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2011-06-20T20:03:36Z

here's what we did around here for Father's Day---
Matt has officially earned SUPERHERO status

(that's supposed to be jackson/adelaide above...though J looks verrrry tall)

(the tshirt below is supposed to be the Homeshout logo)

(on the back i attached the 'jackson' interview about dad and our card, the kids ages/to go w/their prints)

Happy Father's Day :)

2011-06-19T22:40:27Z

I have a sweet honey who makes for a VERY sweet daddy.
Adelaide was climbing on him like he was a jungle gym here today...

My two baby sweeties, who have made Matt the Dad he is...

And, to top off a nice day, Jackson pulled his 2nd tooth out! (while he was in Time Out with nothing else to do... I guess that's one way you can get your time cut short!!)

Happy Father's Day, Matt!

And a very Happy Father's Day to my Daddy, too...

love,
Shay

To Dye For.

2011-06-02T01:33:00Z

Our first time to actually dye Easter Eggs at home...Jackson and I had a blast!

Thanks to Aunt Lauryn for providing the egg-dying kit

showing off his treasures--i love that Adelaide is toddling around in the background!! she wasn't feeling too hot this day...she spiked a fever--probably teething

matt got this sweet one of me and my little Jack C. here!

(this was actually on my birthday...the week before Easter, i believe? we dyed eggs and hunted for them that day...which was good, because the week got busier and we would've run out of time, otherwise)

Funny Girl.

2011-06-01T21:07:00Z

She is thinking and communicating something here, isn't she?! Little bit of mischief and attitude, with a dash of humor

...and for some reason the up close cartoonish pictures always make me smile....here's one ...

Our little Funny Girl:

19 months old

chatterbox (watermelon and mango are the new words the last 2 days...too many to write down!)

LOVES to dance. any time there is music playing, she can't even HELP herself.

loves to eat. anything. anywhere.

happy and giggly.

gets mad and cries if she doesn't get her way on something ahhh yes, there is a red tint in that head of hair...

Eyebrows...she loves to wiggle them up and down saying "Eyebrows!" Really loves it when you join in!

Loves her big brother, Jackson.

Hugs, kisses, and holds/pats her babies on the back around the house. (yes, girls are VERY different than boys...)

wanted to jot down these things so I don't forget....time passes so quickly these days!

up from a nap now...

Shay

Boys

2011-05-26T19:08:11Z

we checked out a book a while back from the library called "Dirt Boy".
i didn't realize it was based on my child.
this is seriously how he comes in the house.
i really wonder how these boys do this....???

Formal Easter Shots

2011-05-26T18:57:38Z

hmm. well, perhaps next time.
or in several years
here's what happens when I try with both the children all dressed up...
the "nice" pictures of the kids before church on Easter..... so serene <smirk>

what is happening back there?

mom, i'm still posing nicely, and he's pretending to do something to me!! (insert favorite sound effect here)

in Jackson's head: "and vogue...and vogue...and vogue..." (every click...new pose. VOGUE people!!! and serenity now mommy!

yes, this is an adorable expression, really!

adelaide, still sitting patiently. jackson, still ... being a 5 year old boy

aaaand, being sweet... as he clutches adelaide's head and keeps it suuuuper still enough to give her a big kiss.

finally...a non-goofy option, albeit serious, where they at least semi-match up in their poses
(this is actually before all of jackson's "other" poses...apparently this is his thoughtful and premeditating expression.)

i'm glad matt was there...he told me to keep snapping as Jackson was acting like himself
these are HILARIOUS to me and will (whenever i ever get around to it) be perfect in a photo album!!
took more of adelaide alone another day, where she wasn't sitting underneath and behind jackson's booty.
i'm loving this stage of both of our 'babies'... lots of laughing and smiles. (plenty of time-outs, etc, too, but that's just part of it!)

ENJOY people. and VOGUE.

Pumpkin Party!

2010-11-15T19:48:00Z

Every year, our friends the Poehls throw a pumpkin party...we've never been able to make it until this year and were so glad Jackson (and all of us!) got to take part in the messy fun!

It was a great time for me to catch up with a few friends, while adelaide was passed out in her stroller

Jackson's art work below!

here is how jackson made his fantabulous pumpkin

squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze!

Country fair..

