This has to be THE year...

A very common Shannon phrase is "sometime before I'm 30". Well, seeing as how I turned 29 yesterday, I am running out of time!! Much thanks to all those who thought of me on my birthday; I appreciated it! We had a nice little low key party with our dear friends Janet, Kim and baby Jeffrey. Matt cooked and did a BBQ and it was fantastic (as most of his food is). I had a relaxing day and just enjoyed it all! I have a lot to accomplish though if I want to get it all done sometime before I am 30.

2 months old (five days ago)

Our big guy weighs 11 pounds 4 ounces and is 24 1/2 inches long.

He got shots and didn't like them (who does?)

My Attempt at Gardening

Hello world! I do not have a green thumb or the ability to keep plants alive. For this reason I have never had a garden or tried to have one. Well... I have this fabulous neighbor named Sherry who is an expert at gardening. She has the desire and is willing to help me in my attempt to beautify our yard. What a nice friend!! (Thanks Sherry... She's the one in the picture with me). So yesterday we started on the small section in front of the house. We began by weeding it (we did a good job!) and we ran into a root. Not just any root, but a HUGE ole honkin' root that dove (probably) under our foundation... the joys of owning a home! This is the root. See how it runs the length of the cement patio?? We are going to hack it up and dig that sucker out! Right after we got our house we paid lots of money to have 7 trees removed from our property (yes, I miss the shade seriously). I know what you are all thinking... HOWEVER... the trees were REALLY, REALLY close to the house and have caused the drive way, sidewalk, etc to be raised and cracked and they needed to go before our house got destroyed. This root is an example of what those massive trees could do. Amazing.

My zoo pictures.

What they look like candid. Karen is constantly taking photos. It's pretty cute how obsessed she is! We love you Karen!
Ah! My favorite picture. I love my husband!!!!

More pictures by Karen.

Levi is so super cute. He is just fun to photograph.

Karen has mad skills.

So, our dear friend Karen went to the zoo with us and she took these great pictures.

My Two Cute Boys

Levi is always quick to remind me that I have 3 cute boys... Levi, Dylan and Daddy. He is so right!