We just found out my sister and Kellen are going to be moving to Kansas City! They don't know a lot of details yet, it all happened pretty sudden. They had talked about moving down here someday, but didn't have any specific plans. Then, late last week, Lindsey was offered a job at Red Robin in Kansas. (She currently works at Red Robin in Iowa). So she accepted and is coming down in a few weeks. They are a little overwhelmed because it is all going a little faster than planned, but they are both very excited. They still have to get Kellen transferred with UPS and sell the house, but it sounds like Lindsey has to start her new job in a few weeks, so she will be down here soon and staying with us while she looks for an apartment.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Happy Fathers Day!!
I hope everyone had a wonderful Fathers Day! Justins birthday was on Sunday as well, so he had two reasons to celebrate! I think he had a great day. We started out the day by going to a yummy Fathers Day brunch. Then, after we filled our bellies we all three took naps! And we ended up the day by going out to dinner at Texas Roadhouse (one of our favorites!) with my mom and Kristin. Justin loved the fact that he got to go out to eat twice in one day and take a nap! I think that is his idea of a perfect day! While we were at dinner we were reminded of how much of a flirt Payton is!! We could not get him to eat his hamburger, he was just not interested. Then the waitress came up to our table and got him to take a bite. He would only take a bite when she was there. Everytime she walked away he would ask where she went and he would look for her and when she would come back if would give her this huge grin! It was so funny! She earned her tip from us that night!
The weather has gotten quite a bit warmer, so Payton and I played outside in the water for 4 hours on Saturday! I literally had to pry him out of the inflatable pool to get him in the house at 7 pm!! He also helped me wash the van. He was actually a big help! He was in charge of the hose, so I soaped it up and he rinsed! I really think he is clean obsessed! He is always cleaning his toys in the sink. It usually results in soap all over the bathroom, but at least he is trying! I will try and post some pictures tonight.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Time flies...
I can't believe that it is June already! Where did the month of May go! May was a pretty busy month for us. Early in the month my Aunt and cousin came to visit from St. Louis. Payton had a great time following Logan around all weekend. Then, we traveled up to Iowa to go to a friends wedding. It was great to see lots of people from high school that I haven't seen in years. We spent the weekend with my sister and visiting some family and friends. We went to my friend Sarah's house to see her new baby and Payton and Norah had a great time playing. (I forgot to bring my camera to their house, otherwise I would have some adorable pictures of the two kids!) Then, the next weekend, Justin's brother Jeremy and his girfriend Mandy came to visit. It was great to see them! Unfortunatley it rained all weekend so most of our plans with them were ruined. We then spent Memorial Day at our house with mom and Kristin. Justin grilled out and we spent the entire day playing outside.
Payton is doing great. I am still so amazed that it seems like he learns so much everyday. He is talking up a storm. You can now have an entire conversation with him. The things that two year olds say can be so funny! If we try and wake him up in the morning to get ready he will say, "Go away mommy, I'm sleeping".
One if the funniest things he says if we are out near the car is, "Bye, see ya, going shopping." Then if you ask him what he is shopping for he will say, "I buy candy and toys!"
He has also told both Justin and the cat to sit in the 'Naughty Chair' for various reasons. Its even funnier that Justin will actually do it!
His other new thing is he is deathly afraid of flies! I have no idea why he developed this fear, but if there is one anywhere near him he completly freaks out! I am hoping he gets over that soon otherwise it could be a very long summer!!
Here is a cute video of Payton and daddy reading:
Monday, April 30, 2007
Its warm outside!!
It is finally warm outside! We took full advantage of the weather and played outside all day yesterday!
Payton is doing great. Everyday he amazes me by the new things he learns to say. His new favorite thing is to put up his finger and say "In a minute mommy." (Can you tell who runs our house!!) He also says things are "Cool". Tonight he was dancing and he said, "Shake my bootie". I was laughing so hard my stomach hurt. I think he learned that from day care because I did not teach him it! I think he is finally starting to get a little bit taller too. About two months ago we could not keep him full. He would eat numerous helping of food and literally take food out of your hand. The minute he would wake up he would say, "EAT, mommy." I know that meant that he was getting ready for a growth spurt. I haven't measured him, but I know he has gotten taller because his shirts now look like crop tops and his pants look like capris! We had to go shopping this week so he would have some summer clothes that fit.
Mom came and stayed at the house last weekend so I could spend the night down at the Plaza with some friends for a bachelorette party. Payton and Grandma had a lot of fun going out to eat and going to the park. And it allowed me to go and have some fun with some dear friends that I don't get to see very often. Win, Win for everyone!!
I hope everyone is enjoying this warm weather! I know we are!!
Saturday, April 7, 2007
Happy Easter!
Not a whole lot is new around here. We are getting ready to celebrate Easter tomorrow. Hopefully it won't be too cold so we can hunt Easter eggs in the yard! (Or maybe in the living room if it is too cold!!)
I think I have figured out how to upload videos to this site, so I thought I would share a few! (The videos are the not best quality, but I think you can still enjoy!)
This is Payton and Daddy being silly.
Doing the alphabet-I was to slow with the camera and only caught the end:
Sunday, March 4, 2007
suburban mom
Well it is official...I can now call myself a suburban mom! We got a minivan! I never would have thought that I would get a van, but I LOVE it! We got a Nissan Quest. It is really pretty and has lots of features that will take a while to learn. It is quite a bit larger than my SUV was, so parking has been interesting!
Saturday, March 3, 2007
March 3, 2007
Hello Everyone! I am sorry that it has taken so long for me to update. 2007 has started out to be a little rough! It started with Payton being sick, then I have been sick for over two weeks with bronchitis, and then in the middle of that our furnace broke! So, after lots of asthma treatments for Payton, two trips to the doctor and 5 prescriptions for me, and $1,100 dollars to get our furnace fixed, I think we are starting to get on the road to recovery!
It hasn't all been bad though. In January we went up to Lake View, Iowa and celebrated X-Mas with the Schulte side of the family. Payton got to ride in a tractor with his Grandpa and Uncle Jeremy hooked him up with lots of Iowa Hawkeye clothes. In January, Payton and I also went to the Quad Cities to visit with his other Grandpa and Aunt Lindsey. We even got to go see lots of family and friends that we don't get to see very often. (We decided we need to do that more often!) A couple of weeks ago we took Payton to Union Station and Science City here in KC. They have a train exhibit that was a huge hit for Payton. For Valentines Day, Grandma Joy got Payton tickets to see the Wiggles concert this week. Payton loved it! I don't think he blinked the entire show! The only problem is everyday now he says he wants to go watch the Wiggles! I will say, "Lets get ready for school" and his response is, "No school mommy. Wiggles"!
We are a little bummed because we found out that our neighbors on both sides of us are moving. (I am not really sure that says alot about us if our neighbors are all moving!!) We are sad because one side has a boy Paytons age that he likes to play with and a new baby boy, and the other side has a baby boy. I was thinking by next year we could have our own basketball team! Hopefully the new people will have kids as well.
Payton has been doing great. He is getting so smart! He loves working on his puzzles. (If we get him a new one, he has it mastered in a couple of minutes!) I think I might have to start getting him a 100 piece puzzle and see what happens! He also loves to 'read' his books. He likes to practice the alphabet and counting. Yesterday he counted to 14! (He always forgets 6 and 8 though). We about had heart attacks when he did it. And I don't think it was a fluke because he did it all night. Of course today when I try to get him to do it he starts to act silly and won't do it. But it was still pretty amazing!
I am going to try and add some new pictures to the photo album tonight, so you will have to go and check them out.
Hope everyone is doing well!!
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