Fall Antics!

Bret, blowing out his birthday candles

Aydan, excited about the office things that he decorated for Bret.

Bret showing off his new grill, well, a picture of it, anyway----his was on back order...

The hula dancing commenced, with Maryn and Bret showing off some fancy moves!

The whole gang "going to the Hukelaui"!

Aydan is not too sure about his Mom's hula style.

Shawn and Brinna looking in fine form as they execute a classic hula move.

Now.....Meg and Bret, is that the "fishy" sign or the "sea"?

Outside we go for some Frisbee throwing and enjoying the warm day!

Clayton is really excited to be outside and playing Frisbee!

Aydan, looking fine in his Hawaiian shirt....

...and doing a quick fancy throw of the Frisbee! (note it is up on the right hand side)

Yes, I am finally getting to the Fall of 2007! Whew!

We had a fun time with Bret's birthday this year. Aydan wanted to have a luau for our family since he had such a great time at Margy's, so we decided to have one for Bret's birthday. Clayton brought his girlfriend, Meg---and she fits in really well! She is a great girl and tried not to be too weirded out by our family----especially when it came time to dance.

Everyone came dressed in their Hawaiian gear and the decor was very island inspired. We had lots of fruit, fish and rice, then had a great time doing the hula, taught by Shawn, of course, since she was able to do some brushing up on her hula at Margy's party. We then had cake, JP Licks Cake Batter Ice Cream cake, of course, our favorite, opened presents, then went outside to throw a frisbee around. I think that it was a definite great luau!

More Summer Days...

Well, now you are really catching on to the fact that I am overwhelmed, overworked and extremely underpaid! I guess that is par for the course of most people's lives right now, but I can't figure out why I never seem to be able to catch up! Is time just going faster or is it my imagination?

Oh, well,.....so........I have to do a quick family blog with pictures from the rest of the summer and then try to find Bret's birthday pictures to do another blog. I KNOW! ITS WICKED AND TERRIBLE, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO!! I'm sure that it will go down in the annuals of my history as being the most pathetic time in my life....

Well, I hope so, anyway----if it gets worse----I'M IN TROUBLE!

I shudder to think when I will get to Thanksgiving and Christmas.....

So, ....next it was a trip to Utah to see the G-babies! It was exciting to spend 10 days or so with Hailey and her young ones----those kids are soooo beautiful! We went swimming and helped Hailey move in to her new house, but mostly I just played with the babies a lot... Sigh....

Grandpa Cannon, with the twins...

"Mimi" gets to hold them last.
Margy, Shawn and Mom ready for the Luau at Margy's house...stunning!

Cousin Ben, with Aydan, enjoying the Luau---nice sun through trees effect!

Grandma Cannon with her brother, Uncle Cleve.
Cleve's wife, Heidi, with Grandpa Cannon, enjoying the show!

Aydan took this one of Shawn, ready to learn the hula.

Grandma Cannon, with Shawn and others, learning to hula----great form!

Lane takes time out of her busy day to give "Mimi" a look...

...while Aydan, Ethan and Mila enjoy a game on the computer.

Lucy and Lane in their toy tables!

Then they move onto their Bumpos, as they get ready for their snack.

Aunt Margy takes over for a while when we visit her house.

All ready to go to the Aquarium with Hailey---great stroller, guys!

The awe of watching the fish at the aquarium.

McKayla, working with the sand at the dinosaur museum
McKayla, Maddie, Mila, Aydan and Taylor at the dinosaur museum.

Then on to the water park!

Aydan, getting ready to climb the ark---while Uncles Eldon and Pat watch.

A huge centipede thats great for climbing---at the play park!

Patrick and his wife, Angie, take a much needed break!

The twins, with Mila, in their cool swimming lobsters...

Laney, excited by the adventure!

....And there they are with Hailey at the helm.

Aydan, using a floatie to get around in the pool!

Shawn with Lucy...

...then with Laney.

Laney in her new 4th of July dress.

Both the girls look adorable in their dresses!

Back at home again, and Aydan is taking swim lessons!
Here he is perfecting his back float....

...resting by the side of the pool, waiting for his turn...

...playing games with the teacher...

...and working on his front crawl.

He's starting to get the hang of it...as long as he doesn't have to put his head in!

Ahh, How Quick Life Goes By!! June 2007

I can't believe that I have not posted any info. about the family since May! Shame on me! What a bad mother and wife I am. I have had a very hectic summer, to say the least---to read more about it, check out my blog, www.swaneesinger.blogspot.com.

So now, I need to recap the last 6 months or so, and thats going to be next to impossible!!
So, I will try to do it in pictures...hhhmmmm...lets start with June, huh...yes, there was my birthday, a trip to the zoo with Aydan's school class, and then a great camping experience at Salisbury Beach, MA!


My (Shawn) birthday!!...yes, 35 again!
Aydan gave me some music---love it!
Oh, so fun to get a croquet set....
....guess we will have to play...in the rain....
....and the dark....nothing stops us!
....the upper crust of British society...after a game....
My other birthday present arrives a few days later!
Yes!....its a new bike...just what I've wanted!
Aydan's classmates on a field trip to the zoo.
Literally, a dog and pony show....
Aydan, contemplating the field trip
Our 1968 camper that we fixed up!
...And here's the curtains and covers that I made for the inside...cozy!
Kayaks for the ocean...except the tide was out...yuck!
Maryn, trying to handle Mignon, after Mignon decided to take a dip in the ocean.
Two of my favorite boys, Aydan and Bret, kayaking.

Hey, I can handle that kayak pretty well....
The beach by our campground...
...and Aydan playing on the beach.
Maryn with Mignon, enjoying the sunshine.
The lighthouse near Salisbury Beach...
and the bay by the lighthouse...at an old fort
Aydan resting on the granite slabs near the old fort.
Grandma Bahe and Cameron came for a visit and went to NYC!
Aydan, with his new haircut, on the bus in NYC!