1 overworked baby

poor baby, his mom works him so hard that

the only time he has to take a nap is during lunch.

forget the jam sandwich, a nap is worth more...

who needs food when you can sleep?

Are you lovin' what you're listening to?

Thanks to all those crazy and some still around musicians who gave us fun music to listen to in the 90's but even more fun to flash back to...
Can you believe we liked this stuff?
so fun...

The best Easter picture EVER!

All 3 kids looking at the camera and smiling?!
Can you ask for anything more than that?
I love you all.
It's funny how things change over the years.
The Easter bunny left the kids baskets out
on the front porch by the door. The kids put them
out there empty with just grass, and when they
woke up, low and behold, their baskets were full
and right where they left them.
Hoppy Easter...
Dusty 5 1/2, Brynne 8 1/2 and Toby 20 months

Easter W/Grandma and Papa

Aunt Jennie helping Toby find eggs...

Dusty not happy...I don't know why...

How cute are these shots? finding an egg and sharing

with cousin Hailey.

The men except Dalan...where is that guy?

Grandma Niki and Papa Neil... on their back patio.

Happy Easter. Thanks for a great day...

The fam...

Jennie and Dalan and their 6 kids

Ryan and I with our 3 kids

Jason and Lizzie with Hailey...

we missed you Jaime and James and your 3 kids,

and Matt and Laura and Chase.

From a child's View

I imported my pics today and what did I find...

a blurry tree, are we driving? ... some cute but dirty Dusty feet,


Mom, apparently driving..... and, umm, a stoplight.

Another interesting and adventurous(?) day in the shumway life...
Enjoy!

Lazy Days!

While off track we went to our Great Nana Carol's condo
in Pam Springs. It was so fun. I love these pics of the kids
in the water. They enjoyed thier time so much being able
to swim and chill for a day and a half.


My favorite picture is this one of Toby chillin'
with Brynne. He actually was falling asleep.
He gets so calm when he's in the water...


Here's Dusty being the big brother pulling Toby around
the shallow end. If only Dusty would learn how to swim...
He is confined the the 3 ft deep area only...


and, there he is in his other area...the jacuzzi.
Thanks Nana for a great time. We love you.

Something new and exciting

since we are off track (year round is SWEET!)
I thought this would be the perfect time for
Brynne and Dusty to try something new.
Dusty has an issue with running, I don't know
why, because he is really fast, but for some
reason he doesn't want to play a sport where
he'd have to run...so that rules out pretty much
every sport...so what did the
coolest Mom in the World come up with...


KARATE






These are pictures of the first day.
They got one on one instruction, and absolutely loved it.
When class was over, Brynne said, "That was an hour?
cuz' that only felt like 10 min."
They are both really excited to return to the Do Jo
tonight for session #2.
Maybe we found a nitch? (At least for the month on March.)

A Favorite Pass-time

The boys love taking a bath together

I just love this shot of the crazy

splashing from Toby, with the water

captured right in mid air.

Thanks for letting me clean that up
every night, Toby. It's worth it to see

that big of a smile...

Tired after our SHORT BIKE RIDE

My kiddos were not happy with me when I decided
it was time to turn around. We did not make our
destination of our Elementary School. This MOM is
OUT OF SHAPE. Plus I had the added weight of
Toby on the back seat of my bike. I just decided I could
not DO 1 more hill.
These are the tired kids...left over from what they say was
too short of a ride. I wish I would have been able
to get a picture of my sorry self on the bike with Toby.
That'd be a laugh for all of you...
maybe next time. Time to rest up before Karate class tonight.