves seeing Autumn. He sees all the tricks she can do then spends the next few days trying to do them too. These two munchkins are just 3 months apart. Something tells me they're going to create a lot of mishchief together!

2007-11-19T09:19:00.000-07:00

We came, We conquered!

2007-11-15T11:11:00.000-07:00

In October, Jett, Grandma Jean, and I went to Topeka Kansas to visit Allyson, Brian, & Alivia Taylor. Jett went on his first jet ride and did great! You should have seen the scared faces of all the other passengers when they saw me carrying a baby on board. Unfortunately, they were disappointed because he made hardly a peep.

Cousin Alivia was Annie for Halloween and Jett was a seahorse. (I made his costume all by myself!)

Alivia and Jett soon became best buddies. First thing out of Alivia's mouth each morning was "where's baby Jett?" Alivia showed Jett how to play with all of her toys, taught him how to dance, and even shared her dinner ham with him. (In Kansas, choking hazards are a gesture of love and sharing.)

We made a trip up to the Omaha Zoo. We spent that night in the lap of luxury at the Hilton-courtesy of Grandpa Kevin's credit card :) The zoo had an awesome walk-through aquarium, underground bat cave, incredible gorilla habitat, and tiny tiger cubs!

And what Kansas trip would be complete without a trip to World's of Fun?! Alivia LOVED having Grandma Jean go on the rides with her. We even talked mom into going on one of the biggest, fastest roller coasters! Allyson and I suffered a couple blackeyes on the Timberwolf, but no permanent damage.

Our visit was SO MUCH FUN!! When can we go back again?

BINGO!!

2007-09-11T09:06:00.000-06:00

This one's for you Allyson! We even had an extra blobber for you. Do I hear Wendover in December?

Moving In For The Kill

2007-09-11T09:01:00.001-06:00

Well, I guess you can't start them too young. I knew Jett would be a ladies' man. As you can see, Grandpa Kevin is helping Jett pick up on girls already. There was a group of kids at the restaurant for homecoming, and the ladies thought Jett was cuter than their own dates. Jett tried moving in on the other males' territory, but the girls weren't willing to wait 18 years. Poor Jett's heart was broken. Don't worry slugger, we'll get them next time!

(Notice the smile on Jett's face.)

Happy Birthday Aunt Normandy!

2007-09-11T08:53:00.000-06:00

While we were in St. George, Normandy had her 23rd birthday. Woohoo! A bunch of the family (immediate and extended) went to Texas Roadhouse for her birthday dinner. Poor Grandpa Kevin had his heart set on McDonalds, but he survived. Normandy got to ride the coveted invisible pony. Yeehaw!!

The Peanut Gallery

2007-09-11T08:46:00.000-06:00

We got to see a bunch of the family because there's three cousins on the team. In the middle picture is Sadie, Taylor Jackson, Keziah Campbell, and Kinsley.

Steve Lawrence decided to fix the misting tubes at the fields. Instead, they fixed him up pretty good. Didn't anyone tell him that wet t-shirt contests are usually done in white shirts?

"Hot Shots" Rock!

2007-09-11T08:41:00.000-06:00

Jett and I headed down to St. George for Madison's softball tournament. Ron couldn't come because he had school, work, and studying to do :( We had lots of fun, and everyone couldn't believe how big Jett has grown.

Especially for Alivia

2007-09-09T12:43:00.000-06:00

This is a special post especially for Alivia!! Just kidding...the video didn't upload like it was supposed to. Sorry.

Two Buddies

2007-09-06T21:20:00.000-06:00

How can I not be in love with these two?

2007-08-31T10:19:00.000-06:00

Jett has his "way" cute crab outfit that cousin Alivia picked out especially for him. Jett can hold some of his toys if I help him get his fist around them. He thinks he's so big and cracks himself up. He loves to smile at mommy and daddy.

2007-08-31T10:15:00.000-06:00

Jett likes being Grandpa Kevin's buddy. Grandpa Kevin hogs Jett from Grandma Jean when they baby sit. Jett thinks Grandpa Kevin's tummy is the perfect place to nap.

Grandma Jean spoiled Jett this summer. Jett got to attend "Grandma's Summer Camp" with the Lawrence girls. Jett likes being perched on Grandma Jean's shoulder as she goes about her business.

Thanks for letting us crash your place this summer!!!

2007-08-31T10:08:00.000-06:00

Grandma Sally and Grandpa Layne live in Idaho. We like to go up and visit them for a few days when we can. Grandma Sally gives Jett her specialty "baby spa" which he loves. Jett also likes Grandma Sally's sweet songs.

Jett likes to talk to Grandpa Layne. Jett's hoping that Grandpa will teach him how to ride a horse and chase cows when he's big enough.

2007-08-31T10:04:00.000-06:00

Jett with his "peeps". In the litter is: Claire Higbee, Jett, Charlie Jackson, and Riley Spear.

2007-08-31T10:02:00.000-06:00

Jett loves his cousins. Here he is with his Lawrence cousins. He and Kinsley are great buddies. Kinsley likes to pet him, poke him, and screech at him. (Her little way of saying "I love you friend!"

2007-08-31T09:59:00.000-06:00

Baby Jett with Grandma and Grandpa Stewart.

Baby Jett with Grandma Jackson.

2007-08-31T09:57:00.000-06:00

And this is what we really look like most of the time..he, he, he...

Little Keele Family

2007-08-31T09:34:00.000-06:00

Welcome to the Keele Family Blog!!

My sister's blog inspired me to start our own. This is our most recent family picture taken on Jett's blessing day, August 5th. Look at my two handsome guys!