shaw reunion

Every two years aran's mom side of the family has a Shaw shindig.. about 25 people come from all over the place . With 4 little cousins in tow for lilja to play with.. her favorite one?? Her true cousin Tae ..they played together all weekend. The weekend was full of fun. Great food, Fire works, a wedding party, a trip to Hayward and lots of waterplay.. great vacation !!

We got to Hayward at 2, we were in the water at three !!

These hammocks were a hit .. I think we might have to get one for lilja . Two kids can lay in it and play..

Ofcourse there were marshmallows ...with her favorite cousin Tae 

Walking to the water with grandma 

Disco the baby parakeet was a huge hit with lilja .. now she wants a little one too. I told her she had to wait till she was 10 and could take care of it by herself .. we'll see if the love of birds sticks .. right now she wants to be a bird biologist, just like her daddy .

Aunt margeret , tae and lilja on the island ..lilja loved having the freedom to swim all the way to the island , but of course with 7 adults on alert at all times  

She is such a little fish.. she swam the most in the water of all the kiddos .

Pizza party !! Lilja wanted to make a heart shape one ofcourse with aunt margaret as assistent 

Now it goes in the stone oven outside 

Tomatoes, sauce and artichokes and cheese yummy !!

Lilja has her own fashion sense 

Oh, how I love this kiddo.. so proud of her being such a great traveler and such a fun kid to be around with so many people .. she did great !

Sparklers !! And huge fireworks .. but sorry could not capture the excitement 

Wedding party for Anna and Daniel . So fun 

Little fish 

When tae and lilja get together they watch out for eachother, have the same imagination and love to just chill .  Great cousins 

But then I have to get a little snuggle too. She was so on the go.. got one snuggle in..

It doesn't get better than this 

Uhhhmmm, who is in trouble now ??

The boys took their father fishing for father's day 

And the kids took their dad's .. we had yummy sunfish for dinner 

Happy father's day to an amazing daddy .. we love you !! Nicole and lilja