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I was always trying to exchange my loose teeth for baby animals instead of money, and regularly tried to pay off the tooth fairy. My strategy typically involved enclosing a small cash offering, my tooth, and an elaborate written request inside a hand-decorated envelope. Needless to say, I was PISSED when I found out that the “tooth fairy” was my MOM... 🧚🏻‍♀️😂 Letter reads: “Dear Mom, I know you’re the tooth fairy, so you can stop telling me ‘Oh, you better not hide the envelope, or else the tooth fairy will get mad.’ And one time I put $5.00 in an envelope for the tooth fairy, AND SHE STOLE IT. So Mom you owe me $5.00. Love, Sara. P.S. I’m expecting about $15. $10 for the tooth and the other five dollars for when you stole it.”

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“How was your Fourth of July?”

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Kern River camping buddy 🦗⛺️🌲 📷 @derrickbuschphoto (at Sequoia National Forest)

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Family Reunion of some Keeney descendants. Good times. Crazy bonfires. Adults behaving badly. Circa 1995-96.

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Love you, Dad ♥️

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This is a photo of my 4th great grandmother, Eliza J. Richards, that my mom sent over today. We’re pretty sure the small frame on the wall behind her is a portrait of her husband/my great-great-great-great grandfather, Charles L. Keeney... which I’m totally nerding out about. I’ve always been interested in Charles’ life as a soldier during the Civil War and wondered what he looked like. It’s impossible to tell from this blurry, miniature image, but Charles was a total bad ass. In 1862 (at age 16) he enlisted as a volunteer in the 20th Connecticut Infantry Regiment of the Union Army. His Regiment was among the first to arrive at the Battle of Gettysburg the following summer, and distinguished itself by its gallant defense of Culp's Hill, a critical part of the Union Army defensive line Jul 2-3, 1863. At Gettysburg, the 20th was tasked with scouting the movements of the enemy and relaying that information to nearby batteries. It was one of the first times that an infantry unit was used as a scout force for artillery. They stayed in the woods overlooking the Confederate position and sent back constant updates. Save for a few mishaps, the artillery was incredibly effective. It did enough damage that the following infantry assault drove the Confederate units from the hill and repulsed with heavy losses other rebel troops in the area who attempted to charge up the hill. The 20th Connecticut was also engaged at the Battle of Chancellorsville, the Siege of Atlanta and Sherman’s March to the Sea, among others. In 1865, after defeating the last of the Confederate troops in the Carolinas, Charles’ regiment marched north with General Sherman to Washington D.C., where they paraded down Pennsylvania Avenue in front of huge celebratory crowds in the last Grand Review of the Armies, May 24, 1865. With the war over and his regiment disbanded, Charles mustered out of the army and began his journey home to Connecticut. He worked as a jeweler before marrying Eliza and moving to her home state of NJ. Love my patriot ancestors and grateful for all of the genealogy work that my mom has done to help preserve and pass along these stories. 🇺🇸♥️🇺🇸

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I had the opportunity to work for the Spade family while living in New York years ago, and my heart breaks for them today. Kate was a kindhearted, generous, sweet and creative soul, and a wonderful mother. So very sad to hear of her passing. 😔 Rest easy, Katy. You will be missed.

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💀 Day 9 (out of 28) of recovery and the wired-jaw life. Face is no longer the size of a watermelon but cabin fever has set in. Dreaming of solid food. Tempted to purée a pizza. ✨🍔🍕🍪✨🤤 #brokejawpalace

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Rest easy, sweet boy. 😔😪

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Mountain wildflowers 💛 #bluelake #sabrinabasin #johnmuirwilderness #packrafting

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Paddling around at 10,400-ft., surrounded by 13,000-ft+ peaks along the Sierra Crest... a capital Labor Day weekend with my main squeeze @derrickbuschphoto ♥️ #bluelake #sabrinabasin #johnmuirwilderness

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This is simple. If you're a member of the GOP and/or voted for Trump, and you are not denouncing his false equivocation of the alt-right / KKK / white supremacist scourge with the ANTI-RACIST protestors that showed up to defend American values this weekend in VA, then you might as well be a nazi. Denounce and distance yourself from Trump's twisted and dangerous POV... or quit calling yourself a patriot and join the ISIS of America. We salute one flag and it ain't the Confederate stars 'n bars, and it sure as hell isn't the one with a swastika on it. Get with the times!!! 🇺🇸

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Great-grandmother Elly (Traub) Kelly with broken arm, July 1922. #ellykelly #jerseygirl #1922

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Oh, Norma. ❤️ #normabatesbusch

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Epic first trip to Disneyland with @emilyannegarrison! 🇺🇸💥🇺🇸💥🇺🇸 #happiestplaceonearth

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Disneyland with @emilyannegarrison !!! (at Disneyland)

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SIster sister never knew how much I missed ya... #hamlife