Penny has two speeds: turbo and off.
Especially after Grandma lets her scrape the middle out of a couple of Oreos.
Biiiiiiig hug for Uncle John!
No licks! No licks!
No tickles, either, Uncle John!
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Penny likes to take pictures with Mommy's camera. Sometimes she even manages to do it without putting her thumb on the lens.
Happy Independence Day!
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Hangin' out in Chesapeake
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Alphabet drill
Karen checking email. I hope nobody is shocked.
Congestion ahead. And behind, too.
Everyone, meet Thelma, my tomato plant.
Jess offers the dog a plate of his own.
Jess: Hawaiian rock princess
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Jess actually stood still for this. Are you paying attention, Penny?
Queen of the Necklaces
Gauging splash depth...
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Oh my gosh! An airplane!
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SPLASH!
And some more SPLASH!
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The rest of us will sit over here, mostly out of splash-range.
They're plotting something. I can tell.
Oh, dumping water over the side. Right.
What everyone else was doing while I was cooking, angle 1.
What everyone else was doing while I was cooking, angle 2.
Mm, quesadillas!
Penny licks off the topping, and Jess eats the middle out. Typical.
Could there be two more beautiful princesses? I don't think so.
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Kevin is not wearing a doofy princess hat.
(But he was, just before I snapped this picture.)
Are you really sure about this big pool thing, Dad?
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I dunno, maybe I'll just stay here on the top step...
Ooh, ladders are cool!
Hey, Dad gets some cool lift in the water!
...is that a shark?
Hey, Mom! Swimming with Dad is fun!
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Higher, higher!
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Every time Penny sat on this slide, her hair staticked straight up. But I couldn't catch it on camera.
Emma's making friends.
(GuideStar company picnic)
New buddies
Relaxin' on the playground bench swing.
Emma and Penny check out the games.
This is a Coke products ad, right here. You cannot resist the cuteness!
The game was to squirt the candle out. I was a bit dubious about combining toddlers with fire, but hey.
Much more mom-approved: 'fishing' for toys!
Hey, what'd we get?
Whaddya mean, give the other kids a turn?
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Picnic food, yum!
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How do you operate this thing...?
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Hey, something's on the end of it!
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Penny gives the beanbag toss a try. (On the 3rd bag, she just walked up and stuffed it in the hole. That's my outside-the-box thinker!)
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No, really, that's close enough...
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Yet another glimpse of Kevin's feminine side.
Holy cow, Sarah's getting big. And so cute!
Braz tries on a wig.
How about the ponytail look?
I think this is everyone trying hard not to look at Braz's wig.
All it needed was the right hat. Accessories are important, you know.
I think Emma stole a chip from Matt while he was mugging for the picture.
Jess was happy to eat watermelon, but apparently not so much into holding it for herself.
Summer Bash Random People Shot #1
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Summer Bash Random People Shot #2
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Summer Bash Random People Shot #3
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I'd say she's spitting seeds, except it was seedless watermelon. I think she's just making a goofy face.
Penny and Jess had oodles of fun playing together.
All right, who threw the watermelon rind into the tree?
You know what's cool? Penny offering, spontaneously and unprompted, to share her ice cream with Daddy.
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I'm pretty sure this is her first experience with a cone. Did she get ice cream on her eyebrows doing this? Yes. Yes, she did.
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There's ice cream in there! I can see it!
Penny 'helps' Aunt Sam blow out the candles.
(Office) Baby shower for Becky!
Surprise!
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Reading the card...
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Opening presents...
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'I Love My Mommy' bib
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Frog Pod bath scoop. I want one!
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Mary, Suzanne, Ken, Susan
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Robert, Lavelle, Richard, Brian
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Becky, Brenda, Heather, Jim
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Brian, Daryl, Jay
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Mmm, cake!
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Brand-new-hatched baby robins under our deck!
I told Penny she could not pick Ms. Melissa's flowers, but she could smell them.
Despite this face, Penny ate the whole slice of lemon.
I reveal my obsessive-compulsive nature with birthday party invitations.
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Another baby shower for Becky!
Widdle bitty socks!
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Loot.
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Stupid shower games... (Draw a baby on the bottom of a plate on top of your head.)
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Becky, Becky's sister, Becky's mom, and someone I don't know.
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Pat the Bunny!
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Becky and her mother-in-law
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I was not the only camera-jockey at this party.
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Becky's painter friend made this for her! Isn't it awesome?
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Emerson (and Kim)
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Becky, Kim (and Emerson)
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