First Day of Official Pre-K

in his uniform (sniff, sniff)

They. grow. up. too. fast.

I’m going to be a wreck on the first day of Kindergarten!

To make matters worse I listened to this song over and over today! 

End of Soccer Bash – Summer 2010

Jonah hosted an End of Soccer Bash after their last game on Saturday. Team Lightening had a great season so we had a reason to celebrate! Some of our friends weren’t able to make it to the party but we still had a great time! Jonah is looking forward to another season with his team this fall!

The cupcakes Jonah picked out

 

Jonah receiving his trophy

Bryant, Cade, and Jonah with the coaches

 

Go Team Lightening!

Love these guys!

Team Mascot – Titan

Meredith enjoying the green icing on the cupcakes!

Family Movie Night

We had the entire family present for family movie night (except Meredith because the princess needs her beauty rest so she goes to bed at 8pm): Buzz, Woody, Spot, “E” (the Elephant), Curious George, Spidey (the Bear), Jonah, Josh and of course Riley who blends in quite nicely with the rest of the bunch!

Tutu Cute!

Here is my attempt at capturing Miss M in her fun tutu. I was hoping the lollipop would entice her to sit still for a few minutes but it didn’t really work out that way. This is the only shot I was able to capture of her actually sitting. I forgot how hard to is to take their picture at this age. You would think she would be used to my camera by now. Jonah sees me pick it up and instantly poses and says cheese. That’s probably a bad sign huh??

End of Summer Bash 2010

Jonah and Meredith’s school celebrated the end of summer with a party on Friday. There were games, a train ride, face painting, an obstacle course, live music and good food. Now it’s time to fall into fall!!

 

Delt Family Day Fundraiser

Josh attended a Delt alumni fundraiser in Rockwall on Sunday with the kids. They had food, played games and even played in the Splash Pad even though I did not pack swimsuits!

Splash Pad, Fire Ants, Creeks and Playgrounds

On Saturday afternoon we went to a local park with our best friends Shannon and Ryan. Ryan, Jonah and Meredith played on the Splash pad, walked down to the creek and played on the playground.

Meredith had an encounter with a fire ant mound and now her poor legs and hands are covered in little bites. My poor baby.

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First Sleepover – FAIL

So the plan was for Jonah to sleepover at his friend Rylee Bleu’s house on Friday night. The bag was packed. He was super excited! All was going great. They were having so much fun! Until bedtime. Then the phone rang around 9pm and it was my friend Kelly letting me know Jonah was a little upset and missed us. I chatted with Jonah on the phone and he told me he was having a great time but he missed his family, wanted to come back home but wanted RB to come to his house. So, we said okay and Rob brought Jonah and RB back to our house where they enjoyed popcorn with M&M’s, watched a movie, read a couple of books and then went to bed. They were so cute together. Not one sound from them all night. Saturday morning we had breakfast. They played outside, Jonah gave RB four silly bandz and then RB went home.

I was honestly a little surprised that Jonah wanted to come home Friday night. He has spent the night with his uncle many times but maybe it was because I have been out of town so much and because it was his first time not spending the night with family.

He told me the next day that he was ready to try again and next time he would not be sad. I’ll keep everyone posted.

Cute 16 month old I was chasing on the playground

Are you ready for some T-Ball

I know we are crazy with our hectic schedules but we enrolled Jonah in T-ball for the fall. He will also be in soccer again on the same team with his friends and with the same coach. Jonah is playing T-ball with his friends Charlie, Reece and Rylee Bleu. Their dad’s Joe and Rob are the coaches so it should be a lot of fun! Hectic but fun! :) There is only one picture because I was also chasing a 16 month old on the playground during practice!

Leaving for Las Vegas

Our friends the Dyhrkopp’s moved back to Las Vegas last week. Jonah and their daughter Sidney were good friends and went to school together. So, we sent them off with a little going away party last week. All the gang was there to wish Sidney farewell. Jonah’s group of friends are so close and they are just an awesome bunch! Love it!

Beach Babies

Ready for a day at the Beach Club.

 

A Play date with RB

Jonah had his friend Rylee Bleu over for a play date and I couldn’t resist posting a few pictures of them hanging out on the couch. Meredith wanted so badly to play with Jonah and RB and they were both so sweet and sat her up on the couch beside them while they watched a movie. She entertained them with her messy eating skills.

Girl’s Gone Lazy

This past weekend my Chi Omega sorority sisters and I had our annual pledge class reunion. Our pledge class was small but we have all remained great friends and every year we try to get together for a fun weekend getaway. Away from work, husbands, kids and all the everyday stresses of adult life. It’s a chance for us to catch up and reconnect. A few of the girls couldn’t make it this year and we really missed having them there!

