I figured it was about time to post again, it's only been like 6 months! It's been a whirlwind, I don't know where the last year has gone.
Our biggest news is John turned one last Sunday! Our baby is not a baby anymore. We had a wonderful turn out and the weather was amazing. We did some grilling and were able to eat out on the patio and the bigger kids has fun playing with the chalk and just running around enjoying the weather. John was in such a good mood and devoured his piece of cake. I did not take any pictures, but Jessica did, so check out their blog or go to their
picture site to see all of the shots, here is one I "borrowed" from her.
He is growing so quickly, I just can not believe it. He is saying Momma and Dadda, dog and AJ. He is doing baby signs for fan, light and all done. He LOVES to eat (as you can tell by the above picture) and so, far no allergies! We are very happy about that. No walking yet, but he crawls fast enough and gets into enough mischief the way it is. He is such a joy.
AJ was 4 in April, going on 10. I can not believe how grown up he seems. This was his last week of "school" for the year and all of the classes "graduated" even though most of them will still be attending next year. It made me think though, this fall will be his last year of preschool and then he is off to kindergarten! I will have a kindergartner soon. Were did my little baby go? He is still into diggers of course, but he also likes trains and dinosaurs. AJ and Daddy attended the
Walking with the Dinosaurs show at the Target center and he loved it. Although the T-Rex roar was a little scary, thank goodness daddy was there to protect him. Here is a shot of AJ and his best bud Benjamin.
I will try and catch you up on all that has been going on. Winter lasted way too long for my taste, I am so happy summer is finally here. In February we took a trip down to Rochester to spend the weekend with Mike, Jessica and Benjamin. While we were there, we headed down to Austin to visit the Spam Museum. AJ was in heaven, what with Turkey Spam being his favorite food and all. We also went bowling that weekend (a first for AJ) and just spent some much needed time with them. We are so lucky those two little guys get along so well. Joe and I then spent 5 wonderful days in the Riviera Maya in Mexico! The weather was beautiful and it was so nice to have some alone time together. On May 2ND we threw a surprise 60Th birthday party for my Mom and step-dad Dan at the
Gasthaus Bavarian Hunter. The were both totally surprised and it was a lot of fun. On Saturday, we celebrated my Godson Gage's 2ND birthday. Since we were unable to make it last year (what with me being in labor and giving birth to John), I made a point of making sure I was there this year.
We will be celebrating our nephew Benjamin's 4Th Birthday soon and then the day after we will be off to the cabin for the 4 of July holiday with all of my family. It should be a blast! Mom and Dan even bought all of us "big kids" a new floatie to relax on. Other then that, we really have no other vacation plans set in stone. We would like to take the kids camping and hope to get up to the cabin few more times this year.
Joe will be participating in his first triathlon on June 14Th and we can not wait to watch him swim, bike and run. He has been keeping busy with training for a triathlon, working, teaching and his masters program. And of course being a wonderful Daddy.
I have decided this was the year to totally lose my mind. How does one do that you say? Well they sign up to walk 60 miles over the course of a weekend. I am talking about the
Breast Cancer 3Day! I have been wanting to do this walk for the last couple of years and this year I bit the bullet and signed up with a friend. My training has not been going as well as I would have hoped, but I have not doubt I can finish, now the fund raising is a whole other story...
Well, that is what is up with the Schmitt's. I will try and post more often and will be updating our picture site in the next day or two. Hope everyone has a wonderful summer!
