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Random Pictures

2009-10-14T14:51:00.001-07:00

Sheridyn at the Dinosaur Museum

Katelyn smothering a puppy with love!

Kately hates the backpack but she runs away without it. Poor kid!

Watching the 3D movie, Whales and Dolphins

Me and Katelyn

At the museum of ancient life in Utah

Savannah and her silly face!

Riding the train at Hogle Zoo

Walking to school (first day)

First day of preschool!

Ok, so I don't have as much time as I'd like to update our family blog. But I thought I'd post some of our newer pictures and write a little about what we're up to.

Life is good! The kids are healthy and happy and I LOVE being a mom. They keep me busy and I find there is alway so much to do.

I got involved in a home-based business called Liv International a few months ago. It's a health and wellness company and I'm an independent distributor for their products. I LOVE THEM! I haven't been at this weight in almost 8 years, nor have I EVER felt healthier. I'm sleeping at night, I have TONS of energy, I've lost all my excess weight and I'm so grateful I found this company and it's products. They contiually de-tox your body (you'd be surprised at how much you need that), balance your PH, and give you huge amounts of minerals as well as many, many more benefits. And the big important factor for me is that this is just pure nutrition. No stimulants, no caffeine, no ariticial sugars! It's the most healthy prodct I've ever found and it's effects are amazing. I've watched so many of my friends and family lose weight and get healthy on these products and I really believe in them. Go to my website for my info if you're interested.

http://www.livsxinneyandhealthy.com/

Aside from that business, I'm currently working on a project very close to my heart. I'm on the commitee to raise funds for a local family here in Rigby. This little family has two adorable kids. Benson is 4 and Clair is 2. Both have an extremely rare genetic disease called Primary Hyperoxaluria. To make a long story short, they both need liver and kidney transplants to save their lives. Please check out their blog to read their story and donate to the cause. Go to http://givehopetobensonandclair.blogspot.com/

We are having a benefit concert to raise money for the transplants. Marvin Goldstein will be preforming, as well some other wonderful artists. The tenative date for the concert is New Years Eve. Please come enjoy an evening of beautiful music and help save these children. More info in later updates. Call me if you'd like to donate or have questions. 745-8099

Boating up at the cabin last summer!

2009-02-24T20:25:00.000-08:00

Savannah making her funny faces in the boat

Jared wake boarding

Fun on the banana boat

Tubing is the most fun to watch!

The approaching attack of Jared.....

Sea World and Mexico

2008-12-01T13:22:00.000-08:00

We went to Sea World San Diego and then on a cruise to Mexico last week. We had a great time. The girls LOVED Sea World. We only had about 5 hours there but I'm sure they would have been happy with 50. My parents, brothers and sisters and all of their kids were there and it was so fun. Then we met up with the entire Ferguson clan for a cruise to Mexico. It was for our Ferguson family reunion. There were 75 of us on the boat! The weather was fairly cold so we didn't do much swimming, but we had fun exploring the huge boat, eating way too much food, and playing with cousins. One of my favorite nights on the cruise was the hypnotist show. Hilarious! We stopped in Cabo San Lucas for an awesome day on the beach and then in Ensenada for some sight seeing and shopping. Mexico was great.

We've been off the boat for about 3 days and I still feel the rocking and swaying. It's driving me crazy. But we had a great time and loved seeing everybody. What a fun Thanksgiving!

Halloween fun!

2008-11-04T12:38:00.000-08:00

The kids had tons of fun on Halloween. Sheridyn, Savannah, and I dressed up as witches and baby Katelyn was a princess. We took the kids to "Boo at the Zoo!" The zoo goes all out with hundred of pumpkins, lights, decorations, etc. to create a fun atmosphere and they also have craft tables, haunted houses, and treat stations. We met most of their cousins there and had a great time. We also visited grandparents to show them our costumes, of course! I'm not a big fan of all that candy but they really didn't get much this year. It was perfect! The girls are already excited for next Halloween.

And Jared and I had a great time at our annual adults-only-dress-up party. I was an Egyptian princess and you won't believe how Jared dressed up. The crazy man shaved the top half of his head totally bald and then colored the rest of it grey and went as an old man. It looked so real. I'd laugh every time I saw him. I tried to talk him into saving it for a week so he could re-create the look for our ward Halloween party and Halloween day, but no luck. He is so much fun and loves to dress up for this kind of stuff. Enjoy the pics.

Sharp hunters!

2008-10-30T09:06:00.000-07:00

So the big news around here is that I shot my first buck! I'm sure my parents never thought they would see the day. I've gone hunting a few times before with Jared, but only for small stuff like porqupines, sage hen, etc. I have to say that I wondered if I would feel bad if I shot a deer, but I didn't. It was awesome! Of course, the meat we get from hunting is what feeds our family all year. We didn't have enough last year so it'll be great to have the freezer totally stocked.

Jared, of course, got a great buck. He also got a doe tag this year and an elk and deer tag in Montana. We should have plenty of meat for our family and some to share!

Update: Jared got a great buck in Montana. The first picture is of the newest buck. Hopefully he'll get an elk in the next few weeks as well.

Flower girls!

2008-09-12T14:04:00.000-07:00

My Little Flower Girls!

Sheriydn and Savannah were the flower girls for our cousin Brianna's wedding. I was a little worried that when the time came to start walking they would be too scared and refuse to go. But they did grat! They smiled and dropped their flowers and looked super cute in their beautiful dresses. It was a fun day!

A blast from the past!

2008-08-19T13:18:00.000-07:00

Since I just barely started this blog, a lot of my favorite pictures aren't on here. So I went through my older stuff and found some of my favorite memories and pictures and wanted to share them with all of you. Enjoy! Sheridyn was so excited to go to the dinosaur museum last year.

