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The McKennas
samandleslie.blogspot.com
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I'm American, he's British and our son has red hair. We wrote letters to eachother for 1 year before meeting in person and the rest, as they say, is history. Here's a little snapshot of our life.
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cowboy pictures

There is a tradition in my family of getting a cowboy picture that started with all my brothers at 1 year old and now each time a grandson turns 1, they do the same. Its been the same jeans and shirt...

28 apr 12

Keaton turns 1 !

Keatons birthday has been great! We started the day off by opening the gifts he got in the mail from Shaun and Wendy which was very cute outfit from Next and receiving a Skype birthday call...

26 apr 12

sew much change

Sam and I spent most of our day sorting through things in our room and deciding what to do with it all in preparation for the big move! In doing so, I came across this skirt that I had almo...

20 apr 12

cabin trip 2012

loved the cool weather..just mothering, as usual :)walking around the cabin with grandpa!took Keaton on a little ride around the cabins and lake, he loved it!A trail Sam and I love to ride onWith Gra...

15 apr 12

back to the drawing board

Last night while Sam was at hockey practice and Keaton asleep, I had a some precious spare time to break out the pencil and paint again. Its been a while since last I had water colored, so ...

12 apr 12

yeahhh, yeah!

Ever Since Keaton was born, Sam had a little song hed sing while moving Keatons legs that said Kickin the legs, yeahhh yeah! Movin the legs, yeahhh yeah! and Keaton has now learned his lines for it :...

09 apr 12

easter 2012

isnt Keatons tooth the cutest thing??I cant believe how fast a year can pass by! I remember last years Easter Sunday, waking up to my water breaking and spending all day in the hospital. Keaton was s...

08 apr 12

day out

Sam had the day off so we tried to make the most of it! We had lunch at Sprouts (fresh and delicious $2.99  deli sandwiches? dont mind if I do) then spent a few minutes at Chaparral Park be...

06 apr 12

sunshine in your heart

One of Keatons favorite things to do is stand and look out the window. He does it everyday and will stand there until he is either tired or hungry. Im sure our neighbors driving past get a kick out o...

01 apr 12

Conference Weekend

Are you watching Conference this weekend? I am so excited for it, its the best. We got rid of cable a few months ago so we will be flipping the sofa around and watching it full screen style off our c...

31 mar 12

York

As most of you know, we will be moving to York in just over 8 weeks which is pretty exciting stuff. Sam will laugh at me sometimes because Ill be on GoogleEarth looking around our future neighborhood...

27 mar 12

Worlds Best Husband?

What I am about to say might make me look bad but Im going to share anyway. So, I have a calling in which every 4th Sunday I teach a 45 minute lesson in Relief Society and I love it but for some reas...

26 mar 12

chopper hopper

Feeling pretty exhausted today! After bringing everything in from the sale, all I wanted to do was lay down and fall asleep but being a mom, even of just one little guy, is enough to keep you on your...

25 mar 12

moving sale >

This week has been a stressful one with getting everything prepared and priced for the Sale we had Friday and Saturday but I can sit back and relax now feeling it was all worth it in the end. I woke ...

24 mar 12

birthday plans

(front)(back)At one of my first prenatal appointments&nbs p;I was given a nice collaboration o f free new mom type goodies that aimed to help me prepare/get me to buy their stuff and it ...

19 mar 12

growing like a weed (a cute, happy weed)

Had a little photo shoot with Keaton in his $.99 shirt. I cant believe he is almost one already! Its like one day we woke up and found this little babbling, toothy, long-haired boy in the next room w...

18 mar 12

a coat so warm

Recently had a successful thrift session that consisted of taking home this vintage wool jacket and button-up shirt for Keaton. Even though he wont be able to wear the jacket for ...

16 mar 12

radiohead 2012

Sam and I have recently realized how date nights for us have evolved into watching a movie on hulu while eating cereal. So, when we knew Radiohead was coming to town, we decided we would go together ...

16 mar 12

twitter world

Yep. Im giving it another try. I started up a twitter account a while back and never quite gave it the amount of attention it required to get it up and rolling so heres to another try. should be a go...

14 mar 12

lucky love

When Sam and I decided to tie the knot, I knew we had a lot in common. But when the time came to put pictures together for our wedding video, I was amazed at the similarities between both our lives. ...

13 mar 12

Busy, busy

Well...its March. And since Sam came back from visiting in England a lot has happened...including getting each other ill over and over gain until both Sam and Keaton finally got over it and &nbs...

06 mar 12

back in town

Sam had the chance to fly over to England to visit his family/meet with his doctor for another annual check -up on the ol ticker so for about 10 days Keaton and I were fending for ourselves,...

21 feb 12

trip to ikea

My mom, Adell and I (and the kids) went to IKEA this week for a bite to eat and nice snoop around some darling Swedish goods. Yep, these are strictly picture s of Keaton again but how can I ...

11 feb 12

oh, boy..

hard to have a bad day when you have this little kiddo around the house...

06 feb 12

lunch in the park

 Twice this week Ive been lucky enough to make time to eat lunch at the park with Keaton. I dont know the name of it but its directly behind the Barnes & Noble at Dana Park (Sam works at the...

29 jan 12

all grown up...(kinda)

Today Keaton wore a white shirt n tie to church for the first time :) Had I known I could find them at The Childrens Place, who sells them from size 6-9 months and up, I probably would have...

23 jan 12

two, free, four

I personally love the random guy at the right who does all meaningless hand gestures....and the guitarist wearing the lazer-beam helmet....almost as good as the song itself.

19 jan 12

the home

I have had a folder saved on our computer for quite some time now that Ive been putting in pictures here and there of different ideas Ill come across for adorning the home...and now with th...

14 jan 12

pack your bags

These are the lovely pieces I picked up at DI yesterday...this lot cost me only $10 and as a bonus, all the zippers still work perfectly. Youd be surprised how often being frugal gets you the ty...

07 jan 12

buster k.

I know Ive talked about Buster Keaton before but I watched Sherlock Jr. last night and I just cant get over how awesome his movies are..(FYI there are a few of them on Netflix)  And yes, he...

07 jan 12

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