Wednesday, August 19

get fresh with the goat





July 1
Garden
Though it's been slow to produce and critters keep eating our bounty, we are finally able to pick some veggies and put them on our own table.


July 2
Living Room
This kid will put ANYTHING in her mouth. We think she got the idea for the doorstop from the cat.


July 3
Schemmel House
Adah's third birthday with her cousins!


July 4
Station 7
Team America's Captain.


July 5
7/11
Family walk to the Redbox. Cutest little backpack rider around.


July 6
Maymont
Walked around Maymont with Dad and Leena. She tried to get fresh with the goat.


July 7
Cyborg Room
Adah wanted to put on tattoos so obviously we let Leena participate. She chose the locations. She also approved us taking this picture and putting it on the blog.


July 8
Living Room
This is an example of self control and not knocking down the tower. Or just complete disinterest.


July 9
Lewis Ginter
Dinosaur hunt in the sand box.


July 10
Sunroom
She's always happy to eat real food, too. Not just doorstops, cat hair, paper towels, etc.


July 11
Flores House
Andy and Leena went up to Nova to visit Jojo and Stacey for the day. Leena warmed Hattie's crib up for her.


July 12
Sunroom
That's what an 8-month-old baby looks like!


July 13
Sunroom
Trying to sneak up on that cat. Except the cat is fully aware.


July 14
WFM
Made some flower cakes at work. Not perfect, but pretty pleased for my first go!


July 15
Station 7
Andy likes messing with his color splash app. And, you have to admit, firetrucks make pretty cool photo subjects.


July 16
Terrace
Such a happy girl. She loves a good swing.


July 17
Neighborhood
Walks around the neighborhood are going to get real pretty soon I think.


July 18
Cyborg Room
Evening view.


July 19
Bedroom Window
Andy was eating trail mix in bed and put the white chocolate bits in the window sill. This is what we woke up to the next morning!


July 20
Sunroom
Serious business.


July 21
Garden
See all these beautiful, big tomatoes almost ready to turn red and be ready to eat? Squirrels, dang squirrels, got to them first. We still have yet to harvest a tomato because they disappear before they turn red.


July 22
Pool
Swim day with the Bott's! Which means Dads and kids play in the water and Miriam and I get to relax on the side.



July 23
Bed
End of day panic photo. I guess it will be good to remember my Andy's working nightly routine someday.


July 24
Kitchen
We found more bees in the cabinet Andy built. Pretty neat when you can get up close and not worry about a sting. (Though I don't even know if these big guys sting...)


July 25
Leena's Room
Andy sent me a photo of this illustration he would like to get a tattoo of. Seems about right.


July 26
Peterson-Hamel House
We thought we were saying our final goodbye's to Sam and Meg but turns out we saw them several more times before they jumped ship and moved to California.


July 27
Lewis Ginter
Went to see the butterflies with Leah. They had all these different chrysalis's on display.


July 28
Bed
Another end of the day panic shot when Andy was not working. He reads about building something and I promptly go to sleep.


July 29
Kitchen
Testing out baby food recipes for The Bea's Knees! I'm not sure Leena makes the best test subject since she'll eat anything, but makes me feel good about it.


July 30
Glenside
Early morning drive to work means getting to see the full moon.


July 31
Bott House
Judy Garland (I think I remember that correctly) as a cat movie night. Leena is more entertained by her big friends. (Also, her legs look so short!)








Monday, July 20

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.



June 29
Front Porch
We made it home! And after all those hours in the car we can still appreciate her cute little tushy!


June 30
Sunroom
Our serious eater.