Shannon with cousin Grace, discussing "Baby Einstein" and his theories of relativity... ;-)

Shannon at the beach on the "girls' trip" to Long Beach Island.

More fun on the beach with Shannon and Mommy.

Shannon had lots of fun at the adoption picnic held by the Catholic Social Services. Shannon made lots of friends and as always, enjoyed playing with her ball!

Shannon enjoys riding on the hammock with "Uncle Dennis" and friend, Ryley.

Shannon loves fruit, especially strawberries and blueberries.

Shannon enjoys eating outside when the weather is nice.

Shannon had fun playing with Grandma and her cousins at Aunt Jane's 50th birthday party.

Cousin Brielle loves to play with Shannon!

More fun with cousins Brielle and Kristy.

Shannon really enjoys her swimming class at the YMCA. She loves the water!

Shannon invites her friend Ryley over to play in her pool during the hot days of summer.

Back to the beach! This time, Shannon's having fun in Ocean City, MD.

Shannon's not afraid of the water! She loves to have the waves splash up against her. Unfortunately, she also likes to try to drink salt water and eat sand. That's why Daddy is always helping her keep out of trouble.

Back from the beach, Daddy took this picture because Shannon was looking cute in her beach outfit.

Shannon and Mommy enjoy a ride on the Merry-Go-Round.

It's fun to play in the sand!

After a while of fun in the sun, it's time to take a nap and give Mom and Dad a rest!

...but when we wake up, it's back in the water for us!

Here's a rare picture of the three of us...

Sippy cups are nice and practical, but drinking from a bottle is much more fun as the water pours down our face.

Here's Shannon having fun at Uncle Kevin's house.

Shannon's having fun bouncing on a trampoline for the first time with her cousins.

...back to the beach for Shannon.

Shannon knows how to pet dogs nicely now. Samantha is happy about that!

Here's Shannon taking a walk with Suzanne.

Shannon had fun at her friend Ryley's birthday party, especially when Winnie the Pooh showed up! She was so excited and kept pointing and saying "Pooh! Pooh!" with a big smile on her face.

Shannon had fun at Trent's birthday party also. Playing with her cousins was fun, but she really liked playing with Trent's car!

This is comedy hour.... I mean dinner time with Shannon. She knows how to make us laugh!