The rest of Kiri's summer

This sign says how old I was in August.

Wanted to share a few photos of Kiri from August and September. It was quite a busy summer, and we had hoped to post more...oh well. We'll keep trying; she's quite a handful!

The photo above, and the following three, were taken while on a trip to Tucson, AZ to visit family. The other baby in the middle picture is Allyson Chumney, Kiri's cousin and daughter of Andrew Chumney (Sarah's brother) and Kate Wike Chumney. Allyson was 8 months old at the time.

Kiri got to visit some animals at the Tennessee Valley Fair this year...

You're a cow.

And, Kiri's been growing very well and is happy and healthy, as these photos will attest (they might have something to do with how much she likes food)...

I like ice cream. You know that.

I like this. Whatever it is.

mmffmmggmgmmgufffguffmmowwwmff.

Love,

Jim and Sarah

Trying to catch up w Kiri...

You say school is just around the corner?

Well, not quite yet for you, Kiri...


So, the title of the blog has two meanings: we've been SOOO busy since the last blog May 27th that we've just had no time to post...between little Kiri turning into a 1-year-old, to packing up and moving to our new house, then leaving right away for Oneonta, NY and the New York Summer Music Festival, and then back here, it's been insane. Plus, with her growing up so fast, it is often quite hard to catch up to her!!

We have MANY pictures and videos that we want to share, so we'll post them as we can...here and Facebook.

I'll drive to Oneonta?!?

...well, no. I'll just hang out and watch a DVD.

I like pasta!!!
(restaurant in Cooperstown, NY)

Back home in Knoxville:

I like my new deck. It has leaves.

Hangin' out with Daddy.

Do I like leaves?...

Yes. I like leaves.

And food.

And water fountains.

And ice cream.

And dirt.

More to come when we can.

Love,

Jim and Sarah

Sorry for the hiatus...

Hi everyone-

It's been an INSANE couple of months since our last post, and sorry we haven't posted since then. There are lots of wonderful things to report about Miss Kiri, including (at the VERY least) her first birthday!!

The main item that was keeping us extra busy was having our house on the market. The GREAT news is that we not only got an offer on ours, but we made an offer on a new one four days after that! To top it off, all of this happened in the MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH, with the condition that we move out on MAY 31ST!! Yikes!

So, we're supposed to close this coming Thursday, May 31st...most everything is on track, although there could be a delay or two because everything happened so fast -- keep your fingers crossed for us! We're vigorously packing as we speak/type...

In the meantime, we'll try to post something soon about Kiri: pix, video and much more...she's growing SO fast, and becoming more beautiful each day!!

Love,

Jim and Sarah

Kiri Jane Fellenbaum - Week 45

A Coooookie!
nomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnom
nomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnom

Yes, that's our little Cookie Monster.

It's been another busy couple of weeks, and Kiri's been up to a lot.

First, Kiri got a new hat, and is quite the little fashion model:

What up?

Like my hat?

Going this way now.

Wanna see my puppy in this yard?

There he is.

'k. Bye.

A couple of trips to the park, too, as the weather's been getting warmer:

Not sure about this.

Hey! This is FUN!

This is WAAAY FUN!!

The following video shows a few things: Kiri's either wants to eat rocks, or organize them (throwing them overboard), she still likes animals and, when she wants to go somewhere, she gets GOING:

Since she's walking around a lot (almost by herself...soon!!!), we got her a couple of new shoes...she was wearing the pink ones, below, in the video above:

Snoopy likes my shoes.

Kiri enjoyed her first Kids Meal at Applebee's:

And, she's really been dancing as LOT recently...she's such a happy girl!

Love,

Jim and Sarah

Kiri Jane Fellenbaum - Week 42 (we think)

WE'RE BACK!!

What? Do I have something on my face?

Sorry it's been a while, everyone...January and February were simply insane! Still is, kind of, but we grabbed a moment to catch you up on a few things about Miss Kiri.

First, she's is THIS CLOSE to saying something:

She still really loves her crackers, and has really been getting into DANCING:

And, just recently, she FINALLY started crawling...Army-crawling, but still: she's MOVING around on her own!!

Her doctor visit...she's a very healthy 9-month old:

I like my water cup.

I weigh more now.

She's also starting to wean off baby food:

Yay! My last jar of baby food!

...and she is FULLY into adult food...and LOVING it:

This is a beet. I like it.

Look what I found in the fridge, mom.

I found this on a shelf, here in the grocery.

Finally, we had some 9-month photos taken:

Love,

Jim and Sarah

Kiri Jane Fellenbaum - Week 34, 35, 36, etc...

Hi everyone-

Sorry we haven't posted in a while. With the New Year and a ton of activities happening/coming up in January, we might have to get back to the blog later this month.

Hope everyone's doing well! Here's one photo to share:

I'm starting early.

Umm...actually, she's not. It's an empty cup ;-)

Love,

Jim and Sarah

Kiri Jane Fellenbaum - Week 33

Happy New Year, everyone!!!

This is Jimmy's new favorite picture...

...and now, for the video that inspired that picture:

LASAGNA

Wasn't that great?!?

Well, it's been an exciting and busy couple of weeks, starting with a visit from her Memere and Dixie Ishee:

Well, first I opened my mouth...

...and then I crammed the food in like this.

Then, it was on to CHRISTMAS. Kiri's FIRST!!

Here she is in a CUTE hand-made cap from Angie and Tami:

On Christmas day, Mommy had a gig with Angie and Tami at Farragut Presbyterian Church. Here they are warming up that morning:

Is that aunt Tami hiding behind the organ?

You sing pretty.

When are they going to stop rehearsing?

Then, it was off to Memere's house for the rest of Christmas day. She got many presents, but perhaps her favorite might have been the first one (we dunno...just guessing on her reaction ;-)  ):

Mommy, Daddy, Memere and Kiri went on a lot of outings while visiting, especially restaurants:

I'm REALLY happy we're in a restaurant!

Memere and I endorse Newcastle.

I shall feast on this.

More on her week AFTER Christmas next post.

Love,

Jim and Sarah