Shelby's first road trip

We went to Nebraska this past weekend so that Shelby could meet her great-grandma Hamilton and all of the other Hamilton relatives that live in Gothenburg. Shelby slept in the car the entire ride to and from NE. We got to Gothenburg Friday afternoon and spent the afternoon with Mary and Grandma and Uncle D. Friday evening there was a pizza party at Pizza Hut there in Gothenburg. We had a great time and Shelby got to meet a lot of 2nd cousins (Wahlgren's and Schwanz's). (Unfortunately we didn't get to see Uncle Johnny and Aunt Jan as Uncle Johnny just had heart surgery in Lincoln, NE a few days earlier.) Shelby did great! We stayed the night at the Super 8 and Shelby slept all night in her "tent" - we were so glad! Saturday we went to Uncle D's apartment and looked at his amazing drawings. Then we said goodbye to Grammy, as she had to head back to MN. Josh, Shelby and I had lunch at Uncle D's with Grandma and then we hit the road back to CO. It was a quick trip, but we had a great time seeing everyone.

Grammy's stay (Mary)

Mary spent July 3rd through July 10th here in Colorado. Shelby loved being held by "Grammy" a lot! Josh took the week off to spend time with Shelby and me and his mom. We had a nice time hanging out at our house and running small errands. Shelby already misses you, Grammy! I was able to get a lot done since Mary was holding Shelby during most of her waking hours. Thank you, Mary!!!

Hopefully everyone has received their announcement of Shelby's birth by now. Again, thank you, Mary, for making those for us; we love your creativity! You are a huge blessing to us!

More Visitors and the 4th

Grandma Mary & Uncle Isaac came to Colorado from Minnesota to see Shelby this weekend. We had a nice time in the mountains, even though it rained and we couldn't go 4-wheeling (because we didn't have rain gear and we were wearing shorts!). Because of all the rain we got in June it was very green up in the mountains, so we drove around and enjoyed the Red Feather Lakes area. Uncle Isaac had to leave on Sunday, but Grandma Mary will be here through the week to hold Shelby and help around the house.

We enjoyed a cooler 4th of July and that was really nice! Thanks Russel and Zoey for hosting dinner on the 4th! And thanks Amanda and Mike for the cute outfit ~ Shelby looked great!

Noisy Shelby!

We were able to catch Shelby on video making the noises that she makes while sleeping. This is why the cradle is now in the living room!

The finishing touch...

Thank you, Grandma, for the finishing touch on my cradle! ~Shelby

My mom made a pillow for the cradle as well.

I love my canopy and pillow!

And notice the new location...Shelby is a loud sleeper, so we had to move the cradle to the living room so that we can get some sleep at night. Shelby likes to breath loud and kindof snort (Russel and Jesse and Kim - just hush!). We are trying to get a video of it so you all can hear. :)

First Father's Day!

Josh had a great first Father's Day. We were able to dedicate Shelby at the EFC of Eaton! It was a special time and neat because it was on Father's Day.

All of my family was here the week before. Jesse and Kelly left Sunday morning, but the rest of us spent Father's Day together. It was wonderful to have everyone here. Shelby did well with all the people, but was tuckered out at the end of each day.

Left to right: Wayne/Wink (Sharon's Dad), Adam (Sharon's Brother-in-law), JOSH, Grandpa Klatt; in front: Russel (Sharon's Brother)

Josh is such a great daddy! Shelby is so blessed to have him. Thank you, Jesus, for Josh!

Shelby's Visitors ~ Family

We really enjoyed our out-of-town family that came to visit this past week!!! Here are some pictures from that visit.

Emily (Sharon's niece)

Grandpa Klatt

Grandma Klatt

Aunt Kim with Abby holding Shelby and Emily watching. (Kim is Sharon's sister.)

Uncle Jesse and Aunt Kelly with Grandma Klatt and (Josh's leg). I don't have a good picture of Jesse and Kelly with Shelby, but we really enjoyed having them here as well! (Jesse is Sharon's youngest brother.)

Uncle Wayne and Aunt Deby Klatt (Andrew came, too!)

Mike & Amanda Lucas (not technically "family" but close enough!)

Thank you all for coming!! We love you and are excited for the next time we will see you!