We looked all over for Alex tonight before we finally found him hanging onto the side of Shannon's tent. You wouldn't think a bright green bird would blend into the side of a turquoise tent, but apparently he does.

Shannon loves her new motorcycle. She likes it even better when she doesn't have to push.

Shannon and her buddy Berrick went to play at a playground the other day to celebrate one of the first warm days of the year!

Shannon loves to play with her "shock" so we got her some new colors. These are shaped like crayons instead of balls so I don't have to chase them as they roll merrily down the sidewalk anymore. Sometimes I really wish we didn't live on a hill!

Shannon finally wanted to wear the dress that Aunt Dorene got her for Christmas.

This is the latest toy we got from the lending library. Shannon is being her usual cooperative self and not smilling or posing for pictures, so this was the best I could do (it took about 30 pictures to get these 2).

We are all ready for summer. Too bad the weather here isn't.

Shannon's Nina made her a cape. She likes to pair it with her friend Sammy's cowboy hat and she looks like some sort of old-west style vigilante. She likes to put it on and run around in a circle so it is hard to get a good picture of her.

Shannon and her buddy Berrick. Their community ed class was cancelled today due to weather (50 below windchill) so we decided to have our own play time.

Alex actually let Shannon hold him for a minute today. She thought it was great.

The new kitchen was a huge hit. Alex is a little confused by the fake food, though, and keeps trying to eat it.

Her teapot set is one of her favorite toys now. We actually have to set a timer to limit the time she spends with it because we can only play "pour the tea" so many times.

Shannon really likes her new tent!

Now that she has jewelry, she thinks she can dress up Daddy!

Shannon opening presents. Nice hair!

Hanging up stockings...

Our little helper. She really liked helping with the tree.

Alex actually likes the tree topper we got a couple years ago. He was chirping at it and trying to get it to preen his head.

Shannon the Storm Trooper.

Shannon found my glasses in my backpack the other day. At least this time I didn't need to pay a visit to Lenscrafters to get them put back in alignment.

Happy second birthday, Shannon!

More pictures from our trip.

A few weeks ago Shannon and I took the train down to visit my parents. We had an early birthday party while we were there. She isn't wearing much because there was a little accident while we were out so we were waiting for her clothes to go through the wash. She had a great time, and thanks Aunt Sarah for letting us invade your house and terrorize the cats.

Look! Shannon can ride Mommy's bike!

Shannon got her new big quilt for her big girl bed today. Nina made it for her and she loves it!

Shannon helped Mom and Dad clean up the yard today. As always, she was concerned about safety and so made sure to have her helmet on before jumping into any leaf piles.

Shannon went Trick or Treating for the first time this year. To add to the fun she went with her friend Sammy. They had a kind of Toy Story theme going. Both of them had a great time. After going to a few houses for candy they spent the rest of the evening handing out candy at Sammy's house.