Our Christmas Activities

This is the start of our Christmas activities, we've had so much fun doing them we can wait for the next 14 activities.Painting ornaments

Jesus' birth story and a Nativity scene

Checking out Christmas lights

Making a Christmas chain, not as easy as I remember.

Mailing our letter to Santa.


More Christmas lights.

Reading the Polar Express

End of July and Beginning of August in Pictures

Mini-Golf with Alec, Mommy and Daddy.

This was Alec's outfit to help us lay mulch, I'm not sure why.

Giraffe pool fun!!

Alec's 3rd birthday with a home-made mickey cake!

We had a fun July Birthday celebration Aunt Cathy, Papas and Alec, oh and Brittney and Baby Colin!!

Visit with Papas and Great Grandpa-The-Door (aka Bedore).

Before our 5K walk!!! On the AdvoKate walk!!

Kitchen Remodel

Finally the Kitchen is complete from cupboards to cooktop we are done. Jonny worked so hard on it, I am so proud of him and his vision for the beautiful Kitchen.

We didn't really take a before picture but you can get the idea!!

New Cooktop and backsplash.

About the only thing left to do is find a new kitchen rug, not an easy task!

The month of June in pics!!!

OK it has been a busy month for the Sheard household but lots of fun. We started the renovation on our Kitchen we are done with the cupboards!!! Alec had to help paint, here he is painting Daddy's Father's Day present.

Here is our kitchen pre-staining. They are solid oak cabinets, very nice but the stain/varnish turned quite yellow over the years, just not our style.

After staining we have a beautiful cabernet color!! Next up countertops and backsplash.

Evan at the park.

Burke with a grimmace.

Fun times.

Lylas with her watermelon.

Daddy's father's day gift.

Impromptu band in the backyard. Alec is playing the cymbals with pan tops.

Lyla with the drums.

The band taking a break.

Zoo Day

Alec and I headed to the Zoo today with the Fossitts, O'Kanes, Crowgeys, Letherers. Fun was had by all! Enjoy!Polar bears up close and personal.

Kim and Brayden!!

Ian and Brayden playing together with the monkeys.

Jalen and her grandpa.

Alec with the monkeys.

Alec didn't care for the Dinosaurs, I swear he wanted a picture with it.

Jack playing around.

More pics of Jack.

My lovely little boy and his new haircut.

Amy with little baby Nolan!

Strawberry Rhubarb Pie

I was shopping at Nino Salvaggio's which is the most amazing store ever!! Of course they had strawberries and rhubarb in bushels right next too each other and I thought that a pie would be perfect. Never having had it I ended up pulling my own recipe together from several. I haven't made very many pies but this is SOOOO easy and good. I mean it, it is easy, try it!!

Forgive me I did use a Pillsbury pie crust.

2 cups Rhubarb 1/2" slices
3 cups Strawberries 1/2" slices

Mix with 1/3 cup flour
2/3 cups Splenda
1/3 cup Sugar
pinch of cinnamon
pinch of nutmeg
1 tbls lemon juice
Some of the lemon peel
Dot with 1-2 tbls butter

Place bottom crust in 9" pie pan, add the berry mix, dot the butter on top. Place second crust on top and trim crust. Place air vents in the pie and use an egg wash. Bake at 350F for about 60 mins, check every 20 mins. If crust gets to brown cover with tin foil. Allow to cool.

Mommy and Me

Alec and I got to spend a whole day together while Daddy played in Cincinnati with Uncle Kevin. We went to the library and got seven books, Alec couldn't stop picking them out. Then we headed to see Burke and Evan play t-ball. Alec got to play on the playground and then we headed to lunch. After that we went to visit the Rossi family. Fun with little Jett and pizza and even more playgrounds. Alec was a marathon runner, he was running all over the place across the soccer fields. Luckily for Mommy this put him right to sleep at eight on the dot.