This year we went to Lindsey’s lake house in Conroe. And we did ABSOLUTELY nothing and it was FABULOUS! Shannon and I drove down Friday night after I flew in from a week long trip in North Carolina. I know I’m crazy but I couldn’t miss our reunion. We woke up Saturday morning, ate breakfast and then we put on our swimsuits, lathered up with sunscreen and spent the entire day laying out and doing what girlfriends do best – TALKING!

That evening we grilled out and Lindsey’s dad made us homemade vanilla ice cream (so yummy) and we celebrated Vicky’s (29th..Ahem) birthday with cupcakes from Sprinkles and champagne. Well, only a few of us had champagne. Lindsey is preggo with her first baby, a baby girl. And Stacey is preggo with her second and third baby! Yes, twins! A boy and a girl.

On Sunday I cooked breakfast for the gang (yes, I can cook!) and then we all headed back home. Vicky and I hosted Lindsey and Shannon for lunch at one of the new Mexican restaurants in our very small hometown. Of course when I told my mother the following day that we had stopped there to eat she was not too happy with the fact that I had not called ahead of time so that she and my dad could meet us there or better yet whip up a gourmet lunch for all of us at their house.

While I had so much fun relaxing with the girls it was so nice to get home and see my sweet little family who I missed oh so much!

 

   A sorority picture pose                                               Us doing nothing

Daddy’s Little Girl

So.Sweet.

We do feed her, I promise!

We left a “bulk” box (thank you Costco) of Fruit Loops and Applejacks (because I believe in feeding the kids only the healthiest cereal) on the floor next to the trashcan because Josh was getting ready to take out the trash. Except Miss M confiscated it while he was putting on his shoes upstairs and decided to eat the few remaining pieces of cereal from the box. On the floor. Off her feet. And what do I do? Grab my camera of course. I just can’t pass up Kodak moments like this. It’s part of my official job as a mother. I think as a Mother I am also not suppose to let my children eat off the floor and keep plastic bags out of their reach but you know…….

Sweet Smell of Victory

We had Jonah’s first soccer game on Saturday. At 8AM. In the rain. They won and Jonah scored a goal for his team so it was totally worth it. There was also one plane sighting, one yoga break, two falls to the ground, four kicks scored in the wrong goal and ten water breaks. Go Team Lightening!

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Sick Day

This is how we do a “Sick Day” at the Schneider house.

My Sweet Boy

Pictures of Jonah from 4th of July weekend. I just love his sweet smile. He loves the camera and my camera loves him! He will always flash a smile for me and even requests that I take pictures of him playing just so he can see them on the computer. I guess it comes naturally since I have been snapping away with my camera like the paparazzi from the moment he entered this world.

 

Miss Firecracker

Here are the pictures of Meredith from 4th of July weekend. She is growing so fast and turned 15 months old on July 2nd. I am going to blink and before I know it, she will be 2 years old. She is running all over the place. In fact, she loves to be chased! She loves to play with Jonah and all of Jonah’s toys. I mean I guess a batman helicopter is more fun to play with. However, she is very girly except that she will not keep bows in her hair. But she has developed quite an obsession for shoes…not sure where she get that from! Ahem. She loves all kinds of food. Everything from steak to pickles. She is very ticklish and has the best belly laugh ever. She loves books especially anything by Karen Katz and wants to read when she first wakes up in the morning and of course before she goes to bed at night. She waves and blows kisses to everyone. She can say Daddy, Hi, Doggie, Book, More, Mama, Bear, Uh-oh, Night-Night and Five (she likes to give high fives). She still doesn't watch TV which I guess is a good thing but I really miss being able to turn on Baby Einstein like I did with Jonah when I need to set her down to get something done. She is still madly in love with Riley and loves to follow him around, pet him, throw his toy for him and give him hugs and kisses. She gets very excited when Jonah walks into her classroom at school. Watching Jonah and Meredith interact with each other often leaves me speechless and sometimes in tears because they are so loving and caring with each other. I’m not even sure I can explain it in words. She is a great sleeper and is very set in her routine at night. This is a good thing because in the Schneider house we like our sleep! In fact tonight after her bath she walked into her room went straight to her crib and started shaking the rails. When I sat down in the chair she picked up a book and walked over to my lap and tapped on my knee to indicate she wanted up. How’s that for non-verbal communication? After we read, I put her in her crib and then turn out the lights. Very rarely do I even hear a peep or see her little head pop up as I walk out the door. She loves to brush her teeth and finally has a mouthful of teeth to brush. She loves to dance and when she hears music she will start spinning around in circles clapping and smiling. Okay, I could go on and on about all the things that she does now but I’m sure you have other things to do so I will just move on to the pictures. Enjoy!

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