tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36916035214838239922024-02-18T19:18:57.796-08:00This and ThatOur lives as we live it with a little bit of this and a lot of that.mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-37326806997102669522013-05-30T14:28:00.002-07:002013-05-30T14:28:35.817-07:00Spring Soccer 2013Jacob recently ended his first soccer season. The wet weather resulted in fewer practices and a lot of make-up games but he really enjoyed it. Gordon bravely coached 13 four and five year olds. Jacob really got the hang of it and enjoyed getting in the mix of it to get his share of kicks in. He may have a future as a goalie too as long as they call fouls on the kids trying to kick the ball while the goalie has it stopped (this was the one problem we had with the referees).<br />
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mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-67550939342098149932013-05-30T14:21:00.000-07:002013-05-30T14:21:02.322-07:00Megan's Performance Awards 2013Megan's ballet studio had a judge come from New York City to critique the girls in the ballet studio. It was considered their spring recital but all the students in the same age group performed the same dance but individually. Megan was the youngest to receive a gold medal and the majority received silver medals. She did amazing and has no fear performing in front of large groups of people.<br />
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mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-21250401506620553852013-05-30T13:56:00.001-07:002013-05-30T13:56:24.241-07:00Anna's Spring Recital 2013Anna has really enjoyed learning to play the piano. She has been taking lessons for 8 months now.<br />
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We are so proud of Anna today for participating in her first piano recital. She has been taking piano lessons for about 3 months now. She played "Frosty the Snowman" and "Winter Wonderland". mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-49662410758545656732012-12-15T20:06:00.001-08:002012-12-15T20:06:16.452-08:00A dance from Finland<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The kids participated in the stake Christmas social. The theme was "Christmas around the world" so the kids helped with a dance originating from Finland. It is about the elves on Christmas Eve. Anna is 2nd from the left, Megan is 4th from the left, and Jacob is at the end. So funny to watch Jacob, they loved it.mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-46120489776161100042012-11-01T08:19:00.003-07:002012-11-01T08:19:54.530-07:00Halloween 2012This is the first year the kids didn't want to coordinate or be part of the same theme. Jacob was a robot, "DANGER! NEED MORE CANDY!". Megan was a paper doll and Anna chose to be a washing machine. Next year, less bulkiness more fabric. (Owen was a baby carrot, I will add a picture later)<br />
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Another day at the office for Jacob<br />
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I feel like I couldn't have survived without my mom's help during the first week of Owen's life.<br />
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You can often find Owen being comforted by his big sister, Anna, in this same chair, many times a day.<br />
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Megan's spring recital<br />
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The recital was forced inside due to a storm were Megan transformed into a beautiful butterfly.<br />
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A trip to Deanna Rose Farmstead with our friend Ethan.mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-92113192330458818512012-06-11T11:58:00.000-07:002012-06-11T11:58:04.893-07:00Last Day of School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Anna with her 2nd grade teacher Ms. Combs<br />
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Megan with her kindergarten teacher Mrs. Pierce<br />
