Saturday, August 12, 2006

Just playin' with my toes. They're my favorite toys recently, and they're always within reach!

"Oh- hi, Mom!"


Snuggling up with my Rookie bear from Grammy.


Time to wake up and stretch out a bit.

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Cubby is here!

Carter William Shepherd was born today to proud parents Jeff and Renee. Here are some pictures of Dane getting acquainted with his new little buddy. (Actually, at 8 lbs. 13 oz., he's not really so little!!)

We were only at the hospital for 30 minutes, but Dane goes through clothes quite frequently these days. He's getting known among our friends for his not-so-quiet accidents. Thus, the two different outfits in pictures taken only minutes apart!!

Pround Uncle Kevin and Auntie Jessica (see link to the right) have some pictures on their blog, too!

Sunday, July 30, 2006

...like a weed!!

Dane's updated statistics from last Wednesday's 4-month checkup:
Weight: 14 lb. 9 oz. (55th percentile)
Length: 26 1/4 inches (95th percentile)

Dane loves to watch our dog Teddy play in the backyard.


Every girl's dream- two men that help with the housework!

"Hey Mommy, I love you!"

Sunday, July 23, 2006

Hammin' it up!

Just 2 days shy of turning 4 months old, we finally got Dane in for his 3-month pictures today!


Saturday, July 22, 2006

Little All-Star

Our sweetie was pretty exhausted after we played in an all-night outdoor grass court volleyball tournament last night. He did sleep a little in his playpen next to the courts, but not his usual 8-9 hour stretch. Cousin Ellie will also be happy to see that Dane has taken her advice and is putting his thumb to good use!

" Daddy, this grass tickles my toes!"

Video blogging


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This is just a rough video that I took yesterday of Dane talking to me. The lighting is awful, but I'm just playing around with this video blogging thing. Here goes...

Thursday, July 13, 2006

All smiles!


Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Last weekend

Grampy and Grammy just left us yesterday. They came to visit us last Thursday evening and enjoyed lots of quality time with Dane! They got their blog updated before us, so you can click on the "Dad and Mom" link to the right if you want to see pictures. We hope they can back again soon!!

Tuesday, July 04, 2006

On the move!

Dane has really begun to scoot himself around these days. His favorite toy is his activity mat with little fish that he can play with.
Turned just a little bit sideways (we lay him down straight with the mat).

We happened to look down tonight and Dane had turned himself a complete 180 degrees. He thought the little beach ball looked like more fun than the fish, apparently!

Mommy's Boys


Saturday, July 01, 2006

Another night at the ballpark!

We went to another 51's game last night with Jeff, Renee, and Cubby. If he's on time, we should meet Cubby in another 3 weeks!

Not a very exciting game... Dane decided to take a nap.

Cubby and Dane



Wishing everyone a safe and fun 4th!!

Sunday, June 25, 2006

Morning snuggle with Mommy

Saturday, June 24, 2006

3 months old!

We can't believe that Dane is already 3 months old tomorrow! He's growing so fast and becoming even more fun every day! He smiles lots and now is learning to "talk" to us!! We're still waiting for that first real giggle!

Happy boy!


Fresh from a bath, just about ready for bedtime!

Baby Shower

Today we had a shower for Renee and her baby "Cubby" who is due in a month! (I don't think she's very fond of this 100+ heat we've been having, but she still looks great!!)

Renee and her sister, Erin. (And Cubby too, of course!)


Trinity Black


Bryanna Shepherd

Sunday, June 18, 2006

Don't play with your food!

We'll probably regret this later, but Mike couldn't resist putting these hollowed-out hard rolls on Dane's feet last evening.

Nighty-night.

Dane's still a wonderful sleeper and seemed more than happy go to bed this evening.

Happy Father's Day!





Our tired little Dane patiently posed with Daddy for some Father's Day pictures this evening. He already sports his first mitt from Uncle Mark and Auntie Anna.

Saturday, June 10, 2006

Nothing runs like a Deere!

This post is in honor of Grampy's last week as a John Deere salesman. Congrats on your new job at the bank- we are all so proud of you!!


Saturday, June 03, 2006

Keepin' cool.

Temps hit about 107 today, so we headed to Jeff and Renee's pool.

Dane gets screened up-
"That tickles my tummy, Mommy!"


Take me out to the ballgame...

We went to a Las Vegas 51's game on Friday evening. They are the Dodger's triple A team. Dane did pretty well, but we only stayed until the 7th-inning stretch.

"Go 51's!"

Growing right along!

Dane had his 2-month checkup on Wednesday. He now weighs 12 lb. 12oz. and is 23 inches long.

This isn't the greatest picture, but it shows how much Dane has grown recently. Between his added height and weight, his feet now easily touch the floor in the Jumperoo! (See previous picture from May 21st post.)


"I see you!!"

Monday, May 29, 2006

More Memorial Day pictures...

Doesn't Dane look so tough in his monster truck outfit? (More like tough to resist snuggling him!)
Just relaxin' in the pool with Daddy this afternoon.
Here we go for another boat ride!
Beautiful sunset over Lake Mead this evening.

Happy Memorial Day!

Chillin' in new shades from Great Auntie Diane!
Dane and his "sisters."