It is Better to Give than to Receive

Quinn was a riot this Halloween. She LOVED passing out the candy. You can sort of tell in this video that my Mom was making her give candy to our neighbor, Dallas because she had already given tons of candy to her brother - whose name happens to be Quinn. :) This went on and on. They must have made out with 1/2 our candy.

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Fall Fun

Boo at the Zoo

So Long Summer

Summer went way too fast! It still feels like it should be summer, but instead its 40 degrees in October. Brrr! Here are some pictures (in reverse chronological order, in case you are curious) to show how much fun we had.

With Cranston at the Gov's house
Floating balls at COSI
Petting Goats with Daddy at the Zoo
On the Beaches of Traverse City, MI
Visiting with Keely
Pool Time in the Backyard
Duck Watching at Creekside
Cuddling with Tanner and Taylor after a Swim at Aunt Penny's
1 Year Photo Shoot with the Amazing Jaki

Oh my how a year flies by!

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Easter Joy

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Getting My Gums Cleaned

Hanging out at Grandpa Martin's office. Too bad she is still toothless. Dad ensures me that he's never heard of a baby that never got teeth. :)

The Best of Friends

My best friend Rachael had her daughter Lilly three weeks before I had Quinn. They crack me up when they are together. Quinn's always staring at Lilly. I can't wait until they are old enough to play together. Hopefully they get along! Here's the latest picture of the two of them, and one with Lilly, Quinn and Jaxson (who's turning 6 next week!).

Daddy's Little Sweetheart

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It's a Hard Knock Life

Awakened from a nice, long nap in the car and NOT happy about it!

Obamania in the Shaffer house

OK, OK - last picture of Quinn in her Obama shirt! She did watch the inauguration with her Dad though. And we watched MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech on You Tube on Monday! :)

I Get Around - Kinda

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Merry Belated Christmas

Most of you have probably seen this picture by now. Jaki Good took it for Quinn's six month birthday! Of course, I love it. I can't believe how blue her eyes are. I think she gets that from the Martins and her Grandpa Bill. I hope they stay so bright - mine are blue, but much darker. I bought her cute matching shoes, but she was having none of that, so...whatever to keep her happy.

Quinn had a wonderful Christmas. She got so much stuff. Too much to fit in the car. Lots of clothes and toys. She was so good, and let almost everyone hold her. I'll add more Christmas pictures when I can get the pictures on our camera to upload.