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The girls are sad to leave their teachers but excited to be another grade higher. We are so proud of them and everything they have improved on academically and more. These special teachers make them want to come to school everyday and make learning fun. They know how much we trust them with our girls so they make the most of their time together.mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-53794807125502510832012-06-11T11:49:00.001-07:002012-06-11T11:49:05.824-07:00Blessing Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We welcomed family from near and far to help us celebrate Owen's Blessing Day. His blessing outfit was the same one Jacob used for his special day. Grandma Shaw made it with all its handsome pleats and adorable collar. A special day for us and for Owen.mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-88368382240831376772012-06-11T11:36:00.000-07:002012-06-11T11:36:12.582-07:002 months oldThe first few months of a new baby's life is full of a lot of sleeping and a lot of eating. Owen is no exception and now we are enjoying his smiles and happy sounds as well. At his 2 month check-up he weighed in at 13 lbs. and is still sporting a big head according to those national growth charts. Definitely not abnormal in our family because we need lots of room for our big brains!!<br />
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We love this cute face, our family wouldn't be complete without him.mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-88948592538132892382012-04-11T17:30:00.005-07:002012-04-11T17:40:33.772-07:00Welcoming Owen<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOPnE_cTlQyJM0ovhGpdK4aBXC9gECT5UQ7IkzuziyHMeIQmob6ZWPnhvnS5Rdghx7vu6_G50kjqPxRGs4RPCdC5Snd1qiRRoQBaV4ZjScMUsieAYBVtUFK2YnK10mMTXYWdANItDzTCF/s1600/Owen+018.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730307072086961970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizOPnE_cTlQyJM0ovhGpdK4aBXC9gECT5UQ7IkzuziyHMeIQmob6ZWPnhvnS5Rdghx7vu6_G50kjqPxRGs4RPCdC5Snd1qiRRoQBaV4ZjScMUsieAYBVtUFK2YnK10mMTXYWdANItDzTCF/s320/Owen+018.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Owen William Shaw</div><br /><div>9lbs 5 ounces</div><br /><div>22 inches long</div><br /><div>April 6, 2012 10:11pm</div><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3zjmXD3yYOCQKZjcgiiwzpVB4D3QW3Ok23cqGXrKCaWILOJ020kc2aQvl9rjfAspmeYUV-TBHtYd5mrUOuOuYLTlar2Zo5vssKRGkkZf5eIoP_sLdFNfhRhSsfrcl2usgS_WyXDR4UIS/s1600/Owen+027.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730306716466980226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3zjmXD3yYOCQKZjcgiiwzpVB4D3QW3Ok23cqGXrKCaWILOJ020kc2aQvl9rjfAspmeYUV-TBHtYd5mrUOuOuYLTlar2Zo5vssKRGkkZf5eIoP_sLdFNfhRhSsfrcl2usgS_WyXDR4UIS/s320/Owen+027.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>We are adjusting to a family of six. Owen is loved and held a lot by his siblings. He is my biggest baby and the only one to come on his due date. We love having him in our family.</div>mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-23769685931834633992012-03-20T12:08:00.004-07:002012-03-20T12:19:29.064-07:00Big Project<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MbJYSGKrtHtPtKlma61l0oO9-adXYA2qAiFCa0Vd8s5wEPJnVbAqC14bik_eaKrpEt5TxIc_5b7kdQ-RbxlawSXTHLDw8HS5vUQCFx9tHkthQIV3O3j2G9KZHmqSO0PKmsVaayqr7ZkJ/s1600/new+closet%252C+Anna%2527s+room+006.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722058736589132994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4MbJYSGKrtHtPtKlma61l0oO9-adXYA2qAiFCa0Vd8s5wEPJnVbAqC14bik_eaKrpEt5TxIc_5b7kdQ-RbxlawSXTHLDw8HS5vUQCFx9tHkthQIV3O3j2G9KZHmqSO0PKmsVaayqr7ZkJ/s320/new+closet%252C+Anna%2527s+room+006.JPG" /></a> Recently we found a little more space in our small house by finishing a storage room. Anna will move in shortly but first we needed to create some sort of storage system. Thanks to free plans on-line (Ana-White, Knock-Off Wood), we planned a closet with cubbies and two drawers on the bottom. I also finally got to use a pair of shutters that I bought at Habitat ReStore for $5 each.