House for Sale

My parents have put their house on the market: If you know anyone interested in buying a house on some land in the Sacramento area, please share the following link with them: http://rlandrey.golyon.com/default.aspx?ID=5599&page=http%3A%2F%2Frlandrey.golyon.com%2FSearch%2FPropDetail.aspx%3FID%3D5599%26listingID%3D81-7-11027706

First T-Ball Practice

We have a Giant in the house!!  Grant started T-Ball practice last week, and was SO excited.  He did some hitting:

Some throwing:

He was focused the whole practice, which is saying a lot!! 

After practice every good player needs to take a nice long bath to relax those muscles:

When I went to say goodnight, this is what I found:

(if you could see the rest of his room you would realize that this is an AMAZING thing for him to do)

 

GO GIANTS!!

Dad’s T-Shirt

This is what I found standing at the top of the stairs the other night:

Don’t you remember wearing your dad’s t-shirt to bed as pajamas?  I sure do!!  Childhood memories………..

Emma’s Extra Activities

Just wanted to update on what Emma has been up to lately:

-Mad Science:  Emma just got done with an 8 week after school program.  Every week they learned about a different science term like static electricity, sound waves, optical illusions, and colors.  They would then get to do a hands on experiment that they brought home.  She had a really good time.

-Activity Days:  Since Emma turned 8 years old she has been going to Activity Days at church twice a month.  This is a group of girls from 8-11 years old who meet together.  They learn about gospel related topics, do service for other people, and just have fun together.  She is working on different goals to earn her “Faith In God” award.

-Indoor Soccer:  Emma just finished another indoor soccer season with her team-The Cheetah’s!!  They are going to play their semi-final game this weekend, and we hope to be attending the Finals next weekend.  Her favorite position is Goalie and Defense.

 

Grant’s Gymnastics

5 year old boys have SO much energy!!  I amazes me every day to see the amount of energy that this boy has.   For the last 6 weeks Grant has been taking a gymnastic class and has LOVED every minute of it!!

All the parents sit behind a glass wall and watch.  I think I found myself mouthing the words, “Slow down!!” every session.  Because even after a day of preschool he would have a TON of energy in gym class.  Like he couldn’t move to the next thing fast enough.  He usually did the flips over the bars all by himself and not even wait for the teacher to help, because he was tall enough and wanted to move on.  Can I get some of that energy in a bottle??

(sorry for the fuzzy picture, taken on my phone)

Caught Up

This is Debbie again!! Sherrie's blog is all caught up. If you're interested in the kids birthday, Emma's baptism, Christmas, Halloween and everything else that has happened in the last few months scroll down, everything has been back dated.

ENJOY!

Our Little Entrepreneur

When this kid gets an idea in his head there is no stopping him!!  All day today he was talking about money....blah, blah, blah. Then he decided that he needed to earn so money. So I gave him a list of things he could do for me to earn some, but he told me "Mom, I don't want to get dollars from YOU, I want them from other people!"
Then he disappeared for awhile and asked me how to write $1. Then he got the card table and decided he was going to make a lemonade stand. Remember, it was pouring down rain at this time. So I did my best to put him off, but by 4:30 the weather had cleared and he had set up shop at the end of the driveway!  The end result was $3!!!

Ice Skating 2011

Over the holiday weekend Sherrie and Jamie took the kids ice skating. Sherrie's ankle still isn't at 100% after her fall in November so she just got to help Grant.

Where we have been

This is Sherrie's sister Debbie I have taken over her blog to help her get updated.

As many of you have heard Tuesday January 11th my mom she suffered a massive stroke. She had been in Arizona with my family and it happened in the Sacramento airport right after she landed.

After starting out at UDC Med Center (where she received excellent care in a timely manner), she was transferred to Kaiser South, and then a Kaiser Rehabilitation center in Vallejo.

In the beginning she had complete paralysis of her left side, including trouble swallowing and vision impairment. . Sherrie has spent more hours than I can count down in Vallejo with Mom and helping to get the house ready for her to come home. Blogging has not even been on her radar.

After a month in Rehab she was released to come home on Thursday and is doing well, but still has a long way to go. But it will be really nice to have her closer.

We have put together a blog to keep everyone updated on what has been going on and will continue to up it regularly, it is:

http://somethingaboutsharon.blogspot.com/

Sherrie wanted me to thank everyone who has brought in meals, picked up kids,and helped in any way. Hopefully now that mom is home things will fall into a routine soon and Sherrie will be back soon blogging herself.

On the Job…..

Before Christmas Grant got to go to work with Daddy while I had a doctor’s appointment.  I think we might have a future Project Manager in the making:

They even got to go on a job walk, and see all the “worker men” (as Grant calls them)!!

Thanks Daddy!

Rules to Live By

Just got one of “those” emails today that I usually delete, but for some reason with the new year starting I guess we all take a look at our own lives, evaluate what we want to change, give up, do better, do more, etc.  And I looked at this list through those eyes:

1. Life isn't  fair, but it's still  good.

2.  When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life  is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job  won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and  parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit  cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every  argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's  more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry  with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement  starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to  chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with  your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK  to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare  your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is  all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret,  you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in  the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never  blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the  mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful,  beautiful or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you  really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late  to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and  no one else.

20. When it comes to going after what you  love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the  candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie Don't  save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22.  Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric  now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The  most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in  charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every  so-called disaster with these words 'In five years, will this  matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive  everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you  is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost  everything. Give time time.

31. However good or bad a  situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself  so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in  miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not  because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't  audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36.  Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37.  Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that  truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get  outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40.  If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone  else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of  time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is  yet to come...

43. No matter how you feel, get up,  dress up and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't  tied with a bow, but it's still a gift."

46.  Don't sweat the small stuff, it's all small stuff.

Grant’s 5th Birthday

Grant had a really fun birthday this year. He got to invite his friend Sterling and his family for a night of bowling. After bowling he had a cool transformer cake and cupcakes!

Then the best part he and Sterling got to have a sleep over!!! They had so much fun playing video games and being boys!

The next morning on Grant's actual birthday- the highlight was his box of Lucky Charms for breakfast!! Gotta love a kid who is easy to please.

Happy 5th Birthday Grant!

I’m having a little bit of a hard time with this one.  Arriving into this world 10 days late at a whopping 10 lbs. 12 oz., Grant has always done things on his time schedule, his way!  His independence is one thing that I have always admired about him.  We love Grant for his sense of humor, his boundless energy, his loving heart, his abilities to make and be a friend, and his spirituality.  He might be turning 5, but on the other hand………..he is my baby!! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANT!!

WE LOVE YOU!

Christmas 2010

Christmas at the Cahoons is always filled with lots of fun and family. Here are the highlights in pictures.
Sorry about the sideways pictures Sherrie uploaded them and i don't know how to fix them.