Friday, May 15, 2009

Shaylinn's First Haircut 5/13/09

So After Shaylinn got up from her nap the other day, & saw the pictures of Cian from his photoshoot, she wanted in on the action.
After taking pictures of her, I realized, that I had to give up on NOT cutting her hair....EVER!!!
She wakes up with her hair soaking wet, she sweats so much, that she looks more like she got out of the shower then from a nice sound sleep.
Not to mention, she has the fine fly away hair that I have disliked most of my life.
She asks every single time she sees me cutting anyones hair to cut hers for her too.
Well after seeing yet another picture of her looking all crazy....
My "HOT MESS"
It was finally time for Shaylinn to get her FIRST haircut.
It was so long...
She was so excited!!!
She even let me blow dry it!!!
She is so beautiful!!!
Then, we headed outside for her own little photoshoot...
Believe it or not, I actually took off almost 3 inches...
The many faces of Shaylinn....
Can you tell she is a thumb sucker???
She even let me play with it...THAT doesn't happen often!!!
Then, someone mentioned Jaina, & she said she wanted her "hair cut just like Jaina."
(Jaina is the other little Princess in the first picture of the "Puddle Fun" post)
I figured, I better go ahead, & cut it shorter now, cause God knows, I am hoping she will want it long again!!!
I can't help it....
I just love her hair pigtails!!!!
She is her own person, so, a bobb it is....
It is so nice to know that I still got it....hahaha
My BEAUTIFUL little girl...Thank you for sitting so good to get your first & second hair cut!!!!
YOU ARE AWESOME!!!
I am so PROUD OF YOU!!!
I LOVE your smiling face!!!
You are so much FUN!!!
I LOVE YOU SOO SOOO SOOOO MUCH!!!!!
Much Love, Many Blessings, & TONS of Laughs,
;) Mommy!!
XOXOXO

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Cian's Photoshoot

I needed "a" picture of Cian for a school project, so we headed outside, after we were done doing homework.  Much to my surprise, he didn't give me a hard time!!!
He is so HANDSOME!!!!
The many faces of Cian....
My HANDSOME little boy...Thank you Buddy for being such a good sport!!!
YOU ARE AWESOME!!!
I am so PROUD OF YOU!!!
I LOVE your smiling face!!!
You are so much FUN!!!
I LOVE YOU SOO SOOO SOOOO MUCH!!!!
Much Love, Many Blessings, & TONS of Laughs,
;) Mommy!!
XOXOXO

Monday, May 11, 2009

Pictures

I needed to get a current picture of Cian so we went outside under the wonderful cloudy sky & had some fun.
This is one of the silly shots I got of Cian....
Then Shaylinn got up from her nap & wanted her picture taken too.
This is my crazy hot mess!!!
I wish I could express how much I love them!!!
Much Love, Many Blessings, & TONS of Laughs,
;) Shannon

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Happy Mothers Day!!!

