We know that it has been a while since we updated the blog. We just can't seem to do it on a regular basis now. Anyway, we are doing good down here. Chris has been in Kentucky since the end of January with the National Guard. He has been knocking on doors and cutting up fallen trees in roads from the ice storm that went through Kentucky a couple of weeks ago. He will be home today. It will be great to have him back because I need some back up with Skyler. She is going through her "terrible twos" now and she can be such a bear sometimes. She can be so argumentative and so fussy. It will be nice to have Chris back so I am not the only one trying to calm down an irritated toddler.

We have had great weather for about a week now. It has been in the 60s and 70s. We have been having alot of fun playing outside. It is so nice this time of year. It is not too cold and not too hot and the bugs aren't out yet. We will enjoy it while it lasts.

We are 34 1/2 weeks pregnant now. We are not ready for him to come into this world yet, but we don't have much to do to be ready. We basically need to wash the baby stuff around the house. We will get started on that this weekend.

Here are some pictures of the kids from our adventures outside recently. Hope everyone has a great rest of the week!


Cute piggy tails.


Alana dressed herself. She can be very creative putting outfits together.

Lots of fun times in the sand box.

And lots of fun in the swings.

Just being silly sisters.

We have been doing pretty well around here lately. Keeping busy with work, school and just hanging around the house. I feel and look like I am big as a house these days. Baby boy Schmit is due to arrive on March 20, 2009. I feel like he will be here on March 15, 2009. We'll see if my prediction comes true. It is still a boy. Our last three ultra sounds showed his boy stuff. It is fun to see all the boy stuff since all we have seen is all the girl stuff for so many years. We still need to get some more boy clothes and wash things, but that is about all we need to do before he arrives. Shouldn't be too hard.

Here are some pictures that we have taken over the last few weeks. The girls were watching TV with daddy.



Silly girls playing in the toy closet. Can you find them?



Here are two pictures with Skyler and a pony tail in. I have tried so hard to get her to keep pony tails or barrettes in, but she takes them out after 10 seconds. So last night we had to cut her bangs because they were hanging in her eyes.

This is Alana and KiKi. That cat loves to sleep with Alana. She also loves sleeping on pillows. Alana loves it, too. Her and that cat have a weird relationship. They are best friends one minute and enemies the next. They are both very moody.

Skyler has been moved to her big girl bed! We got the girls new beds and mattresses. It took about an hour for Skyler to settle down and actually fall asleep in her new bed. Hopefully, she will enjoy the new bed and not miss her crib. Let's hope for more successful naps and bedtimes.




This is her asleep in her new bed.

I almost forgot, it is mine and Chris' 6 year anniversary today. We had plans to go to the Melting Pot to eat, which is our favorite place to eat, but Skyler burned her hand about 20 minutes before we were going to leave. We had to cancel and will hopefully reschedule soon. Anyway, Happy Anniversary honey. We've been through alot during these last 6 years and I know we will have many more great years to come.

Have a great weekend everybody!

It has been too long since we last updated the blog. We have been doing pretty well around here. My ankle feels much better. It is still not perfect, but I can at least walk on it. Alana has been great. She is enjoying her Christmas break from school. Skyler has been okay. She got a fever at the end of last week that got up to 105. We took her to the doc and they said she had a UTI. She has been on antibiotics and is much better. This was her second UTI in about he last 8 months or so. Because of this, the doc thought she may have an issue with her urine going from her bladder back up to her kidneys. Her pediatrician set her up with an appointment on Friday at a radiology department at a different hospital. They did an ultrasound on her kidney's and bladder and then they put in a catheter and injected dye into her bladder and took a moving x-ray to see if the dye would go back up from her bladder to her kidneys. Thankfully, the doc's initial review of the x-rays and ultra sound showed that everything looked fine. The dye did not go back up to the kidneys. It was a terrible experience for Skyler and for us. She cried the whole time and we couldn't do anything to make her feel better. About 10 minutes after it was over, she did start to settle down. By the time we left, she was feeling much better.

Then tonight, I had turned on the iron and Skyler reached up and grabbed it. She burned her left hand pretty bad. She cried and I cried for quite a while. We put ointment on it and bandaged it all up. She settled down after a while and she was back to normal in about an hour and a half. We cut apart an old sock and made it into a glove to cover her bandage. In the last couple of pictures you can see her hand. Let's hope she has a good night and it heals quickly.

Anyway, here are some pictures from Christmas. The girls had a blast. They got all kinds of gifts from family and friends and of course Santa. Hope everyone else had a great Christmas and I hope everyone as a great New Year.

I did a stupid thing this weekend. I tripped and fell and twisted my ankle. We went to the emergency room shortly afterwards. The baby is just fine but the doc said I should stay off my foot for 3 weeks! That is just not going to happen. I've done really well at staying off of it since it happened and I will be home by myself all day tomorrow to give it more time to be elevated and heal. It has greatly improved since it happened yesterday. I can't walk on it yet, but hopefully in the next day or two I will be able to take a step. Below are a couple of pictures. It is still pretty swollen and black and blue.





A few days ago I was checking on the kids because I hadn't heard them for a while. I came into the living room and saw them like this watching TV. They were so cute.

Nice butt crack Alana.

We've been busy enjoying life down here in Tennessee. It has gotten chilly over the past month. I already can't wait until spring comes around again.

Alana has all next week off of school for Thanksgiving vacation. We are headed to Steve and Jenae's - http://fundingslandfamily.blogspot.com - for Thanksgiving. Steve is on his way home from Afghanistan right now for 18 days. Chris is just itching for him to come home. He can't wait to play with his buddy again. We should have a great time and eat some great food.

Here are some recent pictures we have taken of the girls. They have been doing great except that Alana has a cold right now. Hopefully it will pass quickly and the rest of us don't catch it. Anyway, enjoy the pictures.





Dare devil.



Just watching some TV.



Alana made this Pilgrim bonnet at school.



Silly girl.



Just pickin'.



Outside play time.

HAVE A HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!