Practice on Erie

Steve is tiny dot near jetty end. Erie is like an ocean! Today was
actually calm enough to go out to practice.

Before We Left

Louie was more than happy to stay on the bed at home. He was pretty
cute watching us pack! (quilt handmade by sister Amy on our bed)

Good to be Louie

Must be nice to nap the entire trip!

West Virginia

Pretty drive through the mountains. Closer to NY...

Prego Parking

Steve loves the new parking benefits of being pregnant! Wants to take
me everywhere. :)
I know how the handicap hang tag feels...

More Yard Birds

Ok...so I'd like to take credit for all of these,

but SK was behind the lense for most!

Wren in our dogwood. Steve got great shots of it preening.
(This one cracks me up)

I call it, "EEEXXXXCUUUUUSE you, I'm bathing here"
I put out seed on the deck railing every morning.
Here is a poor little tufted titmouse feeding...when...

BLAM! The bully of the backyard world swoops in!

Notice the action of the scattered seeds.

Again...Steve.

Cardinal feeding it's baby...Steve got this one too!

Two for one Cardinal shot-Steve

Here is my one sad contribution.

Not even sure the type of bird!

View From the Sink

In our house, the kitchen has these great windows above the sink.

Makes cleaning fun. I watch in the dogwood tree

that is right out front to see who stops by for a visit.

Birdseed helps speed up the process too.

Rockin' Robin
Tons of Cardinals
Of course, the squirrels were first to find the bait.
Then, they found the hummingbird feeder.
So, the hummingbirds swooped in to kick butt.

Two hummingbirds swarmed the squirrel and chased him away!

Do not let the cute little bird fool you...he's deadly. :)

4D Ultrasound Today

Sophia Mae Kennedy under the camera.

I was not up for doing this...never really could "see" what

I was suppose to be seeing in ultrasound.

Steve said Monday...let's do it.

Ok, today it was pretty cool to get to see her in action.

I liked it when the lady just let her move around.

I was able to visualize the movements that have been going on.

I now know the difference when she is kicking and punching.

We also got to see a yawn.

Smiling with both arms and hands in shot.
Her feet crossed and TOUCHING her forehead,

hand above head

Another not clear shot of her feet crossed,

kicking back in the womb. Not really, her face is blurred behind.

Ouch...that can't be comfortable?

Another face shot with foot and elbow.

She really didn't want her picture taken today.

Kept holding hand up...

camera shy like her Daddy.

(Al will get this one...)

A little high, but she's practicing doing "SK in thought".

That is her Rockett Kick going on too, little foot in the air.

Down time = Repair Time

With the joy of walls and a roof...comes challenge of running toilet.
Our new second home, hardware store! :)

New River Gorge Bridge

Here we are on a little detour...

Bikers that needed a photographer for a group shot...

that would be me.
Louie and Steve crossing the smaller bridge at bottom of gorge.

Ride Home

I can't help but think of the Life is Good t-shirt..."All who wander
are not lost". West Virginia, instead of driving over...being of the
Jeep tribe...we drove down gorge and through! :) delay of game.

Cleveland...

Ohio! Did drive-by on city. Heard Drew Carey song in my head.

Hooking Up to Leave

Steve is putting boat on bus. We are out of Detroit! Next stop, her
sister city in beauty, Buffalo, NY. :)

Sterling Sunrise

Sunrise over Sterling State Park

Monroe, MI

Lake Erie is over there somewhere...

there's a beach.

Looks like a beach anyway.

We walked on it with shoes.

Today we leave!

So Ready for Football!

Here are some group shots from the '07 tailgate at the bus

to get everybody ready for this fall.

First game isn't until August 30, but

WAR EAGLE!

Ole Miss
at the Georgia game
Auburn vs. Alabama

Belly Shot

Here you go! Sophia & I beside bus still at Lake Erie, Monroe, MI. 25
weeks pregnant. :)

Weigh-in Day 1 & Blast Off Day 2

Steve going across the stage.
Making last minute adjustments before blast off
Finishing touches on rods. Floating in the crowd.
There was a bunny in the grass when we walked up...

He dashed off over the hill.
Louie figured out where he went!

Now We Sit

Van Horn is the road we are on...left on Jefferson...right on Grosse
Ile Pkwy...left into ramp.
My point here, we are stopped in traffic backed up from ramp. Been
here a good while too. Love this 200 boat field in a small ramp!

Morning

Up at 4 am est...we roll to ramp in darkness!