The Shanks, celebrating Chloe on her way to kindergarten. 

Phoebe Turns One!

Today Phoebe turns one year old and we love her!!
This is the birthday card I painted for her.
Happy birthday Phoebe!
xoxo

2012
7" x 12"
Acrylic on Watercolor Paper.

Shank love

Happy Valentine's Day, From the Shanks

Painting

Chloe and Daddy painted together last weekend.
This is a painting of Chloe painting a tree and the sun.

2012
8.5" x 11"
Ikea watercolors on color xerox paper.

2012 update from the Shank girls

Phoebe loves standing and dancing and her Zany Zoo.

Chloe loves art and crafting. She is a genuine DIYer. We covered her wooden wall letters with a London map.

Family Fun Day at the Academy of Sciences.......

and some sisterly lovee baba night-night time.

yeehaw

tickle tickle tickle

Disneyland

listen, jasmine, let me tell you a story.

happy halloween from dorothy and skeleton

la pluie

Comedy Hour

je suis de 6 mois! incroyable!

flower power

Chloe & Elsa

Today we did the Alzheimer's walk in SF in honor of our Nanie. A yellow flower means you were walking in honor of someone you love who is living with Alzheimer's.

petites poupées

brown haired doll is Phoebe.

blue haired girl is Chloe's new one, complete with button belt, designed by her

sewn by mama

faces by dada

the usual activity

Rapunzel

face paint courtesy of Rapunzel

Disney Family Museum

a chilly day in SF

listening to a little Disney magic......

*not pictured: Pheebs, as she was cozy in the baby carrier.

on a side note, we of course had to get the girls some a-mazing Missoni for Target clothes. Chloe is so chic in her zigzag dress.

telling secrets

while phoebe was bouncing around in her jumpy, chloe was whispering secrets in her ear

proud artist

our dining room is covered in chloe's art. we love it.