Monday, September 27, 2010

A Lot of This and That

This
is how my Friday started.



That
is how my Friday ended.




This
is how I said hello to old acquaintances.




That
is how I said hello to new acquaintances.




This
is the other woman in Brandon's life. 
*His assistant/borderline saint*




That
is what you call the other women in my life.




This
is Kennedy's new toy.




That
is what happens when playing with said toy.




This
is what Kennedy wore on September 25, 2010.




That
is what Kennedy wore on September 19, 2009.
(Yes, exact same outfit)



Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Can you guess what I did today?




Thanks again to my saint (and documentary photographer), GM Jen, who stayed by my side.  Your laughter, gab and ease were the best medicine...until the anesthesia started flowin', that is.  Although good, I owe you more than dinner at Chipotle.

More to come...

Saturday, September 18, 2010

Lately...

Our Saturdays begin with ornamenting ourselves in splashes of red and white.  And black, if we happen to wake in a defensive state.  From a stranger's perspective, our family looks like perhaps our last name is "N" and we're headed to the "N" family reunion.  
  


Once again, Grandpa H. graced us with his presence.  And in between preparing fancy little dinner parties and doing crosswords, he found time for some lazy afternoon dancing with Miss K. 




Feeling confident her new dance partner wouldn't bite, Kennedy gave in to curiosity and dared to pet the goat(ee).




As the summer continues to draw out and, in my opinion, completely overstay her welcome, we're still finding ourselves seeking relief in the pool.




And just today I was talking with GM Jen about banana muffins.  And it got me thinking.  I need to replenish my banana graveyard and get some banana goods baking in the oven.



What's even better than fresh-out-of-the-oven banana muffins is a good helper.  I have a certain someone in mind.  Now, if only I can get her to stop eating the fixings, stem and all, so we can collect some banana casualties.


Then, certainly we can put this tip-toe balancing act to good use.



And, last but not least, lately we've been rockin' the birthday suit.  And loving it. 



Apparently, a naked bum makes you want to run and proclaim freedom.



And dare anyone to catch you exuding such confidence and happiness.

 

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Let's talk

Latest confession:  Bathing the babe is no longer fun.  In fact, it's more like bathing a dog than a babe.  It's a struggle.  A struggle to get her to sit.  A struggle to wash her hair.  A struggle to keep her in the tub.  A struggle to keep the water in the tub.  She's slippery, she's wiggly and she has a mind of her own these days.  Which is why bath time got moved to the pool tonight.



The mullet:  I realize a lot of kids/babies showcase the mullet at one point or another, but, jeez, I feel like the mullet has been with us for about a year too long now.  I'm ready for the business to catch up with the damn party already.




Airplanes:  Love at first sound.  The girl could sit and watch them fly by all day.



The sassy:  Can't say I'm surprised I get these kind of looks when I ask her to smile for the camera.  After all, I did win an award for sassiest pole dancer at a bachelorette party once.  However, she pulls out this kind of sass all the time without the help of alcohol.



The goof:  With each passing day, she gets more and more goofy.  Lately, she's been trying to sit on things that are way too small for her.  Like a tea cup.  And she puts Barbie in timeout outside of the tub while the other toys get to swim.      



The serious:  If looks could kill, we'd all be dead.  I guess what they say about the apple not falling far from the tree is true, because I always have random people telling me to smile.  Sorry, Kennedy, the serious face was handed down from me.  The mullet, that was courtesy of your father.