Farewell Cosmo

Five weeks ago Monday our Cosmo disappeared!! There were a few sightings of him the first few days he was gone and we haven't heard anything since. We got Cosmo almost six years ago when we lived in Nashua, Hew Hampshire. We were living in an apartment at the time that didn't allow animals of any kind, so we secretly kept him for a few months until our neighbors turned us in. To avoid getting evicted or giving up Cosmo he went to live with our friends Kelly and Mark in Beverly, Mass for two months. In April Cosmo and I made the long journey from New Hampshire to Wyoming. It was an exciting trip for sure. Cosmo would meow loudly for the first 2 hours of each day (every meow imaginable too)! Since that time we have had many memories and several more additions to the Kelly family - kitty Hope, dog Bear and then Shayla!



We certainly miss our dear Cosmo and hope that he is in a better place!! It would have been nice to have closure, but we still hold out hope that someday he will reapper on our porch. Until then.... Cosmo we miss you and love you!

Zinnia Delight

Today I took Shayla over to my parents beautiful yard to take pictures in front of their zinnia flower bed. I had also come across a cute summer dress in her closet that she had yet to wear. Oops - I am sure this will happen more than once as fast as she outgrows clothes! Anyway I wanted to share some of the pictures. We are getting professional photos done in a few weeks so these are just my amateur shots - I think I did pretty darn good!!

So Observant...

Tonight before dinner I was in the kitchen doing some dishes, when I decided it would be fun to turn on some music so mommy, daddy and shayla could 'bust a move'! So I went over to the radio with my saucepan and dish rag and turned on the music. Shayla was seated on the floor next to the radio and grabbed the dish rag and started to dry the saucepan. Brian and I were both in awe at our darling 10 month old. We just couldn't believe that she knew to use the dishrag to dry the saucepan - it just amazing how fast a little baby grasps concepts like doing the dishes. Maybe this means she will be a chef when she grows up... a mommy and daddy can always dream!

Labor Day Weekend

The Kelly family had a great Labor Day weekend. We started the weekend on Friday night when we went out to dinner with Grandma and Grandpa Hanewald. It was yummy! Saturday was our busiest day. We woke up and started our day off in Dayton for breakfast. We then ventured up the mountian (mommy and Shayla's first trip on the mountain this summer - sad!) to do some hiking. We decided on Sibley lake and hiked about 3 miles. Shayla does so great in her Kelty carrier. I think she likes the birds eye view! On the way down the mountain we got to see a bunch of hang gliders taking off. We decided it looks fun but not something we would want to do - I see no joy in jumping off the side of a mountain. Saturday night we had our good friends, Jen and Ryan, over for dinner. Jen is due with their baby any day now - we can't wait! Since Shayla decided that she didn't want to take an afternoon nap she was a little bit of a bear and fell asleep in her high chair while eating dinner.

Sunday we decided to lay low and get some stuff done around the house. In the afternoon we walked to the park for an ice cream cone and some fun at the playground. Shayla loves ice cream! Monday was a cold day and we hung out at home. It was great having three full days at home to wrap up the summer! The weather is already changing and it feels like fall will be here soon - boo hoo!

Our family hike!

Asleep at dinner!

Ice cream at the park!