Here's One I Forgot

Look! Haley did pretty good on this spelling test. She only missed one... This is funny on so many levels, not the least is the fact that Haley is the naughty word police in our house...

Haley Is a Gem...Plus Anniversaring in NY

This post is a hodge podge of items, but they are all interesting. Really. Just ask me. BTW, can you pick out the made up word in the title of this post? Winner gets to eat dinner tonight. Moving on... The clever narratives below apply to the picture immediately following them. -------------- The funniest thing about this picture is Haley's tooth. You know the one. You can't miss it. The tooth that used to occupy the hole on the right moved out and the tooth on the left tried to move in. Needless to say, Haley wasn't the only one grateful when the offending tooth fell out, even if it did happen at 4:00 in the morning. Haley's photographic talent on display again in this beautifully framed shot. This is a view from one of the examining rooms at Cincinnati Children's Hospital. I think she was going for a visual representation of the depressed inner city economy. And we see why seven-year-olds shouldn't be allowed to wear makeup! Seriously though, Haley and Kelsee decided to go for a spa day, complete with mud mask. Notice no picture of Kelsee? Curious... Another of Haley's famous photographs. This one was either going for the motion blur (she was swinging in her indoor therapy swing at the time) or was just trying to embarrass Cameron. The effect of all the Christmas specials on network television. (Ignore the hole in the ceiling, please. Leaking pipes in the kitchen above; it was not a failed attempt at decorating.) It's obvious this picture is fake. The clothes are too fancy and there's too much hair. Just so's you know, this was taken inside the Albany Visitor's Center during our 15th anniversary trip this past weekend. A miracle, huh, that Kelsee would stick with me for that long, you know, considering I apparently have no neck. The final stop before we boarded the plan to return home was at the first Shaker site in the United States. This location is the burial site of the founder of Shakerism, which is a dying movement. Once there were 300 believers at this site alone. Now, the only active Shaker site in the US (in Pennsylvania) has only seven believers. Hung outside the gift shop was this Shaker recruitment poster.

Fashionista Extraordinaire

I have nothing of value to add to this post, unlike all my other posts which are full of wit, humor and intelligence. Right. Anyway, these pictures speak for themselves. What a kid...

Love Me Tender...

I have Haley-isms! I do. Just bear with me while I get there... You know, you haven't lived unless you've seen and heard an Elvis impersonator live. I'm not kidding. Actually, you haven't lived until you watch your seven-year-old music nut of a daughter watching an Elvis impersonator live. My stepdad, TC, used to be an Elvis impersonator, back in the day. He's still a HUGE Elvis fan. I've heard some recordings of him singing Elvis, and it was pretty impressive. Anyway, his 70th birthday bash was last weekend. It was a surprise party, but the biggest surprise came just after the meal. His kids planted him in a chair in front of the whole group, turned down the lights, turned on some disco strobe and out comes Elvis!!! He lives!!! Actually, Mom said it was an in-law of TC's or something (I met a lot of folks that day; it's hard to remember who belongs to whom). I have to admit, I found myself smiling. A lot. It was funnier than... well, it was funny. However, Haley's reaction was the best. She was leaning forward, her elbow on the table, her chin resting on her hand, with a huge grin and wide eyes as she watched it unfold. At one point she leaned over and asked: "Do you think Papaw knows that's not the real Elvis? We should tell Papaw that it IS the real Elvis." Her expression was priceless. Unfortunately, the room was dark and I have no flash on my camera phone, so I couldn't capture Haley. However, here are a few pictures. The brightened circle-looking spot is highlighting my stepdad. Good times. ---------- Speaking of my camera phone, when I'm uploading pictures from that device to my computer, I often come across a random series of pictures, like below. Wonder how those got there... ---------- Haley-ism time... So, we visited Bowling Green and Mammoth Cave National Park a couple of weekends ago. As we were driving the curvy roads through the park towards the visitors center, we hear the curly-headed wonder pipe up from the backseat. "This road is soooo curvy, I'm getting sick. I think I'm going to hurdle." Dang, I love that kid.

Yes. Even more.

Random Haley cuteness

Amber, Grandma Dee and Haley

Kennedy and Haley

Celebrating with the Morehead State Eagles at the NCAA basketball tournament!

Haley with Brody.

Sami, Zach, Haley, Kennedy, Hannah.

The whole rowdy group. Fun times!!

Hensley family reunion fun

Cameron carried Haley back after she got too tired on the hike.

He's a great cousin and she loves him so much!

And even more pictures!

At Cave Run Lake (our favorite summer hangout spot):

Haley and Zach fishing off the boat.

Our little fish - Haley loves swimming and jumping off the boat. Happy times!

2009 Easter Egg Hunt at Grandma's house:

(Harper, Kennedy, Brady, Blake, Haley, Zach)

Camp Kappes - art day at Aunt Hanna's house:

Fourth of July at Aunt Kristin's house: Above are all Kappes cousins. Back row: Sami (10) holding Brody (5 months), Haley (6), Hannah (8), Graydon (4). Front row: Alexandria (3), Savannah (7), Kennedy (5), Blake (2), Harper (3), Brady (4), Zach (4) and Scout (1).

More pictures because I neglected the blog for far too long

Cameron, first day of school:

Haley, first day of school:

Haley at the lake with our family:

Vacation in St. Louis:

More pictures from Spring/Summer 2009

Granny Hensley, Cameron, Jason and Haley. Granny died in April and we'll always treasure the pictures from our trip to see her in February. Haley welcomed a new cousin to the family in February - Brody Barnett.

We found Haley like this one night - her blanket is falling apart and she was asleep with her face sticking out one of the holes.

These next pictures are from a trip to the local children's museum over spring break:

Easter Egg Hunt at church: