The Sarants

An overwhelming feeling.....

2009-02-10T23:24:00.000-08:00

I have been putting off updating my blog for awhile, but tonight's the night.....

All is well over here. McKennley is absolutely fabulous! I love her with every once of my being. My dear sweet husband is doing fantastic as well. He just had MAJOR dental surgery and has been under the weather for several weeks now. Roxxi is doing good and has a new playmate, we have inherited my best friends English Bulldog. She smells, she drools and she is SUCH a nuisance, but the whole family loves her, so I guess shes a keeper.

I feel like I need to take a few moments to express SOOO much appreciation and gratitude I have built up. I am almost certain the people who I discuss, who have touched/effected our lives in such a HUGE way the last few months will never read this, but I feel an overwhelming feeling of needing to express my gratitude and love for each and every one of these individuals. Sorry if I bore you, this is really something I need to do mostly for me. So in no specific order....

MY HUSBAND- Oh how I love you. I read something amazing tonight on a friend of a friends blog. It was called One Phone Call, a story told by a motivational speaker. She talked about being on a flight to another country by your self and your plane was going down. You had time to call one person. She then had everyone pull out a pen and paper and write who you would call and what you would say. She then urged everyone to make that call the following day and tell that person what you wrote and how you felt because you never know when its too late. Well that one person for me, would be you. I love you with all my heart. Thank you for all you have taught and shown me over the years. Thank you for giving me the best gift any one could ever give me, our daughter. I love you so very much and am so proud of the person you are and have become. You have come such a long way and I admire your desire to want to be better. I love you FOREVER.
MCKENNELY-You are my light. You are my world. You bring me SO much happiness. You put a smile on my face every day. You are such a precious daughter of God and I want you to always remember this. I want you to know how much your mom loves you. I want you to always know and feel the love I have for our Savior and the gospel. I want you to always do your best in everything you do and stay close to the Lord. Your my angel. Thank you for making it all- my entire life, worth it.
STEPHANIE NEILSON- WOW what an inspiration. I don't even know where to start with this one. AS most of you know or for those of you who don't, she is a wife, a mother of 4, a faithful member of the church and very well known in the blogging community. Her eternal companion and herself were in an almost fatal plane crash last year. I found a link on my cousin Kenyons blog and found myself on Stephanie's blog. Since that night several months ago, my life has been not only touched, but changed. I couldn't help but admire her love and devotion to first and foremost her husband, then children and her faith in the church. I made a goal that night after sitting up until after 4 in the morning shedding SEVERAL tears of joy, love and sadness, a goal to be more like her. I encourage each and every one of you to go to her blog (nieniedialogues.blogspot.com) and choose any entry and read it. Your life will be touched in the most AMAZING way. So for that Stephanie, I thank you. Thank you for being such an AMAZING wife, mother, example, and for your love for the gospel of Jesus Christ. You truly are a miracle. I am forever indebted to you for the things you have unknowingly taught me.

BISHOP SMITH and Every one in the GROVES ward- What and amazing bunch!! I can not begin to express how blessed we have been to be in this ward. Our Bishop is the most kind, righteous, genuine man ( next to my dad lol) I have ever met. He instantly fell in love with our family when we moved into our ward and he has gone up and beyond the duties of a bishop. He has helped and blessed our family in way to many ways to list. So thank you Bishop Smith for not only fulfilling your calling from the Lord, but for being a genuine, humble man and for doing things to make this world a better place. Thank you to the WONDERFUL members of the ward AND my visiting teachers who bring me homemade bread on a weekly basis. Because of this ward, my husband is active and has a strong desire and will to go to the Temple with his family. We could not be more blessed.

MY PARENTS-Dad and Debbie What great examples you are to not only your children, but to your grandchildren. They are currently serving a full time mission in Salt Lake City. Continue to serve faithfully, we need those blessings. lol

I also want my friends and family to know how much I love an appreciate them. With out them I would not be who I am today. You have all touched my life in so many different ways.

