http://athomewithshannonandthekids.com A stay at home mom writing about her life with her family Sun, 04 May 2008 03:03:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en That is what Riley was saying today, very excitedly, as he was riding around the parking lot just across the street from us. Grandma Barb still thinks he is a baby and is too young for this. I've told her many times that I was younger than ... http://athomewithshannonandthekids.com/im-doing-it-im-doing-it/ I was putting the boys down for a nap today and I had an interesting conversation with Riley. Matthew and I are leaving in the morning to go down to Battle Mountain, NV for a possible job opportunity that he has been offered... they are flying us down to ... http://athomewithshannonandthekids.com/riley-funnies/ Here is what our yard looked like on Sunday after snowing for about 15 hours... And this snow came after we went to the park (at 75 degrees) just days earlier... that's Montana weather for you :) http://athomewithshannonandthekids.com/snow-how-much-did-you-get/ I came across this video this evening and thought I'd post it on YouTube so that you guys can see it... It is not a current, Riley actually reading video, but rather an old (Feb 07) video of the boys reading in Matthew and my bedroom. It is about 5 ... http://athomewithshannonandthekids.com/riley-reading-to-tanner-old-video/ Riley has been practicing reading skills quite a bit lately... I have him learning "site" words... words that you essentially memorize and he has gotten very good at sounding things out.  I've been trying to read some of the books we have that are simple books lately so he can ... http://athomewithshannonandthekids.com/riley-reads/ On Saturday we went to an Easter egg hunt at the local KOA (wow... nice KOA...I've never seen one with such a nice pool/waterslide/play area).  Before the hunt started, they did a race for each of the age groups.  Tanner (2 - 3 age group) was kind of afraid to ... http://athomewithshannonandthekids.com/easter-bunny-easter-egg-hunts-races-movie-big-weekend/ After talking to many people and hearing everyone say how big our little guy is, I decided to take a picture while he was in the bath today to show how much of a "puff ball" he is... He is actually smaller than I even thought he was :) Also, there have ... http://athomewithshannonandthekids.com/our-puff-ball/ Wow... WOW... I am amazed! This dog has got to be the smartest dog I've ever met :) Ok, let me explain... 2 days in the house and only one accident... 1... WOW! He is even already telling me that he needs to go outside... WOW! I got ... http://athomewithshannonandthekids.com/day-2/ No, it's not a baby :) not a human baby anyway :) I have been really paying attention to Tanner the last couple of months because he has had an amazing growth... with his love for animals. We have two dogs, mature dogs, that simply don't really like kids. They ... http://athomewithshannonandthekids.com/newest-addition-to-our-family/ Tanner's latest word/reaction is "Yay." It is so cute... he asks me something and when I give him the answer he was looking for he raises his hands, jumps up and says, "YAY!" "Mommy, can I have a cookie?" I'll say, "yes you may Tanner if you eat all ... http://athomewithshannonandthekids.com/yay/