Goodbye Goats!: daily swims in the ocean

June 1

Front Porch

Watching the rain with our feet up.

June 2

Crib

Little naked Bea squirming around after bath time.

June 3

Lark House

The potlucks aren't happening as regularly anymore, but when they do, they are full of great food and great company.

June 4

Sunroom

Getting pretty good at this whole eating thing. (If getting the spoon in the right hole isn't an indication, just check out my wrist rings...)

June 5

Kitchen

A couple pear bourbon tarts for Rickfest 2015!

June 6

Rick's Dock

Training Leena to be an expert relaxer. She's already reaching for the beer so I think we're doing pretty good.

June 7

Bob's Boat

First boat ride of life. She loved it so much she slept through most of it.

June 8

Otter Cove

These two buddies.

June 9

Lewis Ginter

Just hanging out at our weekly (sometimes more like daily) haunt.

June 10

Living Room

Got my markers down so I could color some pictures in my adult (not adult themed) coloring books!

June 11

Living Room

We went across the street and stole Kiki's ball. And then a dog ate it.

June 12

Kitchen

Tiny dice (Andy's ring for scale) from the travel backgammon game that was Andy's grandfather's.

June 13

Sunroom

We are always a day late with these. I'm going to start thinking she was born on November 13th instead of 12th. Those little back rolls are just getting better and better with age.

June 14

Cronk House

Leena is up late for her first surprise party! Celebrating Laura's big 3-0 with a million cats and Paul Rudd.

June 15

Bathroom

These are the days when I wake up and Andy says, "You're more beautiful than the day I married you." (Rollers, like my favorite night shirt?)

June 16

Sunroom

Finally ready to hang our Christmas present! Photograph by Matt Cowan, frame by Andy. Our living room looks complete now.

June 17

Otter Cove

Andy and Leena went to the river for the day to hang with Andy's sister and her kids in town from Maine. Leena, the water bug, loved it! (Actually, I think this is from the 14th. Whatever.)

June 18

Shrader Lanes

Part II of our Christmas present from Bob and Elisabeth: Family bowling in our bowling team shirts. I'm pretty sure The Proliferators (with their good-luck charm, The Fruition) won.

June 19

Some town, South Carolina

She watches the food like a hawk until you finally give in and let her have some.

And then when bean gets on her face we form it into a mole and pretend she is the evil frog, Constantine.

June 20

Dauphin Island, AL

Klein House

Meeting Cousin-Aunts, Cousin-Uncles, and Cousin-Cousin Harper for the first time. (Also, we survived a two-day drive from VA to AL and Leena did great.)

June 21

Dauphin Island, AL

Beck House

Leena getting a good look at her Great Grandma Kelly for the first time.

June 22

Dauphin Island, AL

O'Connor House

This week was pretty much a meet-and-greet for Leena. Here she is with her younger Cousin-Cousin, Lane.

June 23

Dauphin Island, AL

Don't mind the gobs of sunscreen on my head. I sure don't.

June 24

Dauphin Island, AL

The annual Kelly Family Olympics, Limbo competition. This barely shows the breadth of it, but about sixty family members converged this year for what we thought was our 25th year, but turned out to be the 29th!

June 25

Dauphin Island, AL

Going for our daily swim in the ocean.

June 26

Dauphin Island, AL

You can't go to the beach without Leena and her bumbo. (I love those little swimsuit straps!)

The complete Dauphin Island 2015 album. If you care.

June 27

Georgiana, AL

On the road again. We were looking for a gas station and came upon Hank Williams' boyhood home. Really he only lived there from ages 7-11, but whatever works. We paid the five bucks to look around because you can't call it a road trip without at least one random stop.

June 28

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Aquarium

My first whale shark sighting. (Definitely not going to be my last though.) We spent the day at the aquarium and these giant ladies and gents were as magnificent as expected.