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCbb6OMh86ppoZEHvqUj6H7iyTvcL2WcHRZORWHomkzwKPQ4I2GW94XqXOhlaPykz0lH-KSwtXnlzI9lcBcX9J6sefT1_pAKICrhj79iCCtv4oefLRmsFF1Ljf7XvY11FQXutiuX4-4vh/s1600/new+closet%252C+Anna%2527s+room+005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722058523619372610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSCbb6OMh86ppoZEHvqUj6H7iyTvcL2WcHRZORWHomkzwKPQ4I2GW94XqXOhlaPykz0lH-KSwtXnlzI9lcBcX9J6sefT1_pAKICrhj79iCCtv4oefLRmsFF1Ljf7XvY11FQXutiuX4-4vh/s320/new+closet%252C+Anna%2527s+room+005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div>Finally, after many hours of cutting, construction, and painting we finished. Everything may not be squared but is fully functioning and Anna is excited to move in. My Dad saved me at the end by coming and finishing some details. Baby #4 will be here soon and we are closer to being ready.</div></div>mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-65092679176842110142012-03-04T17:48:00.007-08:002012-03-04T18:05:16.563-08:00Random PicturesOur only significant snowfall so far this year. It is nice to have a kid-size hill in the backyard.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0bJ5eI-pf3xZreF32clYAThUgaBMGQY9HAXTR_aHC3Tl9wytTNeutb3FY_N51b52RPbFYBwLuuc3rR3n7eo-od1vjZu9_ixpS7129-b8f99XlmNhBy8OSDRhx2BkI6p-k2kdD8AZTVFs/s1600/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+029.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716227588571152450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0bJ5eI-pf3xZreF32clYAThUgaBMGQY9HAXTR_aHC3Tl9wytTNeutb3FY_N51b52RPbFYBwLuuc3rR3n7eo-od1vjZu9_ixpS7129-b8f99XlmNhBy8OSDRhx2BkI6p-k2kdD8AZTVFs/s320/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+029.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9blcss5CrMHgaQDUJE1-Npg6RhTugif5g6VQ5OIaOZMLaDq82islM1Ym_gUf6RYjtQ0k904r7oW6YaA3kgTp312FWcKp67-tE8h4w7WlCcQmkdJ8BvQangAbg8m3I_x3MfFQ29eRfKfG/s1600/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+032.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716226002384480610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS9blcss5CrMHgaQDUJE1-Npg6RhTugif5g6VQ5OIaOZMLaDq82islM1Ym_gUf6RYjtQ0k904r7oW6YaA3kgTp312FWcKp67-tE8h4w7WlCcQmkdJ8BvQangAbg8m3I_x3MfFQ29eRfKfG/s320/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+032.JPG" /></a> Our kids and their future as graffiti artists! They were pretty excited to "paint" Anna's new room. The drywall and mudding was probably our least favorite part of diy-ing this room.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5NbctYst1lDqJ3tE1g4x2Fk5N-kmCPn_HGvwGXhBd7HIqZdv3kW6oM207-w_zi_a8PntRaQuMlLLEbYUffoA9PEUqMj-7xbMCf-XGxCc99wRNy0kICPQFzkO1q5KHbrZZzvjEHxJJJiP/s1600/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+030.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716225739249211410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5NbctYst1lDqJ3tE1g4x2Fk5N-kmCPn_HGvwGXhBd7HIqZdv3kW6oM207-w_zi_a8PntRaQuMlLLEbYUffoA9PEUqMj-7xbMCf-XGxCc99wRNy0kICPQFzkO1q5KHbrZZzvjEHxJJJiP/s320/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+030.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU0bJ5eI-pf3xZreF32clYAThUgaBMGQY9HAXTR_aHC3Tl9wytTNeutb3FY_N51b52RPbFYBwLuuc3rR3n7eo-od1vjZu9_ixpS7129-b8f99XlmNhBy8OSDRhx2BkI6p-k2kdD8AZTVFs/s1600/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+029.JPG"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>It was mismatch clothes day at school. Fun to not match on purpose.<br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSnvqsaC6T1y13OSn8Mq3f6Gz9sU1UjJLxbpaqx3s_upxzs4pzGJqDC_RPp1pz8gxvsP0V-O3JpTbrLgXXS62B4jfYsoDf0_NEQw-3rGQ5k_qq9auCVE4xKdjvthEYI0mCl1c3kQK75nB/s1600/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+024.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716224995533989474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSnvqsaC6T1y13OSn8Mq3f6Gz9sU1UjJLxbpaqx3s_upxzs4pzGJqDC_RPp1pz8gxvsP0V-O3JpTbrLgXXS62B4jfYsoDf0_NEQw-3rGQ5k_qq9auCVE4xKdjvthEYI0mCl1c3kQK75nB/s320/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+024.