a picture a day...maybe

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Another Photo by her Brothers!

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Tree Fort Building

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Happy New Year!!

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http://apictureadaymaybe.my-expressions.com/archives/10375_1127200041/272896

I will be posting on this blog still, but have been having fun posting on this new blog as I play around with my new camera I got for Christmas. Happy New Year!

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ceiling fan friend

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All of our children looked at the ceiling fan with 'wonder' when they were infants, but Elizabeth talks, coos, smiles, and laughs at the ceiling fan! So, we call it her ceiling fan friend. We've discussed putting a smiley face on the glass housing of the fan for her. We'll see!

Happy Birthday Jesus!

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We have a tradition each Christmas morning. We have cinnamon rolls instead of a birthday cake to celebrate Jesus' birth! This year mom opted for the store bought canned variety. no complaints! Merry Christmas everyone!

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Service with a Smile

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One of my big helpers

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Good Morning!

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My girls with their cousins.

Generations

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This is Rhea's 86 year old great aunt Sis holding the baby. Sis' daughter, Betty, is behind her on the far right. Rhea's mother is next to Betty. We had a wonderful visit with them on Sunday after church.

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Sunrise on a 30 degree Morning

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Still Missing...

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My little Canon is still missing : (
My baby is growing (11# 3 oz. at my midwife check-up yesterday)
My other children are doing adorable things.
We have a family gathering this weekend.
I want to take pictures for this week's theme!

Camera, oh camera, WHERE are you??

Rhea...I have not purposely hidden it to get the Nikon D80, I promise! : )

Oh Where is My Camera?

2007-12-12T11:50:00.000-05:00

Praying friends, pray that my camera turns up! With all the busy-ness of last week, my camera went into hiding. I looked for it several times last week and yesterday, but someone/something always pulled me away. I want to be a good steward of my time, but would also like to see my camera again. Maybe my little Canon heard that I was ready to upgrade to the Nikon D80 digital SLR? : )

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more of our yard

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Did I mention Rhea popped a breaker this year?

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Snoozin' to Randy Travis' Christmas CD this Mornin'

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You Leave Elizabeth with Dustin, Levi's Glasses, & a Camera and You Get:

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Looking at Dustin

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We're still battling thrush (I have it too) and you can still see the purple lips, but when she is not feeling well and unhappy, there is always a sibling around to cheer her up!

Partied Out

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Elizabeth was pooped after her big day at church and the baby shower yesterday!

Did she eat blueberries?

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Did the dye rub off of our sheets?
Did she eat a purple popsicle?
Did we forget to turn the heat on last night?

No, our sweet baby has the beginnings of thrush and her purple is from the treatment she is on.
We can thank Gentian Violet for the purple stains on her, on me, and on anything that the dye touches! However, after one application of this natural remedy, she is so happy and I was even able to capture her first smile (she had her 1st 'real' smile on Wed.) with the camera when taking pics for the 'purple' blog post today.

Also, this past week, I have allowed piles of stuff to stay where they are in every room in the house. (for those who know me well, know this is a big step for me-ha!) I have not made my bed since before Elizabeth was born. I am pleased as punch if I get a shower and make dinner all in one 24 hour period. I am happy if we get just one school subject accomplished on any given day. I share all this to say, that I am truly savoring this precious time with our newborn. I have spent more time making silly faces, holding, and talking to Elizabeth than I have most anything else. I am even typing this with one hand as I hold her. The other children have been right behind me in this department. They even hold her as she falls asleep and nap with her-and yes they will even change diapers!

Elizabeth was such an incredible blessing that God brought to our family. We, as a family, have grown stronger in our faith and closer together as a family during this journey. Our family prayer time is sweeter than ever before. Yes, it is difficult for us all to stay awake during evening family prayer time, but we all giggle because we know that we've all had some very late nights these past few weeks.

Now, as I begin to prepare for Thanksgiving at our house and company that will be traveling here, my prayer is I will be diligent to keep things at the pace they are going...s-l-o-w-l-y....
Am I ready to get back to teaching school full time, keeping the house clutter free, and get to Rhea's bookkeeping? Sure I am, but it can wait. I'm treasuring the litle moments.

For those leaving town, Happy Thanksgiving!

Margot's turn

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The Smiths Came to Visit

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As you can see, Elizabeth was tired and fussy by the time it was Cameron's turn to hold her. However, Cameron stayed relaxed and soon Elizabeth relaxed and all was well!

Happy 10th Levi!

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8:00 p.m. --the girls are not used to the time change

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silent moments

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a tender moment

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more photo shoot

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Goofin' Around

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The kids were having a little 'too' much fun when the Watsons were here to take the kids' Christmas photos! Thanks Mark & Nicole for coming today!

i just can't get enough...

