Alanna Can Crawl!! Fourth of July 2011

Mike, Meagan and Alanna joined us for 4th of July meal and swim time and what entertainment she is. We also invited our good friend Susie who came prepared for the pool. The temp was hovering around 100...we ate and stayed inside when we were not in the pool.

The swimsuit is a darling little thing. She wore a diaper underneath it and when she was lifted out at the end of pool time, she must have weighed 30 lbs. Those "super absorbancy" claims are true.

She is  officially crawling. It is a slow process, and she doesn't go directly to the toy she was looking at but there is motion and she can no longer be  left alone on the floor, bed or anywhere without restraints! Momma...you have just entered into a new era of motherhood..."baby dashing"!! Isn;t she just darling?



Day at the Beach with Yetti!

One Saturday in June, Dave suggested we go to the beach, and take Yettie. The car he had rented for the weekend was just right for transporting a dog. We loaded up beach stuff,  the dog and took off. Katherine and Yetti enjoyed the AC all the way in the back seat and we arrived at Stewart Beach at about 11.

Yetti did not like the water and spent most of the time under the towel tent that we improvised. Katherine of course want to go "farther and farther" into the water and loves the time battling the waves. Dave was with her most while I sat with the dog. Poor Yetti. He was anxious to get home. We left the beach about 1pm.  We stopped at a McDonald's drive-through on the way home. Of course couldn''t leave the dog in the car to eat at a restaurant.  I believe we learned that Yetti is NOT a beach dog....only yard sprinklers and ponds! But the humans had a good time. I sprayed well with sunblock, but had on clogs and missed the tops of my feet. Three weeks later I am just getting over that two hour burn period. Smile.

Katherine's new hair cut

We all know the story of the duckling and the swan...don't think we had a bona fide duckling here, but we certainly have a swan as the finished product. We took a picture from an album cover for the beautician to work from. We think she did a good job.

Alanna at 7 mos and darling

Alanna is the kind of baby you think should be on a Gerber commercial. She is just too cute for words. You want o hold her, squeeze her and kiss her all over. Here are a couple short videos of her on JUne 15th, 2011.

She is getting ready to crawl. But right now, she is at the "swinging stage".

Meagan told me that Alanna polished off almost two full jars of baby food for dinner and that she was more fond of vegetables than of fruit. She is her grandmother's grandaughter.

Alanna's Got the giggles

Alanna is coming up on 7 months pretty soon. What fun to be around her. Here, listen to a little of the giggles that she has!

I don't know if I like this new thing, swimming! Grampa. Are you sure you have a good hold on me?

Just gotta find the hole in this thing!

Alanna's On the Move

We visited Alanna this last weekend and got a few shots of her as she ate green peas (She loves them Big D) and then in her breast stroke stage. Thought you might enjoy some stills and one quick video.  Carol and Katherine

French Award for WWII American Pilot

Between 1944 and 1946, Dave's dad, CF Kelley served in the military as a pilot over Europe. On May 11,  2011 the French Government is awarding him a medal for that service.

Here is a plaque displaying four of the eight awards he was given as he was discharged. The unseen four awards came in the way of "patches" and are no longer recreated.