Happy 7th Anniversary!

So today (sept 30th) is our anniversary, and I have loved on other blogs how they shared what they did on each anniversary....

2001: We stayed the night at Little America (where we stayed our first night), and went up to Park City. I just remember that we decided to walk from one place to another and it started pouring! We also got a cute key with our wedding date on it from Little America. And we had a great brunch the next day!

2002: Unfortanately I had to have surgery after realizing that my pregnancy was a molar pregnancy (fake...their was no baby) We were really bummed, I left the next day to go to my parents to rest a little. (I must mention in hind sight this was really sad...but also a big blessing)

2003: We had only been in Louisville for a few months and I was 6 1/2 months pregnant with Emma. I don't know everything we did, but I know we went to Shogun (a great japanese steakhouse) for the first time! We loved it and went lots more while we were there.

2004: Once again I ditched my husband and went to California to watch my cousins while my aunt and uncle went to Ireland! I am sure we went to dinner and a movie to celebrate...sorry Jon!

2005: Our fifth anniv. was great! Jon surprised me and took me to the Galt House (a super nice hotel downtown!) It was also our first night away from Emma (I am still grateful to the Stohl's for watching Emma!) When we checked in there was a ring box on the bed with a note that we got to go to a store and I could choose a ring! I was so shocked! We went to the store and Jon had selected a few rings with 5 diamonds and I got to choose which one I wanted! We scored even more when they had lost the white gold one that I wanted and got the platinum one for the same price! Then we went to dinner at the hotel on the top floor over looking the River...it was one of those cool restaurants that circled while you ate! He scored HUGE points!

2006: Oddly enough I remember every year but last year! I know I was pregnant with Sophie and not feeling super great. And we had just moved into a house we rented. I know we said that our trip to Hilton Head SC was going to be for our anniversary! Which was a great trip with the Shipp's and Stohl's! It was such a great break!

So happy anniversary to Jon! I am so grateful for his love, hard work, and devotion to me and the girls! I love him lots and lots! We were really lucky to go to his best friends (Ryan who was Jon's best man) wedding yesterday. It was such a great reminder of our sealing. The sealer told Ryan that he probably thought he loved Alexis as much as he possibly could..but that years from now it would be thousands of times greater! I thought this was so true! Every year we just get stronger and stronger...I am very blessed!

Too Funny

Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!

I saw this on a friends blog...sorry guys! It was too funny to pass up!

Curly Sue and First feeding

Emma has show-n-tell every week for school for a letter of the week. Last week it was the Letter C...so we did curly hair. After getting her hair all rolled and her off to bed...which was a total pain! She came out 20 minutes later crying that her ear hurt. I thought it was the curlers since she has never had any ear problems before. Well an hour later when she was screaming and couldn't sleep...I knew we had a problem so I took the rollers out of her hair (ugh!) And she finally fell asleep. She didn't get to go to school the next day, but she wanted me to put curlers in AGAIN, the next night and she could do her show-n-tell a day late. So once again we put in curlers...much easier the second time. But when she woke up she had a rash all over! So she missed school and had to go to the dr's instead. She had a bad ear infection (her 1st) and a viral rash (gross!) So we just got to enjoy her curly hair at home. It was so curly! I need to buy one size bigger of sponge rollers! She looked totally different!
This is just a pic that Emma took of Sophie and Me. We were trying on a new hat from Grammie! It was very cute!

This really could be a post on its own...but I seem to put off posts until I have too much to add! So we fed Sophie for the first time Saturday night (sept 22) I really wanted to wait a little longer but she would cry every time we ate and she was stuck watching. She was so funny. I remember when Emma ate it was messy and she spit 95% of it back out! Not Sophie it took her two bites and then she was dive bombing the spoon trying to get it in her mouth as fast as she could!

Wonder Woman Award

Thanks Deanna for nomanating me for the Wonder Woman award! It really made my day! And it gave me a great opportunity to nominate a few (wish I could do everyone!) of the girls who I think are wonder women!

MY MOM: She is so amazing! She dives into any project with two feet! I have never seen a more dedicated YW president to invovle ALL of her girls and make them all feel welcome. She often bends over backwards for our family to help us, and to make sure we come home often! She was such a fun mom when I was little and now she has become such a great friend. And she is a great Grammie, who will read book after book after book. Emma claims she has the bestest bestest bestest books! And my mom is great at noticing a two pound loss and making it feel like you have lost 20! Thanks Mom!

KIM: Through all your bad luck you have always kept your head up and often cheered the people around you! I really admire that! I couldn't have asked for a better friend to have during dental school! I love that I can always tell you everything that is going on and you always take my side and agree with me! You are such a great mom and have at least 10 times my patience! I am so glad that our friendship didn't end with dental school and we have a VERY LONG time to continue to be friends. The only problem with Kim is that she has gone private and I STILL can't get on her page!!! (hint hint)

JULIE: You have got it together girl! I love reading your blog! I have admired you since we met! You are so generous and thoughtful! I miss talking to you and girl's night outs that we didn't do nearly enough! You made the adjustment to dental school so smooth! I love how you are friends with everyone. You are just a great example of how we should be living our life! And of course you let us steal the name Sophie!

