Adventurous Weekend...

Pretty Princess'



This weekend was an adventure for all involved. Friday I lost my debit card so I had to call to cancel it, what a mess! I didn't even get home until after 8. Saturday (no real adventure) our nephew DJ came over and stayed the night. He and John had an uncle/nephew day and went fishing, or I should say tried to go fishing. John and he dropped the boat in at the WheatlandFerry and were going to float down the river to Grande Island and row back. I guess it took them about 5 minutes to get to Grande Island and the river was moving too swift to row back up. John's dad came with his brother to help get the boat back to John's truck. After that they (John and DJ) came back to the house played Nintendo and then went target shooting. It was a great adventure for sure! I know John had a great time.
That doesn't mean us ladies didn't have an adventure. Ally and I invited our bosom buddies, Sarah and Caitlin, to go with us and have a picnic on the beach. Well we went shopping, as ladies do, became princess's and got to have a picnic in the car looking at the beach in the rain. The girls did great! Ally is almost ready for school! WOW that is hard for me to say! Matt was with the girls and was great, he is learning fast that when a woman is shopping the man need say nothing! ha ha...
An amendment to the fishing story. One of the pics that is showing Ally with her finger in the fish apparently is not what it looks like. Ally was holding the fish and it bit her! She didn't cry or complain, but when Grandpa noticed a single tear starting in her eye he asked what was wrong and she said that the fish was biting her and asked if he was almost done because it was starting to hurt and the fish had teeth! What a trooper! She is such a neat kid! Toot toot to me!
'till later!

Happy Birthday

I got some pics from mom's birthday party. My aunt was also celebrating her birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LADIES!!

What a fish story!

Ally went fishing with Grandpa and a friend yesterday and what a fish she caught! They guys were so excited they didn't take a picture with a real camera just their phones! So this really isn't a fish story since there is proof! She looks like she is a bit grossed out though. Great job Baby Girl!

That'll cost ya!

Week of emotions

This last week has been full of emotions for our family. On Saturday we put John's Great Aunt Alma to rest. She was 98 years old and had lived a long life. She was one of the neatest ladies I have ever met. She remembered coming to Oregon on a wagon while her "mama" plucked chickens behind the wagon. My mother-in-law is having the hardest time with this loss. Aunt Alma was closer to her than anyone else that I have known. She was such a spit fire! Welcomed me into the family with no hesitations and wonderful stories of how John and his brothers got into trouble. She will be greatly missed. We love you Aunt Alma.
Ally just about came out of her skin with excitement. She went with Grandma to the beach to go "camping", well that turned out to be the beach house. She went to the beach, played and helped Grandma clean. Grandpa came up and they went crabbing. Aunt Mitzi came up and they went for walks. She had a great time!
Yesterday was my mom's birthday. She turned...well we do want to be nice. Mom was greeted with family and good friends. They met at my parents house and waited patiently while I got home from work. We went to El Nopal, a great Mexican restaurant. Laughter filled the air and good food filled our bellies. We went back to the house for cake and let me tell you that is an understatement. That "chocolate" cake was...indescribable. Rich, decedent, that's just a start. Oh I'm just speechless on this cake.
Yesterday I also started something for me. I started a blog for my photography. I decided that I wanted to post my images on the Internet for my family to see and I also wanted someplace for others to enjoy. Give me your feedback and thoughts that the pictures bring to you. The address is trundephotography.blogspot.com
And last but not least! Kudos to Sarah for getting me started with this blog "thing". I have been able to share our growing family with friends and family and now I am a blogging nut! John still thinks that it sounds like a disease and I know Sarah husband, Ryan, says "Real men don't blog" but to them I say it's better than running up a phone bill by calling everyone and their brother to share good news. Kudos to you Sarah you are AWESOME!!!

'till later

When does exhaustion hit?

