Thursday, July 19, 2012

Enchanted Rock (again)

Yes, I drag every visiting soul that can walk to Enchanted Rock.  It's one of my favorite places.  I think Sierra stayed back with Jude.  You'll see more Enchanted Rock pics in March when we took Jude up. Big mistake.  Anyway, Aubry is showing us where we will end up and quickly procures herself some transportation for the climb.


Using my fish-eye lens this time. See the curvature of the horizon... sweet!  It was super windy on the rock.


No really, it was very windy.



Pretty sure Grey didn't make it all the way over.  Looks cool anyway!



Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Thanksgiving 2011

Pop Pop and Gramma Carol, Sierra and Malia visited for Thanksgiving.  We went to Heather and Cory's house to celebrate.


My better half womb-mate Sierra and Gramma Carol


My baby girl niece Malia, so grown up and beautiful =)


Aunt Rachel with Aubs and Julia


And Nana, too!


I love these two, more than I can say.


Cory and Rachel


Mark getting crazy with the boys.


Me and Bug.  Looks like he was recovering from one of many bruises to the head.

November 2011

Most of these pictures are just random. Like this cute one of the middle and youngest offspring.


 My friend from W&M, Anne (Chemistry professor at Michigan - so proud of her!), gave a seminar at UT and hung out with the Smiffs for a few days. She was pregnant in this picture but kept it a secret until a couple of months later.  Grrr!  Check out baby info here!  The little guy is due pretty much now.




 The tutu was killing me.


Jude's first haircut by our friend, Cara. She's been cutting Grey's hair since he was a baby.


Handsome!


Dave and I had a bet on who could run the 5 mile Turkey Trot faster.  I shamed him with a 9 minute lead.  I believe he had to walk some of it.


Me and Jess at our last race together. She messed up her foot, permanently =(


Aubry earned wedding Barbie by finally ceasing to suck her thumb. It worked for about a month.  


 She was born posing. It comes naturally. She has a mean twirl, too.




 My princess before a dance performance.


Sucking the thumb in the tutu.  He's the comedian of this troop.


Geoff got me a fish-eye lens for my birthday.  I'm obsessed.

Friday, April 27, 2012

Halloween

Grey was an angry bird, Buggy a chick, and Aubry wore her ballet outfit.


 Apple bobbing with Hazel.
The 3rd annual candy table.

Grey's 6th Birthday!

Mimi came for Kerry's baby shower and was here for some of Grey's birthday celebrations.

Rayner and Grey sharing a birthday cookie cake at Nana's.  See with-child Kerry in the background?
 Grey got lots of angry birds for his birthday. He was in heaven.
 Grey and his best friends, Emory and Aidan, went to a fun dinner to celebrate. 

 The celebrating continues... with Julia and Aidan and Spongebob!

 The ridiculous slew of angry birds.

Brooke and Phil's wedding in Vermont, October 2011

Pam and I met in Vermont last fall for Brooke and Phil's wedding.  Vermont and the wedding were beautiful!

 The reception was in a ski museum... we're not actually on a lift!
 Me and the beautiful bride!
 We went covered bridge hunting.  This was one of our better finds.  We gave up after driving all over the countryside to find just a few pretty ones.
 A cool barn we saw on our drive.
The church where the Pinkeys married.  Yucky weather that day.
 I tried out my new tilt-shift lens on this trip.
The perspective on this church is corrected by the lens.  Looks weird to me though.