First Day of School

Today was the first day of school, 7th & 8th Grade.

The girls, the girls and Anna, Kristal and Anna......

Some day, before we know it, Lily will be lined up with them with her backpack... (but for now she'll just look pretty for the camera and wave bye to them in the mornings)

Lily Started Walking Today

Lily finally started walking today. She walked from the stove into the livingroom and then over to the couch.

"I started walking just in time for Daddy to have me all by himself".

The girls start school tomorrow........

Our First Blog

I thought that since we don't see all of our family and friends all that often that I would start a blog so everyone can see how everyone is changing and what we are up to. We have friends and family that we think of often that are close and far away (some that visit other countries frequently) that we do not get to see nearly as much as we should. So here we are.

I wanted to post a few pictures of our summer since it's coming quickly to a end and school will be starting soon. (Mark isn't too sad though because the end of summer means hunting season is just around the corner)

I hope you enjoy it.


We love and miss you all!

Keep in touch

Shelly, Mark, Shannon, Kristal and Lily


Lily and Mark at Lily Bay State Park. Lily Bay, ME for those of you who didn't know is where Lily got her name. Mark and I got engaged and had our honeymoon there. Courtesy of our favorite family "The Kanes".

The three girls at Ocean Park ME where the girls and I went to spend a few days with the Meaders. Poor Mark had to work but I know that he enjoyed the time to himself.

Shannon was trying to fly a kite she did a great job.

Kristal and Shannon soaking up the rays.

Lily loved the beach she was afraid of the ocean at first but when she realized she could splash around in the tide pools we couldn't get her away.