beautiful 2009 july - december

july afternoons under the shade tree at the "beach".

endlessly vacuuming so veda would sleep.

picnics in the park.

august

veda getting to be more fun... learning to crawl.

getting together for frogmore stew at a friend's house.

in love with these hazy summer days.

september

lattes and dancing on the cafe porch.

I got a bike for my birthday. veda liked the back seat. :)

Colin holds us all up. Quite literally.

gathering the last of the produce from the garden at my mom's house.

the zoo!

october

attending swimming lessons. we were in the "shrimp" class.

family and friends together for a baby shower for my new nephew Elijah.

apple picking at the orchard 30 minutes away.

november

glittery leaves on the front steps.

playing outside... it was a mild november.

spending the last few warm-ish days at the playground.

december

my brother got married last weekend to beautiful niki. (welcome to the family niki!) it was a very small ceremony and celebration... perfect.

veda opened her first christmas present from grandma and grandpa because they were in town for the wedding.

waiting for a white christmas...