Shae's summertime

It's the perfect morning for a trip to the zoo!
A little uncomfortable being so close to the mama lions. Yeah, they're sleeping... but they're RIGHT THERE!

Busy, busy, busy. Lots to see!

Just a cool photo of a giraffe. I mean who doesn't love a giraffe?

Spending some good quality time with Dad.

Getting ready for the sea lion show to start.

Hydrating during the sea lion show.

Why ride inside the wagon when you can push the wagon from behind?

Stylin' and profilin' whilst watching Elmo.

Mama. You cannot fool me. I know that these muffins have vegetables in them. Yeah, they taste okay, but I do not like vegetables in any form... and so I cannot eat this muffin. Sorry.

Showing off a new pair of kicks!

Stylish girl.

Hanging out at the farmer's market with mama. (And grandma, unpictured.)

Playing catch up...

Know what's the most delicious snack on the planet? Pudding. Seriously.
Would I fib about something like that?!

Girls day in Frisco -- breakfast, a walk around town, a chairlift at Copper Mountain. So fun!

Shae is a fantastic helper around the house. Helping to make pancakes on a Sunday morning:

What did I tell you about the pudding??

Just when I thought it wasn't possible for this kid to get any cuter (note: bias), we discovered that she has enough hair to put into double-sprout pigtails. Her cuteness just upped by a factor of 10.

Shae (and Jody) were able to join me (Jaime) in Vail for a business trip. Shae loved all the fountains in Vail Village -- she wanted to get right in and splash with the big kids!

Learning to drink from a non-sippy cup.

An after dinner snack with Uncle Kyle.

Another sculpture in Vail Village. Go Rams!

Douglas and Shae are great pals.

Jody and Kyle re-creating their fishing adventures at Lake Oaje in South Dakota. Somehow I think this actually isn't that far off the mark.

Shae's absolutely favorite thing is going down slides. Doesn't matter how big the slide is -- she thinks they're the bee's knees. She's a daredevil!

Calling Baba

Shae misses her Baba (grandpa) terribly. Every day she asks where he is; and every day I tell her "Baba is on his bicycle, honey."

Every day Shae points out Baba in the picture in our stairway.

Whenever he calls, Shae gets to talk to Baba on the phone.

This weekend in the bath, Shae pretended to call Baba herself. "Hi Baba!"
And then got pretty upset when he wasn't actually on the other end of her "phone."

:-/

Relaxing with Mom on a holiday weekend

Summer fun in the summer sun

Shae got a new slide to play with for the summer. As happens with kids, the box in which the slide was delivered was WAY more exciting then the slide itself.

The slide itself is pretty cool, too, though.

Shae's favorite summertime treat (so far) is Capri Sun. Kid **loves** her Capri Sun.

Cheeeeeeeese!

Snapping photos of some of the flowers we planted. Lovely, huh? Yeah, not a single petal of any of these flowers is still intact -- they got pummelled in the hail storms a couple weeks ago. Sigh.

Pool time! Cooling off on a very warm afternoon.

No, Daddy, you put the water here.

Okay, this slide is REALLY fun!

Back in the pool.

Taking a hike on a pretty summer day.

Gramma and Baba.

Cindy and Brett (and Dad and Mom).

Grandma B has been asking for a photo of Shae at Bob's headstone for ages. We finally had the opportunity to oblige!