Shannon really likes playing with her farm. She also really likes chewing on the sheep's hair. It is usually quite soggy and gross.

Last week at baby class I borrowed a sit and spin for her to play with. You can't tell from the picture, but in the one where she is wearing a grey and pink sweatsuit she is actually crying her head off. She was furious because I wouldn't let her play with the camera.

We are getting to be on very good terms with the pest control guy. Last fall there was a chipmunk under the stairs, which necessitated calls to pest control (chipmunk apparently had already left as we never did catch one) and the cement guy (to mudjack the front porch). Today we heard a lot of thumping and lo and behold, a squirrel was in the fireplace. Thank goodness for the nice, thick glass screen we have in front of it!

Daddy and Shannon having some storytime. Shannon likes Daddy's version of the stories - they are much funnier than when Mommy reads them.

Shannon is getting pretty good at using a spoon. Here she is eating applesauce. She isn't wearing a shirt because the second course was spaghetti and I figured there was no sense ruining any clothes. Her aim isn't that good yet!

Shannon decided she really wanted to wear Mom's shoes. She even managed to walk around in the a little.

Shannon's first finger painting. She didn't really like having her hands in the finger paint, which is kind of funny considering that she has no problem body painting with yogurt.