One of the best moms!

I just wanted to take a minute to say that I think my good friend Mandy is one of the BEST moms I know!! She has two incredible little girls and they are the way they are because of their terrific parents! Mandy has been there through some pretty rough times for me and I just want to tell her thank you! She has always offered wonderful advice on how to handle things with Hunter - even if it was to find a toilet big enough to flush him right down! If she was not a great mom I would never go to her for advice. So, Mandy, if you are reading this please know that you are a fabulous mom and your girls are so lucky to have you and Jason for their parents!!

Random Jibber Jabber

Well, we have a few projects going on at our house for the moment. They are sure to improve on how the house looks both inside and out. First. Outside, I am beginning to line all my gardens with a stone border. I am really excited about how the gardens will look once this is complete! No more lawn growing into my gardens!!! That will be awesome!! Second. Christian has started to tear out our kitchen ceiling. My Dad and him will be redoing it together. We will be adding some new lights to it as well. This will really open up our kitchen and make it a lot brighter too! We are both super excited about this project. Third. I am hoping to begin repainting our bedroom and bathroom. I love to paint and this will make our bedroom much nicer. Last, but certainly not least, we are working hard at getting Hunter off the bottle. He will only drink water from a sippy cup. Strange child, I know. However, today I used an Avent trainer cup and he used it!!! This is a step in the right direction! Now, if only I could get him to use one of the other million sippy cups that we have on hand. One day. Of course, he has to give up the bottle sooner or later. He would pretty silly sitting at the lunch table drinking out of a bottle! What would his future girlfriend and friends say about that?!?!?!

Toddler Fest 2008!!!

Toddler Fest 2008 was a HUGE success!!! We got home yesterday from Sioux City and we had a blast!! We left on Thursday the 17th and got to Grand's house later that afternoon. Hunter was great on the plane as well as the drive up from Omaha! Hunter made himself right at home the moment we walked in the door - he had no fear!! He took off and went right up the stairs and that is how he spent most of his time - going up and down the stairs! We were all amazed at how comfortable he was immediately! Grand could not have been happier!! The look on her face when we finally arrived was enough to make our year! She was so happy and we were so happy to be there and for her and Hunter to meet! We made so many wonderful memories and have lots and lots of pictures. Not only did Hunter spend time with his Great Grand but he also met his Great Aunt Jan and Great Uncle Sandy as well as Tim, Heather, Henry and Hailey! Grand sure did have a house full! We all really enjoyed staying with Grand and visiting with each other. It was great to have us all in the same place at the same time! It truly was a trip to remember!!

To see more pictures from our trip visit http://picasaweb.google.com/the.schoenemans and click on the April album.

Wonderful Mom!!

Yesterday may have been an incredible day for all of us, but I wanted to say what an incredible mom is :) We're getting ready to head to Sioux City to have Hunter visit his great grand mother. Katie is absolutely the most super mom ever!!! There is not one detail that she hasn't thought about, and not one thing that the little guy or I will ever be without.

All I have to say is that Katie is truly a wonderful mom and that Hunter and I are incredibly fortunate to have her!!!

Wonderful Day!!!

I just wanted to share how wonderful of a day I had yesterday. I woke up early and headed up to Canton to spend the day with my mom. It was just me and my mom. Hunter stayed home with Christian and they had a great time!! My mom and I went out to lunch, went shopping and watched a DVD without being interrupted by a small human - aka - Hunter! It was fantastic! The break was very much needed and I think my mom and I may even do some more shopping today! Wow, two days in a row - whatever am I going to do?!?!?

Fun at the park!!

Hunter and I went to the park yesterday with our friends Mandy, Evelyn and Reagan and had a BLAST! Hunter loved being outside and since it is finally starting to warm up here we have been outside a lot! Hunter had his first experience with the slide yesterday and could not get enough of it! Last summer he was way too small to have fun at the park but this summer it is all about the park. We are going to be there lots! I am so glad that my little man is an outdoors kid! Christian and I are always outside when it is nice and now our son will be too! Yay for warmer weather!!