Take a look at the life of the Shermans!: April 2011

Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Family Vacay

Hooray for a vacation!! We wanted to see Niagara Falls and some church history sites before we left the area, so we planned for Easter weekend. Unfortunately the weather didn't cooperate to our best wishes, but nonetheless we made the most of our trip! (Really the kids could have cared less about the Falls and the history sites. They were MOST excited about staying in a hotel with a swimming pool and TV!)

NIAGARA FALLS

Walking to the Falls from our hotel. The rain stopped by the time we got there. Jordan started to complain about being tired and cold after 5 minutes. He then continued for the whole entire time and wanted to go back to the hotel.

We were sad that we really came to the Falls a couple weeks too early, because there was still snow and ice on the river. That means no "Maids of the Mist" boat tour or the "Cave of the Winds."

Gavin taking his turn with the umbrella. Right after I took this picture, a gust of wind got a hold of him and the umbrella went flying while he fell down.

Our "extra baggage"

PALYMYRA, NEW YORK

What a wonderful experience to tour the area where it all began with Joseph Smith and the restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. This is a monument at the top of Hill Cumorah.

The kids running down the hill. It is pretty steep!

In front of Joseph Smith's family's home.

KIRTLAND, OHIO
In front of the first LDS temple.

We then stayed with our good friends, Jay and Melani Talbot, in Columbus, Ohio for 3 days. It was so good to catch up with them and let the kids play. Leave to the kids to find a small mud puddle and make the most of it with the 5 minutes they did not have adult supervision.

Monday, April 25, 2011

Family Fun

Here are the rest of the adventures from Utah! The kids had non-stop playtime with their cousins from both sides of the family.

This kitten kept finding it's way to my parent's house. It didn't seem to mind all the attention (aka- fighting) it got from the kids. It did give Makenzie a good scratch on the hand, but she still loved it. The common question to me was, "Can we have a kitten?" I asked Makenzie if she would rather have a dog or a cat, and for that day it was a cat. I think a dog will eventually win out though.... someday!

This is Alivia, one of my nieces.
She was playing under a glass coffee table.

Gavin being contained by my brother, Dan.
He was hitting him in the face, hence the funny face from my bro.

A family breakfast at IHOP.

Gavin is our first kid that likes carbonated soda.
He really got hooked on it this trip since it was always around.
Good thing we hardly ever have soda at home.

Gavin tagged along with us while we went shooting.
We kept him in the back with his ear protection.

Easter Egg hunt with the Sherman Family:

Everyone was given a certain egg color to find.
Gavin was completely content to find one egg at a time and eat it's contents before moving on.

Makenzie with her pink eggs.

Jordan chowing down already.

On the way to Vegas feasting on chocolate chip cookies.

This little lady was exhausted and slept the whole way to Vegas. She is our energizer bunny that never stops... so this just shows how busy of a week we had. It is a very rare sight to have her sleep in the car or take an afternoon nap.

A Tribute to Grandma GG...

My dear Grandma Marie passed away on April 12, 2011. She was 93 years old. We made a whirlwind of a trip home to Utah and stayed a week. Although the circumstances weren't ideal, it was great to spend time with family. She has gone by the nick-name of "GG" (short for Great-Grandma), since the first great-grandchild was born over 10 years ago.

Getting ready to go!

"GG" has always been so generous. She has made it a tradition for the last several years to buy my kids new Easter outfits. I was so sad that she was never able to see them this year. They wore them to her funeral.