BRIDGET BURRESS-I have enjoyed the increased amount of time I have been able to spend with my sister in law. Bridg, we have gotten to know each other so much better these last few years and I am so grateful. We have had lots of interesting thing happen this last year from starting a business, trying to take on Corporate America (Costco) to almost getting shot up in the utility closet at Shade by and estranged employee lol. Your truck loads of fun friend.
KENYON ROBSON-your such an amazing example to me too. Thank you for being there for me when ever I have my motherhood crisis and thank you for being there growing up, when no one else was. You truly made a difference in my childhood and I think you'll know what I am referring too. I will always cherish our sleep overs, and taking me to work at your flower shop every Monday during the summer. Oh and thank you for sticking up for me to the group of guys that were picking on me in 6th grade at Holmes elementary when you and Melody came to teach our cheer squad some cheers. Lol I bet you forgot about that one. And thank you for checking me out of reality even if I had to return to it two days later. You planted a seed in me at a young age of who I wanted to be as I got older. Thank you. Honestly, it may not have seemed insignificant and no big deal at the time, but to ment the worl to me! I love you.
OKAY OKAY I have been going on and on like I have won some kind of award or something, My heart has just felt so full lately and this was one way I thought I could express my feelings. I hope no one feels left out. There is so much more but I have written a novel already. And family- Bridget and Kenyon are only a few family members who have impacted my life recently but those two are the only two who will probably visit my blog. Anyway Thank you for reading my book and please check back often. I am going to really try to update my blog regularly.

WOW ....what a bore, I need to get out more!!!

2009-02-10T23:11:00.000-08:00

Things I have done... Just copy and paste this to your blog and bold the ones that you HAVE done and make sure to put your score at the end. It got me to thinking about what I would like to do in life.
1. Started your own blog
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii
5. Watched a meteor shower
6.Giving more to charity than you can afford
7. Been to Disneyland
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetables
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
35. Seen an Amish community
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance
47. Had your portrait painted
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Gone without food or water for 24 hours or longer
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Stayed up for 24 hours with NO sleep at all
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Toured the Everglades
75. Been fired from a job
76. Changed a lightbulb
77. Broken a bone
78. Been on a speeding motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Mowed the lawn
84. Had your picture in the newspaper
85. Read the entire Bible
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Lost a loved one
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake
97. Been involved in a law suit
98. Owned a cell phone
99. Been stung by a bee

Score: 27

We are back AGAIN just in time for the holidays...

2008-10-16T13:03:00.001-07:00

Sorry we are so bad at keeping up with our blog....it is something I def need to work on. The past few months have been VERY busy in our house! I have been doing a road show for Shade Clothing, We have had SEVERAL extended stays in the hospital with our sweet little McKennley, I was in a huge, beautiful wedding (congrats again Sarah and Joe), Seans brother Austin moved here from San Diego, Sean has had lots of side jobs going on, We had a HUGE bash for McKennleys 1st birthday last month (thank you again to all who came) and on and on and on. I am sure you all can relate. Yes my little baby turned 1 and I cant understand why I feel like shes not a baby anymore. Lets see, she "runs" around, not walks but runs, she bites, she yells NO NO NO! She, with much hard work and dedication is "off" the bottle since 11 months, yes thank you thank you! She tells me DON'T MAMA! And is already manipulating the heck out of me! I feel like I am dealing with a pre teen!!! LOL She is such a good sweet girl and I thank Heavenly Father every day for blessing our lives with her. She was super lucky this year and got 2 birthday parties this year. We went to San Diego in Aug and since her and her cousin are 2 weeks apart we had a double pirate party for the both of them, then 2 weeks later we did it all over again and McKennely had a Princess party here. Everything was pink and we had a clown attend to boot! I think that about covers the last few months, so enjoy the pics! Oh PS I am going to put up some pics of McKennelys first time at the beach. She absolutely 100% HATED it. LOL these pictures will bring years of laughter! I hope you all have a fun, safe Halloween and cant wait to see the pics of your little ones!

Pirate Party

And these are from her Princess party in AZ

So I am starting my own business

2008-03-31T18:53:00.000-07:00

Baby McKennley

My sister in law and I are starting a business. We are going to be making interchangeable Headbands (Flowers and Bows), Diaper cakes, covered wipe cases and more. Our New blog and website with our products will be done soon, so keep checking back!! Here are a few pics from our photo shoot for our site that we did today!

My Neice Alli My Neice Brinkley

Last one then we are caught up! YES!

2008-03-10T23:28:00.000-07:00

McKennley and the Bumbo Our dog Roxy

My dear sister Sonia and I decided to be daring one Monday afternoon and head up to Payson and take the kids to the snow. We had a blast! The kids loved it and so did my dog. Taylor taught McKennley what snow was, Sonia and Taylor had a snow ball fight and we made snow men! A special thanks to the makers of BUMBO! It gave me a hands free, good time. Yes, I plopped McKennley in it and plopped the Bumbo chair in the snow and she enjoyed the snow, from that view.

Kennley and I Sonia and her boys Taylor and Rylee

yeah!! Our first snow men.

