Wednesday, January 27, 2010

You'll Be In My Heart...




I adore this face, and I mean a.d.o.r.e. it! She's my constant companion, my mini shadow. I thought by number 4 I'd be a pretty practiced mom. I thought I'd know just how to handle little people demands and tantrums. Guess I was wrong. She throws me for a loop...all the time. And just when I think I've got her figured out, she comes up with something new. A new crisis, a new whine, a new way to make me crazy...a new way to love that little face. I think I'll keep her, though. 'Cause she is so sweet...(that is, most of the time!)
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Tell Me How I'm Supposed To Breathe With No Air...







Sometimes, those hours between church and dinner can stretch. endlessly. Don't get me wrong--I L.O.V.E. having some quiet time, some free time, even some ME time. But usually, Sunday afternoons mean US time. Dad+Mom+kids. Or, at least, Dad and kids while mom is off doing some of this and that. And somewhere, in the back of that trivia-packed memory of his, Shayne recalled receiving a "how to make balloon animals" kit. from me. way-back-when. The kids were bouncing. I mean, BOUNCING off the walls excited. "How do you know how to do it?" they chanted over and over. "I don't!" he kept replying. But that big guy...he's got skills. Hidden b.a.l.l.o.o.n skills. Who would've guessed? The kids were crazy happy at the animal creations. Mom was pretty impressed, too. Ah, another Sunday filled...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2010

Love Is A Many Splendored Thing...


Double Fudge, Peanut Butter, Strawberry Shortcake, Toasted Coconut, Cookies-n-Cream, Red Velvet, Va-Nie-lla Squared...ah, I almost drown in the mere mention of such flavors. My mouth starts to water, my heart begins to race, my hands begin to creep towards the car keys...cupcakes...delicious, melt-in-your-mouth, make my tummy happy, sweet cupcakes. They're a little cup of heaven, a little paper-filled dollop of joy. I adore them. And my newest cupcake stash discovery has left me clamoring for more! The Sweet Tooth Fairy gourmet bake shop...it is a haven for people who share a common belief in the magic of sweets...and let me declare from the rooftops: I believe! I believe!..oh, man, do I believe!!
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Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam!

Fynnley's first day as a shiny new Sunbeam! She couldn't wait to get to church, sit with Portia together in their new class with Sister Hayter, and be a big primary girl...she loved it!
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The Best Part About Being A Woman...











It's hard to beat a great manicure! Or a great pedicure! Or a great dye job! Or a great candy bar!...alas, I regress...
The girls were giddy to be taken to get a mini-manicure! And Fynnley wasn't about to be left out of the fun. She was thrilled to get to pick her own polish color ("I want sparkly pink!" of course) and to have someone who really knows how to paint fingernails well do the job. She loved the big, spinning chair and fell in love with the "baby fan". Now, if she could just be patient enough to wait for that polish to dry!
As for the big girls? I think they were pretty excited, too. 'Cause not much is cooler than glittery blue, green or purple polish with a lovely white flower to add some panache...hey, I think it's time for me to get my nails done...
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Tonight We're Gonna Party Like It's 1999!


Three little girls who don't get to see each other very often, three new sets of matching pjs from Grammy, and three fairly-loud, high pitched voices squealing in delight=one successful cousins' sleepover! What fun for Natasha to have Jamie and Calista spend the night while they are visiting with their families for the holidays. Tash dearly misses these girls and they had a blast hanging out, singing their guts out, brushing their teeth out, dancing the wiggles out and anything else they could think of. Thanks ladies for the fun party!
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How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You...


"I want my cupcake!" She declared.

"It's gone...you ate it all yesterday!" I replied.

"No, I didn't! It's in the bag!" She demands.

"What bag?" There's not a bag..." Maybe she is losing it, I wonder?

"In that plastic fing!" Her voice is getting louder.

"Honey, there is no cupcake in a bag!" I emphatically respond.

"Yes! I want my cupcake in a bag!" She almost yells.

I start to vacuum hoping she'll forget about it and be distracted by something else.

"See! Here it is! I want to eat my cupcake in the bag!" She is triumphant.

I turn and look...sure enough, a tiny, smidge of a cupcake saved in a just-big-enough bag...

