Happy Halloween!

The Traveling Toddler!

It's been a busy couple of months. Allie has been on the go visiting family and friends in Ohio, Texas and the Upper Penninsula! She's had so much fun seeing her cousins this past Summer and Fall! Here are some recent pics!

Summer Fun!

It's been a wonderful summer this year. We've had lots of fun outdoors and have gotten to visit with many of our friends and family. We're having a blast with the Spiess family up from Texas. Allie loves to play with her cousins Jackson and Tyler. On August 30th we had all 3 kids baptized together at Matt and Erica's home church up north. The kids did just great and we had such a nice time. We really appreciate everyone coming - both near and far!

Allie is growing so fast now and is in to everything! She's walking along furniture and will stand on her own - we're sure it will be any day now before she starts walking. Her health has been wonderful and the doctor is pleased with her growth. She's talking now and will say "Da-Da" and "Baby" - no "Mama" yet, but we're working on it :)

We're looking forward to a busy fall and have lots planned. We're going to see everyone in Ohio at the end of the month and then the beginning of October Mom and Allie are off for a girls trip to Austin, Texas to visit Aunt Erica, Uncle Kyle, Jackson, Tyler and Sully dog too! It will be Allie's first plane ride! We're also hoping to go visit Uncle Mark in Marquette this fall.

We hope this note finds you well.
Love, The Shepards

More Topsail Island Pics!

I Love Swimming!

What a fun vacation! We spent a week at Topsail Island, North Carolina with Mom, Dad, Grammy, Uncle Mark and Uncle Mike! I loved to go swimming and enjoyed putting my feet in the sand. I did very well during the 14 hour drive! We had such a great time and loved being with family (and they loved being with me too!) Mom, Dad and my Uncles all took surfing lessons - when I get bigger I'm going to try it too! Hang Loose!

My Perspective - By Boomer

Ok, so mom usually writes the posts with dad's help. Even Allie used to write the posts once in a a while. Now it's my turn... Life with Allie.

So I'm usually a pretty good dog, don't get into too much trouble then come last August mom and dad bring Allie home. Now at first I was curious, I'd look into the crib and check her out. She is cute... Now she is SCARY! The little girl crawls like crazy and thinks that I'm a toy! She even tries to stand on me! I know that she is under 20 lbs and I'm over 100 but wow can she move now.

Yesterday we were at Grandma Bullion's house while mom and dad worked at the office and she would chase me. When she catches me she goes HA! in triumph.

Not only has she mastered the art of crawling but now she is trying stand and walk. She is in her bed and will pull herself up and look over the crib. Dad had to lower the crib twice now because he thinks she might go over.

I'm adjusting to having a sister and she is a lot of fun we just have to work on the hair pulling....

Talk to you soon,

Boomer

Birthday Party #2 Continued

Birthday Party #2

More Pics!

More Birthday Pics!

Happy 1st Birthday!

What a very fun day! Allie celebrated her 1st birthday yesterday and enjoyed every minute of it! The party theme was "underwater sea life" and she had an aquarium cake to go with the festivities. And boy did she love frosting........ We look forward to celebrating again next Sunday with Allie's grandparents and uncles! A girl can never have too many birthday parties!