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>After this post, I should be caught up before baby boy Shaw #2 arrives (don't miss the other two new posts). We are also almost done with Anna's new room so I will post pics of that later too. </div></div></div></div>mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-29435584709096948232012-03-04T17:29:00.008-08:002012-03-04T17:47:13.963-08:00Jacob turns 3<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oQjcGKiuxFLmq0j74_WxfJ-1omsYJ9ViUYgFpmHNvyJyVhAmy8TNKb57SyZkpr0p1sbPojWf7GxgLAuhCnO0O9lLGVpRvRg41Keg6D8I3hU_I1CvXG44svgG7Tx1i8h4_p0moR-9pRuK/s1600/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+026.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716221569479413378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-oQjcGKiuxFLmq0j74_WxfJ-1omsYJ9ViUYgFpmHNvyJyVhAmy8TNKb57SyZkpr0p1sbPojWf7GxgLAuhCnO0O9lLGVpRvRg41Keg6D8I3hU_I1CvXG44svgG7Tx1i8h4_p0moR-9pRuK/s320/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+026.JPG" /></a>Jacob's birthday finally arrived. He only talked about it every day for a month or so. I guess he considered it a second Christmas because he was pointing at everything and saying "I want this for my birthday". We figured it was never to early to try out shaving cream but we will wait on the razor how-to until he grows a few feet.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyL3H6U-yVKafjQzFWvP4FtHEbg4GfFDdoNj4bKA_p8CyoVS5q2LcnwDwXSvuz20Hs9II5jVIBan-zR3sYwgfT2tNSVfVVobepyZQ2Q2Ce-k-xLrduMfxLjQ6JsD3XBxh1VEV2pYhFX6tf/s1600/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+038.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716221267160890594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyL3H6U-yVKafjQzFWvP4FtHEbg4GfFDdoNj4bKA_p8CyoVS5q2LcnwDwXSvuz20Hs9II5jVIBan-zR3sYwgfT2tNSVfVVobepyZQ2Q2Ce-k-xLrduMfxLjQ6JsD3XBxh1VEV2pYhFX6tf/s320/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+038.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEisplY7-DQMVwm3C7hbkn-HLg086XIIjq6NSJmDzNfRnzNxkgXUedEDRg2dik-bw0yBUWkjeLQCAD9GedmpFOE-5MnuIOBifXGOEZUQCBcQJ0BF3CP_Yclk8UyRmJ7V7Jc037t5bQH1s1/s1600/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+034.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716220933911217378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEisplY7-DQMVwm3C7hbkn-HLg086XIIjq6NSJmDzNfRnzNxkgXUedEDRg2dik-bw0yBUWkjeLQCAD9GedmpFOE-5MnuIOBifXGOEZUQCBcQJ0BF3CP_Yclk8UyRmJ7V7Jc037t5bQH1s1/s320/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+034.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnlW_XGGUqlQBOjeT_Mk1b09VXGb9xr5TOJcbv7vHrMLATmAXkqJ-WTLlUUayD6q3URPZD92qwvlz9oRfTj-OpMSQDR1eunXBCfb2t_Zc_1ulD8eqd_L4Nnba6BPxSwc2rG9HHk8xwRur/s1600/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+035.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716220628119440754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnlW_XGGUqlQBOjeT_Mk1b09VXGb9xr5TOJcbv7vHrMLATmAXkqJ-WTLlUUayD6q3URPZD92qwvlz9oRfTj-OpMSQDR1eunXBCfb2t_Zc_1ulD8eqd_L4Nnba6BPxSwc2rG9HHk8xwRur/s320/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+035.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2kkmKiiiD3VHLOaBrzhGuaGpEgwl0p6hvxaEltDW2IL09QE7b19W9ta3Ci69mKsIWA7A2IjOYsDPupIHpiOlAvAl5lqJTHPbwCuRxlqOovrXQRAZLaBMmPv7hYwOzCF2bqDRGItJ9GwK/s1600/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+037.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716219998986032178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2kkmKiiiD3VHLOaBrzhGuaGpEgwl0p6hvxaEltDW2IL09QE7b19W9ta3Ci69mKsIWA7A2IjOYsDPupIHpiOlAvAl5lqJTHPbwCuRxlqOovrXQRAZLaBMmPv7hYwOzCF2bqDRGItJ9GwK/s320/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+037.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />He is a big Toy Story fan and loves anything with wheels. His birthday was complete with the movie, pjs and cars from Grandma and Grandpa Shaw, his first remote control car from Hanna and Happa Downs and a new bike from us.<br />Happy Birthday Jacob! We love you.