Pool!

Yes, we are still alive! These are literally the only pictures I have taken of Katie since we returned from CA. They are terrible too! :P Oh well the subjects are adorable. We went to our neighborhood pool today with Andon and Jackson. It's kinda tough to take many pictures with kids that love the water. I missed Jackson this time unfortunately.

Katie and Andon having a snack during break time...


Playing in the bubbles


The kiddos last year :)


I'm definitely going to have to get an updated pic of all three ASAP!

Sorry about the lack of blogging!

Mama Shannon is up to her ears in stuff. Hopefully I'll get back to pictures of my little turd soon. :P

Home Sweet Home

Well, we made it home! Back to reality I suppose...we are hopefully going to get our house on the market this week...aye yi yi...

The yard was a disaster when we got back...so Katie "helped" me water the plants...

It starts out innocently enough...something like this...


Then...ooops..it got her belly...


Oh man...how did that happen! :P


Think our yard needs to be mowed?

Wrapping it up!

Well we wrapped up our vacation with a visit to the Great Grandparents or as Katie calls them "Grape Grandma's and Grandpa's." First we went to my Grandmother's house and got to visit also with my cousin's wife and kiddos. Katie and Emma are only a few days apart in age and had so much fun together. They discovered Great Grandma's aprons and thought they were princesses...it was so cute!


Emma and Eric :)


The girls love "Grape Grandma!"


We also celebrated quite a few bdays while we were there...my cousin's wife Jessica, my Aunt Laura, and my dad. Happy Birthday!


My grandma with my dad and his sister :)


Then it was off to another set of Great Grandparents!

Katie with Great Grandpa Todd


And with Great Grandma Todd too!


I tried to get a picture of Katie with Abby the Sharpei but Abby was a bit camera shy :) They sure had a lot of fun playing chase though!

Also I forgot to post pictures of our visit with Ayden! Check them out HERE

Happy Father's Day!

I don't have much time to blog right now but wanted to wish a Happy Father's day to Keith! We love you so much!

I do these every year :)


Last year's...


And the year before!


And Happy Father's Day to my Daddy!!!! LOVE YOU!!!!

Cutie pies!

We love our friend Ayden!!!


His momma's alright too :P I hope Ayden's Daddy loved his picture!

Horsing Around

On the long drive home from the cabin we took a break and stopped by Old Aunt Judy's house to see the horsies...well a horse and a mule. Katie LOVES feeding them apples and carrots.

Nature Girl

Yay! Last weekend we went up to the cabin! It was a bit chilly...(I know shocking!) but we had lots of fun.

Katie on our first hike of the trip (and mommy too!)!


I loved the interesting bokeh on this pic...and a shot of our humble abode for the weekend :P


Katie was VERY excited about her Marshmallows and Hot Cocoa.


Some shots while playing games...


Another hike! Katie has a new BFF...Becca!






Ok...we had some technology...and we had to improvise to keep the headphones on :) This what Katie did while some serious Phase 10 action was going on!


Playtime with Katie :)




Howdy Brandon!


Whoa Mama! Mama Shannon is 25 weeks preggo!


I bet you're jealous...a sunset like this and roasting marshmallows!!!




Katie did great in her sleeping bag! Hey sleepyhead!



Waiting to get in the car on our way home...sporting daddy's shades :)