Our Shank Family: 2013

Thursday, August 29, 2013

We Are Back!!!

After TONS of research on how to recover our family blog...I was finally able to figure out how to get us back online!!

We no longer have our custom domain...I guess while we were gone (from blogger) someone else got a hold of it. I am going to try again tomorrow. If I am correct and someone has our old domain, I might think of a new name for us...being that we are probably one of the craziest families in our bunch lol.

I wish you could see my face right now! We are so excited!!! I can't wait to start blogging again!

We love you all so much. We can't wait to start updating you again on all of our little happenings!!

For now...we will post some of our new pics!!

We love you all!

~The Shank Family

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

It's Photo Time!

BRIGHT IDEA!!!

I give out a gallery link to each family/individual who has a session with me. They can click on this link and share the gallery, choose favorites and order prints!

I got to thinking...why not allow our family to click on a link that we send out so that you TOO can choose and pick photos to order!!!

Of course, you will not pay any more than the actual cost for the prints! I will provide a code to you so that you get prints at cost. What does this mean?

If my pro printing lab charges 88 cents for a 4x6...then you will only pay 88 cents for that 4x6.

So, with that being said...I will be gathering up photos from my computer and uploading them to a gallery. Then, you go to the link and order exactly what you want. You can order which pictures you want. You can order whatever size fits your frames.

This is much easier than Kale and I putting together sets of prints for people or trying to give out discs. This also allows for us to continually update the gallery with recent photos!

Such as this one I just got in today!

I thought this would be a great idea and a great way for individuals to choose their own photos.

I will work on getting the gallery loaded with photos for everyone. If you like a photo and don't see it on the gallery...tell me which one it is and I will upload it :-)

We love you and miss you all!!

The Shank Family

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Stella

I haven't been too great with updating the family!!!

We have been so incredibly busy! Here is a fun list of ALL that we have going on at this very moment!!

Painting

Office Remodel

Fostering a Pup

Photography - Weddings

Work

Crosspoint

Behavioral with kids

Growing - Morgan

Searching for a new home

Motorcycle Lessons - Kale

Dogs

We have been on a crazy joy ride lately and have had some troubles at home!

The crazy joy ride includes this cutie right here!

Her name is Stella. I picked her up from the Animal Control Office a few days ago. I am fostering her until she finds a forever home. Just this morning I found her a lady who wants to adopt. So we will have to say good-bye soon. This will probably be one of the only dogs I foster. This was a lot of work. I really enjoyed knowing that I gave this cute little pup a warm place to live temporarily. It was awesome and the kid adore her!

I will be updating several people about Tyler. I am not sure what I will be writing about yet. He is currently getting some much needed medical attention for his current medical situation. We appreciate any prayers!!

Love-
The Shank Family

Friday, February 8, 2013

Mrs. Morgan

I have decided to give a quick update on Morgan in between catching up on the Holidays and our "busy" posts...

Everyone has been wondering about her and what SHE is up to...

Here is our stinker butt

Most days she allows me to photograph her. It is almost as if she knows what I am doing and it makes her happy too. I love this about Morgan. Every once in a while I will set up shop only to find out she isn't having anything to do with my camera.

HOW big is Morgan?

14 months old

23 lbs

30.5 in tall

12-18 mo's clothes

Her favorite foods:

Spaghetti

Teddy Grahams

Ham and Cheese sandwiches

Fruit Loops

Oranges

Chicken

Cheerios

Peas

Carrots

Celery (to chew on)

Words she can say clearly:

Mommy

Daddy

Bubba

Dog

Doggy

Snack

Trash
Night-Night
Bubbi = sippy

she has said please a few times but only when her brother Tyler asks her to. They must have a thing because she doesn't say it for me and Kale.

Yesterday evening while we were all eating dinner, Morgan grabbed daddy's napkin and wiped her mouth!! Kale and I looked at each other and just busted out laughing! So, of course Morgan did it about 18 more times and in between laughing at us! The cutest things she picks up on out of no where are just crazy cute!

Her favorite things to do:

Get into anything she can reach

Go though mommy's purse

Lock and unlock the cabinets in kitchen

Pull all of her clothes out of the drawer and then put them all back

Bath time

Putting her diapers in the trash HERSELF

Snuggle

Our little girl is getting big fast!!

Love

The Shank Family

Monday, February 4, 2013

Busy, Busy, Busy {#1}

Our Shank Family has been busy lately.