2010-11-14T18:45:00Z

we had a great time at our church's country fair!

got super lucky, too--just as we pulled up to park, Jackson's friend, Grayson, was walking by with his family! So, these two had a blast doing all the activities together (even getting pumpkin's painted on their faces! jackson would not have let someone paint on his face last year with a ten-foot pole. but, he saw his friend walk up and was waiting in line wanting to do it as well Hopefully none of his friends will be visiting tattoo parlors anytime soon, or this may actually become a problem.

i can't believe both siblings smiled nicely at the camera--- at the same TIME!

TWICE!

Grayson & Jackson--they were so happy to see each other. you can tell they are excited!

My two little squishies...

2010-11-14T18:44:00Z

and......a post-bath attempt at pictures together.

someone tends to get crazy, tries to wrestle, pull hair, eat people's shirts...every time she's within arms reach of her brother. he better watch out! (check her face out! nose-wrinkle and tongue out!)

Pumpkins.

2010-11-14T18:39:00Z

more photos---along with the pumpkin jackson decorated!
he enjoyed the glitter glue so much at our friend's party last month, i thought we should bust some out here, too!

i had a little fun painting it, as well we need to get crafty and messy more often!

adelaide is getting a little more brave each day---now after the pulls up to stand somewhere and plops (purposefully or not) back down, she doesn't cry for 5 minutes any more (HA). Tushy is getting more used to it and perhaps she is getting a little less scared?

this is a nice memory marker photo for me---we can see she's not walking yet, but will be propped up on anything! in case i forget later when all of this happened...

goobers...

hey, we can see everybody's teeth in this one!

i love being in the grass! (i kind of want to keep my left foot in the air, though...just in case i change my mind.)

and....

...mommy's favorite

Personality.

2010-11-14T18:37:00Z

very typical for around here.

my two little wild things...

Fall back

2010-11-14T18:32:00Z

know we just 'gained an hour' (according to someone who doesn't have small children , but if i could just gain/regain a year, maybe i could catch up a little here!

i ~~may~~ will be working backwards, forwards, out-of-order... but i hope to throw some recent pictures up here today.

enjoy! and keep scrolling up, down, all around...

cheers---to my mixed up casserole of photos! (out of the 700 and something we just got off the camera, finally)

Shay

my recent favorite of Adelaide (on my computer i can zoom in and see myself, the house, etc...the color shirt i am wearing---all so clearly! bizarro.) I love this expression!

happy halloween, people!

we've been enjoying playing outside in the evenings the last month. adelaide is Crazy for her swing, so she has gotten to 'play' outside as well! we all take turns on the trampoline and running off some energy before bath/bedtime (great for jackson! not to mention fun for us, too

Fall ...

2010-11-13T20:16:00Z

sweet, sweet, sweet

2010-11-13T20:08:00Z

like a breath of fresh air ~

didn't notice the background in this one until today...

don't forget, sweet little girl! Jesus loves you.

Purple

2010-11-13T20:01:00Z

those sweet eyes!

the signature nose-crinkle--

sweet mood...

2010-11-13T19:47:00Z

Back & forth

2010-11-13T19:31:00Z

adelaide has been doing this for a while...
it's great in person, with the sound effects and all.
use your imagination!

Handsome

2010-11-13T18:55:00Z

Batman & Laideybug Girl!

2010-11-13T18:36:00Z

To the rescue!

we had a great time Trick-or-Treating this year!

so cute to have both kiddos dressed up, ready to go... last year baby stayed home while big brother went.
(this year, she got to go collect a few pieces of chocolate ~~for mommy~~ for herself.)

jackson only had to stop and have a time-out on the curb once (for getting a bit rude and snotty towards mommy/daddy...after following some older boys having fun for a while, i think the testosterone got the better of him. what did we learn? never volunteer to take 6 boys, age 10, trick or treating....the poor parents that volunteered to do so had their hands full! add sugar in to the mix... loads of fun

adelaide propped up with jackson... this one turned out great! so cute of them both--

adelaide was really having fun (with jackson, and for some reason i think she really enjoys this red tutu! both times she's worn it, she's gotten all crazy!)

Layering...

2010-11-13T18:33:00Z

Just for the record, i do realize that the pictures are all huge and not neatly posted on here.

it's on purpose

we are calling it Blog Layering. It's like my own personal cut and paste center at school!!

weeeeeeeeeeeee!