Savannah in her blessing dress

Sheridyn, age 3 months

The day I had Sheriydn

Taken one week before I had Katelyn

Savannah waiting for her turn to hit the pinata!

Savannah eating her cupcake at her 2nd birthday party

Baby Savannah....what a cute smile!

Sheridyn, age 1

Me and Savannah, age 1

The morning I had Savannah. What a sweet baby!

Sheridyn (age 15 months) looking at her new baby sister, Savannah

Daddy and Sheriydn

Sheridyn on Grandpa Sharp's swing

Happy 4th of July!

2008-08-08T16:38:00.000-07:00

The 4th of July was a great day. We got up early to get ready for the parade. The girls got WAY too much candy there and then we headed over to the park for the festivities. Katelyn doesn't like being in the wind so she went to Grandma Sharp's house while the rest of us played at the park. Poor Sheridyn got way too hungry and tired there and had a massive melt down. But once she calmed down, ate some food and took a rest....she was ok. The kids jumped in one of those huge bouncy toys, ate some Philipino food, and played with balloons. It was fun to have Holly's family (my sister) here from Arizona. After the park we had more food and fun and Jared's parents house. The kids played in the sprinklers and we all went to the rodeo that night. Of course, we stayed for the fireworks show and slept very well that night. We love America!

Our favorite place!

2008-08-08T15:28:00.000-07:00

The cabin is our favorite place. Mom and Dad rent it out whenever they aren't using it... so whenever it's open WE ARE THERE! We love to play out on the lake. At first Savannah was a little nervous about riding in the boat but she likes it now. Now the girls are even a little adventurous and will ride out on the tubes behind the boat. Jared is a crazy man out there and gets some serious air. It's fun to watch him and my brothers battle and try to take each other out on the tubes. I actually don't have any pictures of that. I'm always holding one of the kids when that's going on. When we're not on the water, the kids are usually outside on the deck playing and us moms are just hanging out together. It's a guys paradise up there. They like to go hunting and ride the 4-wheelers and that kind of stuff.

Jared gets all his hours in Monday through Thursday, so we always have an extra long weekend to be together. That's something that I've always really appreciated in Jared. He works hard during the week but he makes sure to play with us as much as possible. He loves spending time with his girls! What a great dad and husband!

summer days

2008-08-08T14:57:00.000-07:00

We LOVE summer! The girls can't wait to get outside every morning to play. After being cooped up all winter in the house, we try to go somewhere fun as often as possible. We like going to the park, swimming, to the zoo, the cabin, the pet store, or Grandpa and Grandma's house....anywhere but sitting at home! :-) Except, of course, for nap time.

I love the freedom and the lazy days of summer to be able to go whever we feel the urge. My kids aren't in any kind of classes (preschool, music, dance, etc.) yet so we can basically go play wherever the wind blows us. I splurge on a daily snow cone (my favorite treat!) and the kids go for popsicles. Watermelon is a family favorite too.

The kids love to catch grasshoppers, lady bugs and butterflies. And I really love to sit outside in my lounge chair and read while the kids play. Summer is perfect!

Yellowstone National Park

2008-08-08T11:35:00.001-07:00

We went to Yellowstone National Park last month and had tons of fun. We saw 2 bears, 4 bucks, about 50 elk, a tan fox, and hundreds of buffalo. I spent most of the day in the car with baby Katelyn because it was too windy for her to be outside. But it was kind of nice to just be able to hold and play with her for some alone time. And the older girls had so much fun with daddy and the rest of Jared's family. With my girls and all of their cousins we had 12 little girls and 1 little boy with us. (and two of Jared's sisters are expecting again!) So there was a lot of laughing, screaming and playing going on. It was fun to see everything at the park and spend some time with family....especially Jared's sister and her husband (Jenny and Travis) whom we don't get to see very often.

Sheridyn

2008-07-02T11:13:00.000-07:00

Sheridyn is such a fun kid! She LOVES animals, painting/coloring, playing with her sisters, and hanging out with her dad. She wishes we never had to take time out of our days to eat, unless it's treats and fruit.

She knows more about animals than I do and she can't wait to go hunting with daddy when she's older. She loves cats and she often pretends to be one.

Savannah Banana

2008-07-02T10:31:00.000-07:00

Savannah is our wild child. She is always pulling funny faces and making us laugh. She has the cutest personality! She loves to sing and play with Sheridyn. She is also totally in live with baby Katelyn. I have to watch her very closely to make sure that she doesn't love her too much (smothering her with hugs and kisses is a real danger)!

Savannah loves animals, but HATES flies and bees. She has been stung a few times and really panics when something flies or buzzes around her. She loves Baby Einstein movies and playing at the cabin. She is such a sweet, beautiful, happy girl.

Meet Katelyn

2008-07-01T20:19:00.000-07:00

Katelyn is the newest member of the Sharp family. She was born March 10, 2008. I was in labor with her for most of the night at home and had her a few hours after we finally went into the hospital. She weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. She was my most difficult baby so far. For the first few weeks she was pretty fussy. She did NOT like to be put down and she didn't sleep too much. However, she is now perfectly happy and sleeps for up to 8 hours at a time each night. She is constantly smiling and she makes the cutest noises. She recently discovered her feet and rolled over for the first time today! I can't believe she is already 3 months old! She is so much fun.

The Sharp girls!

2008-07-01T12:25:00.000-07:00

My girls are so much fun! Sheridyn and Savannah love playing together, singing, pretending to be animals (usually cats) and being outside. We spend a lot of time at the zoo, on the trampoline, in the sandbox and at the cabin whenever possible. Katelyn is a perfect baby. She smiles almost all the time and actually sleeps through the night! :-) She is so much fun and we all adore her. I love my girls!