Ah, a girl after my own heart, saves every last cupcake crumb to savor 'til the bitter end!

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It Had to Be You!

Live! From the Keckley Studios in Highland, Utah, it's time for the much anticipated
"2009 Camp Kecko Blog Awards"
These awards rival an Oscar or an Emmy (fit much more nicely on a kitchen shelf) and are sure to be greatly sought after in the coming months by this year's participants.
Acceptance speeches will be timed and gonged appropriately. Kanye will not be invited to the after party.

Here to present our first award (and, actually, all awards that follow) is the singer/actor, the wanna-be-Broadway-super-star, Leslee "Just Call Me Lola" Keckley:

Good evening, ladies and gentleman. Accepting the award in our first category this evening: Best Female Actress in a Drama or Series of Dramas, Miss Fynnley Brooklyn...


The award for Saddest Face on the Face of Planet goes, once again ladies and gentleman, to a three-year-old diva...

Our next award of the evening, the prestigious Best Trick Award, is a three way tie this year...Gratefully accepting the awards for Just Dance Studios are Fynnley Broccoli (doing the step-hop-step-hop), Natasha Schmasha (doing the high-kick), and, representing Fenwick Island Pools, Daney Boy (doing the surf-on-Dad's-back)
Having won a joint award this evening, his first solo award goes to Mr. Dane Trajan for Best Supporting Actor in a Summer Mini-series, "Daney's Got A Gun"...

Featuring dramatic lines and never before seen pattern combinations, the award for Best Costumes in a TV Comedy goes to....
For her work in "Mommy's Compacts" and "Daddy's Company Party", the award for Best Make-up Design this evening goes to Miss Cotton-Candy herself...
Being no stranger to this category, the award for Best Sibling in a Crisis or Forced Babysitter Role goes to Natasha "Sissy" Keckley...
In a new category to the honors presented this evening, the award for Best Entrepreneur and Future Film Producer goes to the Big Mac and his 3rd grade classroom...
Reprising her role as the fairy princess, Sleeping Nudie, the award for Most Talented Dancer in a Short gown goes to...
Not to be outdone by the howling winds of Highland and a very talented pine cone, the award for Best Supporting Actress in a Street Comedy goes to...
Having scored this award multiple times during his career, the award for Most Likely to Turn into a Thug goes to...
Continuing on, ladies and gentleman, in the reprisal of her mullet-clad role in "1984--The Party Years", Fynnley Brooklyn takes home the Best Hairstyle of the Year award...
The award for Best Cinematography in an Empty Driveway goes to...oh, it's me!..for this clip from "Lady Godiva on her Birthday"...
The next award, meine dammen und herren, goes to the lady of the hour: The Most Flattering Photo Ever Taken...
Reprising his role as Ra, the Sun God, the award for Best Actor in a Dramatic Day at the Water Park goes to...
Not to be outdone by other nominated actresses in her category, the award for Best Striped Socks goes to Twinkle Toes herself...
This next category is no new entry into the domestic press archives, but one given after much paparazzi buzz: The award for Possibly the Cutest Moment Ever Recorded on Digicam goes to...
In search of new ways to be identified other than by his hair, the award for Best Disguise in a Featured Kitchen goes to our very own, DTK!...
This next actress has shown her disgust for fame over and over...she consistently tries to deliver an incredible performance whenever the cameras begin to roll... the award for the actress Most Apt at Ignoring a Camera goes to...
After spending an unprecedented $55 on the production of this film, the award for Best Seasonal Comedy goes to Mr. Dane Keckley, his trucker hat, and his little pee-wee t-ball team...
Folks, as we near the end of our evening celebration, the last two awards you won't want to miss. After surveying five films in this category, the award for Best Production in a Cramped Space goes to...it really tuckered out those actors!
And, finally, the award you have waited all evening for, the most prestigious and highly-acclaimed "Cecil B. Demodest" award goes to Dane T. Keckley for his unedited, raw performance in "Something Bare Buns This Way Comes"...
We'd like to thank you for you attendance at the awards ceremony this evening. Please blog safely...
No harming of animals or vegetables was incurred during the production of these awards. All rights reserved by Camp Kecko Insanity, Inc. No reproduction or modification of these photos is allowed without written permission of the cheesy mother...

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