We have started so many new things in our lives for 2013. I can promise you though that these are NOT new year resolutions. We, Kale and I, decided no more funky resolutions that we knew we wouldn't keep! Instead, we have been praying and seeking the Lord within our family to help us make many changes throughout this year and beyond!

I want to say that some of these changes are coming along pretty easily...but then I would be totally bluffin!

It's been really tough. We have shed some tears. We have had some changes that are almost unbearable!

So what have we been up to in our lives these days??

Sharin has officially decided to step it up and take on full time schooling this go around for 2013. What does this mean?

Instead of graduating around January of 2015...she gets to graduate THIS OCTOBER!!!

Yep. You read correctly. Sharin is graduating with an Associates Degree in Web Design and Interactive Media through the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in October!!!!

Is she excited?? YES!!!

Despite a really rough start to this new routine and demand for her time...she's doing really well.

Sharin is the kind of person...her grades being A's are so important. As she progresses through onto harder classes....she might have to settle for a B here and there.

We will definitely be throwing a shin dig for her graduation!

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More to come!! Stay tuned for the other busy, busy, busy posts!!

~ Love,

The Shank Family

Monday, January 14, 2013

K & S {two years}

You remember our FIRST year...

WE MADE IT THROUGH YEAR TWO!!

Not that I thought that we wouldn't!!!

Marriage is by far one of the hardest things I have ever had to work at. If I didn't have the Lord, prayer, commitment and a little attitude...I would have never made it two years!!

We celebrated our marriage of two years on time this year! I was absolutely stoked that it wasn't 4 months down the road like it was last year when I had literally just had Morgan.

I got to choose the restaurant. I also got to choose where we went afterwards! It was nice. Very nice.

We had a wonderful day filled with lots of small moments that made Kale and I realize that all of the fights, arguments, disagreements and bumping heads this whole time...WAS TOTALLY WORTH IT!

I hired a friend photographer to take pics of us this year! She did a wonderful job.

I can't wait to see what the Lord has in store for us in year 3!!

Oh...and...announcement:

We have decided against a full blown wedding! We are already married...we've already committed and we are so happy with the fact that we didn't have a wedding. What do we have planned? We are going to be having a "Destination Renewal of Vows" here in 3 years. We spoke to one side of the family over Christmas break about things and they were able to help us with this decision. We are so happy to "Get away" and renew the vows we said to each other two years ago! We will have a post coming between now and this summer with the

Who

What

When

and

Where!!

In the meantime...save save. Kale and I will be paying our way and the actual day costs ourselves. We are really hoping that those who wish to join us will be able to do so! We are giving such a great notice because of the expense involved. We are planning an all inclusive so that the cost will definitely be affordable for everyone!

Love ~

Kale and Sharin

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Turning One Birthday Shoot

Before we would celebrate Morgan's birthday... I wanted to get some birthday pics of our beautiful little girl! I knew that the actual day of her birthday would leave me without pictures that I shot myself.

The first set of photos were taken at the park in peace and quiet. These ones were nice! Daddy helped hold my reflector and keep Morgan from running off. We had to team up against this fast little girl if we wanted to succeed.

And, I think we nailed it!

Then, while the grandparents and great grandparents were here, we took her out to our backyard to shoot a few more. We figured this time we would just let her go and shoot. It was very funny to watch her interact with a chalk board!!

Happy ALMOST one year my little one!!!

~ Love The Shank Family

Friday, January 11, 2013

Thanksgiving {#3}

I am so far behind with our family blog it is a little unreal! This woman has been really busy getting A's in school. I am very proud to be a full-time wife, mother, chef, maid, laundry mat and all those wonderful things that come with parenting!

I know all of you totally understand because you are either there with me or have been there for many many years!

So, catching up, continues...

After the BIG Black Friday sales, Kale and I decided to go out and catch some sales ourselves. Just for fun. We took the kids and had a wonderful time going to the mall (almost spent on Christmas presents) but decided to go just to get out of the house. The kids love the mall. They get to enjoy a long walk, treats from the food courts and all the decor the mall has to offer!

We hit up Starbucks which is my all time favorite coffee shop! This also happens to be the one place Kale just can't stand! He absolutely despises that anyone could enjoy a $5 coffee! It's just coffee he always tells me! You can get the same stuff at home! I always give him this really ugly dirty face because I KNOW that's not true!!

An eventful night to say the least..

We hit up Starbucks and what would ya know...

the Starbucks hater..bough...a black coffee!!!

So we hung out at Starbucks for a while so Morgan could eat