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.






Wednesday, June 10

i'm still flattered




May 1
Living Room
I'm always jealous when Leena is playing with her toes because I'm so stiff I can't even touch mine anymore.


May 2
Living Room
Sailor Leena's all ready for her weekend at the river with Bunker and Ducky so Andy and I can have a little baby-free time!


May 3
Spy Rock
We spent the day/night in the Charlottesville area and had a nice hike with beautiful views, dinner and Ryan Adams with old college friends we haven't seen in years, and uninterrupted sleep.


May 4
Sunroom/Dining Room
The last of the weekend adventures: Leena trying solids for the first time. Not a huge fan of the quinoa cereal on the first go round.


May 5
Cyborg Room
Andy loved the Yoda ears from May the 4th so much that he made Leena wear them the next day too.


May 6
Back Patio
Probably Andy's favorite dessert: gelato and vanilla wafers.


May 7
Living Room
I got this picture text while I was at work. Andy's been anointed.


May 8
Front Porch
Trying out the front-facing Bjorn. Definitely LB's preference, but not so much my shoulders' preference.


May 9
Terrace
Molly and I cranked out 370 Oscar men cookies.


May 10
Sunroom
Then we iced them and turned them into statues.


May 11
Bedroom
Andy really wanted to put Leena in the hammock bag...


And more cookie progress just because it looks like an army is marching in.


May 12
Sunroom
Six months, holy cow!


May 13
Car
My sister and I both had our cars packed to the brim with boxes of statues.
 I told my men they better stay strong for the journey. They did! 


May 14
WFM
I iced this giant cake. Still a little impressed with myself when I do something like this and it turns out because my cake decorating skills need quite a bit of honing yet.


May 15
Otter Cover
Leena got straight to work (after her poop explosion bath) helping Bunker and Ducky assemble the grill.


May 16
Dock
Afternoon water gazing in pants that are definitely too small now.


May 17
Oma's
Leena doesn't care who you are, she's going to pull your hair.


May 18
Buttermilk Trail
A little day hike before the rain turned us around.


May 19
Living Room
Kiki's back! And I just peed on the floor! Naked time backfires.


May 20
WFM
New cake design by Molly. It's rustic.


May 21
Terrace
Cousin time. (Sorry I'm feeling so uninspired with these captions.)


May 22
Front Yard
Seriously too cool.


May 23
Schemmel's
Kiki and her two favs. And the super creepy owl peeking over her head.


May 24
Back Patio
Torch-lit backgammon.


May 25
Boehmer-Heimer Country Club
A little Memorial Day cookout with Buzz. I think we have a dog person on our hands. She giggled so much when he licked her face.


May 26
Schemmel House
Adah and her bird-watching goggles.


May 27
Kitchen
This kid is about to be on the move...


May 28
Terrace
She's always got her eyes on me. I'm still flattered by it.


May 29
Terrace
Thank you, Auntie, for the new swing!


May 30
Front Yard
Planting our garden with an expert this year. Fingers crossed we bear some fruit.