The Sherwood Family est.2004

Emily's 1st Birthday

2010-11-22T08:17:00.001-08:00

Our Little Ladybug Turns 1!

All the kids made Ladybugs

We had sac races - the kids loved them!

The Last 9 Months in Review (I know, I'm terrible, but I've been busy)

2010-11-22T07:15:00.001-08:00

All my babies. I am so blessed.

Justin 14 yrs old, Sami 4 years old & Emily 4 mts old

Spring has Sprung!

Emily's 1st Easter

Sami catching her 1st fish. Chris took the kids fishing at the lake and Sami caught the biggest fish! She was so exictied until she saw the fish. Then she got scared and made Justin reel it in.

Boston Baby!

While we were in NY, we drove up to Boston for a couple of days. Cathy had never been there and I knew she would love it. We had so much fun. Boston is my FAVORITE city (after NYC, of course)

Emily's Baptism.

Keeping with tradition,Emily was baptized at the same church I was baptized in.

I love this picture. This was taken in Mommy's backyard.

4th of July

Beach Bums
Apple Picking & Pumpking Picking

"Mommy, Look! I Can Hoolie Hoop!"

2010-02-28T15:38:00.000-08:00

Sami : "Mommy, Look! I Can Hoolie Hoop!"

Mommy: "OK, let me see you do it."

Sami: "Mommy, are you watching?

Here I go."

Sami: "Ta Da, Mommy. I'm a Hoolie Hoop Ballerina."

It's moments like this that are priceless.

Sami turns 4!

2010-02-28T15:11:00.001-08:00

For Sami's 4th birthday we had a Strawberry Shortcake themed party. It was the cutest party ever! We went strawberry crazy. We had peanut butter & strawberry jelly sandwiches, strawberry lemonade & made strawberry short cakes. And, all her little girl friends wore something with strawberries on it. Everyone had a blast, especially Sami. I can't believe my precious little girl is already 4 - where does the time go?
Oh, and how could I forget, a stawberry shortcake birthday cake:)

Merry Christmas to All!

2010-01-17T16:17:00.001-08:00

Emily on Christmas morning. Look at that smile!

She was so excited to see what Santa had brought her.

Sami was so perfect this Chrismas. She waited patiently as all the kids took turns opening presents. And after opening each one of her gifts she would gasp and say,

"I always wanted this!"

Thanksgiving, and boy do we have a lot to be thankful for.

2010-01-17T15:45:00.000-08:00

Emily turned 6 weeks on Thanksgiving and we are so thankful for our little angel.

Chris' nickname for Em is "Chunk". And as you can see in this picture, she is definitely chunky. Look at those cheeks!

We continued our tradition and had Thanksgiving at our house. This was the first holiday in our new home. Although it's getting tight, because our family continues to grow, we wouldn't have it any other way.

Halloween 2009

2010-01-17T15:26:00.000-08:00

The night before Halloween Chris and his girls carved some pumpkins. Sami's looked like Mickey Mouse because she was Minnie Mouse for Halloween.

This Halloween Justin decided to wear Chris' old El Toro turn out gear. I can't believe he fits in it. Justin is getting so big. I can't believe that he's about to turn 14 - where does the time go?

Em, our little Bumblebee - too cute.

Introducing Our Newest Addition, Emily Christina!

2010-01-17T15:12:00.000-08:00

She is finally here!!!!

Emily Christina Sherwood

October 15, 2009 @ 12:50p

6 lbs 8 ozs

17 1/2 inches

My precious little angel.
Daddy and his little girl.
She already has him wrapped around her finger.

My Last Day Pregnant

2010-01-17T15:06:00.000-08:00

These pictures were taken the day before our newest addition was to arrive.
I'm not sure if it was possible for me to be any BIGGER!
And to think I was only 36 1/2 weeks.

Pumpkin Picking

2010-01-17T14:39:00.001-08:00

I am truly blessed!

Sami loves pumpking picking. Everytime we drive by the pumpkin patch, regardless of the season, she wants to "pick some pumpkins". You can only imagine how happy she was when we told her it she could pick some pumpkins.

Look at all those chins!

Apples Picking Minus the Apples

2010-01-09T09:04:00.000-08:00

In late September we took the kids down to Oak Glen to go apple picking. Well, once we got there it didn't take long to notice that none of the trees had apples on them. It seems that this was a bad year for the apple crop. So instead, we had lunch (and ice cream) and took a bunch of pictures of the kids.Sami pouting because there were no apples on the trees - too cute!

Finally I Get to Have a Baby Shower!

2010-01-09T08:46:00.000-08:00

On September 26 my friend Jaymie gave me an awesome baby shower. I was so excited because I never got to have one for Sami. We had to cancel Sami's because I was in the hospital.

Everyone had a great time. Thanks Jaymie!

With just 3 weeks till her grand entrance we still haven't agreed on an official name.

