Great-Grandma cutting the cake for her 92nd birthday. Happy birthday!

Shannon and Berrick trying on pajamas. Their way.

Last weekend Tom's guard unit had their annual family picnic. We all had a really good time. Then we went and watched Ponyo.

A couple more pictures from Adventureland.

Last week we went to Adventureland with Tom's sister and her family. Shannon had such a great time playing with her cousins. She went on a lot of rides, even the big log ride. I think her favorite though was having her cousins Emma and Clayton drive her around on the bumper cars and smash into Mom and Dad's cars.

Here she is dancing. She had been to work to visit me - that's where the stickers on her leg came from.

Our Shannon - crocodile hat and princess dress.

Shannon playing with her Giddy-up.

Shannon helped me make cupcakes. She did a great job and didn't even lick anything!

This lilly is really very impressive this year I think!

We went to Michael's graduation party last weekend. Shannon got to play with her idol Emma. Thanks Emma for spending time with her. She loved it!

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!

Here is Shannon showing off her new "Nancy socks". She especially liked the way the socks matched her Daddy's shirt tonight.

Bubble beards are all the rage.

I really don't know what Shannon thought she was doing here but it sounded like she was running an auction or something. The ladle apparently made a good microphone.

My mom and dad's dogs are visiting us for a few weeks. Porthos is generally not excited about this but here we have a rare photo of all the dogs sitting together.

These are her new favorite pajamas. She and Sponge Bob both love blowing bubbles.

Shannon got to try her first popscicle. The rule is "only eat them outside!"

Shannon got her first real haircut yesterday. Isn't she cute?

For Easter Shannon's cousins Clayton, Emma, and Levi sent her some presents, including some bubbles. She adores bubbles and is getting pretty good at making them herself.

Shannon helped me clean the windows the other day. She was really insistent about helping me, and even quit watching a movie so she could help. She also liked the curtains from the kitchen window and thought they made a really good robe. She kept saying "Look, I'm a king!"