The Keith Klan: September 2011

Monday, September 26, 2011

Apple Pickin'

We had a beautiful weekend here in the 'burgh. Camryn, Carson and I did our best to find things to pass the time until Daddy gets home from Denver. Saturday they each had soccer games, we made a fort and slept in it that night, and Sunday we joined some friends at Simmon's Farm for apple picking and lots of fall fun!

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Junior Great Race

Every year Citiparks and Dollar Bank here in Pittsburgh, host the Great Race and the Junior Great Race. This year Camryn was excited to run the 1-mile Fun Run! She even went for a practice run with Jerrod a few days before. Carson was able to do the 50-yard Tot Trot. These are the kinds of things we love about living in the city!

Pre-race. What's with the hands, Carson?

Camryn and Mom

Carson and his running partner, Jakob! (again with the hands!)

Post-race...still smiling! :)

Thursday, September 15, 2011

Good Luck, Daddy!

Jerrod took off for Iowa today. He has an interview there for a Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery faculty position at the University of Iowa. I'm not sure how to feel about the whole situation. We would LOVE to be closer to our Iowa friends and family. However, we have grown to love the opportunities that come with living in a big city like Denver and Pittsburgh. So many of the things our children have been able to do are things Jerrod and I didn't do until we were in college or later. It has truly been an amazing experience! However, being closer to family would be priceless. I guess we'll find out in the next several months!

Carson's 1st Day...Finally

I don't know why Carson's preschool always starts so late. Yesterday was his 1st day. He is going 5 days a week for 3 hours each morning. (Great for both of us!) It is amazing to see the difference between our two children. Camryn was so apprehensive about going to preschool. She only went 2 days, but they were full days from 8:30-3:00. Regardless, she cried every morning for 6 months! Carson, on the other hand, asked me several times yesterday when I was going to leave. He WANTED me to go home! From one extreme to the other with these 2 kiddos!

Pirate's Game

Sunday was our last Pirate's baseball game. It was kids day, and all of the kids are allowed to run the bases after the game. (Ok, I have been trying to upload a video of them running the bases for 3 days now. Time to move on without it!) The line was long, but I think Camryn and Carson both thought it was totally worth it! They also got a pair of Pirate's slippers (ie, dog hair collectors!)

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Monday, the 5th, was Jerrod's birthday. It was a rainy, gloomy Labor Day here so we headed to one of the museum's we have been wanting to check out: The John Heinz History Museum. We had a good time exploring all of the things that started or happened here in Pittsburgh: Big Macs, Heinz products, transplant surgery, Mr. Rogers, the list goes on!