Sunday, March 22, 2009

Sloss Furnace TTD shoot

I was truly HONORED on Friday to join a few photographers from the area, some near, some far at a "Trash The Dress" shoot at Sloss Furnace in Birmingham.
I had a GREAT time!!!
These are a few of my favorites
(all untouched, straight out of the camera)
I look forward to the next time we can all get together!!!
Thank you again for including me!!!
;) Shannon

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!!

OH MY GOODNESS....I LOVE MY LITTLE LEPRECHAUNS SOOO MUCH!!!!
I had about 5 min to take pictures before Cian had to go to baseball camp, & this is what I got....GOD I LOVE THEM!!!! 
Cian started this....a really big "CHEEEEESE" face....LOL
I LOVE THIS PICTURE!!!!
....this one too!!!
Here's to health, peace and prosperity.  
May the flower of love never be nipped by the frost of disappointment,
nor shadow of grief fall among your family and friends.
May you be poor in misfortune, rich in blessings,
slow to make enemies and quick to make friends.
And may you know nothing but happiness from this day forward.
May your home always be too small to hold all your friends.
May the lilt of Irish laughter lighten every load.
May the mist of Irish magic shorten every road...
And may all your friends remember all the favors you are owed!
May your heart be light and happy,
May your smile be big and wide,
And may your pockets always have a coin or two inside!
May your mornings bring joy
and your evenings bring peace...
May your troubles grow less
as your blessings increase!!
May you have warm words on a cold evening,
a full moon on a dark night,
and a smooth road all the way to your door!!!
May the luck of the Irish
Lead to happiest heights
And the highway you travel
Be lined with green lights....
May you have all the happiness
and luck that life can hold...
and at the end of all your rainbows
may you find a pot of gold!!!
May neighbors respect you
Trouble neglect you,
The angels protect you, 
And heaven accept you!
Always remember to forget
The troubles that passed away.
But never forget to remember
The blessings that come each day!!!
Wherever you go and whatever you do,
May the luck of the Irish be there with you!!!
Much Love, Many Blessings, & TONS of Laughs!!!
;) Shannon