So Sue had this adorable towel made and personalized with "Fifi" - I love it!!!

I just cracked up when I saw this picture.

Sami was also given a few "Big Sister" presents.

If she leaned in anymore she'd fall into the bag.

Sami's 1st Soccer Game

2009-09-19T18:21:00.000-07:00

If you ever want a good laugh you have to watch Pee Wee Soccer. I signed Sami up for a 6 week soccer program. She was so excited about playing soccer she was wide awake at 6am. Justin was also pretty excited - he's officially an assitant coach.

As you can see she took the game very seriously. This is her picking some grass during the middle of the game. Just a few minutes earlier, during the break Sami and the other girls on her team decided to do some of their ballet moves on the field - I couldn't stop laughing.

Sami was made goalie during the 2nd quarter. As you can see she was taking her job very seriously. You couldn't tell by this picture but she actually blocked a goal a few minutes later!
This is her running the wrong way but who cares, she was having fun!

Baby Belly

2009-09-19T18:18:00.001-07:00

My belly at 7 1/2 months.

Baby "Fifi" (Sami's nickname for my belly and we've been using it because we still can't agree on a name) will be coming a bit early. Her original due date is Nov. 7 but because mommy is having such a difficult pregnancy "Fifi" will be coming in the middle of Oct. Daddy and I better pick a name soon or else "Fifi" will be on the birth certificate - haha.

Sami's 1st Ballet Recital

2009-09-19T18:14:00.001-07:00

After an "intense" 5 week ballet class Sami had her 1st recital. It was adorable! When Sami came out on stage with her class she immediately spotted her Grandma in the back of the auditorium. She proceeded to wave her hands and call out "Grandma I over here. Hi Grandma". The entire room broke out laughing.

A Day at the Beach

2009-09-19T18:10:00.001-07:00

Grandma Cathy and I took Sami to the beach. She had a blast! She kept trying to jump over the waves.

Love this picture!

Grandma Pat Comes for a Visit

2009-09-19T18:05:00.000-07:00

We took the kids to Downtown Disney and had lunch at Goofy's Kitchen. The kids loved it, so did Grandma Pat.

Can you tell she was having fun?

Sami was so excited to see Belle and Snow White.

Bass Lake

2009-09-19T07:38:00.000-07:00

This summer we went to Bass Lake for a week. Chris' mom, Aunt Connie & Family & Jesse with his family joined us. It was the best vacation.

I love this picture of Justin. Chris took it while they were doing an 8 1/2 mile hike in Yosemite.

Jesse brought his boat so we went on it everyday. We thought Sami would be scared of the boat at first but she loved it. She kept telling Jesse to "go faster" and when he did she'd say, "my hair is gettting all crazy".

Father's Day at the Firehouse

2009-06-22T08:43:00.001-07:00

Chris had to work this Father's Day so I brought the kids to him. They love spending the day at the firehouse.

Too cute.

Daddy and his other "crew"

The whole family including Baby Sherwood in mommy's belly.

A little girl and her hero - her Daddy.

"Mommy, Do I look beautiful?"

2009-06-22T08:39:00.001-07:00

The other morning Sami comes out of her room after getting dressed and asks, "Mommy, Do I look beautiful?". I may be a bit bias but I told her she was "the most beautiful girl in the whole wide world!". It's moments like this that I love having a little girl.

Sami's 1st Day at School

2009-06-22T08:23:00.000-07:00

Sami was so excited to start preschool. After we moved I signed her up at our local community center. It's only 2 days a week for 2 1/2 hours. She adores it!!!!! This is her waiting for breakfast that morning.

Sami getting ready to leave. She's getting so BIG! Daddy went out and bought her her first lunch bag, Hannah Montana - Sami's Favorite Singer.

Hippty Hop, the Easter Bunny visited Sami

2009-04-27T14:43:00.001-07:00

The day before Easter Sami colored Easter eggs.
She had so much fun!

I think it is safe to say she's my daughter.

Just like her Mommy she has OCD.

She did not like the thought of eggs being more than one color. Each egg could only be one color. She thought it was

too messy.

That was one busy Easter bunny. Sami had a total of 3 Easter egg hunts on Sunday. The first was at home. Then she was invited to Caleb, Sue & Nate's house for her second Easter egg hunt.

Last but not least, Grandma's house.

Talk about hitting the jackpot. Of course the 3 year old finds all the eggs with money in it ($15. total) and she was just tossing them to the side to find the ones with candy.

Exciting News!!!!

2009-04-27T14:28:00.000-07:00

Sami got to make the big announcement.....she's going to be a BIG sister.

Baby Sherwood is due at the end of October.

"Sleeping Booty, It's me Yami"

2009-02-16T20:52:00.001-08:00

For Samantha's birthday I took Justin and her to Disney. They had the best time.

Justin was so amazing. He carried Sami on his shoulders for most of the day.

