Skiing with my bro at Solitude

I had not been skiing in about 15 years, and in about 30 minutes my brother had me confident on the skis. If anyone is looking for a good instructor, he's good, but you have to buy him a chili-cheese dog, because he tends to forget his wallet.

 

 

 

1st Article of Faith

What color are those eyes?

 

Let the Ad Take Flight

This is a still image film staring Natalie and directed and filmed by Audrey. You had to be there to appreciate the suspense and the amazing climax.

 

Random Sampling

This is a collage of photos commonly found on our camera. All taken by either Audrey or Natalie.

 

Happy Valentines Day

 

Picture updates

Omi sent some great valentines day pillowcases. The girls love them, thanks Omi, and Katie got 2 new outfits. One make of cotton from Omi and one made of rice cereal and apple sauce.

 
 
 
 

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New Years Eve Twister

 
 
 
 

Christmas Tree Light Up Game

Christmas Tree Light Up

Let it snow

 
 
 
 

I got a new snowblower for Christmas and i am loving every minute of it. We are on pace to break the December smow fall record, which I believe was set last year.

Katie Toes

Bruce Lee

I don't know if this is real, but if it is... it is one of the most amazing things I have ever seen.

Trick or Treat

I need to brag for Nicky a little... she made these dresses. They are incredible. The girls looked so pretty in them, I had a flash forward moment and thought they were waiting for their prom dates. I wish I could freeze time. We had a great trick or treating night. It was an unseasonably warm 70 deg.
 
 
 
 

The Katie

Here are some more up to date pictures of Katie.
 

Audrey sleeping on the job

 

Audrey can fall asleep anywhere

The Bluths have Arrived

 

 

Natalie's First Day of School

 

 

 

 

Dress Up Divas

Here's some pics of Nat's birthday party. She wanted a make-up party, so we went with the Dress- Up Divas theme and let the girls make themselves up with make-up, bling, glitter, you name it. We make body glitter and batted around a high heel shoe pinata (which I ended up having to beat to death to get the candy out because the girls couldn't hit it hard enough). It turned out really cute.

 

Princess Power returns to the Shepherd Household

Some of you have already been filled in on the "magic" that the Disney princesses have in this household. By magic, I mean, the ability to persuade our children to do the unthinkable...like getting Natalie to once and for all sleep in her own bed, all night long. Well, the princesses have been visiting us once again, this time to help Audrey make a big change. Check out the video. I'm tellin ya, a phone call to the princesses works like a charm everytime! (And yes that's Natalie wailing in the background because the princesses were coming for Audrey, not her, ugh.)

A Minor Obsession

So in case you've been hiding in a hole somewhere, the fourth and final book of the AMAZING Twilight Saga by Stephenie Meyer, Breaking Dawn, was released August 2nd. I have a few "obsession buddies" here in Janesville that joined me at the Borders midnight release party and also the Breaking Dawn Concert in Chicago. It was an awesome time and even got to have Stephenie's autograph my book. In the rare event you haven't heard of this book series...call me, we'll talk!