The Family Kennedy

Graham's first birthday

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Lauren's family

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Unofficial wedding pics

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trampoline fun

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Great Grandparents and G's early birthday party

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Outside

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Ballroom and guest bedroom

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Hallway, entry way, kitchen, and living room

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Miles' room and the Bathroom

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The Big Snow

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Protests at the capitol

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Kitchen and bathroom construction

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The view of the kitchen from the bathroom.

Decking the halls

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Getting ready for Halloween

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Papa's little helpers.

Papa's

Mama's

Miles'

Saturday night party

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What gets the kids all lined up in a row? Popsicles.

trick-or-treating with Cy

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Our little lion got all worn out pretty quickly.

The fireman and the Flash ready to take on the world.

Graham's first food and other late summer fun.

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Can you believe our Mac is two?

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The birthday party

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When Gretchen has her baby next January, the three of us will have had a baby every year since 2006. Annika, Finn, Miles, Maren, Graham, and baby-to-be. Whew!

Father and son getting ready to par-tay.

Hanging out, opening a few more presents.

the train set

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Miles took one look inside and said, "choo, choo!"

Exciting!!

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Grandma made him this beautiful red sweater. It was waaaay too hot to try it on, though.

Grammie Sue sent some great books.

And this super-fun Duplo set came all the way from Norway.

Birthday trip to the dog park

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Grandma took Mac to the dog park in an effort to wear Lyle and him out. It worked.

Auntie Dania came to visit.

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And, boy, is she fun! I don't know whether Miles or I was more happy to have her here. She even came to the dog park with us, so Lyle was pretty glad to see her, too.

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Lyle taking a well-deserved break.

I can only imagine that Mac and I are barking here. I don't know what Graham was up to.

staying cool

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We don't have air conditioning, a pool, or a sprinkler. But we do have cold tap water and a watering can. It worked for a while.

weather!!

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This was the night we had a tornado warning -- one touched down several miles from here. I was trying to show the rain coming down in sheets and the torrents moving down the gutter. You can't really see it, but I expect you get the idea.

Miles on the porch

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Sitting next to Mama's favorite flower and munching on the stevia leaves.

Our beautiful baby at four months

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walking in Mt. Horeb

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Miles love to scoot around town on his tricycle.

Graham usually takes the opportunity to nap.

Miles' favorite part of the walk -- where he can drive his trike wherever he wants to.

Ben's feast

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Ben went all out last night to cook himself some ribs. Indirect heat, rib rack, wood chips, water pan. Verdict: a little overcooked, but he's sure he'll do better next time.

New big boy toy

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Graham seems to like his exersaucer.

4th of July with Grandpa Bob and Jayme

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But they're mostly pictures of us, since Bob took all the pictures. Here we are watering the flowers.

Miles figured out how to get more water out faster.

Monty's Blue Plate Diner

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A trip to the Mendota Terrace

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Miles brought his car, of course.

And Graham brought his bright blue eyes.

Making the most of the swing

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Graham at three months

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Check out those cheeks!

Sun Baby

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Graham's ready for the bright, bright world.

A two month old in a Bumbo

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Look out for the Elvis impersonation.

Miles' new obsessions

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He likes cars. He likes stacking things. He especially likes stacking cars. This is all done with no parental help.

Cute boy

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Traveling to San Diego

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Visiting the Kennedy Great-Grandparents

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Traveling is exhausting.

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Asleep in the car with the important things -- milk and a car.

Visiting Wind n Sea

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This is the beach where Ben and I were married. We try to visit on each trip to San Diego. This was the first time that Miles HAD to get in the water. We didn't bring a suit, so he just got stripped down and covered in sunscreen.

Graham and Mama stay in the shade as much as possible

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With Grandpa Bob

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Cousins at the park

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At the beach with Uncle Joe and Aunt Bree

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Dinner at the Brombergers

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Goodbye to Grammie Sue

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trying to get a picture with Aunt Lauren

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Lordy, lordy, look who's one month old!

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The one month old and the peek-a-boo blur

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Where's your head, Miles?

