We had a Bar-B-Que at my uncle Rick's house to celebrate my grandfather's 75th birthday. It was a great time of celebration with a lot of family present. It was a lot of fun to see two of my cousins who have had babies this year--altogether we will have 5 new babies born on my mom's side of the family this year.
Here are 3 of the 5 new additions. (L to R) Jacquie with Edison (born the first week in August), Becky with Emily (born in March), me with Shawn, and Jennifer with her daughter Fenix.
It was also an opportunity for us to get a 4-generation picture. This is my grandfather (Gerald), my mother (Susan), me, and baby Shawn. There is a 75 year age difference here.
Here are 3 of the 5 new additions. (L to R) Jacquie with Edison (born the first week in August), Becky with Emily (born in March), me with Shawn, and Jennifer with her daughter Fenix.
My good friend Stephanie and her daughter Bella (15 mos), my mom and I met at the Zoo today. We had such a great time. The weather was beautiful and I really enjoyed walking around the big open park. It was also good to get lots of sage advice from Stephanie. 
Bella is an absolute Hoot. It was so much fun to see Bella watching the animals. She loved the Zebras. 
She also was very interested in Shawn. She kept checking on him in his stroller. Here she is looking to see what was under Shawn's blanket (his toes). 
Here areShawn and I at the zoo. He slept through most of the park, except for during lunch time. He knew right when to wake up! :)
We have two wonderful, curious kids. Here are our kitties--Domino (front) and Mia (back). They are so much fun and have such great personalities. 
Mia has been especially fun since Shawn arrived. She loves Shawn and wants to be anywhere that he is. As you can see in this picture, she loves to sleep near him. I was laying on the couch with Shawn sleeping on my chest, and Mia decided to crawl up and sleep with Shawn, too. She is very protective of him. 