On Mothers Day, as we all do, I think of my Mom...
She is an AMAZING woman!!!
I Love & miss her so much!!!
She is so beautiful in so many ways, countless ways really.
I can only hope & pray that my children admire & love me half as much as I do her!!!
I LOVE & MISS YOU MOM!!!!
XOXOXO
THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH FOR ALL YOU ARE & ALL YOU DO!!!
I am so LUCKY, PRIVILEGED & HONORED to call you MOM!!!
Happy Mother's Day Mom!!!!
I LOVE YOU!!!!
 XOXOXO
My FABULOUS Mom & me...Isn't she gorgeous?!?!?!
I also think of the "other Mom's" who have touched my life...
There are a lot of those, Grandma's, Great Aunts, Aunts, "In-Laws,""Sisters" & Friends, of all kinds...
I wish I could write about them all, but that would have to be a book!!!
To them I say Thank you for being you!!!
Thank you for being an inspiration, teacher, friend, confidante, comic relief, encouragement, etc, etc!!!
Happy Mother's Day to all of you, you  know who you are!!!!
I love & miss YOU ALL!!!
My Mother In Law is one of them too, of course.
Although I don't have any pictures of her & I together, I do have one to share of her with her boys...
This was taken in February when Chris & Tony went home to harass her, I mean help her out post surgery.  She has been battling Thyroid Cancer, & had to have more removed, so please keep her in your prayers.
She was actually laughing so hard she has tears in her eyes in this picture.
God only knows what they were doing to her, or saying to her....
I feel very lucky that I have a MIL that I love, & like ;)
Happy Mother's Day Mom!!!
Thank you for all you do!!!
I love & miss you, too!!!
XOXOXO
PS.  Its my blog, & I'll post a picture of you if I want to....hahaha
Now about my kids, & my life as a Mom.
I am so lucky to be one!!!
I am so in love with these two....
The two people that have given me the title of "MOM"
They have given me so much, but the love & the laughter is what I cherish most!!!
There is so much that I cherish really, but the smiles they put on my face, & the love that they give every single day is PRICELESS!!!
They are so different, yet they both put countless smiles on my face EVERY SINGLE DAY!!!
A few things that stand out, at this very moment, about each one...in no particular order...
Cian,
He is my reserved, cautious one.  He is the one that observes before taking a leap...see puddle fun post...below this one
He is very caring, loving, funny & FUN.
He likes to be silly, & make people laugh, but he hates the spotlight!!!
He is smart, considerate, & strong.
Oh, & one of my FAVORITES....he is SO TICKLISH!!!!
God I LOVE THAT LITTLE BOY!!!!
Shaylinn,
She is my crazy one...the one that stands next to a sidewalk to hand out flowers to strangers as they walk by...
Yes, she makes me very nervous...
She is my little SASSAFRASS!!!  But, I wouldn't have it any other way.
She is very dramatic, funny & strong.
She is outgoing, LOVING, caring & fun.
SHE is my spotlight girl!!!!  She doesn't even think about who is around her, or watching her when she breaks out a crazy dance or belts out a tune.  Yes, she will get embarrassed when she realizes that all eyes are on her, but she loves it!!! 
She too is smart, & VERY TICKLISH.
GOD I LOVE THAT LITTLE GIRL!!!!
Thank God I have ticklish kids, because my favorite sound in the world, is the laughter of my children!!!!
Those two little people have touched my life, & my heart in more ways then I ever imagined could be touched!!!
I am so EXTREMELY BLESSED!!!!
I love watching & hearing them interact with one another.
I love to hear them laughing with one another from the other room as they play.
I love that they are always looking out for each other!!!
To hear Shaylinn yell "THAT'S MY BROTHER" to defend him, just cracks me up...its hasn't been over anything big, they are only 6 and 3, but still to hear her have his back that way, is AWESOME!!!
(Then there is Cian..."Shaylinn, I can handle this")
LOL!!!
If one of them gets hurt, the other is always right there, doing whatever they think is necessary to make them feel better...
running to get a bandaid or icepack
running to get their favorite toy to make it all better
making silly faces or flopping around like a fish to make the other laugh...
they are there FOR EACH OTHER!!!
I hope & pray it will always be that way!!!
Trust me, they have their battles too, but when push comes to shove, they have each others back...THANK GOD!!!!
I LOVE THAT!!! 
Its because of them that I have this job, this job that I LOVE!!!
I would sacrifice anything necessary to keep this job!!!
I have honestly loved every single minute of it!!!
People often say being a mother is a thankless job, but I disagree.
I started asking them what their favorite part of their day was just before saying prayers each night, & then I ask them to tell me 3 things they are grateful for...
The things that they tell me are the sweetest things ever!!!
It makes me realize that they are truly grateful for the things that they have, & the things that I do for them.
It is a difficult job, but I wouldn't trade it for the world!!!
I hope & pray I do a good job at it, & raise good people!!!
I truly am blessed to have the people, & the things in my life that I do!!!
For all of you Moms out there, I hope you all feel the same!!!
To the Moms that I know, Thank you for touching my life, & teaching me so much!!!
HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!
Much Love, Many Blessings, & TONS of Laughs,
;) Shannon

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Puddle FUN!!!

Our day started off at a "Princess" Birthday Party for Jaina....
They were so beautiful, & had so much fun dancing around in their princess dresses.
Then we came home & took naps in the middle of a rain storm, & when we woke up, this is what we saw....
It started as this.....
Then my daring Shaylinn changed its motion....
with this.... 
Then Cian came outside, & they decided to check out the side of the house....
Off & running....
Then the real fun begins....
written ALL OVER their faces!!!!
Yes, she is in her Princess night gown....LOL
I dared Cian to slide....at first he thought I was crazy....
He had a few "trial runs"
Then this....
LOL...
He didn't expect it to be a little chilly...
....or to get a mouth full of water....hahaha
Then to have the cold shirt stick to him....
....THEN....he realized I wasn't lying to him when I told him it would be FUN!!!!
;)
Shaylinn was having her own fun, her own way....
Jumping as high as she could.....
...& kicking her feet out from under her....
Landing on her bottom in a splash....
....or dancing around...
They both had so much fun!!!!
I asked them to jump "together" & this is what I got....
lol...they were a little off...hahaha
Cian was trying to convince her to run & slide
"Shaylinn you know, slide like a penguin...."
"like this.....it doesn't hurt"
...Nope...she was having her fun ....her way...
I love that about her!!!!
They were soaking wet, & they had SOOO MUCH FUN!!!!
I hope you all had as much fun as we did today!!!
Much Love, Many Blessings, & TONS of Laughs,
;) Shannon