I can’t believe how fast the summer went by!  It seems like I was just picking Riley up from his last day of school and today I dropped him off for his first day of school.  At the same time, there were times when I knew Riley needed to get back to school (especially in […]

Oh, my mother-in-law is rubbing off on Tanner… now what am I going to do??? 
As I’ve stated in a previous post, Tanner’s speech is getting better and better all the time.  He is combining words together and making two and three word phrases.  He attempts (and can usually come pretty close) almost everyword you ask […]

Over the weekend, we went to Burger King for lunch.  It is funny because we go there so that the boys can play, but they really don’t like the food (don’t really like it at McDonald’s either).  Yes, so far so good, they like their fruits and vegetables over french fries and chicken nuggets!!!  Needless […]

Maynard is my border collie that is approximately 9 1/2 years old now.  If you knew Maynard when he was younger, especially as a puppy, you wouldn’t even recognize him now.  He was definately what I would call dog ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) - as are most border collies I believe.  He was a […]

Tanner, now at almost 26 months old is imitating and talking more and more everyday.  This sudden “growth spurt” in his vocabulary is amazing to me.  And of course we congradulate him on his accomplishments.  But for anyone who has children older than 2 you know that this is the stage where short 2 and […]

Both Riley and Tanner are currently in a “watch me” stage.  I love their excitement and eagerness in wanting us to see what they have accomplished.  I love hearing that sense of pride in their little voices. 
This side of them came out quite often this weekend when Matthew (dad) was home.  Riley likes to do […]

Today is one of those rare days for me… peace, quiet, almost too quiet.  The boys are at grandma’s house today (something they love to do).  She spends the day spoiling them, as grandmas do, and they eat up every minute of it. 
This gives me an unusual amount of time to get things done that […]

At the beginning of the summer, Riley decided one day that he wanted to go “to a new park.”  Since then, almost everytime we decide to go to the park it needs to be a new park.  Today was no different, so I drove around a new neighborhood for a minute and came across yet […]

Over the weekend we decided to get away for the day and drove up to Giant Springs State Park.  This is a little park that was preserved because of the springs and Roe river that they produce.  The Roe river is the shortest river in the world at about 200 feet long and it is […]

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My name is Shannon and my husband, Matt, and I have two boys, Riley (4) and Tanner (2).  We also have two dogs, Maynard (Border Collie) and Moki (Cocker Spaniel).  I am a stay at home mom who tries to earn a little money on the Internet.  Sometimes I succeed and sometimes I don’t.  But […]