Sunday Boating...

Trey and his perfectly fitting hat :).


Watching their daddy.



That would be Mike! (sorry Darrin, I guess I didn't get a picture of you on your board)

A very short little trip with Pips on the tube.


Emery taking a small dip in the very middle of the Mighty Columbia. We haven't told her how monstrous the Sturgeon are.


I love how little ones look in Life Preservers. "So We Can Be Safe." (Any other Dora fans out there?)


So as long as we have known Angela and Darrin, we have spent most Sunday evenings together. That is until they started having kids...then all our schedules kind of got wacky, but we still snuck in a dinner now and then. We missed the lazy Sunday evenings just sitting around on the couch and eating way to much and way too late. Lately however we spend Sunday evenings with our Small group at church and Angela and Darrin are a part of that group. But since our group is taking a break during the summer we got time to go out and play, hang out and eat way too much again. This time on their boat...so fun! We pulled up to the shore and BBQ'ed some Dogs! Good times. We love you guys and look forward to a lifetime of Sundays.

Potty Training....

....no not Piper, the puppy. Any advice?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Summer Nap

She wanted to nap on the porch today....it didnt last long.

Freeze Him

I havent shared a layout in a while. Here's one of Ty Ty. The journaling talks about how I know in a few months Ty's baby ways will start to disappear and he's going to start talking more like a big boy than my little mama's boy. Im not sure Im too happy about that.

Swim Lessons Mean...

Fun for the kids!

Treat for Mommy....
Popsicles for a treat afterwards...

A full nights sleep....

...after taking some advise and moving his crate from the garage to our room. I think he just wanted to know someone was there. Thanks Crystal for the newborn pic of little Mav.

Answers to the Maverick Questions...

So many questions....So much shock!

Yes, this is Shannon S...and Yes, this is my pup! The sweetest little pup around.

Okay, and I totally understand all the shock...I am not a dog person, however, I do not want my kids to be fearful of dogs like I am.

That is one of the reasons I think we decided to get him...some other reasons being:

1. How can we refuse his sweet face.

2. The kids are at a perfect age to make solid memories of growing up with Maverick.

3. He looks like a little pork sausage.

4. So excited about the fact that eventually he will be cleaning up the floor after meal time so I don't have to!!

5. We always knew getting a puppy was part of our family planning...the opportunity just presented itself.

I'm sure I'll think of more, but in the mean time...here are some more pictures of Mavy-Bear. (yes he already has a thousand nick-names like everyone else in the family.)

Some answers: Yes, he is one of the Wilson's pups. He will be able to go over and visit his mama and his brother Sheriff anytime he wants.
He is part Lab and Border Collie (at least they think border collie, mama may have been a swinger and had other beaus.)
Emery is his little care-taker. She wakes up in the morning and puts on his leash and takes him for a walk...then comes and gets me if there is poopy to clean up. We will have to train her in that area.Ty loves his "bud" and is so proud of him, but is still a little nervous when Mav gets frisky...he doesn't like the nibbles.

Piper's doing well with the puppy too...he likes to chase her.So rest assure, we did know what we were getting into with the puppy. We knew he would cry all night long for his mama and he does. But I am sure he will settle in to his new life and ours as Dog Owners.

Kristie, we will ease the boys into the pup, and put him away when you come over, I always respected when people did that for our frightened children.

Oh and Les, dont worry, we will find a sitter so we dont bombard you with our family and a dog when we come stay in a couple weeks :)

oh and the cats...not loving it so much. Im pretty sure Doba is feeling neglected. They keep their distance.

It's A Boy!

If you want peace and quiet

Get them little mp3 players filled with fun music...

Summer Day Field Trip

Angela took us up to her favorite play area in the wilderness to play in the river and catch creatures. So fun! We were all alone and it was so quiet, peaceful and relaxing. Aside from looking over my shoulder a few times for cougars or bears.

Aren't these two cute!!

My little Mermaid.

I love these buns.

And these too for that matter.

And here is the biologist herself giving us a lesson on some sort of crustacean/insect thingy...ask her she's got all the facts. :)

The DillyBob.

And Emery with our little fish friend I caught...and they played to "death" with.

The Beach at Santa Monica

The night we rolled into LA we stopped of in Santa Monica to see a couple of friends. We went down to the beach to play in the sand...I'm not sure what I was thinking about not putting swim suits on the kids. They managed to get wet anyway.

Disney ~ The Princesses!

Emery's favorite Princess: Jasmine!


We went to Ariel's Grotto for dinner and to meet a bunch of royalty!

Belle, Snow White and Cinderella!

Not princesses, but the girls loved them. Does anyone know who the third one is?

An no, not princesses....but Disney Royalty!!!