What We've Been Doing Lately

A little of this...


And a lot of this....



Some of this...


And occasionally this...

And when we're not in the water...

She's thinking about it.

I think I gave birth to a fish- she'll swim until her lips are blue and she's shivering, and still cry when I make her get out!

4th of July

This year we spent the 4th at the Perkin's house. There was swimming, a bounce house, food and lots of fireworks. The weather was cold but we still had a good time.


Watching fireworks with Dad- she was convinced that the fireworks were going to be loud. She kept saying fireworks, boom boom boom.




Running around with sparklers...




Colton with Aunt Franny




Laney and her "moo, moo" swimming

4 Months

Today was Coltons four month well-baby appointment. He weighs 15 lbs 7 ounces, is 25 inches tall and his head is a remarkably normal 16 inches ( as opposed to his sisters at that age). Poor little man had to have four shots which ended in both he and his sister screaming in the doctors office. In the last month he has started rolling over and reaching for and shaking toys. He's a drooling machine so I'm guessing he's working on some teeth. He's a chubby little thing- and I love to see all those rolls !

The Laney Bug

A few conversations we've had lately...

• At dinner Ryan and I were talking and apparently ignoring Delaney- when she had finally had enough she said, "Daddy, DADDY! You listen to my words?!!


• We were in the car and Laney was talking my ear off. I got frustrated and said "Okay Laney I get it.." To which she replied, " Mommy, you not talk me like that, you talk nice." I'm pretty sure she even gave me the infamous Schafer finger wag.


• Last night Ryan asked her to go back to the table to eat her dinner. As she walked back to the table she said, "URG, Daddy, you driving me crazy."


• Last week we checked out a Dora The Explorer movie from the library, now she wakes up every morning telling me that "Nora is my faborite movie in the whole wide world mommy."

I'm almost sad that I taught her to talk... until she asks me to give her snuggles or tells me that I'm the best mommy eber, eber (ever)

Class Reunion

This weekend Ryan and I went to our ten year class reunion- When did we get to be the old ones?? Friday night we went to Michael Jays and caught up without our kids. Then Saturday we all got together at Pioneer Park for a BBQ, it was so much fun to get to see everyone and their kids!




The group shot- I'm not in it because Laney needed a potty break.


All of us at Michael Jays Friday night.




And the three amigos- Kiley, Amber and I- SO fun to get to see them again!

6 Years

6 years ago today Ryan and I got married, and in total we've been together 10 years ! WOW- when did that all happen? I got pretty lucky with him, and my kids got even luckier (is that a word?). Love you babe!

A Princess is a Princess...

Even when she's on the potty. Silly girl!