September was a very big photo month!
First off: Daphne had her first solo photo shoot. I found
this adorable ballerina outfit and knew she had to wear it. Kelly put his Nikon
to some good use and we had the most active photo shoot. Some things I remember
from the shoot:
1. She wouldn't sit still or smile without a huge workout on mom's part.
2. Daphne's little shoes wouldn't stay on her feet!
3. She almost completely destroyed the flowers while we asked
her to “smell” them
4.In this photo she is watching me begin a run and leap right behind the camera so she will smile and look at the camera
5. But somehow they turned out and she looks adorable.
6. Even if she kept trying to do her fish face
Secondly: Before Kelly deployed again, we had an overnighter
in Atlanta just the two of us! My friend Megan watched Daphne for a night while
we experienced our first night away since she was born. We went to the Bodies
Human exhibit. We shopped in various stores, including Ikea, for as long as we
liked. We did the Temple. We ate at the Colonnade restaurant, which I recommend
if you’re looking for good Southern. Unfortunately I have had so much Southern
that I didn’t love it. We shopped at more stores and went swimming in the hotel
pool. Well we tried, but it rained and the Jacuzzi wouldn’t get warm. The next morning
we went to Olympic Park and went to the Coke museum store. It was a very nice
36 hours. (Photos at bottom)
Third: Carrie and Meese stopped by for a night. Carrie was moving to Boston and Meesa came along for the adventure. We took them to Atlanta since we had to take Meesa to the airport. Below you'll see pictures of us in Olympic Park. Carrie and I went to The Help together. I loved that book and the movie was pretty awesome too.
Fourth: Kely left for Doha, Qatar. But before he left we got
insome lunch dates and Monkey Joe’s with Daphne. We were sad to see him leave,
of course. We are grateful for Skype. Last deployment we were unable to use
Skype so this was a huge treat. He flew on the JSTARS, which do recon missions
over Iraq and Afghanistan. He said there wasn’t a whole lot of activity on
those 15 hour flights. I guess that’s good! Deployment is a lonely boring time
when you’re not flying. From the pictures he sent, it looks hot and white. (photos at bottom)
Meanwhile, to pass the time I visited Bear in Boston for
conference weekend. After a crazy first night with Daphne in the apartment with
noisy roommates, I was almost ready to go home. But, we checked into a hotel
room and enjoyed the last 2 nights in the beautiful city of Boston. It’s very
alive and exciting. Not exactly a place to visit with toddlers! But, I loved
seeing Bear’s life.
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| BCM with Bear |
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| Love this one! |
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| The big event is Daphne learned to walk!! She took her first steps the few days before Kelly left, but really starting walking every where the day he left! Figures... |
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| My tomato plant attracted an ugly big caterpillar who ate all the leaves because I thought he was too cool to remove until Kelly saw it. Unfortunately by then the plant was bare! |
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| Daphne gained new interest in books |
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| Here she is opening her gifts. Dallin was born in November |
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| Monkey Joe's |
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| Daddy's gone! |
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| D began Mother's Morning Out! |
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| Paul Revere |
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| Jared and Ron made us dinner one night, since they live in Boston. It was so nice catching with family! |
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| More Boston! |
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| Kelly's tiny room in Qatar |
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| Kelly working on the JSTARS jet |
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| The base-Al Udeid |
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| His "home"-I'm struck with how white and hot it looks |
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| Our getaway-the coke museum in ATL |
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| Atlanta |
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| Olympic Park |
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| Meese and Bear |
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| Gymnastic names-Gold medal winning team 96 |
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