So I get that babies can possibly have their days and nights confused, Ally did, but what I don't get is why Matt has this thing about waking up at the wee hours of the morning and wanting to play! Last night (actually this morning!) at 1:30 AM he woke us up. I thought he was hungry, I made him a bottle, he didn't want anything to do with that so I put him to nurse. He didn't want anything to do with me. He was wide awake and wanting to play! He needed his diaper changed so I did and he thought being that "free" was funny. He was giggling like a fool. Thought that was the best thing. I put a diaper on him so I wouldn't get "wet" and we went to go swing. After playing, laughing, bouncing, swinging, and changing a poopie diaper at 4 AM he decided that he might be sleepy...thanks Matt! So we laid down. This morning I slept in by an hour and was not one to want to move. Thank god coffee is a wonderful thing. But I put this question to anyone out there. When does exhaustion hit? One day of this, several days or does it take months?
'Till Later

Our Anniversiary

This past Sunday John and I celebrated our sixth wedding anniversary. We actually were able to get both kids to bed at the same time and remember to light our Unity Candle! It was quiet until we both realized at 9 O'clock that we were exhausted!
The video of John is sideways (as if you couldn't tell) and I kept trying to figure out how to rotate it...duh, I shot it that way! I was reminded by a friend about one of those "here's your sign" moments, don't rotate the camera! DUH!

'till later

Busy, busy, busy

This has been one busy weekend, and it's not even over with! Wednesday I sadly resigned from my position at Hillside. It was a tough decision, but for the best. Thursday Ally went crabbing with Grandpa, Great Uncle Jimmy, Uncle Ryan and his daughter Caitlin. They had a great time, from what I am told in excited ramblings from Ally, and a long day. Friday Ally slept through a drive in the country and errands all over town. Today we had a birthday party at the Discovery Park. She played HARD with her cousins and got very dirty! John and I tried something new. It's a wave board or what I like to call a wiggle board. It is a skate board with one wheel centered on both front and back and is jointed in the middle. John definantly did better that I did. I held on to his arms and he walked me up and down. Lots of fun if your legs move separately!

Till next time!

A big sister is made with the birth of a baby brother.

June 23rd was a BIG day for our family.
My son was born, Matthew Vernon Trunde, and my daughter became a BIG sister. We tried to prepare Ally as much as possible but what can you do but jump off the deep end with kids! She thought that babies came out ready to play and interact with each other. She got a bit of a rude surprise! A few days after bringing our family home if you asked her what she thought of her baby brother she would say he "eats, sleeps, cries and pukes!" in that order. Now when you ask her she says he's SO cute and that she loves her baby brother...just wait until she sees what they can really do!

It has only been six weeks and I can not believe what a difference my two children are. I know they say pregnancies are different, but that's not where it stops! Ally was fairly independent, laying down, being soothed by anyone, sleeping at night. Matt is the complete opposite! He wants to have nothing with lying down, anyone but me and he doesn't understand the concept of sleeping when the lights are off! We will see how long this lasts when I go back to work. Now we are trying to ween him from just me to bottle. So far so good.

Giving it a shot

My friend Sarah started a blog for her family and I thought what a neat way to let friends and family see what is going on in our lives. So I am going to give it a shot!

My name is Shannon Trunde and I live in Amity, OR with my wonderful family. I am 28, married, a mother of two (one just 6 weeks old), and an aspiring photographer that spends all of her "spare" time working at a real job! My husband, John, works for the local school district and runs a successful carpet cleaning business. In his "spare" time he tries to fish and lift weights. Our daughter, Alexandria (Ally) will be 6 in December. She is starting Kindergarten in the fall and has recently became a big sister! Matthew is the newest addition to our family. He was born June 23 and is 6 weeks old tomorrow. The other "people" in our family are our dogs, Rouger and Sergeant.

Considering that I don't know what I am doing, this isn't too bad. With the summer and fall being so exciting this year I will be trying to keep up the pictures and what not...but don't hold it against me.