You can call it a trip to the beach if you want--I will call it dress the kid up in a swim suit just for a photo opportunity. After I got over the fact that I was being used for the camera, I did put my hands in the sand.
Married in Alexandria Bay, New York on August 27, 2002 we celebrated the addition of Martha Ann Mitchell on November 3, 2008. Since we didn't know the sex of our baby to be and looked at potential names for our little one, we discussed family name options—Stairvester Shanks seemed to stick the best while Martha continued to grow and thus we are using it for the title of her blog.