I think he misunderstood the memo that said "All kids eventually climb OUT of their cribs"!
The pink one is what he was after. If you enlarge it, you can see how sweaty he got climbing in and out!
Monday, August 04, 2008
A Little Confused
I think he misunderstood the memo that said "All kids eventually climb OUT of their cribs"!
The pink one is what he was after. If you enlarge it, you can see how sweaty he got climbing in and out!
Monday, July 21, 2008
May 2008
We went to Pei Wei one night and J couldn't help but flirt with the lady at the next table. He must have spent at least 20 minutes making all sorts of faces at her and showing off. She must have been a Grandma because she loved the attention and Chris and I loved that we got to have an uninterrupted conversation with each other!
We went to Makutu's Island for a Mom's Group recently and J was not content to play on the little kid stuff. He wanted UP! (for the uninitated it is a warehouse with 2 and 3 story tall slides and tunnels, etc) Since he is small and they are tall, I got to go too. Yea. Now, I like neither heights nor small spaces, but up I went anyway. This is one of the tamer slides we went on and thankfully only stair climbing was needed to reach the top.
I have been clipping my "bangs" back for a couple of days in a row and J wanted to be just like me when he found this paper clip. This one definitely goes in the wedding slide show.
We were at my MIL's and went to play tennis. You guys all know I am usually prepared for any contingency, but this one caught me off guard. It was COLD in MAY in ARIZONA! So here is J, in my MIL's sweater, his PJ pants and a T shirt. I think he was as displeased with the look of the ensemble as I was! :) However, it didn't stop any of the fun and he now says "WHAP!" when we pass the tennis courts.
I got his bouncer out to loan to a friend and J snuck in a quick bounce. How did he get so big so fast!?
His new thing is sending Daddy emails at work. Chris usually writes a sweet note back, too. I have a couple of softies in my house.
This is the best way to spend a lazy afternoon if you don't have a pool. Those are Chris's feet.
We went to Makutu's Island for a Mom's Group recently and J was not content to play on the little kid stuff. He wanted UP! (for the uninitated it is a warehouse with 2 and 3 story tall slides and tunnels, etc) Since he is small and they are tall, I got to go too. Yea. Now, I like neither heights nor small spaces, but up I went anyway. This is one of the tamer slides we went on and thankfully only stair climbing was needed to reach the top.
I have been clipping my "bangs" back for a couple of days in a row and J wanted to be just like me when he found this paper clip. This one definitely goes in the wedding slide show.
We were at my MIL's and went to play tennis. You guys all know I am usually prepared for any contingency, but this one caught me off guard. It was COLD in MAY in ARIZONA! So here is J, in my MIL's sweater, his PJ pants and a T shirt. I think he was as displeased with the look of the ensemble as I was! :) However, it didn't stop any of the fun and he now says "WHAP!" when we pass the tennis courts.
I got his bouncer out to loan to a friend and J snuck in a quick bounce. How did he get so big so fast!?
His new thing is sending Daddy emails at work. Chris usually writes a sweet note back, too. I have a couple of softies in my house.
This is the best way to spend a lazy afternoon if you don't have a pool. Those are Chris's feet.
Monday, June 23, 2008
Our new kitten has a friend
Our little girl, Smudges, came home on Saturday and so far all is well. She chases down Tiger, hisses at Scout and generally thinks she is the queen of the household. She is also a table-scrap beggar so I'm sure she will put on weight quickly. It is almost midnight and she is up climbing my chair (and me!) just to see if she can. She quickly scaled the baby gate enclosing her in the office so it is time for plan B. She is a sweetheart though and everything a kitten should be. If your kids are bored one day, call me. Smudges would love the entertainment!
Jonathan did much better at holding her this time. Last time, he kept squishing her as he held her out in front of him.
Enjoying the car ride home together. She cried so loud when we had her in the carrier. It was pitiful!
Ahhh, I love my new bed. Too bad it comes with all these strings attached! ;)
Sleeping after a long day's play. She is really tiny, only 1lb 14 oz! The pillow next to her is a standard 12x12!
I will post pics of our recent trips to CA and CO in the next week or so!
Jonathan did much better at holding her this time. Last time, he kept squishing her as he held her out in front of him.
Enjoying the car ride home together. She cried so loud when we had her in the carrier. It was pitiful!
Ahhh, I love my new bed. Too bad it comes with all these strings attached! ;)
Sleeping after a long day's play. She is really tiny, only 1lb 14 oz! The pillow next to her is a standard 12x12!
