at long last

sorry folks. august was a bit of a trying month, comprised of much illness and exhaustion, and i found myself not getting much time for blogging. but hopefully i can get back on top of my game.

i'm adding some summer-fun photos of the kids. we didn't do any big trips this summer, but we did have some fun stay-cation activities.

swimming at auntie theresa's with some friends. shannon was a bathing beauty! luke was a little nervous about going past his knees but eventually warmed up when the nikko and tino played with him.

some cool park adventures at our favorite digs:

NOT so sleepy babies! shannon is literally this excited every night before going to sleep. its hilarious!
luke was having trouble going to bed at night, we'd hear him jumping and banging around in his bed, keeping himself and shannon awake for at least an hour after we put him down. lately i've been putting books in his bed with him, and he's quiet and goes to sleep without the circus action.

here's some sleepy babies, not in their beds but cute all the same (minus me):

zooin' it with marcus:

filling some big shoes:
i've been doing a lot of crafting lately (more on that later) and here is a crummy picture of a cute outfit i made shannon:
justin says she looks like minny mouse in it :)