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Where's your mouth? Your ear? Your eye?

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Where's Mama?

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Where's your nose?

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The best time of year

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Yellow labs!

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This was the scene at the dog park as we were leaving. Four of 'em.

The damndest thing

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So I found this neighborhood the other day and brought Ben back to see it this morning. Each house is beautiful and well-built, not too big. The problem? Every house is prarie style, and it ends up being way too much. You enter the neighborhood on Frank Lloyd Wright Avenue. The intersection below is John Muir Steet and Aldo Leopold Way. Yuck.

maybe a conductor?

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It's hard to know what a baby will grow up to be, but Graham is starting to show signs of talent as a conductor.

fun in the sun

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We've become a family of porch-sitters lately. Miles loves to draw on the steps with his chalk, and we all love sitting outside in the beautiful spring weather. We're even getting to know our neighbors better.

fabulous Duplos

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Miles got a set of Duplos for Christmas, and is getting more and more creative with them. This is one of his latest masterpieces, made without any help from parents. What you can't see is that the base for this one, like all the others he builds, is a set of wheels. Ben's so proud of his car-building boy.

Is this what they call regression?

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I woke up this morning to Miles and Ben playing with Graham's car seat. Funny.

My favorite moment of life so far

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Mac kissing Graham good night.

Miles meets Graham

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Miles was very, very interested in the baby. He wanted to check him out for a long time, and then was very "gentle" with him (petting his head), just like he is with Lyle.

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first photos of Graham Lang Kennedy

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born 3/23/2010, 11:57pm
8 pounds, 13 ounces
20 inches

Last walk as a family of three

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What better to do while counting contractions than to do Miles' favorite thing -- take a walk downdown.

Springtime walks

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We've gotten into the habit of taking a walk downtown after dinner. Miles absolutely loves it. He mostly likes to hold hands, but we have a back-up plan, too.

When you have a kid this beautiful . . .

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. . . even messing around with the camera because it won't take a picture gets you a great photo like this. BTW, how much does he look like his Uncle Joe in this picture?

small town details

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We have to play with the horse every time we pass.

Sunday at the zoo with Miles

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We really were this close to this tiger. Do you know how big they are?

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Rhino heads.
Rhino butts.

Miles' wagon . . .

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. . . which he LOVES. And Rachel hiding her baby belly in Ben's coat.

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Look at the bison!
We were definitely the most interesting thing going on to the chimp. He's got to keep himself busy somehow, right?

cause and effect

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Lyle also enjoyed this beautiful spring day. We went to the dog park, where he managed to find the one mud puddle to crawl through. He doesn't seem to understand that the mud leads directly to the bath.

A boy and his parents

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We went to the botanical gardens this morning and hung out in the heat. The first picture shows that it was so warm that the camera lens steamed up.

Fun in the sun . . .

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. . . or at least in the 75 degree weather in the botanical garden. Mac can't remember it ever being so warm.

Not long now

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Twelve days and counting. Miles still doesn't know what's about to hit him.

sitting on a bench like a big boy

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Here's when we knew it was time to leave

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sleepy supper

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Papa can't just let a sleeping Miles lie. He wants snuggling for as long as possible.

Guess who got himself a little red wagon

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Mac looooooves to go around the neighborhood in his wagon.

Funny time to be posting these. . .

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So, right now it's well over forty degrees, and all the snow is melting. Ben took these a couple of months ago during the biggest snowstorm of the winter.

Here's our house in winter.

Best dog ever

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As Mac gets older, he gets more interested in Lyle. Lyle is still showing himself to be as patient, gentle, and kind to Mac as we could possibly as for. We don't love Miles rolling around on the dog bed (he comes up with just about as much hair as a real dog), but Lyle thinks it's pretty fun. He isn't crazy about the cat trying to share his space, though.

Drawing

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Another thing Miles loves to do lately is draw. He has his own notebook to draw in, and he's got some beautiful pictures in there.

His father's son

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Miles got Duplos for Christmas, and they have fast become one of his favorite things to play with. Ben can't wait until he wants to start building airplanes.