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Catching up....PART 2

YAY YAY YAY!!!
I am all caught up!!!
WOO HOO!!!
Just like the previous post, I tried to make this post appear as if it was posted by the date, so the most recent events are on top.
Dang...that took FOREVER!!!!  I AM SOO HAPPY ITS DONE!!!
The first set is from this past weekend...
YIPPEE....I am finally current again...LOL
We have been LOVING the weather around here.
Of course that means we are about to face some much cooler weather :(
I think we are having a 20 degree change in temperature today :(
Shaylinn was so tired, she could barely smile, yet she was determined to have fun driving around with her big brother.
This is the smile I get when he wants something...
This time he wanted to stay outside longer....
;)
Shaylinn is just sassy....
...but cute about it...
I am in so much TROUBLE!!!!
After our first baseball practice, we had a day of FUN....
OUTSIDE!!!!
YAY FOR NICE WARM WEATHER!!!!
Shaylinn looks like she hasn't been bathed in days....
...Thanks to sunscreen in her hair....LOL
She thinks she is so cool in her Dora glasses ;)
Tyler was trying to steal the swords out of an abandoned car...
CAUGHT...RED HANDED BUDDY!!!
;)
Dylan ready for action...LOL
I really like this picture of Shaylinn
...but this one is even better....hahahaha
Cian started Baseball again....
I am so excited that they will be the YANKEES this year!!!!
WOO HOO!!!!
Chris is NOT of course...
...He is a Cleveland Indians fan...
apparently I interrupted him....LOL
Our first Alabama snow....
We were all so excited...
because we KNEW it wouldn't last long!!!!!
Our snow angels!!!
Cian thinks he is funny trying to get me with a snowball.....
...so does Shaylinn...hahaha
Shaylinn..."I COLD MOMMY"
"Then go inside Honey"
"NOOOO (spoken in the high pitched whine of a little girl).....HHMMMPPPHHH"
With the attitude of a teenager...
...and off she went...
Apparently that wasn't the answer that she wanted to hear....LOL
....I let her go for a little bit, she was having SO MUCH FUN!!!
She actually outlasted Cian... :)
Cian trying to catch a snow flake....
but it was no longer snowing...hahaha
Chris's snowman...
Chris trying to put a "red nose" on his snowman...
...it didn't work...
Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus came to town...
It was t he first time at the Circus for Chris, Cian & Shaylinn....
....they ALL had so much fun!!!
Before we even went, Shaylinn was telling Grandma all about it...
"Grandma I going to swing on the bars, & Mommy &  Daddy & Cian are going to watch"
..."OH, & Daddy is going to juggle"
LOL....Where do they come up with this stuff?????
This was the opening act...Audience members losing their seats ;)
Shaylinn thought the elephants were really cool!!!
These guys were pretty impressive
I love the clowns...Chris likes to juggle too....hahahaha
Chris thought this was pretty impressive too...
The human cannonballs....
...SAFE!!!!
Cian LOVED the magic!!!  There was a human in there before they put the curtain down...
...then "ZING ZAM ZOOM"....
A TIGER
How do they do that?!?!?!?!
The tigers seemed a little cranky!!!  LOL
It really is the "Greatest show on Earth"!!!!
Princess Shaylinn
...Her Majesty with her "friends" I mean her kingdom...hahaha
Play Doh FUN!!!
Cian loves to play with Play Doh!!!
His alien creation....
Valentines Day breakfast...
Heart shaped french toast...
with syrup & sprinkles of course...;)
Cian wanted a grill cheese instead...he doesn't like french toast...
of course that was heart shaped too...
Right after Shaylinn got sick, well, like 3 days later, the school called me to pick Cian up, because he got sick in school.
The poor thing didn't even want to change his clothes when he got home.  He just passed out on his nap mat on his Spiderman couch in the hallway.
Poor Guy!!!
OUT COLD!!!!!
Then he woke up because he thought he was going to get sick again....& passed out on the bathroom floor....I hope I never see him like this again!!!  Especially when he gets older!
;)
I woke him up by accident...he heard my camera.
He wasn't too happy with me...LOL
Sorry Buddy!!!
The beginning of February, Shaylinn got sick...out of the blue.
She had a fever come on so fast, I don't think she knew what hit her.
One minute she was running around playing, the next, she was OUT!
She never falls asleep on the couch, this time, she PASSED OUT!!!
My beautiful sick....Shaylinn
She barely had a cough before her fever came on....I felt so bad for her!!! 
Chris & Cian taking down the Christmas lights.
Cian LOVES to help Chris!!!
This is how Shaylinn felt about no being able to help...LOL
Family game night...Cootie is one of our favorites...
SO FUN!!!
This was Shaylinn's....she won even though it is missing a leg...
Cian's...although he did it for Shaylinn...;)
mine...
Chris's...he didn't like his much LOL!!!
Cian started Basketball, & Chris is coaching of course...they both LOVE it!!!
They LOVE these things!!!
Thank goodness they share well!!!
We had to replace Shaylinn's jeep, & when we went to do it, she decided she wanted the Mustang instead....SPOILED ROTTEN!!!!  ;)
We roasted marshmellows one night, to make s'mores...of course!!!
I think Shaylinn roasted these two marshmellows for about 15 min...no lie, & they were as white as they were when they came out of the bag....at least that's what Chris told her....LOL
She LOVES marshmellows!!!
Cian on the other hand, he didn't like them AT ALL!!!
New Years Eve Chris & I celebrated our 7 year anniversary.
I can't believe how much we have survived....LOL
I LOVE YOU HONEY!!!
First look Christmas morning.....
...we have a slumber party in Mommy & Daddy's room on Christmas Eve so we don't miss these!!!!
We hid these in our neighbors garage...
...she had a hard time steering, in a straight line...
...but she still LOVED IT!!!!
Cian got the hang of it really quick!!!
Christmas Eve...standing still was a challenge for them....LOL