On another note...after hearing some stories and reading blogs I have decided to go private but I want to make sure everyone is invited (the book club blog will still be public) so I am going to give it a few days to make sure I have everyone's email address! I guess you can't do too much to protect your family!

BOOK CLUB

I am such a procrastinator...funny I am talking about that at church on Sunday! I know many of you have already received emails to contribute to the book club blog (onceuponabookblog.blogspot.com) I have been meaning to put a post on here to let more people know about it! I love reading and passing on good books, and I love when a great book gets passed on to me! Anyway I saw this card at a store and it reminded me of the book club in KY...where really either no one showed up or no one read the book! Really it was an excuse to get together! So feel free to let me know if you want to contribute...or if you have already excepted your invite...let us know what you are reading!!!

The past few days...

I can't believe that Sophie is sitting already (Sept 13th)! She is getting big way too fast! She is so fun! She will smile and laugh pretty much at anything! Like in this picture I couldn't get her to look at me...she is fascinated with Emma!




It only took Jon and I (almost) seven years to go back to where our reception was! It was so pretty and amazing how much everything had grown! While we were there we had to go see the animals too! Jon went to Cabella's last time we went so it was fun to have him along...except this time Emma was afraid to feed the goats....but they were pretty scary! Poor Sophie is just stuck in her car seat wherever we go!





























Yesterday we took a drive around the Alpine Loop (Provo Canyon and American Fork Canyon) and stopped at Cascade Springs. There was a fire up there 3 years ago...and Jon and I hadn't been there for 5 years or so. It was sad to see the fire damage, but amazing to see how quickly nature recovers. There were so many new bushes growing up around the burnt trees. I was a little amazed with Jon's ability to find fish in the springs! He is so colorblind...and yet he can spot a brown trout in mossy brown water! I forgot what a pretty drive the Alpine loop is! Especially with all the fall colors starting to show!

It's Here!!!

Yeah! So I was finally able to order my elliptical...after much saving! Well not really...Jon kept putting money in my little stash! I had to wait two LONG weeks for it to get here. Jon was great and got up early Saturday morning and got it put together for me! During the BYU football game I ran for not as long as I thought I would be able to...oh well! I will get there! It is so nice to just have right here and I don't have to drive anywhere! And it really doesn't matter if I where the way too tight of shorts! Although I must admit it has been very nice to walk outside, so I think I will keep that up too while it isn't freezing outside! And freezing to me is anything below 50! I am such a wimp!!! Since I take most of the pictures...and because I probably wouldn't let Jon take a pic of me on it...the picture are of Jon enjoying a good workout...and Emma took the second pic!

Labor Day

The Egg Dance

What a VIEW!!! The very top of Snowbird!

After all the hard work...Sophie crashed!

On Labor Day we went to Snowbird with the Stohl's. It was so fun to get away for the day and get outdoors! It was the first day of Oktoberfest. As my mom said...it was a good day for a beer and brats....I don't know about the beer...but I know Jon enjoyed the brat! While we were eating lunch, they called up couples to do the egg dance. Jon and I thought we would give it a try. They gave us a VERY cold hard boiled egg and we had to dance with it inbetween our forheads! Thanks to Matt for the great pictures! It was pretty tricky at first but we really got the hang of it! As long as I didn't move! Jon let me know it was down to three...then two....the other team got disqualified because it had rolled down to the bridge of their noses....JON AND I WON!!!!! It was pretty funny! We won free tickets on the tram or ski lift! So we went up the ski lift....It made me really nervous with Emma, so I was more than willing to take a SMALL hike to go down on the tram. Little did we know that it was an uphill switchback 20 minute hike! Jon was pretty amazing doing the whole thing with Emma on his shoulders! It was exhausting but so fun to go down the tram. Since I don't ski, I was pretty entertained! Sophie was the lucky one I carried her the entire way...while she just talked! It was so fun to do something with the Stohl's! It has been a little weird to adjust to seeing them everyday to once a month! And I think that the egg dance will definately be added to the Kershaw Family Activities! And Jon and I might need to return next year to keep our title!!!

First Day of School and Our Conversation

Emma started preschool on Tuesday! She loved it! She has a great teacher and a great class. She was really excited to have lots of girls in her class, since last year it was mostly boys! But I am so glad that she has learned to play with boys too! They do show-n-tell every week with the letter of the week so if you have any great ideas pass them on!

I have to share our conversation on the way to school on Thursday....

EMMA: Mom, I really like those Africans.
ME: (WHAT!!!!) you do huh? The Africans?
EMMA: Yeah! I really like how they can move fast and slow and stuff.
ME: (Oh boy!) really??? Anything else?
EMMA: I think it's cool that they are from another Earth.
ME: (Confused for a minute)... OH!!! You mean the Aliens???
EMMA: Oh yeah the aliens!

We then had a little chat that Africans live in Africa on OUR Earth. And then I had to ask what she meant by slow and fast...she said like Robots! As I left from dropping her off I laughed the whole way home!!!