I will post pics of our recent trips to CA and CO in the next week or so!
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
New Family Member
We are adopting a kitten from a friend of my brother's and we finally met her this weekend. She is absolutely adorable and so so so tiny! Her name is Smudges. She is only about 5 weeks old so we won't get her until the end of June, but I really wanted to take her home the minute I saw her. We will have to work on Jonathan's kitten holding skills though -- he likes to squeeze just a little too hard.
Can you believe how huge those DVDs and electrical outlet look next to her!
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Zoo and New Skills
We haven't been up to much, besides staying cool (it hit 110 yesterday). I thought I was fairly up to date with my pictures, but here are some I missed over the last month.
We are finally all healthy again! J had a cold that turned into a double ear infection and he thoughtfully passed it on to me. Isn't that sweet? Luckily, Chris managed to escape the wrath of this superbug, so at least there was someone around to provide food and water! He was so stuffy, we propped him up on our pillows and let him rest there for an hour or two. The poor guy was so wiped out, he didn't even move once!
J has taken to shoes lately: mine, Chris's or his, anything is fine. He actually has a good eye for matching most of the time and has often brought me the right pair of shoes without being asked!
We did the zoo for possibly the last time until it cools off, and J is finally big enough to play in the treehouse over the water. He has always looked longingly at it and I think it did not disappoint him. As one of the only boys in our group, he was quite the ladies man! :)
Just J and Dad reading the Sports section together on a Sunday morning. Awww, so cute. ;)
J decided to help us shop for the new kitten we are adopting at the end of June, but the cart was a little harder to turn than he anticipated.
J-Man helping Daddy in the garden, using his own tools for the first time.
Jonathan loves drawing and especially loves copying our drawings. Unfortunately, neither Chris nor I are artists, in even the loosest kindergarten sense of the word! So our "drawings" are words and photographs. To that end, Jonathan has started making his own approximations of several letters and faces. These photos show what he drew and what he told Chris each one was as he did it. Surprisingly, to his adoring parents at least, some of them resemble what he said they were, slightly. Well at least they do if you tilt your head and squint while looking through a pair of those special 3D glasses. Click on them to see the drawings in detail.
We are finally all healthy again! J had a cold that turned into a double ear infection and he thoughtfully passed it on to me. Isn't that sweet? Luckily, Chris managed to escape the wrath of this superbug, so at least there was someone around to provide food and water! He was so stuffy, we propped him up on our pillows and let him rest there for an hour or two. The poor guy was so wiped out, he didn't even move once!
J has taken to shoes lately: mine, Chris's or his, anything is fine. He actually has a good eye for matching most of the time and has often brought me the right pair of shoes without being asked!
We did the zoo for possibly the last time until it cools off, and J is finally big enough to play in the treehouse over the water. He has always looked longingly at it and I think it did not disappoint him. As one of the only boys in our group, he was quite the ladies man! :)
Bye bye zoo! Hello pool! Grandma and Grandpa took him swimming for the first time this year, braving the still cold water. It took about 15 minutes to adjust, but the lure of the ball being in the water was too much to resist for both J and his Grandpa Greg!
Just J and Dad reading the Sports section together on a Sunday morning. Awww, so cute. ;)
J decided to help us shop for the new kitten we are adopting at the end of June, but the cart was a little harder to turn than he anticipated.
J-Man helping Daddy in the garden, using his own tools for the first time.
Jonathan loves drawing and especially loves copying our drawings. Unfortunately, neither Chris nor I are artists, in even the loosest kindergarten sense of the word! So our "drawings" are words and photographs. To that end, Jonathan has started making his own approximations of several letters and faces. These photos show what he drew and what he told Chris each one was as he did it. Surprisingly, to his adoring parents at least, some of them resemble what he said they were, slightly. Well at least they do if you tilt your head and squint while looking through a pair of those special 3D glasses. Click on them to see the drawings in detail.
ATTENTION: NON-JONATHAN PHOTO COMING!
This is Scout at his Doggy Training School Graduation. Isn't he cute? He is very well behaved now and can even stay home alone inside for several hours without wreaking havoc on our house!
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
Singing
Jonathan has really taken an interest in music over the past few days. His new favorite is filling in the animals, sounds and e-i-e-i-o for Old MacDonald. He can also fill in lots of different sounds for The Wheels on the Bus. His favorite is "wipers go swish swish swish". Anyway, just thought I'd share how cute he is!
