But of course, what we mostly did was go to the beach. We didn't get very many pictures because, well, we were too busy swimming. We never brought any food to the beach but apparently if you decide to do so a locked box would be a good idea.

On our vacation to Savannah and Tybee Island we had a great time. There was lots of interesting wildlife to see. One we never saw, but Shannon got a nice jellyfish sting on her leg. The ones we saw included a very interactive octopus

Lots of little crabs all over the place

And this guy, who was way too big and had way too many legs

We went on a river boat cruise down the Savannah River and saw enormous conatiner ships complete with dolphin escorts

We saw a real swamp, complete with very stealthy mosquitos

 We had lots of sporting activities including "go-go kart" driving

Mini-golf

And of course, sea gull chasing.

Shannon had an awesome day at the Hyvee Ironkids Triathlon today.  She loved it...

Shannon has a new hair cut. She also made crowns for all of her friends.

Here's a few pictures. Shannon loves her new scarves from Afghanistan. And Calvin is just convinced that I am going to let him come inside with his lovely buffalo bone. It is extremely fresh. As in still dripping marrow. Ick.

We are having some warmer weather. Here are Shannon and Calvin playing on the deck.

Happy Easter Daddy! Sorry you couldn't be here for it.

Here she is with her new flower basket. She loves cutting flowers and pretending to sell them from her basket (like Eliza from My Fair Lady).

Shannon has been setting up and taking pictures lately. Here are a few samples of her work. I think she does a great job.

Playing on the floor.

We miss you!

Shannon got another great dress from Taylor. This one she thinks is a ballerina dress so she was showing off her dance moves. Apparently ballerinas don't smile for the camera.

We finally got the right snow to make snow beasts! Usually the snow around here is to dry and powdery but I guess warm winters give you good snow beast snow. Here is the Daddy Snow Beast, the Little Girl Snow Beast, and their pet Bird Snow Beast.

And just so Calvin doesn't feel left out, here is a picture of him.

Alex has a new cage. He still doesn't like it, so it is pretty entertaining around here right now.