All of a Sudden- it's summer!

This is Miley after jumping in the sprinklers eating her lunch. That curl that goes right infront of her eye is unruly! It won't go anywhere else, I may have to trim her hair soon. I know I should be greatful that she actually has some hair finally.

Colorado weather is a little crazy! They say you can go 10 minutes one direction and find totally different weather. Well it's been pretty cold and windy here for a while, and it never really felt like spring, then all of a sudden last week it's 90 plus degrees and the kids are jumping on the tramp with the sprinklers. The kids last day of school is tomorrow, but for the last week we have been in summer mode.

Poor Mckenna fractured her radius last week at school falling off the monkey bars. She never even cried, she just went into class and when she sat at her desk, her teacher saw her looking white as a ghost and asked her what the matter was. She told her what happened and then we came and got her. It didn't look too bad, but she wouldn't move it. So Chad took her in and she will have a cast for the next 4 weeks. She gets the cast off the day before we go on our vacation. The positive side is that we will save money on piano and swim lessons, but it probably about evens out with the copay to the ER and whatever else we will owe on it.

Grandma Kraudy got the kids the butterfly thing that comes in the mail and you can watch the little icky things become catipillers and then make their cacoon. They all hatched out the other day and we let them go outside. One even sat on Mckennas finger for a while before it flew off.

Maybe I don't blog very much, not just because I don't have much time for it, but because our lives are not that exciting and I don't take great pictures. Even when we went on our trip to St, George, I came back with maybe 3 pictures and some video. So these pics are just a hodge podge of life at the Schmidts-again not that exciting for the public.

Update on the Fam- Mckenna is seeming older and older. She is good friends with some girls in the ward that are 2yrs older than her, so they hang out all day on saturdays, have movie nights and have even gone to the mall (with a mom). She is doing great in school, just started piano and likes it, but doesn't always love practicing since it's with her dad and she says he is mean. I am a witness that he really isn't mean, she just doesn't like to be told what to do and that she is doing something wrong (by her parents).

Caden will be 7 and he is so excited- counting down the days. He tells us that he doesn't need much for his b-day, just a DS game and a legos. So that is exactly what he is going to get. A couple weeks ago when we were at this school award thing, we were eating our donughts by Caden and a little girl from his class came up to sit by him. Her mom called her back to sit with her, but she said "no, I'm sitting by Caden." She sat there touching his shoulder and trying so hard to get his attention, but Caden was so embarrassed, he could hardley look at her. Chad and I were laughing so hard and I tried to give him the que to be nice, but I think the girl was a little too forward for him. She sat there anyway for the rest of the time eating her donught and chatting away at him.

Coleman just started soccer class, but is torn from wanting to play soccer and playing at the park next to the field. He is doing great in school and has come leaps and bounds from last year. He loves playing with his friends and especially his brother. He loves the trampoline and riding his scooter.

Miley started potty training the other day and is a champion! She had two accidents and has gone on her own ever since. The easiest I've ever had it with a child. She is very picky about what she wears, that she mostly goes out in her little pink swimsuit with a tutu on it and her hair isn't done. I've learned to pick my battles with her and the clothes thing is one thing I wouldn't win.

Like Father Like Son

Our little Caden cracks us up more than anyone! He really is the sweetest boy I know and has the cutest sense of humor. On the 100th day of school celebration, he took 100 legos taped onto a poster board and came home with this 100th day of school packet. As we read through it, I was surprised to see his answers to some questions since he is a six yr. old little boy- but if you hear what Chad tells them all the time, it makes sense. Caden is the one who will save up his allowance until he has 20-30 dollars and buy something good. Mckenna and Coleman spend it at 5 or 10 on junk. Cadens dad was so proud.

Christmas with Family

At the very last minute, we decided to travel to Utah to be with our family. We feel bad that we didn't see many of our friends, since we didn't have much time. We were lucky enough to see Susy and Clark and their cute kids at the movie theaters. It's because of Susy and Clark that Chad and I met and they reminded our children that they wouldn't exist without them! We are truly thankful!!

It was so fun to be at Grandmas House, see the cousins, go the Cabelas with Grandpa, going to Cafe'Rio, do a little shopping and of course EATING! Chad and I took advantage of Grandma and Grandpa and went out a couple of times on dates. It's the best thing knowing your kids are in good hands and not having to pay them! Just being with the beautiful Grandkids is pay enough- don't you think? Thanks again!

Christmas

It's not Christmas at our house without the Grinch!! Our real favorite Christmas show is ELF, but for some reason, Miley loved the GRINCH! Good thing our kids don't understand the little bit of naughty humor in the movie.

Miley LOVES Shoes

When Miley was only maybe 7 or 8 months old, I put her first pair of black patten church shoes on her, and her face lite up like you couldn't believe. She was so excited about them, she didn't want to take them off. Now that she is almost two, her shoe fettish is only growing. I do give into it a little, because little girl shoes are so cute. Chad asked me the other day why she has 15 pair of shoes, but as you can tell by the picture, 15 is way off. These are all the pairs of shoes that do fit her right now and she takes turns wearing all of them!

This morning as I was going through the sunday adds, she sat up on my lap and said, "show me the shoes." I didn't know she even knew there were pictures of shoes in the adds. This is a picture of her when I got her box of shoes down and she went through almost all of them trying them on.

Back to school, and Fall is Coming!!

As much as I love my kids, I was so excited for school to start, and so were they. I'm sure they think their teachers are much nicer than I am. Mckenna and Caden have great teachers and are doing great. Coleman goes to the same preschool as last year and seems to be doing better all the time. Now I have a little more time to spend with Miley, and she already loves to go shopping and of course loves target to go up and down the "baby isles" as she calls it.
Caden is now taking a break from Karate' and is going to start basketball in a couple of weeks. Mckenna took a break from singing lessons and is just doing ballet and jazz. I am going to start this little mom and tot class with Miley and Coleman will be able to go to it too. Coleman has in -home therapy once a week and therapy play group twice a week plus preschool 4 days a week, so he is pretty busy. No wonder people look at me and think I'm crazy to have 4 kids, there are too many things to pay for and keep up with , and I only let my kids do one thing at a time right now.
The kids are already deciding what they want to be for Halloween. The thought of going out and buying new costumes for all of them, just seems a little much. Coleman actully seems to care about being something this year, so we can't get away with getting out an old ripped up dress up and see if he'll wear it. So Chad told Mckenna he would pay her $10 if she would wear her recital costume which was a cowgirl. She doesn't really want to wear it, but likes the idea of getting money then asked if she could be a cowgirl Zombie and we could put scary make-up on her and make her look like she rose from the dead.
Then Chad told Caden he would pay him 10 dollars to wear his Karate' outfit- (so he is thinking about it.) Chad will do about anything to save money! We may have to buy Coleman something, since we really don't have anything that fits him. Miley of course already got her Tinkerbell cosutme for $20 since that is all she talked about and she is the baby in the family!!