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-84735759994916966322012-03-04T17:11:00.006-08:002012-03-04T17:29:08.965-08:00Christmas 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFezK9jspihvDhZ3qvDEE8nG7NbvJku0wR-CYiDe55Y15tTwuzEXgWlvkD7qIZ4ZNK6sirzR6FaSIfzoEIfyJLcZNuPulGMIEI1Zr6U9EVn-OFLIu9LofVsnEV-Ylwu7SoeRGW_fhJIjNt/s1600/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716218318117265394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFezK9jspihvDhZ3qvDEE8nG7NbvJku0wR-CYiDe55Y15tTwuzEXgWlvkD7qIZ4ZNK6sirzR6FaSIfzoEIfyJLcZNuPulGMIEI1Zr6U9EVn-OFLIu9LofVsnEV-Ylwu7SoeRGW_fhJIjNt/s320/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBiYji_LX3vVqzvzCzlGb3eL3R9LdaTFsf-OQLTbfmAx8xV8InRaHopY9T14Ilne7N78W-Rt9M_6_bxf8IO3sPNROkJqkzMKLZMLrGjlfjArAWQBlH1T6bwBdLZVA63YMGOHEUPUD1i_m/s1600/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+003.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716217795198819954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBiYji_LX3vVqzvzCzlGb3eL3R9LdaTFsf-OQLTbfmAx8xV8InRaHopY9T14Ilne7N78W-Rt9M_6_bxf8IO3sPNROkJqkzMKLZMLrGjlfjArAWQBlH1T6bwBdLZVA63YMGOHEUPUD1i_m/s320/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyHA3pxXQkyTKyaukWvEzS2tKYX1PoDQSuYxMCoAd35iu3ASh0ZcWn9BkSWMq09o5elTgtepgGQe6eqnCO99aiLocpl0HYR5hFq3UNnPII6y9dTGWlyW-H1xmmQfQw9IyiO4mxi5AMETv/s1600/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716216506670239250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzyHA3pxXQkyTKyaukWvEzS2tKYX1PoDQSuYxMCoAd35iu3ASh0ZcWn9BkSWMq09o5elTgtepgGQe6eqnCO99aiLocpl0HYR5hFq3UNnPII6y9dTGWlyW-H1xmmQfQw9IyiO4mxi5AMETv/s320/Jacob%2527s+b-day+and+snow+002.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I know it is March 4th but I am finally catching up with pictures from Christmas. We spent Christmas in Jefferson City with the Downs. Luckily, Santa knew where to find us and the presents where safely tucked under the tree on Christmas morning. The holiday was complete with new pj's and a Christmas Eve candle devotional.</div><br /><div></div></div></div>mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-73265073264895960932011-12-12T09:43:00.001-08:002011-12-12T09:52:26.478-08:00The Nutcracker<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRqBoZJVCVpXcXCTRPmQaohik3n_1FSoIy0viESgWPGmtMybQz9_vMKsy7WFJtbBG8WJa7espN57qsTw4SdBDGU4M_jKGNk19PlUYbCrNn96XEuwSwFl-vzPnG_C6GCF-EmClxs05Bd4T/s1600/Nutcracker%252C+card+003.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685299644189542594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkRqBoZJVCVpXcXCTRPmQaohik3n_1FSoIy0viESgWPGmtMybQz9_vMKsy7WFJtbBG8WJa7espN57qsTw4SdBDGU4M_jKGNk19PlUYbCrNn96XEuwSwFl-vzPnG_C6GCF-EmClxs05Bd4T/s320/Nutcracker%252C+card+003.JPG" /></a><br />This is Megan in her costumes for the Nutcracker performances. We dedicated some evenings and Saturdays to her practicing and performing. She has loved every bit of it. Her favorite costume was the "Little Cousin" outfit for the party scene. She loves to twirl around and around as it fans out around her. She was also a "Snowbird" in the snow scene. This was her first year dancing in in it and you can always find a big smile on her face while she is doing it. I was surprised that nothing about performing in front of a lot of people bothered her at all. We loved watching our little ballerina and it was a great way to start off the Christmas season.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAAiReKsLKSBp2i03oUE1Fh5bTLjZgMsv87V2e3fsnaJlgpkHvPkbGtrEHbtpWAnon9ybqxAjqEVKkMyxEgnK2XSTu_AZlI7bsWcR2BSdTIdk71aFas3awGus4Bj70EvhM0RRmrVLWWD_/s1600/Nutcracker%252C+card+005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5685299393955903698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBAAiReKsLKSBp2i03oUE1Fh5bTLjZgMsv87V2e3fsnaJlgpkHvPkbGtrEHbtpWAnon9ybqxAjqEVKkMyxEgnK2XSTu_AZlI7bsWcR2BSdTIdk71aFas3awGus4Bj70EvhM0RRmrVLWWD_/s320/Nutcracker%252C+card+005.JPG" /></a>mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-5360199627170898442011-11-02T07:23:00.000-07:002011-11-02T07:35:08.457-07:00My husbandMy husband doesn't know I am writing this and putting it out there in the blogo-sphere but more people should know how great he is. In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am so grateful for him. He is very considerate of me and never takes much for himself. I thought I would list just a few of the little things that he does for me.