Here's the footage Jennifer referenced in this morning's "Five on Friday."
To see the other entries, along with our cuties, click here.
Friday, October 29, 2010
Five on Friday
1. Thanks to your overwhelming generosity Fred has raised over $1000 for St. Jude. Thank you so much for your support.
2. I sent the picture below (thanks Liz!) in to the Nashville news station, WKRN. They were having a Halloween costume contest. If you were up at 6:00 a.m. you saw them on t.v.! I know...three of the cutest musketeers you've ever seen. Thanks to Liz for the pictures and to mom for the costumes!
3. Clayton has been wanting to run with Fred for forever. Fred took him Tuesday. They ran three miles together...three miles!! They also ran a 10 minute a mile pace. Pretty impressive, huh?!?
4. When it's your birthday in the Shackelford house you get to pick where you would like to eat. When Jack realized it was Andrew's birthday he wanted to know where Andrew would pick to eat. I told him I didn't know. He quickly replied, "I fink he'll want Mexican, right mom!?!"
5. We are not sure, but Andrew appears to be "talking". With two other highly verbal kiddos in the house the thought of having one talking this early is a little mind boggling. Some of his words are: no, juice (anything in a cup), thank you, Jack, mama, dada and stinky.
2. I sent the picture below (thanks Liz!) in to the Nashville news station, WKRN. They were having a Halloween costume contest. If you were up at 6:00 a.m. you saw them on t.v.! I know...three of the cutest musketeers you've ever seen. Thanks to Liz for the pictures and to mom for the costumes!
3. Clayton has been wanting to run with Fred for forever. Fred took him Tuesday. They ran three miles together...three miles!! They also ran a 10 minute a mile pace. Pretty impressive, huh?!?
4. When it's your birthday in the Shackelford house you get to pick where you would like to eat. When Jack realized it was Andrew's birthday he wanted to know where Andrew would pick to eat. I told him I didn't know. He quickly replied, "I fink he'll want Mexican, right mom!?!"
5. We are not sure, but Andrew appears to be "talking". With two other highly verbal kiddos in the house the thought of having one talking this early is a little mind boggling. Some of his words are: no, juice (anything in a cup), thank you, Jack, mama, dada and stinky.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Still LOVES a bath
Andrew still loves a bath. For a birthday treat Fred let him stay in the bath a LONG time. This is what happened...
Did he really just shake his head and tell me "no"?!?
Did he really just shake his head and tell me "no"?!?
Happy Birthday Andrew!
Where has this year gone?!? It seems like yesterday we were at the hospital welcoming him into the world and now he is a year old. He is such a fun little fella and a joy to be around.
We celebrated his birthday in Jackson at my parents house with a little party. We had a great time. His future wife was even in attendance ;-) Enjoy the pictures from the evening...
We celebrated his birthday in Jackson at my parents house with a little party. We had a great time. His future wife was even in attendance ;-) Enjoy the pictures from the evening...
Friday, October 22, 2010
Five on Friday
1. Fred has 18 miles today. He is running it at Shelby Farms. Memphis has a new program here called green lines. They take abandoned railroad lines and turn them into running/biking trails. He is really excited.
2. We are taking family pictures this weekend with Liz. We met yesterday to get started. You can view a sneak peak here. I'm really excited!!
3. We went to see Secretariat last night. (I highly recommend it!) When Clayton saw the horse running he leaned over to Renee and whispered, "He runs like me and dad."
4. When Jack heard we were going to the movies he said, "The movies?!? I love gummy worms! They have gummy worms at the movies, you know!"
5. Andrew says a few words...never on command. Occassionally when I'm on the phone and say bye I'll hear him in the background saying quietly, "bye." It is really sweet.
2. We are taking family pictures this weekend with Liz. We met yesterday to get started. You can view a sneak peak here. I'm really excited!!
3. We went to see Secretariat last night. (I highly recommend it!) When Clayton saw the horse running he leaned over to Renee and whispered, "He runs like me and dad."
4. When Jack heard we were going to the movies he said, "The movies?!? I love gummy worms! They have gummy worms at the movies, you know!"
5. Andrew says a few words...never on command. Occassionally when I'm on the phone and say bye I'll hear him in the background saying quietly, "bye." It is really sweet.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Oops! How 'bout Six on Saturday?
Ok, faithful readers...so, we forgot to post the Five on Friday this week. To make up for it, how about Six on Saturday? Here goes...
1. Fred's making progress in his marathon training and fund raising. Friday he ran 15 miles and so far, he's raised $675 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It'd be awesome if he could get to $1000, so if you haven't donated, yet, click here!
2. My birthday was Sunday. My brother had my parents, both grandmothers, both aunts, Fred's parents and my family out to his lake house. He and Paige treated me to a birthday lunch! It was so much fun. My mom brought a few goodies as well. No the least of which was a cake from Shirley's...yum!!
