Spring Soccer 2013

Jacob 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).

Megan's Performance Awards 2013

Megan'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.

Anna's Spring Recital 2013

Anna has really enjoyed learning to play the piano.  She has been taking lessons for 8 months now.

Anna's First Piano Recital

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".

A dance from Finland

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.

Halloween 2012

This 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)

Summer Fun in Utah

Fun in the pool with cousins in Heber City, Utah

Jacob caught his first fish

Trampoline fun with the cousins.

Gordon and Anna at Olympic Park, Park City

Our future 3-man bobsled team

Watching freestyle skiers practice jumps

Arches National Park, Utah

Jacob

Anna

Megan

Dinosaur museum, Thanksgiving Point

Reuniting with old roommates and new babies

Loved spending time with a missionary   companion from my pre-mommy life.

Random pictures

                                          Another day at the office for Jacob

                   I feel like I couldn't have survived without my mom's help during the first week of Owen's life.

       You can often find Owen being comforted by his big sister, Anna, in this same chair, many times a day.

 Megan's spring recital

 The recital was forced inside due to a storm were Megan transformed into a beautiful butterfly.

A trip to Deanna Rose Farmstead with our friend Ethan.

Last Day of School

                                                  Anna with her 2nd grade teacher Ms. Combs

                                               Megan with her kindergarten teacher Mrs. Pierce

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.

Blessing Day

 

 

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.

2 months old

The 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!!

We love this cute face, our family wouldn't be complete without him.

Welcoming Owen

Owen William Shaw

9lbs 5 ounces

22 inches long

April 6, 2012 10:11pm

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.

Big Project

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.

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.

Random Pictures

Our only significant snowfall so far this year. It is nice to have a kid-size hill in the backyard.

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.

It was mismatch clothes day at school. Fun to not match on purpose.

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.

Jacob turns 3

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.

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.
Happy Birthday Jacob! We love you.