Where's the Polar Plunge 2012 Photos?

Whoops! This post was saved as a draft last February. Excuse the delayed big reveal of the Polar Plunge 2012 photos.

Our theme this year was Where's Waldo? It was inspired by our inability to find ourselves in the awesome aerial shots the take every year. The plan worked perfectly and we got some real gems both close up and from a distance.

The day began with the annual Kevin painting by Fancy Fonts founder, Karen Psimas. I do not know how this poor woman manages to paint her brother's newly shaved nipples every year. Bless her. In honor of the superbowl game to be played the next day, Kevin was outfitted with a Victor Cruz jersey and featured on several news stations doing his touchdown cha-cha on the 7th street stage.

You'd be surprised (or maybe you wouldn't) by how long this painting takes so the girls, Wendell, and I had a good time entertaining ourselves.

I crocheted enough hats for all participants, so even those who didn't plunge were easy to spot for rides home. Some pre-game shots:

The temperature was surprisingly warm so this was not as unbearable of a plunge as years past (see 2010 for Wendell's and my first plunge during a snowstorm) and we had double drivers this year so no taxi for us:

All in all it was a great day. Proof:

I am very glad to have no pictures survive of the after party, also a housewarming. We had a really good time and I missed about half of it due to Kevin's inspired coffee ice cream drink making skills. Whoops. At least Kevin was worse of than me in the end:

Etc.

This post encompasses the past 8 months of my life, which have really been quite ridiculously busy and eventful. Enjoy the randomness!

 So this happened pretty much immediately following the Polar Plunge:

 

He looks a little less alien-ish now, more like this (although this was taken almost 3 months ago)

Here's how Maddy feels about it:

 Here's how Kevin feels about it:

Here's how Camryn feels about it:

And here's what I've looked like at various stages:

 A lot has been going on in the meantime. We had a lovely winter/spring, full of beach trips, strawberry picking, porch sitting, and various other activities:

Crushfest, moved to the KOA this year, was a great success:

Summer brought visitors, beach time, and pet antics:

And we ended it all with Labor Day weekend, AKA American Music Festival, AKA Kip and Kevinfest 2012:

 So that's it. Let's hope the dream can continue once Baby Raftery arrives!