<br /><br />1. He always gets up first in the morning unless he is sick. I get to sleep in every Saturday and Sunday morning. Many times when he gets up, he pulls the covers that he has taken back over to my side.<br /><br />2. He checks out books about maternity fitness because I asked his opinion about it.<br /><br />3. He knows that when I am grumpy I either need a nap or a good workout at the gym.<br /><br />4. He is the saver and I am the spender. As a result, we have little debt.<br /><br />5. He hides my clearance candy so I don't eat it all at once. I love being surprised later, when I really need it and I had forgotten about it!<br /><br />These are just a few things why I love my husband so much and am so grateful for him.mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-84219865108513607572011-11-01T10:22:00.000-07:002011-11-01T10:45:07.021-07:00My Marine Animals<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKo1w7VWAooqb5IN2iWJ_hlgVnrUykyM0ULRM8cAjtH-vgIUdoz1AhxDPnKXfMZgQv3gNEDYaqu5grisGLGkEUOVy0DbO9gmmDRe0sILvPR5SSZqrfFNi2EH0xZDV6xTJbux_AK2kduod/s1600/Halloween%252C+anna%2527s+b-day+064.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670081312943503330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHKo1w7VWAooqb5IN2iWJ_hlgVnrUykyM0ULRM8cAjtH-vgIUdoz1AhxDPnKXfMZgQv3gNEDYaqu5grisGLGkEUOVy0DbO9gmmDRe0sILvPR5SSZqrfFNi2EH0xZDV6xTJbux_AK2kduod/s320/Halloween%252C+anna%2527s+b-day+064.JPG" /></a><br />Costumes on my kids is the only part of Halloween I really enjoy. I could do without the cheap belly-ache from too much candy and the kids bouncing off the walls from too much of that same candy. This year, Family Fun magazine and Salvation Army Thrift Store were great places to help with cheap, diy costumes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIzC1ie3c7rCOUSlb5N05ktXoZqtvlqZ4Fm7hQDcrozdH5FSP1_12B5ImuH3AKDFUOr-_dnnSAvrq8vFCA-0UaoBvHUUzdTFpw_T5sb9Trhe833JXGmCBX4VHyoSNVPPo1v4fSzdhrLOa/s1600/Halloween%252C+anna%2527s+b-day+062.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 240px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670081041586794386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrIzC1ie3c7rCOUSlb5N05ktXoZqtvlqZ4Fm7hQDcrozdH5FSP1_12B5ImuH3AKDFUOr-_dnnSAvrq8vFCA-0UaoBvHUUzdTFpw_T5sb9Trhe833JXGmCBX4VHyoSNVPPo1v4fSzdhrLOa/s320/Halloween%252C+anna%2527s+b-day+062.JPG" /></a> <br /><br /><div>Jacob couldn't stop talking about being an octopus and he made sure everyone knew he had eight legs. Sometimes he would get down close to the ground so he could look like a real octopus floating in the water.<br /><br /><br /><div>Megan (upper right picture) wanted to be a jellyfish. Nothing a cheap sombrero and bubble wrap couldn't fix.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LYSoUv9slqUAnU1ja0ICFteLtI3eDHoz7wxtgs20Why2UfAVCQ1VciJlxhJyg36yLZMe_-ph-tz7dttuYXj0_drnDVqfe3UpxknUflTkUEMnCThH3ImyR6y78GYTTShxg4PeMsWfbF0l/s1600/Halloween%252C+anna%2527s+b-day+060.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670080519748943410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7LYSoUv9slqUAnU1ja0ICFteLtI3eDHoz7wxtgs20Why2UfAVCQ1VciJlxhJyg36yLZMe_-ph-tz7dttuYXj0_drnDVqfe3UpxknUflTkUEMnCThH3ImyR6y78GYTTShxg4PeMsWfbF0l/s320/Halloween%252C+anna%2527s+b-day+060.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Anna was a fish, complete with glittery scales on the back.<br /><br /><br />They all had plenty of opportunities to show off their costumes even before trick or treating on Halloween night. Gordon even dressed up as a fisherman looking for a deep sea catch. I don't have a picture of his or mine yet. For my costume, I took a fun idea I had seen on the internet. Since I am about 4 months pregnant, I stenciled a skeleton on a black shirt and then painted a little baby skeleton lower on the shirt where it really is. All in all, we had fun in our costumes.