Saturday, January 26, 2013

Christmas Day

Christmas day usually begins around 7am, as we threaten the children with no presents if they wake us up before that! 

       The kids start by exchanging the gifts they got for one another and then we move on to the rest.

                                For Kaleigh, it was a clothing and horse gear year from us.

                                     
                                 The boys got lots of sports paraphernalia and lots of Lego sets.


                                                      The dogs, of course, got a bone.

                                                 I surprised Eric with some boots.

                                         And he surprised me with a case of my favorite wine.

                       It didn't take long for the boys to get started on building their Lego sets.


                               Later that morning my mother and Pete came over to open gifts,

My mother spent hours making custom made blankets for the kids.  Parker got a Celtics blanket,


 Kaleigh got a horse blanket, and Blake got a NY Yankees blanket that I thought I had taken a picture of, but did not. :(

 Later that afternoon, my aunt and uncle came over.  This was my aunt's wrap job....tin foil!
                     
                      Just as dinner was just about ready, the rest of the gang showed up.
                                                       Levi giving Uncle E big hugs!

                                                          Mom and Dad Sharp
                                        Parker spending time with his little cousin Josiah.

                 Kaleigh worked very hard on making scarfs for all the ladies in the family.
                                         

 Eric prepared a wonderful meal as always.   He made venison tenderloin with a berry sauce.  Sorry no pic :(  It was a great day of food and fellowship.

Sharp Family Christmas

Being an only child, I always longed for siblings and a large family.  Although I only got one brother in my marriage package, I was blessed with many many cousins!  The Sharp family Christmas is always so much fun and this year my brother and sister in law were present with their little two guys.  Kaleigh was my photographer that day and did a great job documenting our fun!
                                       Josiah and Tobias getting to know one another
                                Gary Jr and a future Mrs Sharp perhaps????  One can hope ;)

                                                  Grammie and Grampy, the ones who started this.
                                  Aunt Lee Ann with 4 out of 5  of the Sharp kids.
                              Kaleigh couldn't get enough of Josiah, can you blame her?
                                Thank you Uncle John, May I please have another!
                                                          Sarah and Tobias
                                      Parker playing Celebrity with the family.
                           Grammie with all but three of her great grandchildren.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

December

I decided to post December as a whole month, seeing I do not have many pictures. I am camera-less and have been relying on my children's ipod's for pictures.  So here is December in a recap.

We had some snow......



Kaleigh got another pet sitting job.  The owner had a double knee replacement so we are going to have her for several weeks.....

Eric replaced my leaky faucet with a new one......


Kaleigh had her friend Maddie over for a sleepover........
Blake and Daddy had some quality time building a model truck together......
We had LOTS of cantata practices, so Kaleigh had her favorite baby LOTS......
This one was just too cute.  Blake laid down on the floor next to Mac and he put his paw over Blake.

Week 47 & 48


Thursday November 22nd
We usually go to my in-laws for Thanksgiving, seeing we host Christmas.  This is usually what  happens after lunch.

Friday November 23rd
Christmas tree time!  The kids even got Mem in on the decorating.



Sunday November 25th
During the month of November, the youth group at our church select individuals who serve Christ in various ministries.  We then, make up a basket of their favorite things to honor them.  This year it came as a huge surprise that they chose to honor me.  It was a blessing!


Monday November 26th
We had a night with no place to be!  A rare event.  So we made use of our time with a fun game of Go Fish!

Tuesday November 27th
Sometimes it is hard to come up with new ideas for the same ground venison.  I ended up finding a website with LOTS of recipes for ground beef.  Here is the soup I made and it was very yummy!


Week 46

Sunday November 11th
Kaleigh has really been enjoying working the nursery with me.  She loves the kids...especially this one!


Monday November 12th
Parker had no school today so the boys ended up working at Mr. Gladue's polishing chrome for his new hot rod.

Tuesday November 13th
Daddy took Blake hunting with him.

Wednesday November 14th
Kaleigh has another pet sitting job!  This kid has more $ than me at this point!

Friday November 16th
Kaleigh went with the teen group to the Superbowl.  Superbowl is an all night event where they watch a minor league hockey game, hear a speaker, go bowling, go rollerskating, and have all you can eat pizza and soda.

While she was there, we went to Buffalo Wild Wings for the first time!  My three boys LOVED it.  Doesn't get much better than sports and wings ;)



Week 45

Sunday November 4th
Kaleigh went to a friend's house and learned the art of Zen Tangle.

Monday November 5th
Kaleigh and Tyler

Wednesday November 7th
Parker got his very first public school report card after being home schooled for the past 5 years.

Thursday November 8th
Blake was in denial that the snow was melting and tried his best to enjoy it as long as possible.

Saturday November 10th
The boys had basketball at 10 am while Kaleigh was to be in Mystic for a class at the aquarium.  I couldn't split myself in two, so Grammie kindly offered to take Kaleigh for me.  The class was for kids ages 12-15 to give them a close up view of what it takes to be a marine biologist at an aquarium.  Kaleigh has ruled out marine biology for a career.  The thought of having to get her scuba license is what broke the camels back for her.  She does not like to be underwater much.