For dinner I tookthe kids to Goofy's Kitchen. While you're eating dinner the characters walk up to your table and talk to you. Well, when Sami saw Sleeping Beauty at another table she proceeded to stand on her chair and waved down Sleeping Beauty by saying (well, actually it was more like screaming), "Sleeping Booty, It's me Yami. It's my birthday"!

Too cute!

Justin is such a good sport.

Can you tell she had a fun birthday?

Happy 3rd Birthday, Samantha Grace!!

2009-02-16T20:11:00.000-08:00

Can you believe she's 3 already?? I can't. It's amazing how fast time flies. To think 3 years ago Chris and I went thru the hardest/greatest experience of our lives. At that time, we were barely able to think 1 day ahead, let alone years later. She is truly our miracle baby.

For her birthday she got a little play cottage. She adores this present (and so does Mommy because she'll play in it for hours).

In the middle of her birthday dinner Sami decided to climb up on her Pop Pop's lap and give him a kiss. This picture is priceless. Can you tell she has him wrapped around her finger.

Daddy and his little princess.

"Mommy, I heard Santa's reindeers last night."

2009-01-03T20:25:00.000-08:00

I woke up to Sami at my door saying, "Mommy I heard Santa's reindeer last night." I then asked her what she heard and she told me, " I heard their bells." Those sentences pretty much summarize the spirit of Christmas. I guess there really is a Santa Claus.

Chris had to work on Christmas so we celebrated on Christmas Eve.
I had to keep the kids upstairs all morning till Chris got home. Talk about "Mission Impossible" but I did it. It was all worth it to see the look on the kids faces when they saw their presents.

Can you guess which was Sami's favorite? She refused to get
out of her truck and the only way we could get her to open her other presents was to let her do it while sitting in it.

Daddy feeling like the luckiest Daddy in the whole wide world.

Mommy feeling pretty lucky too.

Her second favorite gift: a Dora Bouncy Ball. Look at those
pigtails, need I say more.

My family. The best Christmas present of all.

Yummy Christmas Cookies

2009-01-03T19:50:00.000-08:00

We're baking cookies again, but this time they're for Santa.

Sami taking a moment to pose for the camera. I told you she was a ham.

I love this picture. No matter how many times you tell Sami "no" she definitely has her own agenda. This is her "drinking" the holiday sprinkles directly out of the container.

So much for not contaminating the food. I don't think Santa will mind, at least I hope not.

The final product: Yummy cookies for Santa. Don't worry we didn't forget Santa's reindeer. Sami & Justin sprinkled oatmeal on the front lawn for them.

Finally.....Snow in the Desert!

2008-12-28T21:02:00.001-08:00

As everyone knows I'm from NY where it snows in
the winter, like its suppose to.
Well this year it was the first time I wasn't
able to get home and I figure God felt sorry
for me so he made it snow just for me.

You can only imagine how
happy I was to see snow.
For once, it felt like winter.

The kids weren't the only ones who enjoyed the snow.

Sami absolutely loved playing in the snow.
She had several snow ball fights, made 3 snowmen and 1 snow angel.

Sam the Ham

2008-12-06T19:09:00.000-08:00

Lately Sam is being such a Ham.

Everyday she cracks us up with something new.
She loves making up her own songs, singing & dancing around the house and taking silly pictures (as you can see).

She's quite talented and I would like to say she gets it all from me!
By the way, the double sunglass look is the lastest winter fashion - Hahaha

When ever she's done with one of her "performances" she always bows and says, "Thank you, thank you very much". How cute is that?

The Holidays are Here!!!

2008-12-06T18:28:00.000-08:00

Can you believe it's that
time of the year, already.

This Thanksgiving

Chris & I

continued our

tradition and had

Thanksgiving at

our house.

Can you believe this

is just the "immediate" family....

The Sherwoods - November 2008

Pumpkin Picking

2008-11-21T20:24:00.001-08:00

We took Sami Pumpkin Picking and she was so excited. She loved riding in the wheelbarrel with her pumpkins.

Peek-a-boo...

And later that night, Sami helped Daddy carve her pumpkin.

Cookie Baking

2008-11-21T20:15:00.000-08:00

The kids just love to bake (and eat, of course). We tried making the cookies from scratch and although the dough wasn't the best the kids didn't seem to mind.

Yummy!!!!!

A Happy Halloween

2008-11-21T19:57:00.000-08:00

For Sam's 3rd Halloween she got two costumes. The first was an adorable witch. She kept reminding everyone that she was a "good witch, not a bad witch".

Because it was so cold the night of Halloween she wore her Spider costume. She absolutely loved this silly costume. Go figure....

Fall is Full of Fun!

2008-11-21T19:44:00.001-08:00

This October we took the kids apple picking. They had so much fun.

Isn't this picture great! I was freaking out the whole time. I kept telling Chris, "Don't drop my babies".

Chris' Favorite Girls!

2008-11-14T22:02:00.001-08:00

Too cute!!!