<br /><br /></div><br /><div></div></div>mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-59285389250225143462011-10-29T14:05:00.000-07:002011-10-29T14:30:16.740-07:00Anna's birthday<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaXtEWGwbK8-psnmQOJ7fcFp_lKz3zJwW3HsV_xYb7zt8xlrMNPqqTrE3PNT5ULSAZ3B9xaJQUhSI9-lZ-NgCkjptrvRX2Da5hm1aFLp2cFYf_OKXcrDgIqbntHzLZ6dgI55gJiGFM5fRE/s1600/Halloween%252C+anna%2527s+b-day+070.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnjX5ncAbUFx2Ok6Ujw6xZEP7EIv5PHVbbEtW1Q3HbIlqUKJPM2qVAroqEHSDnlWPk3CnDDX6iUMPgQv8MenH-Gwoyy9a_rIYYFXSupmcFGD5K1NVqQ6w2TWbEDYEHdcRGm00iKPaFsfB/s1600/Halloween%252C+anna%2527s+b-day+067.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669026916134087394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUnjX5ncAbUFx2Ok6Ujw6xZEP7EIv5PHVbbEtW1Q3HbIlqUKJPM2qVAroqEHSDnlWPk3CnDDX6iUMPgQv8MenH-Gwoyy9a_rIYYFXSupmcFGD5K1NVqQ6w2TWbEDYEHdcRGm00iKPaFsfB/s320/Halloween%252C+anna%2527s+b-day+067.JPG" /></a> Pizza-making fun for Anna's birthday party! She turns eight today and she had a fun party. We only do parties every other year so this is a party year. The girls showed me their best pizza dough tossing skills and then they each created a personal pizza. Their skills were of course improved by the poofy, white hats and silly black moustaches. Anna helped sew the aprons for each girl to take home. We completed the menu with lemon cake and ice cream. We also had beautiful weather so some of the party was spent outside.</div><br /><br /><p></p><br /><p>We love our Anna and we our so glad she is ours. Eight is a special age and she has chosen to be baptized. The date is set for November 12th. Her teacher had nothing but excellent things to say about her in parent/teacher conference. Anna's reading skills are way above the second grade level too. She scored a 787 and the second grade reading level is 300-600 on the Lexile scale.</p><br /><div>Eight is off to a good start.<br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div>mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-59955964843022669832011-08-18T10:55:00.001-07:002011-08-18T11:05:53.549-07:00Summer Fun 2011<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkfF4SKpRszEI04xKixKY1MkPY_rYP3KgvKnr4mf8c1CSXP35Isp8QcN2satVdUxEybh_1BzjjukEHmHK5OPfKqSB3yBWlJn9xbbpIXrnEpsGMHlDeA1zCiZy9pL3xy5l1wiwnOCUy-EX/s1600/summer+2011+043.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642257842664275410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWkfF4SKpRszEI04xKixKY1MkPY_rYP3KgvKnr4mf8c1CSXP35Isp8QcN2satVdUxEybh_1BzjjukEHmHK5OPfKqSB3yBWlJn9xbbpIXrnEpsGMHlDeA1zCiZy9pL3xy5l1wiwnOCUy-EX/s320/summer+2011+043.JPG" /></a> The kids rode on a train with Gordon from KC to Independence. 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<br />mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-20548748291399531412011-05-30T19:05:00.000-07:002011-05-30T19:11:39.946-07:00Round and Round<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIdzfqEfvJpZ_nBUpt0esTkv5ptZ5D_PrGUrC924ZG11x0MW__SHRpB2ppHxiZwBadVb0Aw_c3KgInnI2heTFEyY-0DS-hzCmSKAwJQH6ohLEpRxkx-RQwSq7hhg-TmlzeGtSD1YzS2zH/s1600/recital%252C+b%2526b%252C+pk+grad+003.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612695906869673090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIdzfqEfvJpZ_nBUpt0esTkv5ptZ5D_PrGUrC924ZG11x0MW__SHRpB2ppHxiZwBadVb0Aw_c3KgInnI2heTFEyY-0DS-hzCmSKAwJQH6ohLEpRxkx-RQwSq7hhg-TmlzeGtSD1YzS2zH/s320/recital%252C+b%2526b%252C+pk+grad+003.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div>Anna decided she wanted to be part of the talent show for her first grade class. If you didn't already know, Anna is an excellent hula-hooper. She doesn't get it from her mother though. The song she hooped to was Selena Gomez, "Round and Round" and another little girl in her class did it at the same time. The song was 3 minutes long but Anna can go on forever without messing up. We are so proud of her future in the circus! Just kidding, but we are so proud of her for getting up in front of a group of people, especially a group of her peers.