We spent most of the morning playing in the pool again. The pool came with a really nice whale with working spout but our daredevil thinks the whale slide is too tame and prefers the longer green slide.

Shannon helped me plant a bunch of new plants in our front flower beds. She was helping me by watering until she decided to water my back. Since she used the approximately 38 degree water from her pool to do that I wasn't too amused and she lost her watering can priviliges for the rest of the day.

Aunt Sarah gave Shannon a whale pool for Christmas, which was very nice of her. Except that for weeks afterward, Shannon would run to the back door, look out at the 3 feet of snow, and say "Look, it's warm outside. Let's go swimming!" So now she finally got her chance.

Frozen blueberries, yum!

So, it has been a long time since I added any pictures. Sorry about that. Here are some from a hiking trip we took to Carly State Park. Shannon has her own camel back now, although she was having great difficulty walking and drinking at the same time. She still gets a ride when we go hiking but if I have anything to say about it this will be the last year. She is getting heavy!