3. Clayton got sick last year at school on tacos. He still does not like them at school. Due to time restraints in the morning before school we were not able to get his lunch made. He had to eat tacos. I felt really bad. I was afraid he would not eat. When I asked him how it went at lunch he told me he just made his taco into a taco salad. Ahhh, now that's taking lemons and making lemonade, isn't it?!?
4. It might surprise you, but Jack is actually our pickiest eater. Some days he'll go without eating anything at a meal, just because, in his words, "That's not my favorite." What he likes, though, he REALLY likes. Sunday, I got to pick where I wanted to go eat for my birthday after church. The whole time I was deciding, Jack was in the back seat chanting, "Rice and beans, rice and beans..." Lucky for him, I was in a Mexican mood.
5. It's hard to believe that in a couple of weeks, Mr. Andrew will be ONE YEAR OLD! He is a super-sweet "almost one," though. Lately, when he wants to give you a kiss, he'll lean his head in and say, "mmmm-ah!" Ladies, look out!
6. We've been on the garage sale trail. It seems like here in Paris everybody is having a garage sale, and we've been reaping the benefits. Yesterday, my friend, Lori, and I found a food processor for $5, some Christmas tins, and small bottles for something the Shacks are cooking up for Christmas!
1. Fred's making progress in his marathon training and fund raising. Friday he ran 15 miles and so far, he's raised $675 for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. It'd be awesome if he could get to $1000, so if you haven't donated, yet, click here!
2. My birthday was Sunday. My brother had my parents, both grandmothers, both aunts, Fred's parents and my family out to his lake house. He and Paige treated me to a birthday lunch! It was so much fun. My mom brought a few goodies as well. No the least of which was a cake from Shirley's...yum!!
3. Clayton got sick last year at school on tacos. He still does not like them at school. Due to time restraints in the morning before school we were not able to get his lunch made. He had to eat tacos. I felt really bad. I was afraid he would not eat. When I asked him how it went at lunch he told me he just made his taco into a taco salad. Ahhh, now that's taking lemons and making lemonade, isn't it?!?
4. It might surprise you, but Jack is actually our pickiest eater. Some days he'll go without eating anything at a meal, just because, in his words, "That's not my favorite." What he likes, though, he REALLY likes. Sunday, I got to pick where I wanted to go eat for my birthday after church. The whole time I was deciding, Jack was in the back seat chanting, "Rice and beans, rice and beans..." Lucky for him, I was in a Mexican mood.
5. It's hard to believe that in a couple of weeks, Mr. Andrew will be ONE YEAR OLD! He is a super-sweet "almost one," though. Lately, when he wants to give you a kiss, he'll lean his head in and say, "mmmm-ah!" Ladies, look out!
6. We've been on the garage sale trail. It seems like here in Paris everybody is having a garage sale, and we've been reaping the benefits. Yesterday, my friend, Lori, and I found a food processor for $5, some Christmas tins, and small bottles for something the Shacks are cooking up for Christmas!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
St. Jude
Yes, it's true. Jennifer does the vast majority of the blogging in the Shackelford house. There are a number of reasons for that. First and foremost is the fact that she's just better at it. She's extremely disciplined, while I'm only moderately so. Were I to start a blog with the best of intentions, I'd have about three posts and then you'd all still be looking at pictures of January snow the following August (love you, Tori :)). So, it goes without saying, we're all thankful for Jennifer!
Having said that, I have been known to, on occasion, post on certain topics that I'm passionate about. One of those topics is St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. St. Jude is an amazing organization that literally saves lives every day--hundreds of young lives ravaged by the evil that is cancer.
Jennifer's mentioned in a few recent blogs that I'm training for a marathon--my first. This isn't just any 26.2 mile race, though. One of the primary reasons I'm running is to raise money and awareness for St. Jude. I want people to know what a powerful service this institution is, and I'd love to raise a lot of money for families whose lives have been turned upside down by childhood cancer.
Will you help me with that? Here's what you can do: First, donate. Click here or on my St. Jude link in the top right corner of this page to do so. It's easy. In 2 minutes, you can literally change a life. Second, if you're a blogger, help me out by posting a link to my fundraising site. The address is www.mystjudeheroes.org/fred.
Thanks, friends. And, if the pattern holds true, I'll see you next summer!
Having said that, I have been known to, on occasion, post on certain topics that I'm passionate about. One of those topics is St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. St. Jude is an amazing organization that literally saves lives every day--hundreds of young lives ravaged by the evil that is cancer.
Jennifer's mentioned in a few recent blogs that I'm training for a marathon--my first. This isn't just any 26.2 mile race, though. One of the primary reasons I'm running is to raise money and awareness for St. Jude. I want people to know what a powerful service this institution is, and I'd love to raise a lot of money for families whose lives have been turned upside down by childhood cancer.
Will you help me with that? Here's what you can do: First, donate. Click here or on my St. Jude link in the top right corner of this page to do so. It's easy. In 2 minutes, you can literally change a life. Second, if you're a blogger, help me out by posting a link to my fundraising site. The address is www.mystjudeheroes.org/fred.
Thanks, friends. And, if the pattern holds true, I'll see you next summer!
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