San Diego baby

2008-03-10T23:01:00.000-07:00

Since Seans family is in San Diego we try to make it out there every other month if we can. We went out the last time at the end of February. It was lots of fun like always. Since his family does not get to see McKennley that often they all pass her around. Oh it is great! Break for mom and dad! While Great Grandma and Grampa ooh and aww over McKennley I find my self sneaking away and going next door to my sister in laws, where we escape for some much needed one on one "Mommy" time at Costco!. San Diego is always fun and each time we go, Kennley is meeting new family members. This last time McKennley met Seans Aunt Norine, Sean lived with her for a chunk of his teenage years, and she met another set of Grandparents, Seans biological father Paul and his wife Lynn, whom we adore and love. We are blessed to have such wonderful family. We just love all our Grandparents (yes folks there are many about 9), Aunts, Uncles, cousins, and I especially love and appreciate my Mom, sisters and my brother. I am so thankful Families are forever!

Grandma and Grandpa Tabb (Seans dad) meeting McKennley for the first time!

Daddy, McKennley and Grandma Kathy ( Seans mom)

THAT WAS SOOO LAST MONTH

2008-03-10T22:47:00.000-07:00

So I am a month behind......Super Bowl Sunday! Yeah! We had a fun family night at my cousin Kenyons that Sunday. Yes, I know we have had another one since then. I am behind. So enjoy viewing a few pics of our lovely family.

The Girls....and Taylor

The Kids...My Niece Brinkley, Nephew Taylor and Cousins Rustin and Jaxon.

Cousin Kenyon, her daughter Salor and McKennley

(Sorry Kenyon I think I misspelled all of your kids names.)

Kenners and Mom

Blogger...back in action!

2008-03-10T22:28:00.000-07:00

Okay, after that brief recess I am back, thanks to my sweet cousin Kenyon for reminding me to update my blog. So here we are boys and girls. Fast update on the last few month.....life is wonderful! I am enjoying motherhood to the fullest! It is everything I expected and more. McKennley is growing so fast! She is 6 MONTHS. WOW! She was getting up on all fours trying to crawl, then quickly realized she can get around without moving her legs and do the army crawl!

UTAH

2008-01-30T08:18:00.000-08:00

So I am a bit behind...it happens. A few weeks ago McKennley and I went to Utah with my dad. We had a blast. We went up on a Friday and came back Sunday. My dad was so cute trying to take care of McKennley and I and do things he normally does not get to do because he does not live close. I must say I enjoyed the fact I could run in places to get out of the cold while my dad offers to stay behind and get my 16LB kid + 5LB car seat out of the car and bring them in. He was offering none stop to help with her, to feed her (more carrots got on her clothes then her mouth) and just wanted to be close to her! I loved it. FREEDOM is what I got. But just for those days. When we got home it was a nightmare for a couple days. McKennley got used to sitting by me and having my undivided attention for the 14 hours there and 14 hours home. So when we got home she expected the same thing. I couldn't put her down, I HAD to pay attention to her other wise the consequence was big. A screaming baby. Not a fussy baby, a screaming one. She was laughing with me and my mom took her....oh boy I have not herd her sceam like that in a long time. Anyway, it was worth the one on one time we got to spend with my daddy. Yes, I am a daddies girl.

What to blog about.......

2008-01-16T11:02:00.000-08:00

Okay Bidster.... Iam blogging. Not Much has been going on. McKennley and I are going to Utah this weekend, so I will put pictures up of that fun filled trip when we get back. Here are a few pics of McKennley in here new leg warmers!! They are so darn cute! Thank you Kenyon for the idea! It worked GREAT!!

Trip to The White Mountains

2008-01-02T21:36:00.000-08:00

---Krista, My mom, and sister.

McKennley

Me and my sister Brittany

So she likes Chocolate!

My Mom, my sister and I went up to the White mountains last week. We had a blast. Here are a few pictures of us in the snow!

McKennley was over the snow, she wanted to sleep.

Meet our Family

2008-01-02T20:18:00.001-08:00

McKennley Ann Sarant

Our puppy Roxy

Mom (Krista) and McKennley
Our Family shortly after McKennley was born

My name is Krista Sarant (Burress). I met my husband Sean Sarant in May of 2005. We got married in June of 2006 and had our beautiful little girl McKennley Ann, September 2007. We also have a dog named Roxy and she has been with our family since May of 2007. I am currently a stay at home mom while Sean works hard to provide for our family. McKennley is 4 months now and I can not believe how fast time has gone. She just started eating cereal and babels lots. I love playing and spending time with her. When I am down she always puts a smile on my face. :)

New Blogger

2008-01-02T20:12:00.000-08:00

So I finally joined in on this blogging stuff, I figure I have time considering I don't work and I am at home a majority of the time. It will give me something to do other than watch Soap Operas. If you have any blogging advice or words of wisdom let me know.