Landon is 4

Landon is now a big 4 year old. To celebrate his birthday we took his cousins, Aaron and MaKayla with us to Gilroy Gardens. They had a lot of fun riding rides and playing together. We had perfect weather and short lines which made it even more fun. After Gilroy Gardens we went out to eat with Grandma and Grandpa Hemingway and then back to Aaron and Makayla's to play.
Landon is growing up so fast. He loves to go to preschool and is making a lot of new friends. He is working on writing his letters now. He might be somewhat of a perfectionist because he thinks he has to get it looking perfect before he feels good about it. He'll write a letter over and over again trying to get it to look like something I might write. You'd think this would be a good thing, but the problem is if he doesn't get it looking the way he wants it within a few tries he gets mad and gives up or cries or starts throwing things. He wants so badly to be perfect at everything. To be the fastest runner, the quickest puzzle maker, the best at writing, ect. And he is pretty fast at these things for his age, but he likes to compare himself with much older kids. We're working on keeping a positive attitude even when he doesn't do as good as he thinks he should. One of the things he's doing awesome on is swimming. We had 80 degree weather last week so we went swimming and practiced what he's been learning in swim lessons. He found a new love of jumping into the pool and then swimming to the edge on his own. He's really good at putting his head in the water and kicking and he's working on his arm strokes. He loves to sing songs, read books, go to the park, play with friends, say prayers, have family home evening, pretend, and go to the mall. He's always giving me compliments like, "Mom, you look like a princess" and "That dress is beautiful". And I love it when he says, "I love you, mom" when I drop him off at preschool or at bed time. He's a kid that likes to be on the go. He's happiest when he's doing things all hours of the day. This makes life fun and exciting and we are always exhausted when bed time comes. Pictures of the big day are coming.

Sharp Family 2010

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Happy Valentines Day!

Landon had his first BIG celebration of Valentines Day at preschool today. He came home with a box full of goodies. And as a Bonus, it was one of his classmates birthdays so he got pizza and cupcakes for lunch. Lucky Boy! As for Ryan and I, we learned the maranga on Saturday at a ward Valentine dance. I wasn't sure if Ryan was going to participate, but since he was in charge of the event, I think he felt he had to and it turned out to be a lot of fun. Tonight I'm planning on using a gift card that we've been holding on to since Christmas and order from Chilies. I usually make a nice dinner, but I'm looking for an excuse not to cook today.

Bath Time

Zachary loves to take baths. At least twice a day he asks to take a bath. Sometimes he takes two, but most of the time I only give into the one because as you can see he always insists on filling the tub all the way full. He loves to pretend that he's swimming. I think he's learning a lot by watching Landon at swim lessons because he tries to copy what he's seen Landon do. For example, Landon is working on kicking on his stomach and then rolling over and floating on his back. Zachary tries to do this in the tub. He'll kick his legs for a few seconds and then roll half way over, getting some of his hair wet. He'll do this over and over again laughing and smiling the whole time. He loves it. We went to swim lessons at a different time than we normally do today and there was a younger class there, some of them Zachary's age. Zachary kept pointing to the babies and tried to take of his clothes. I think he always must have thought that swimming was for bigger kids, but since he saw kids his age and younger in swim lessons he wanted to do it too. The only problem is that the parent has to get in too if your child is under 3. Not something I really feel like doing, but maybe I'll do it during the spring session if he keeps acting interested.

Half Moon Bay

I have to say, I'm glad January is over. Ryan and the boys seemed to be sick most the month and I was getting exhausted playing nurse. Ryan had some sort of congestion, nasal, sinus infection that kept him in bed for over a week and then still lingered for awhile after. The boys both had coughs that turned into pneumonia for Landon and Zachary's runny nose caused an ear infection. Oh, and Landon got an ear infection too. So all 3 of my boys were on antibiotics. Thankfully, I stayed healthy over the whole ordeal. I do love my immune system:) This last weekend we were all feeling better and I just had to get out and enjoy nature. I needed to go somewhere away from the people and the busyness of the city, but it was raining cats and dogs so I had to do a little research. I discovered that an hour north of us it wasn't raining. This is one thing I love about the Bay area. Anyway, so I looked up a hike that our little family could do and off to Half Moon Bay we went. Most of the way it was pouring and Ryan and I both wondered if we were going to have to turn around and go back home. But, we decided to trust the weather report and keep going. About 5 minutes before we arrived at our destination it stopped raining. I was so happy. We took a 1 mile hike that started out along some cliffs overlooking the ocean , then we went down some stairs to the beach and some tide pools. We then walked along the tide pools until we were back to where we started. We saw tons of crabs and sea shells. It was so nice to get out and I'm so thankful I live somewhere it doesn't stay cold all winter long.

CANCUN

We recently returned from Cancun, Mexico. We were spoiled with sunshine, all you can eat buffets whenever you want, unlimited kayaking, sailing, swimming, and soft sand. We had a room on the bottom floor looking out to the ocean. The boys loved playing in the sand, swinging in the hammocks, going down the waterslides, and swimming in the pool. They were also spoiled with an icecream cone at lunch almost everyday. We enjoyed this beautiful place with Janice and Delwin and Derick, Niesja, and Ethan. Despite the 4 year age gap, I think Landon and Ethan had a lot of fun playing together. One day Ryan, Derick, Niesja, and I left the kids with grandma and grandpa and went to Chichen Itza. We were amazed at the pyramids and the life that the Mayans lived. So advanced, yet so primitive. I just can't understand why a civilization would think that cutting off each others head and killing each other would be pleasing to God. Craziness! Here's some pictures of our adventures....

Sharp Family 2009

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