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Update 7/26/08

April:  Unfortunately this was a very difficult month for me.  I had a good friend of mine pass away from cancer.  Those of you who remember I worked at the radio station WDWS/WHMS in Champaign, Illinois, 1992-4, Georgia "Joey" Hruby was an on-air announcer there. (Her last name then was Cheek.)  The most recent photos I had of us were taken at Christmas 2001 when Jack was a newborn, we visited her mother's house in Rantoul (Joey is holding Jack on her lap).  Also for more info on her, this is a site she worked on for a project toward finishing up her communications degree:  www.geocities.com/joeyhruby/  Joey we miss you and keep you in our hearts forever!     

Also then I lost my beloved cat Samantha, who passed away from old age and some kidney problems.  She was 17! 

A positive thing in April was a visit to Champaign to see Scott's uncle Dennis Clark who was in town.  He lives in Santa Rosa, California.  (Scott, Scott's brother James and the children are wearing tie dye t-shirts Candace got during a visit to his home.) Denny is an artist, here is his website: www.debostudios.com

May:  Chalk drawing, the front of our house got really pretty - my climbing rose did well, plus some daisies.  Jack finished kindergarten!!  (Meghan finished her room at the preschool.)  Jack in his tae kwon do shirt.  Laura photo for Facebook page, soon to put same on Myspace.  Scott with his co-workers - all in same color shirt for a vendor photo.  Meghan in a pretty dress that was supposed to be for Easter but was it freezing at Easter, so wore for Mothers day and any other nice occasion. (Thank you Jessica LaRosa, it came with matching dress for cabbage patch doll.)

June and July coming very soon!  Thank you for your patience, we had graphics card issues and hosting issues which are all solved now.

Update 4/13/08

January:  a couple leftover Botanical Garden pictures from December.  Jack getting his "Cho Dan Bo" belt in tae kwon do, which is half red and half black, the next step would be black belt but that's not for a while.  My younger brother David, his wife and daughter visited from Chico, California.  Lola was born a little after Meghan in 2005 so we were a little busy to see each other's kids, so this was the first time.  Some very cute pictures of cousins Meghan Shaw and Lola Parks hanging out.  Here's the scoop on the group picture:  On the couch are my older brother Randy (from Cedar Rapids) and my nieces Taylor and Whitney.  In middle of photo: me, Dad and Darla my sister in law.  In background on right:  David, Lola and his wife Jen.  Foreground on left are my nephew Joel and our boy Jack.  Foreground on right are Meghan, Mom and Scott.

February:  Nothing happened except hating the weather.  Meghan did however put a daisy behind her ear which reminded me of a photo of me when I was about her age.  Thank you Dad (Randall Parks) for providing it, 12/69 taken in Paraguay when my dad was on overseas assignment for John Deere in Uruguay and then Paraguay.

March:  Coloring Easter eggs.  Then the Easter egg hunt at the Missouri Botanical Garden which was on a rather chilly day but fun. It may be hard to see but there are many of those colored plastic eggs on the ground everywhere.   We did this last year also, Meghan slowly warmed up to the Easter bunny. This year she really liked it and posed for a picture right away.  This time Jack was not so much a fan of the bunny.  Also on March 14th Meghan turned 3 years old!!!  She had a little preschool party and then one at home.  Take care everyone and enjoy your spring.

Update 1/20/08

We're not waiting on purpose to update our site on a quarterly basis, it just seems that way!

October activities:  Jack's soccer through the YMCA.  Halloween costumes - Jack was a blue Ninja and Meghan was a witch.  Scott and the kids carving pumpkins.  Meghan wearing some princess garb. *** On a very sad note, Scott's cousin Mitch Langendorf in Champaign-Urbana, IL, passed away on October 22nd., we attended his funeral.***

November:  Jack turned 6!  We had a party with the neighbor boys Tim and James, they went to a local playland and then had cake and presents at home.  During that same day we raked the backyard, so some pictures of us in leaves 'o plenty!  Some pictures of Jack and Meghan trying on winter hats and scarves.  Thanksgiving at my parents' home, Scott's mom Candace Clark stayed with us.  The kids had a good time with their Grandma Clark.        Special note:  In the "Misc." heading you will find a 1962 picture of my Dad in his army uniform, Jack used it for a Veteran's Day project at school.  For good measure there's a picture of my Mom from the same time.

December:  Visit to the Missouri Botanical Garden toy train exhibit.  Christmas spent in Champaign, Illinios visiting Steve Shaw and Jessica LaRosa.  (One of the photos has Elizabeth Barclay, Jessica's niece visiting from Chicago.)   We attended the large extended family party at (Scott's cousin) Matt and Denise Langendorf's home , but unfortunately didn't get still photos, just video.  But here's some nice pictures of us dressed up!  Finally some amusing photos of the kids after a lot of snow fell.

Update 10/20/07

For shame!  We got behind in our updates. 

Here's July activities:  A Fourth of July picnic at Laumeier Sculpture Park, and a visit to the Missouri Botanical Garden.

August activities:  Jack took swim lessons at Whitecliff Park.  He also started kindergarten at Sappington Elementary School.  Scott's dad Steve Shaw and stepmom Jessica LaRosa visited.  Some miscellaneous pictures like Meghan enjoying playing inside laundry baskets.  Also a turtle appeared in my parents' backyard which my dad relocated to Grant's farm (very close to their home.)

September:  Meghan started preschool at Lindbergh Early Childhood Education, there's a picture with her name tag stuck to her back.  Meghan on her tricycle.  Jack on his new bicycle, Jack also getting his "Second Black Stripe Belt" in Tae Kwon Do.

* Just a note from Scott - he wants to remind everyone that when you look at the pictures don't forget to make sure you aren't missing any, because sometimes there are two or three "pages" of pictures so pay attention if it says "1 of 3"  or whatever at the top of the page and keep clicking to the next "page" and so on.  For comments, suggestions, or prints - email Laura at lshaw(at)anet-stl.com or Scott at spshaw(at)anet-stl.com

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