Sadie and Santa - First Meeting

(a post from Free Form in December of 2012)

In this photo, Sadie is beginning to sense that Santa has designs on her candy-striped shoes.

Okay, I haven't actually spoken to Robin about Sadie's Santa Experience, but from the looks of it, she kept her cool. 

Sadie looks very regal here, don't you think?  Santa, on the other hand looks shifty.

Sadie Lucille 

(a post from Free Form on September 6, 2012

Even though I'm really tired, I wanted to post a few photos of little Sadie, who arrived on September 4, at 9:21 AM, weighing in at 6 lbs. 14 oz.  She was 20 3/4 inches long and has just the right amount of light brown hair. 

Sadie was one week past her due date when she decided to make her move.  All it took was a little encouragement and she rushed to meet all of us.

She is calm and collected.  I really haven't heard her fuss at all.  She drops off to sleep easily and, so far, wakes up quietly.  When she's awake she looks around as if she's really interested in what's going on.  I'm beginning to think that every baby should stay put for 41 weeks! 

Sadie's 1st photo

Are you my mommy?

Nana and Sadie

Cookie and Sadie

Daddy, Mommy, and Sadie...looks like she's catching some Z's

Daddy's ring fits almost perfectly!

1st cousins Sadie and Layton...at least one of them looks pretty excited!

Sadie must be having a good dream.  What can it be about?

All of the photos appearing above were taken during Sadie's first day.  The ones appearing below were taken at home today.

Maybe it was something she ate...or is that a happy smile?

Just checking things out.

So sweet!

I thought she might cry, but no...she's just trying out new faces.  Maybe she just thinks she looks really hot in her bikini onesie!

 

 

Robin and Chad are amazing...like they've done this before!  I sure hope Sadie stays as laid-back as she has been so far.  She's a keeper.  That's for sure!

The Flying Wasp..errr Falcon

"I christen thee, the Flying Wasp"...any Caddyshack fans??

After many turns and snickers last year,  we did it...we have the Falcon working.  We can even start it without having to squirt a little gas at the motor to fire up.  We have been cruising and fancy free in our families '74 Malibu Falcon ski boat all summer long - the envy of all all our fellow bay friends.

Now, last year - we attempted but had to withstand the humiliation of being pulled in while friends laughed and did circles around us...they had warned us

Summer 2010 - Being towed in by the Brams, spectators circled around us telling us they warned us.

Summer 2011 - She's a go, look at that happy Captain

The Falcon in all its glory.

Nothing like a good Game Warden check to finish off the 4th of July holiday weekend (we passed)

 

 

 

 

Teaching the girls how you are supposed to sit on the Falcon - ALWAYS up front, but your feet should dangle over the side, still too young for that.

Family Day on the Bay - Fourth of July...with toddlers & kids aboard, these were definite signs that our rowdy group is finally settling down a bit.

Zucchini anyone??

We have our 3rd seasonal garden in full bloom.  Although, it looks more like an untamed bushy forest than a meticulously kept, weed-free piece of fertile land (clearly the meticulous farming genes from my Dad didn't trickle down to me)  But despite the way it looks we are quite fruitful in cherry tomatoes, slicing tomatoes, jalapenos, bell peppers, scalloped & watermelon squash and zucchini.  

As I said in an earlier post, mice got the better of us earlier in the planting season and we didn't have half the plants that we had originally started with.  We won't be pickling cucumbers this season--kind of disappointing because our 2nd season of pickled cukes turned out so good, unlike the first learning experience of pickling crappy pickles.

We have had a plethora of zucchini to say the least...so back in June (yeah, this post may or may not be 2 months old) I was busy chopping, shredding, dehydrating, freezing zucchini to my little heart's desire.

Basically preparing for the harsh winter that is to come...pshtt yeah right!

Our fabulous wedding gift from our cousins - a dehydrator

Ready to make some salt & vinegar zuchini chips

Sucky!!  After 12 hours of use (2 batches) the thing caught on fire...WTH?!?!

TWATC...F (Friend Edition)

According to our Personal Roadside Assistant, Drew, Fishing with poles is for sissys.

TWATC - Stuck

With lack of details, I am assuming this is Energy's track hoe with his operator casually leaning against this very buried and stuck machine ...whoopsie!

Year of Smiling Faces: And Baby Makes 3, Vol. 2

Well, it looks like I have been slacking these past couple of weeks, better late then never I suppose!

See below - our new niece Maggie Mae...I can't believe she is almost 8 weeks already....bad aunt for not posting earlier!

Maggie Mae Motal   5.23.11