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>(This is one of 4 posts)</div>mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-61361585830506278222011-05-30T19:00:00.001-07:002011-05-30T19:05:26.099-07:00Pre-K graduation<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfIinwthAvkwMAzfyO3ROycb3G9_xmsGikWUMFgeDfby2qCknD7kaLc8FITE3B6Oi58O4xlfY9Hib7wxgxtRl2-iradWlwX0KgaxPRzWI_ZBAqLZZu857veAZxsZfSC04D85GQJKxQiyL/s1600/recital%252C+b%2526b%252C+pk+grad+010.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612694860926677586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzfIinwthAvkwMAzfyO3ROycb3G9_xmsGikWUMFgeDfby2qCknD7kaLc8FITE3B6Oi58O4xlfY9Hib7wxgxtRl2-iradWlwX0KgaxPRzWI_ZBAqLZZu857veAZxsZfSC04D85GQJKxQiyL/s320/recital%252C+b%2526b%252C+pk+grad+010.JPG" /></a> Megan had a great year in preschool. Loved her teacher and learned lots of new songs. She graduated from preschool Thursday night. I had them move her name to the front of the alphabet so I could wisk her away to her ballet recital that happened to overlap on the same night.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gmp_TzLyZhkI7D5YHD4YiEwF3p9tj7J6yTB89V_1-LWO314uy4W8I6_goGPZXWzKz2QZcLYvz7_ElWR1ZuhngS9L5Ok0FMVxv4bsXuEyW2xqaBbHijxCL7olv2sWOzcQONJSGfVb5CT9/s1600/recital%252C+b%2526b%252C+pk+grad+005.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612694589597196754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7gmp_TzLyZhkI7D5YHD4YiEwF3p9tj7J6yTB89V_1-LWO314uy4W8I6_goGPZXWzKz2QZcLYvz7_ElWR1ZuhngS9L5Ok0FMVxv4bsXuEyW2xqaBbHijxCL7olv2sWOzcQONJSGfVb5CT9/s320/recital%252C+b%2526b%252C+pk+grad+005.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-76492682811999076292011-05-30T18:41:00.001-07:002011-05-30T19:00:28.719-07:00Our little troll<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgGsmLnZrP4MdZuScIucSV2U-8QhW-IjGi4PbMnE2NNMeFOGu6-wnGndJ5cDGZAxf98f0Wy4gXaO3Q8_Ae27Jddj_WXCjgwqm0UmlZl0Ap7OzKfj6EXWF0WGuZKF_wa8Ci-Rq3B37ei4C/s1600/recital%252C+b%2526b%252C+pk+grad+014.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612694087348208530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFgGsmLnZrP4MdZuScIucSV2U-8QhW-IjGi4PbMnE2NNMeFOGu6-wnGndJ5cDGZAxf98f0Wy4gXaO3Q8_Ae27Jddj_WXCjgwqm0UmlZl0Ap7OzKfj6EXWF0WGuZKF_wa8Ci-Rq3B37ei4C/s320/recital%252C+b%2526b%252C+pk+grad+014.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-CTEUhjks-GbBjOefrttFGc3Fen0JjEIxAnBFjCeouGrNW2_19Jwq_kxNEYJ6hyGUVoFwO4OJhnpJdxOb5m_pUfL2hGohKj9Oni3oI1IBD8rMMgE_3gW75-3bd8YCkwHn0mc_RkeBVWE/s1600/recital%252C+b%2526b%252C+pk+grad+019.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612690787695395442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH-CTEUhjks-GbBjOefrttFGc3Fen0JjEIxAnBFjCeouGrNW2_19Jwq_kxNEYJ6hyGUVoFwO4OJhnpJdxOb5m_pUfL2hGohKj9Oni3oI1IBD8rMMgE_3gW75-3bd8YCkwHn0mc_RkeBVWE/s320/recital%252C+b%2526b%252C+pk+grad+019.JPG" /></a> Megan had her first ballet recital last Thursday. She danced three dances total. In one of the dances she played a troll. It is fun to watch here dance and have fun. At this age they aren't judged for technical skills so they get to just have a good time.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3691603521483823992.post-5894272585721847912011-05-30T18:39:00.000-07:002011-05-30T18:41:09.399-07:00Haircut<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxQXszUvVWZuep7oPK5mdT5XwenIZS7P2d7hm3hFwPgVhusXhNImBJCQNaw1VBkW0b62BDr3MTU7m7aTrd57FAY0TjYiNmaz_i7wokVt8vUbpPvqMdKPDSMX6WHCh2E5-BihXR08VjRUG/s1600/recital%252C+b%2526b%252C+pk+grad+004.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612689287901817394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinxQXszUvVWZuep7oPK5mdT5XwenIZS7P2d7hm3hFwPgVhusXhNImBJCQNaw1VBkW0b62BDr3MTU7m7aTrd57FAY0TjYiNmaz_i7wokVt8vUbpPvqMdKPDSMX6WHCh2E5-BihXR08VjRUG/s320/recital%252C+b%2526b%252C+pk+grad+004.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div></div>mshawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12988256954126531703noreply@blogger.com2