Celia 18 months.

I took Celia to the doctor yesterday for her 18 month appointment. She is 32 1/2 inches long, which puts her in the 75th percentile. She threw a huge fit and would not get on the baby scale to get an accurate reading for her weight. The best the nurse could do was to have me hold her and weigh both of us. So she weighed in at only 20 lbs.

Summer Vacation Part 6. a few more pictures

We visited the original KFC, and had some original KFC. Pat wonders when (and why!) they stopped offering the Barrel-O-Chicken:

Ocean story

While on vacation, Nyla and I were swimming in the ocean about waist deep when a small red-haired boy came up next to us and said "Did you know the ocean washes away your pee?" while pulling at his crotch. Me: "Nyla, let's swim away from that boy."

Summer Vacation Part 5. Cypress Gardens.

We also went to the Cypress Gardens in South Carolina. We walked around a black water swamp. We were a little relieved we didn't see any alligators.

Summer Vacation Part 4. Ocean Life

We saw some interesting things at the beach. Here is Nyla holding the shell of a horseshoe crab. We watched this wash ashore.
Here is a crab. We saw a few, this was the biggest one. Maybe 6 inches wide.
We saw a lot of jellyfish. Here are two of them.
We also saw sand dollars and starfish, but didn't get pictures because we were in the water at the time.

Summer Vacation Part 3. Fun in the Sand

We built plenty of sand castles.
We all took turns getting buried in the sand with Mermaid tails.

Summer Vacation Part 2. The Beach

Here is Celia in the water. We stayed along the beach on Hilton Head Island, SC.
Family Picture.
We took a walk on the beach each night before bed. Here are pictures from various nights.

Summer Vacation Part 1. The Smoky Mountains

Pat and Wyndee.
A view of the mountains.
We hiked to one of the many waterfalls.

Some pictures along the way.

Dance Recital

Posing for the camera.

The songs Nyla danced to were about teddy bears, so she got a teddy bear with her costume.

Words of wisdom from Nyla

"Air is real, but you can't see it."

Dance Rehearsal

Nyla on stage. She's the one on the left.
Nyla with her class.
Nyla in her tap shoes.
Nyla in her ballet shoes.