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Shawn, Katie and Aspen met Mimi & Pawpaw (Shawn’s parents), Gigi & Papa (Katie’s parents) and Paul & Kathy Grant in Alaska for a cruise from Anchorage to Vancouver, BC on June 19, 2010.  They flew from Los Angeles to Anchorage and cruised from Whittier to Hubbard Glacier the first night.  Next they visited Glacier Bay National …

Shawn surprised Katie with a weekend trip to Avalon on Catalina Island for her 30th Birthday.  They took a 2 hour boat ride out of Marina Del Rey to the island and had a great time exploring with Aspen.  While there, they enjoyed some great food, went on a glass-bottom boat ride, toured the Casino …

Aspen Isabelle Burnham was born one year ago today (2/11/2010).  We hope you enjoy this video looking back on her first year.  

Shawn, Katie & Aspen were busy in December ’09 and January ’10!  First, they visited north and south Alabama to spend Christmas with their families.  While they were there, Shawn & Katie celebrated their 7th anniversary on 12/28 by visiting Callaway Garden’s Fantasy in Lights, where they had their very first date!  Shawn also drove …

Shawn visited Korea for a week to present a paper at the International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors at Jeju Island in October.  While he was there, not only did he greatly benefit from the technical conference, but he was also able to surf at Korea’s most famous break (Jungmun Beach) with head-high waves from Super-Typhoon …

Shawn & Katie visited Disneyland with Aspen (her first trip!) on Shawn's birthday. They opened the park up at 8 am and closed it down at 12 am with a nap break in the middle. Although this was one of the busiest days of the year, they were able to ride 19 rides and didn't …

Shawn's parents, Gilbert & Judy, came to visit Aspen for a few weeks in May 2009. While there, they visited Hollywood, the La Brea Tar Pits, the Angeles National Forest, Palm Springs, the Salton Sea and the Santa Monica Pier.  Click here or on the image for more pictures.

Aspen Isabelle Burnham was born to Shawn & Katie Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 at 6:46 am at Community Memorial Hospital in Ventura, California. She weighed 6 lbs, 7 oz, and was 20.5 in long. Although her due date was March 15 and she was born over a month early, Aspen was able to go home …