the post office

In my effort to find the local Post Office, I was directed to Hardees. Yes, the fast food chain Hardees. I'm sure I gave one of those "are you hearing me?" looks too.

 

But, sure enough, the Post Office is part of the lobby of Hardees. I guess that's proof that I really am in a small town...Somerset, Ky.

climbing to the top of the world

A climb up the tallest tower @ Yahoo! Video

No way, No how. Not a chance.

These people do realize that they're over 1/4mile in the air, unsecured, right?

War Eagle!!

So...I think I just might be able to sway her to be an Auburn fan :)

just so we're clear

She's going to be a bama fan...

...just like her dad.

ROLL TIDE

dear dad...

So, this is what my daughter told me earlier this week...
This is how I feel when you head off to work in the mornings...

This is how I feel when you come back home though...

See you this afternoon when you get home...

She's a funny baby!

2 Month Stats

I'm a little late posting this, but I thought I'd put it up anyway....

 Height-22 1/4 inches
 Weight-9lbs 11.5oz

Here is a quick picture of Annalise admiring the mobile yesterday afternoon:

What!?

"Oh my, did you hear what she just said?!?"

(2mo old)

Garmin #2

And yet another Garmin has kept from the bike. These are no match for cars when it comes to being crushed.

Think Garmin will replace it again?

Sent from Droid.

New York Days 3,4,5

Wednesday we kind of had a lazy day. We sat out on the deck and had coffee in the morning. Then we went to visit my Grandma and Grandpa Crean so they could meet Annalise.

Thursday morning we had coffee and donuts out on the deck with Grandma and Grandpa Crean. The weather here is fantastic and feels pretty chilly to us :).

Amanda and I then went "squirrel hunting" through downtown Olean. Olean has painted squirrels in front of several of the businesses. We also found a mural that Amanda insisted we get an action shot in front of :).

Friday morning we took Grandma Crean out for a Birthday Breakfast at Spragues. The pancakes and french toast with maple syrup were really yummy. My mom, Amanda, Annalise and I all decided to take a quick trip to the Zippo and Case museum and visitor center. It was pretty neat to see all of the history of the lighters and knives. The American Flag was made completely of Zippo lightets. Amanda also managed to get "stabbed" by the Case knife. While there we were able to get a pretty good smiling picture of Annalise :).

New York Day 2

We started out the day trying to get a smile of Annalise on camera again....I think we are getting closer :)

Then we made a quick trip to Vidler's (a five and dime store). We weren't able to get too many pictures before heading home.

Tonight, Amanda and I went with my Grandma Jean to bingo.

Getting ready

Getting ready

Before everything started

And the winner is....BINGO!

New York Day 1

My mom, Amanda, Annalise and I made a trip to New York to visit my grandparents. We had a pretty uneventful trip up here. Annalise did great and slept almost the whole way. We kept her in the "Baby Cave" on the way up to keep the sun from getting in her face.

Annalise has now sort of mastered the smile. This morning after eating she was having a good time smiling at everybody. My goal this week is to get a good picture of her smiling :).

We went to Sprague's for lunch this afternoon and met a Moose and his friends :)!!

Annalise managed to sleep the whole time, so we weren't able to get too many pictures of her at Sprague's....maybe later in the week cause I'm sure we'll be back for the Friday Fish Fry. Here are a couple of other pictures of our afternoon at Sprague's:

Baby Burrito

I had an appointment the other day, so I left Annalise with Robert. This is what I came home to find :) :

Apparently she was happy as could be and managed to sleep another couple of hours this way....we have now nick named this manuever the Baby Burrito.

Friday Funnies

Everyone needs a good laugh:

1. Things I'd teach my pet pig... if I had one...

3. Why traffic irritates most people...

2. Where tetris pieces come from...

Updates

Today we had Annalise's one month doctor's appointment. I just thought I'd update on her stats....this way it is written down for me to remember it :).

   One Week:
      7lbs 6oz
       20in

   One Month:
      8lbs 15oz
      20.5in

And I figure I'd throw in a picture of two of some of my favorite people :)

a day of fun

Today, the families all met at the house for a little "baby get together", some food, and some fun. As usual, there was plenty of fun.

Also, as usual, the fun occurs just after the food, which we made quick work of. I didn't get pictures of the whole spread, but there were definitely some good deserts - cookies & little mini cupcakes!

After eating, we decided to break out the slip-n-slide and let the little girls have some fun. My cousin's daughters went out and took control of the slide having fun on their own. It really didn't take long for them to learn how to slide...

But, what's a "little fun" when you can add an adult and make it "big fun"?

And of course, the star of the afternoon:

It was an absolute blast!