2007-11-03T13:11:00.000-05:00

I admit, I spend most of my days just staring at her, still not believing she is actually here. She went for her checkup yesterday and she is up to 9lbs 2 oz.

Hurricane Humberto

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When the Youngs joined us for our vacation in September in Galveston, we invited the Smiths to join us for a day. The day Bill chose happened to be the day Hurricane Humberto developed and came to visit. We had one giant sleepover and had so much fun with lots of friends!

A Picture a Month Would be Nice Huh???

2007-09-18T17:29:00.000-05:00

Well, I chose to have the office/schoolroom renovated before the baby arrives. Therefore, I have brought all of the disorganization and chaos on myself! I have no idea where most things are upstairs. I have my camera and photos, but my main computer is not hooked up and I do everything from there. My new laptop has Vista and not XP, so everything is so different! We just returned from 10 days at the beach and now the countdown is on for baby time! Please let me nest and get caught up and I will be back before you know it. Besides, Nicole is taking pictures for us when the baby is born and I know she'll share! I miss all of you guys and look forward to catching up on all of your blogs very soon. I will have to check your archives since it's been so long. Feel free (and please) e-mail me privately. I'd love to chat and catch up with each of you!
--Shannon

note from admin

2007-07-28T18:29:00.000-05:00

Hi All! I miss posting and checking in with everyone. I have been sick since last Sunday. I hope to be posting again soon! I'll catch up with you all then.

She lost another front tooth!

2007-07-22T16:23:00.000-05:00

a cute baby came to play

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Sewing Daddy's Button

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When noone else can play....

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Mr. Beveridge's Maggot (BBC's Pride and Prejudice)

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I was able to watch one of my favorite movies while the kids were sick last week.

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Yes, Levi & Rebecca recovered after a few days, but now our latest is Dustin and poison ivy! It is a pretty severe case of it too. With Dustin's permission, I am posting a picture from Sunday morning. He does look worse now, if you can believe it. We've been to the dr. twice and our Dr. said today that Dustin's is the worse case he's ever seen. Dustin said this was an honor he wish he could have passed up. I have other photos I've taken over the last few weeks I'll use in the days to come. I promise to give you all a break from the Robison Infirmary!

We Cannot Come Out and Play Today

2007-06-22T09:59:00.000-05:00

Levi, being Levi

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yardwork, lunch, rain, and some special time w/daddy

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5 more Maui shots and then back to Magnolia tomorrow!

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Dreaming of going back...

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Three Summers Ago Today, We Were in Hawaii!

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Rainy Day Quiet Time

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As We Left Target, Look What was Walking in...

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for those who like Rhea's sandcastles...

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This one is for you Rhea, since you are out-of-town. Your girls miss you so much!

We had no choice...

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Hangin' Out with Our Cousins

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We play Scrabble close to every day when we get together with Rhea's mother. We even took the game and a small table to the pool here at the campground and played while the kids were swimming. I took my camera to the beach yesterday, but forgot that the battery was left on the charger back at the trailer. Pregnancy brain or what??

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My Cousin's Boat

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We took the boat out for the day. This shot was taken where we stopped to eat dinner.

Ahhhh.........

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My pic of the day

Princess Toes

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Rhea's pic of the day

We're Off!

2007-05-08T21:30:00.000-05:00

No pic for tomorrow (Wed). We will be driving all day and leave here at 5:00 a.m. for a 10 day trip. I will post something in the next day or two. I will check your blogs then too.

ready, set, ow!

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Levi loves taking pictures with a really old digital we had around the house. We have no way to upload his pics, so he shoots for fun. Problem? the flash is EXTREMELY bright and you see yellow flashing dots for a long time after he takes your picture. We usually all hide when he comes at us with his 'weapon'!

p.s. forgive me that I didn't have time to crop the 'arms' out of this one : )

My Favorite Guys

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cousins

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All my grandfather's great-grandchildren.

I'm Back!!!

2007-05-03T13:33:00.000-05:00

Well....I'm back! Did ya'll give up on me? I missed posting and checking in with you guys. I will be posting photos from the past month or so. Rhea did this one after church one day when I was home with morning sickness.

2007-03-17T14:37:00.000-05:00

note from admin.

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no pic today. I am feeling pretty icky today and Levi has a stomach bug/fever. I'll try to check your pics out a little later!--Shannon (this is where the 'maybe' in my blog title comes into play!)

My Monkey Boy

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Your Castle Awaits My Lady

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Tues. Night Sunset From Balcony

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Azalea

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Signs of Spring pt. 2

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First Sign of Spring

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My 'just because' Flowers

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My Valentine's Day Flowers Are Still Alive

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