^5 to Cody...

About 1 month ago Cody joined Rhodes Jr. Highs' wrestling team. He is in the 90 lb weight division. He usually can not wrestle because there are no kids in his weight group. Today he was able to wrestle in his first tournament. They had other wrestlers in his weight division. He was excited to finally get his chance to strut his stuff.

Here he is...

Waiting to begin...

Below are some of his moves.

1st Match...

2nd Match..

At the End...He came in 3rd for his weight division. High 5 Cody! But he told me don't get to excitted mom...there were only three kids today that was in his weight division and he was one of them. What I told him that counted the most was he tried and he tried real hard. He really didn't do to bad for his first wresting match! I am very proud of him! He never gave up and that's all I ask!

sometimes i wonder...

why we have animals...

Last night we had to put Bruno down. He's our Sharpei. He was about 12 years old and that typed of breed doesn't live that long. He was going blind and he just didn't act like his young self. Due to his blindness he was getting a little aggressive. We didn't want to take a chance in case he bit someone.

Ashlee went with us last night and she witnessed it all. She wanted to see the process because she wants to be a veterinarian. It wasn't as bad and I thought. They gave him a medicine to sedate him and then gave him the meds to shut down his system. No pain at all. Looked like he was sleeping.

All though we are sad to see him go, we knew it was the right thing to do.

husband tag...

1. Where did I meet my husband? Combined Ward Halloween Party..hmmm it was about 1983-1984.

2.How long did you date before getting married? The first time was about 3 months. (we were 14 yrs old) then in 1990 we got back together...3 months until we got engaged...6 months of engagement.

3 How long have you been married? 17 years as of July.

4.What does he do that surprises you? Well after 17 years of marriage I pretty much can tell what he is up too. It's like we can read each others minds. We say what each other was going to say. That is the scary part.

5.What is your favorite feature of his? His smile. His smile is also a very helpful tool..I can tell when he's telling a fib or up to no good.

6.What is his best quality? He's a hard worker. He takes pride in his work. He is always giving a 110% at what ever job is thrown at him. This goes with his church callings too. He is very charitable too.

7.Does he have a nickname for you? I don't think so. He does call me Jody Lynn when I am in trouble

8.What is his favorite food? Chinese from Beijing...inside joke...lol but he like Chinese or a good steak.

9.What is his favorite sport? Football. He loves to watch football.

10.When did you first kiss? at church in the nursery room... we were 14 years old...

11.What is your favorite thing to do as a couple? I love being around him. He's gone so much with work that when he is in town I try to spend most of my time with him. Those long weeks of him being gone is hard for me and the kids, but we appreciate the time he is here.

12.Do you have any children? Yes...4...2 girls and 2 boys.

13.Does he have any hidden talents? He is really good with little kids and they love him too. (he wont admit it...but he is.)

14.How old is he? 37, but in Jan. he will be 38

15.What is his favorite music? Heavy Metal, but he does listen to all types of music

16.What do you admire about him? how he will protect his family. he is always thinking of our safety, when he's home and gone.

17.What is his favorite color? Blue

18.Will he read this? Yes. He started to blog and then he showed me...so he stopped because I took over.

19.Who said "I love you" First? I said it first and then he hasn't stopped ever since.

20.Who do you tag? whoever wants to take the time to do it and have it in their blurb book!!!


I got this from My Sister-in-Law, Liz's blog...thank you Liz...I was bored and needed something to blog about.

it all started when 2 people fell in love...

2 babies born into 2 different families...

~Craig Michael Cuillard~

Jan. 17, 1971

&

~Jody Lynn Sharp~

Dec. 06, 1970

they both grew up...found each other and fell in love...

they decided to get married for time and all eternity...

on July 20, 1991

they decided 2 was a little boring for them so, they started their own little family...

on Aug 25, 1992

~Ashlee Lynn~

made her debut...

then on Sept. 19, 1994...

~Cody Michael~

our 1st lil boy...

next on Feb. 14th, 1997...

~Jessie Noelle~

our 3rd lil joy...

last but not least...Aug. 13, 1999...

~Preston James~

arrived...

So far this is my little family...they are far from perfect...but they are mine

I did this post because I found all the baby photos and loved them. Plus it gave me something to do because I was bored of watching football for the 100th time in the past 2 days. (love you Craig). I also can't believe how time flies. One day I had little ones running around with snotty noses...now I have big kids with snotty attitudes...well...not all the time! ;o)

hip hip hurray...

for Jessie...

Stage 1...sitting on the couch...

Stage 2...standing with daddy's assistance...

(as you can see on her face she really enjoys this)

Jessie's teachers at school have been working on her standing for a long time now. They hope to have her walking some day. That will be a miracle if they do.

When you don't see Jessie standing every day you don't realize how tall she has gotten. She is now 4'10" tall. That's pretty tall. She has finally gotten to my mom's height. I can't believe my mom and Jessie is that tall.

This week Jessie got a new bed. First we had to clean her room. We had to take down her old bed to make room for the delivery of her new bed.

Here she is on the floor with just her mattress. Max and Crue wanted to hang out with her and she loved it!

Craig and I have been trying to get her a new bed for almost a year now. Craig called her pediatrician for assistance and it was like an act of congress to even get in for an appointment. We felt we should get another doctor for the kids. On Monday, Craig called another pediatrician. By Wednesday Jessie had an appointment and then by Friday....

Wallah...

A New Bed !!!

Her new bed is a hospital bed. You can use the crank to crank her bed up or down. This will be very helpful with lifting her in and out of bed. Then the head and legs will go up and down. This will be helpful when she is sick. We can lift her head to help with her breathing, especially now because her nose is still deviated from when her nose was broken. She still has trouble breathing and this is always a worry for us.

We are pleased with our new pediatrician. He and his office are on the ball. I can't believe how helpful they were compared to our old pediatrician!

you don't see this every day....

Craig is typically Mr. Macho. He rarely shows how sensitive he is. I know he has it in him. Ashlee took this picture at the right time...Now we have proof he can be Mr. Softy

...Like Father...

...Like Son...