Hi Daddy!

Just waving hello!

Monkey boy!

Our New Addition!

Shannon Beth

Born: 6/22/09 at 5:52 pm

8 lbs, 1 oz

20 inches long

Less than an hour old.

Delivering her was great! So much easier than the other two. In fact, the doctor and nurses had me laughing and coughing. The nurse put me on oxygen which made me cough. She was coming out and I had had a coughing fit. Well, everytime I coughed, she would come out a little. The staff would laugh. The doctor said that if she came out on a cough, I should name her Robitussin. We laughed really hard. The next morning, he came in and asked how little Robitussin was doing.

The family all together! The kids were so excited.
This was their second visit. She is 12 hours old.

First hair wash- maybe 20 minutes old.

Sister is finally here! Maybe 3 hours old.

Shannon taking everything in. Few hours old.

Relaxing with dad.

Getting ready to go home.

Grandma and Grandpa finally get a turn to hold her.

See her waving!

Finally at home. She is 18ish hours old.

Sleeping...looks just like her siblings. Same mannerisms.

1 Day old.

Kid pictures.

I had my camera out these last few days.

I snapped a couple pictures of the kids that I thought I would share.

Our favorite rock.

Beluga Point.

Silly Scotty!

Scott thought it was funny to dress up like Sarah! I knew something was up when I heard him giggling all the way down the hallway!

Scott had to wait for a story while I talked to Sarah.

This is what I came back to.

I was only gone for 5ish minutes.

I guess I will have to read stories to him first!

At least he made it to O before he was asleep!

Cute kids...

Every Sunday, Scott and I battle over his clothes.

He has cute ties, shirts, and pants.

I got him this simpler outfit but we still had an issue.

If shorts and superheros were welcomed at church,

the fighting would probably cease!

Are little boys usually this picky about their clothes?

They have to be cool...

"I'm not handsome! I don't want to be handsome mom!"

Daddy...

We love you Daddy!

The Tooth...

Standing in Costco, I was wiping Sarah's mouth and checking her teeth when I noticed she had a tooth growing in behind her other teeth. I check her teeth a lot and I have no idea how I missed this tooth growing in. Well, this tooth is big and growing far behind the front teeth.

(Well, since the front tooth came out, the tooth is moving forward. However, it is pushing against the other incisor. She is going to need braces!)

See the tooth! It is behind the front right tooth.

Sarah does not like pain--any kind. Is there really any child who likes pain? Scott can handle some. After I wiggled it for a day and a half, I got it super loose. She got to pull it out.

She got it!

Shocked and I think a little grossed out.

1 tooth down, 20ish more to go?

Tooth Fairy came. She made it all worth it!

Inflation! 4 whole quarters!

(She won't let me touch the other teeth.

The dentist said we need to start working on

loosening the other front teeth.)

Reading Together...

I love these pictures.

Sarah worked hard making an ABC book at school.

She showed Scott what each page was of.

Sarah's Last Day

Sarah's class put on a program for the parents. As always our luck, Sarah is put behind a wiggle worm. I had to constantly move to get a clear view of her. She was a cat in part of the program. She was so cute. Her class danced for us too.

Afterwards, we had a hotdog picnic at the park.

It was fun. All of the Kinders know me since I am the preschool teacher down the hall.

Sarah's class were Kinder-buddies to my preschoolers.

One of Sarah's buddies. She is also a teacher's kid.

They lived in my room after school.

12 Days of Summer

My sunburn!

Two days of sitting outside watching the kids ride bikes and field day at school.

The sun was amazing!

Enjoying the sun at breakfast!

It is often a joke that there are only 12 days of summer up here. Ironically, the last few summers, that has been true. The warmest days are always the last few days of school. We now are rainy and cold. I am keeping my fingers crossed that the warm weather comes back!

We really need it!