Saturday, August 29, 2009

Four Generations

This shot is a couple months old, but I just got it in the mail and couldn't resist posting it

Friday, August 28, 2009

Hot summer day


Airing out on a hot day
Ah Choo!
Oh, I crack myself up
Ok mom, you ready?
The roll
I did it!

I see you zooming in on me
My happy place--the swaddle

Weddings, Goats, and Bacon

Our week in WI...

The first few days were a little rough. Cali had a hard time adjusting to the new environment, chaotic schedule, and new faces. She would cry every time anyone else would hold her, or even sometimes look at her!...but things got better as the week progressed.

The Milwaukee zoo with the Zieglers, followed by pedicures for Michelle and I while the boys watched the kids. Not too sure about those goats, huh Cali?
Chocolate covered bacon at the State Fair...the verdict?--gross.
Cali and her cousin Parker-so nice of him to brush her hair.
The trolley ride on the way to the Door County fish boil for Dylan and Brooke's rehearsal dinner
It's official! Brooke is now my sister-in-law! Crazy.
Aww, cute couple
Cali's wedding outfit
The photo booth at the reception and the photographers--John and Andy
Me and grandma Strube
The infamous Kinsey vote (usually done pre-wedding)--Brooke, you're IN!
The few seconds that Cali tolerated her swimsuit
Great-grandma Andrews with Cali. We spent the day in Neenah to introduce Cali to John's extended family, which included Cali's first trip to a farm.

Monday, August 10, 2009

The many faces of Cali Heltemes


Oooooooo!
I just woke up...
Hi Mommy!
Uh oh, I fell over...put the camera down mom!
The KISS face
Oh, so sleepy
Nap time.

"Uncle" Geoffrey

Cheyenne:  "Hey Geoffrey, (friend from high school), I thought you said (back when i was pregnant) that you were gonna come out to CA to visit this summer?!...There's only 1 weekend of the summer left before we head to WI and then I go back to work, soo...."

Geoffrey:  "Oh yeah...I'll work on that..."

A few days after that conversation, Geoff was flying standby and arrived in CA to visit us and meet Cali!  

Geoff got a lot of "quality" time with the baby whether he liked it or not--aka...a lot of apartment time (tv/rented movies, BBQ on the roof, Cali dancing/singing to Geoff's guitar playing) and errands to get ready for our upcoming WI visit...

But we did the best we could to get out as much as possible...

The Monterey Bay Aquarium


Hanging on the Carmel-by-the-Sea beach to watch Sean's siblings' surf lesson


Afternoon in San Fran--Cali's first visit to mommy and daddy's favorite spot



Geoff also stayed with Celia and Sean for a couple nights and got to do more with them--check out their blog (when they post) for those adventures.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Camping with Cali

Cali's first camping trip...

Campfire hot dogs and beans for lunch

The river along our campsite.  Celia and I fully planned on going tubing down it, but decided to live vicariously through the kids and just watch (it was a little chillier than we had expected!)


A hike to the beautiful Big Sur coast


Mommy and baby discussing the day's events in the tent cabin

Because it was pretty chilly and our tent cabin didn't have heat, we decided not to keep Cali overnight there, and drove home after a great spaghetti dinner and pudgy pie smores.  Cali slept through most of the day and obviously won't remember it, but we have great memories that we'll share with her someday!