:::two week mile stone: the rolling of the eyes:::

the social development of a two week old is sufficient to acknowledge that it is not okay to be unwilling dressed in a bear suit.

:::biblical babe:::

eli silas in a "baby moses" carrier

:::tent city:::

camping out for three nights... total tent time logged: 45 minutes.

im thinking they are not yet ready to brave the wilds.

:::sliding with...?:::

who is that masked woman?

:::our first one:::

eli silas is beginning his fifth day. here he is at three days old checking out his dad and his new home. he has his dad's chin and his mother's skin quality. he has his grandpa's (strawbridge) hands and feet.

:::our last one:::

our last one is one. georgie had a big time with everyone gathered, we arent sure she knew what it was all about.

:::uncle lee and the dogs:::

lee played fetch w/ the dogs or the kids im not sure for the afternoon.

:::tree hunt:::

a few photos of our trip to the tree lot.

:::i love him so much:::

we hadn't been married more than a few months before we realized that there was just too much love and beauty for the two of us...so we are making ready for uno to join.

:::june jumps:::

this is not the cause of junes wounded face...

:::chachki:::

on vacation in north carolina, georgie found the bowl full of wine corks and followed them everywhere they went...

:::cowgirls, cowboys:::

thanksgiving with monica's family...

:::crash landing:::

june had a spill from the top of monica's car... unfortunately, the other guy was made of concrete...

:::scrooge:::

:::elves:::

click on the pictures...

:::nyc marathon:::

monica ran her second marathon...

she beat her first time by 3 minutes for a 3:58; this time she ran with my cousin (who ran as me) who finished w/ a 3:56, but dont worry luchrysta we are taking you down next time...

lyle wins round one, but there will be a double or nothing rematch... girls, chicago? washington? name it...



looks almost like someone isn't having a good time doesn't it?

:::pumpkins:::

:::halloween:::

snow white's attitude dwarfs the competition!

:::north carolina!:::

wait a minute we did go to north carolina...

thanks stephen - for more nc pictures http://picasaweb.google.com/sp.strawbridge/NorthCarolinaAug2007

:::henry frederick:::

hilarious moment in the life of...

:::north carolina?:::

we used to say that if you dont have a picture you didnt do it because my mom would take so many pictures on vacation... according to that we didnt do north carolina, because this is the only picture we have...

we didnt run with knox and spookie in the morning

we didnt play scatagories

we didnt play lots of cards

we didnt go hiking

we didnt have a relay race up the mountain

and on...

:::bob and illaria:::

bob and illaria turned an atlanta wedding into a southern swing and spent a couple days w/ us in the 'dale (auburndale)... there was much skiing and fishing...

:::arietta fishin':::

just may have figured a little something out on lake arietta - uncle david caught an 8lber (sadly no camera), there were a couple 6's and several in the 4 range...

bob and i with a few of the fish...

:::goodbye old friends:::

A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning

As virtuous men pass mildly away,
And whisper to their souls to go,
Whilst some of their sad friends do say,
"The breath goes now," and some say, "No,"

So let us melt, and make no noise,
No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move;
'Twere profanation of our joys
To tell the laity our love.

:::my mole:::

"my wife, Eulalie Mackechnie Shinn... will recover..."

word from the dr. is that my mole-anoma has been completely removed...

statements, such as, " you know, i'll likely be dead in 80 days are you sure i should spend my time changing these diapers" have less play than they did before the report...

i have shifted to blame shifting, e.g. "listen, monica, its your own fault. if you hadnt saved my life spotting that cancerous mole, you wouldnt have to deal w/ me."

this proud nose-picking, freaky looking, 1/2 naked bunch will still have a father...

:::the devil:::

:::san diego zoo:::

day 2 for aiden, she got to feed a giraffe!

:::aiden is in san diego:::

aiden is in san diego visiting some friends chad and melanie...

check out the video from day one:
aiden swimming

and just for the fun an old video they sent us to celebrate her birthday:
happy birthday aiden

:::malignant whosi whatsi?:::

so, monica spotted an irregular mole and the biopsy concurred... they spotted it early so we expect a good report, and maybe its just me, but im thinking he took a little extra just to be sure...

moles, if you cant live w/ em, cut about 4 inches around them just to be sure...

:::stop the paparazzi:::

enough!

:::three,four,sixteen:::

uhoh, here we go...

:::aiden's first haircut:::

on june!

after aiden it was business in the front...

party in the back.

aunt susan rushed over at 9:30 pm to help us recover... (monica called for reinforcements immediately)

to something not so yikes.