me in a new context: babysitter!

I will only babysit my friend Megan's kids.

#1, my life is currently occupied by school and photography,
and #2, they've completely biased my view on children, because I haven't come across any as brilliant as Jack and Parker. When I meet other kids I wonder why they don't voluntarily vaccuum, prefer soy milk over soda, and ask me "how was your day, shannon? how are you feeling?"

Meet Jack.
an adventuresome four year old, i'd say...

here's his two year old brother, Parker.

i think i learned more from watching Parker delight in the leaves than i learned in an entire semester in school.

you might predict that i'd say this, but,
sweet thing.

we went on wagon rides with the neighbor, Josh, and pretended the wagon was thunder mountain at disneyland -

kids, are, SO CUTE!
(jackkkk. your sly little look.)

i dressed Parker myself.jack 'taking a little rest' on his skateboard ramp
(- shannon can i take a little rest? - YEAH MAN!)

my curious little Parker exploring the trees and the skywant to see how much they've grown? : here's the last time i babysat, and their family photos from a while ago

insta-fort

insta-babyGap model

we had fun. :)
i am thoroughly in awe of mothers who do this everyday.

the best, cutest part was when Jack wanted to mail his mom a paper airplane with a note on the wing telling her "mom I hope you have a great time on your trip and i really love you" as a special surprise for when she came home.

we walked over to the mailbox and MAILed that airplane. a homemade envelope and everything, because we couldn't find one big enough.

love, your neighborhood babysitter who feeds the kids lots of brownies and gummy bears,
- shannon