I've also learned he does not do well in new places without a friend. We went to the splash park nearby and he did not want to get wet until he met a little girl and played ball with her for awhile. Then when she splashed in the puddles he did, too. However, he looked really cute in his swim outfit and was definitely the most covered up kid there!
When my parents were in town, we went miniature golfing. Surprisingly he stayed interested through the 16th hole. He was in charge of putting all of the balls the last 3 feet into the hole, and he was adamant that only one ball could be in the hole at a time. He would sink one, then go to sink another, see the first one and chuck it as far as he could away from the hole. Also, his ball color had to match his club color at all times, so each ball he putted meant a new club.
This is my dad and J and the new "b" my grandmother knitted him. He took to it instantly as it was made with love by the same grandma who made his original (large) favorite blanket. This one is small enough to be portable. I guess being the grandmother to 27 and mother to 10 means she really really knows what goes into a perfect baby blanket. He LOVES his "b"s and no others will do!
We went to Cracker Barrel for Chris's grandma's birthday and J fell in love with this caterpillar. I wish I'd known how much he was going to love rocking-- not 6 weeks ago I passed up the cutest rocker for less than $20 because he wasn't interested in it at all!!
A family picture with my brother. After 25 shots or so we finally got this one and it just shows that J really is almost 2! Ironically, he willingly posed with me for the test shots 15 minutes before my bro arrived, cheesing for the camera and everything!
I've also learned he does not do well in new places without a friend. We went to the splash park nearby and he did not want to get wet until he met a little girl and played ball with her for awhile. Then when she splashed in the puddles he did, too. However, he looked really cute in his swim outfit and was definitely the most covered up kid there!
When my parents were in town, we went miniature golfing. Surprisingly he stayed interested through the 16th hole. He was in charge of putting all of the balls the last 3 feet into the hole, and he was adamant that only one ball could be in the hole at a time. He would sink one, then go to sink another, see the first one and chuck it as far as he could away from the hole. Also, his ball color had to match his club color at all times, so each ball he putted meant a new club.
This is my dad and J and the new "b" my grandmother knitted him. He took to it instantly as it was made with love by the same grandma who made his original (large) favorite blanket. This one is small enough to be portable. I guess being the grandmother to 27 and mother to 10 means she really really knows what goes into a perfect baby blanket. He LOVES his "b"s and no others will do!
We went to Cracker Barrel for Chris's grandma's birthday and J fell in love with this caterpillar. I wish I'd known how much he was going to love rocking-- not 6 weeks ago I passed up the cutest rocker for less than $20 because he wasn't interested in it at all!!
A family picture with my brother. After 25 shots or so we finally got this one and it just shows that J really is almost 2! Ironically, he willingly posed with me for the test shots 15 minutes before my bro arrived, cheesing for the camera and everything!
Friday, April 25, 2008
Test
I added some family members to an auto-mailing list that will tell them when a new post is up. This is a test to see if it works. If you get an email from blogger.com telling you Schaefer Family has posted a new message, please email me so I can confirm it is working!
Thanks!
Randi
Just a family pic from last summer at Sea World.
Piano Boy and Flagstaff Fun
Jonathan had fun practicing the piano with Chris tonight. He has gotten really good at saying his letters, so Chris used the piano to reinforce A through G. If you listen closely, he is copying Chris. He later went on to play his own little piano and even sang a little while playing the notes. Even though it bugs Chris, I like having an out of tune piano so Jonathan is free to bang on the keys as much as he likes without having to re-tune it all the time! Enjoy!
Just more evidence he is growing up too fast! We must have taken 5 laps up and down the escalator that night!
J trying out the exersaucer again (the first pic is right after it was set up a year ago).
He learned all about stairs this weekend and loved "bumping" down them on his bottom.
Just more evidence he is growing up too fast! We must have taken 5 laps up and down the escalator that night!
Highlights of our recent Flagstaff weekend get-away:
Robbie and J sliding and swinging together with their dads.
J trying out the exersaucer again (the first pic is right after it was set up a year ago).
He learned all about stairs this weekend and loved "bumping" down them on his bottom.
Is this a sign of things to come??? (No, we are not expecting :) ) Jonathan wanted stories and Robbie wanted to be held. What else is a mom to do?
Saturday, April 19, 2008
For my dad
He decided his car needed a tune-up, so all on his own, he went to the living room, got his tool box and came back to work under the hood of his car. NONE of this was suggested or prompted by us! Anyway, here is our little mechanic. Sorry it is sideways. When I learn how to fix the other one, I will do this one too!
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