Shannon's 2nd Birthday

Shannon is 2!

We had a party with family and friends to mark the occasion and, as is always the case, we so enjoyed seeing people and feel blessed to have so much love and support for our family.

Auntie Sue let Shannon play with her ipad.

Shannon's Daniel Tiger cake and her Grama Sally mints.

Two very special ladies!

Mitch prayed for his sister.

Making use of the garage - er, dining room - to feed the hoards!

The obligatory eating shot . . .

A kitchen crew.

A couple of retired administrators, making sure we keep things in line with party standards.

  Mitch was so excited to give his sister this noisy garbage truck. He hasn't yet mastered the idea of selfless giving, but I believe it was a hit. She had it opened before we were all even paying attention!

The kids and their masks.

Shannon had lots of good help with gifts.

Grampa made her a swing and the kids LOVED it!

What weight limit?

Miss Sober Sides blows out her candle.

Grandpa ate dessert with the kiddos in the garage. Yes, many of them had cake AND a cupcake. Sugar restrictions were non-existent!

More fun on the swing! Our kids were thrilled to have their cousins, aunts, uncle, grandparents, great-grandparents, great-aunt and uncle and friends come over. It was a fun afternoon!

Whew! She's a high-flying 2-year-old!

  All ready for church in her new dress from Aunt Rachel. Shannon at two is a force of nature. She's so verbal, very clever, very independent, usually happy, has little interest in sleep, loves her brother above all, isn't too fond of sharing, eats everything - especially dill pickles - and makes our lives infinitely more interesting!
Weights and Measures: At Shannon's 2-year appointment, she weighed in at 27.4lbs, which places her in the 62nd percentile for weight. Her height is in the 74th percentile, but I don't remember what it was. The best part of the appointment (obviously not the full-throated screams following shots) was when the doctor asked if she was beginning to speak in phrases. Uh, yeah. This girl uses sentences and even gets past tense right sometime. What's the percentile for that?!?