the Schroeders

Monday, July 22, 2013

4th of July

We couldn't do firecrackers in Bel Aire before the 4th, so a couple days before we went and did some in Park City, which is only a few miles from out house.

We bought a van! Just in time for the trip to NE to visit Gp Ed and Gm Pam. It has been so nice and I can't imagine not having it now!

We had fun riding- even I did it this time!

Visiting Great-Grandma. Hope you are reading this blog Deloris! Matt spent some time helping her with the computer while we were there so hope she can!

Lyla has come along way with all the cats. She used to be kind of scared of them but now she seems to really love them. Those rain boots she is wearing are probably her favorite shoes. She wears them all the time! Those and flip flops because they go on and off so easy probably!

Shooting tanks and seeing who "won." I didn't get it, they all looked the same to me. LOL

Grandma is a great cuddler.

Summer Y classes

Here I go again being late on my posts. Sigh. Ah well. Summer has been a whirlwind of fun and I can't believe school is going to be starting in another couple weeks! I signed the kids up for way to many activities at the Y this month. I think I was trying to cram in stuff before school starts. I have to say, I am tired of running them around, but at least they seem to be having alot of fun doing everything.

Lincoln took a rockclimbing class this month once a week. It ended up being a real pain because there were so many kids in the class he ended up only getting one turn. Hauling 3 kids to a 45 min. class for a 4 min. climb. Annoying. He does seem to enjoy watching the other kids climb, but I don't think we'll be doing this again in the summer at least. I know, he is wearing sandals. whoops. I didn't notice until he got there! He still made it up to the top this time, although he tells me that was the easy one. The 2nd class he tried the "2nd easiest" and made it, but this last time he tried the "3rd easiest" and got stuck. I think he wants to try that one again tomorrow.

Tap/ballet class.

They switch shoes halfway through. All the girls have cute little bags with their shoes. It's pretty cute.

Gymnastics. Seemed to like this more then dance.

Swimming Lessons. Lincoln can swim for longer periods now, and Lyla can swim now. Hurray! She didn't even seem close to me prior to lessons so that was a nice surprise. They had a really great teacher this year.

Doing karate two times a week this month. I am kind of surprised he likes it. I guess I thought he might be intimidated but he gets right in there. He can count in Japanese to 5 now. When I was asking him to do it for me, Lyla piped up and said "I know one"... and then said the word for 5. Kids are sponges!

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

video of lyla saying and signing the animal alphabet

Throughout the year I would ask Lyla what she was doing/learning at preschool and didn't get much of a response. I knew she was learning sounds/actions to letters but she would usually just do a few and then say she forgot the rest. At the end of the year, she surprised me by telling me she wanted to do them all for me. I ran and got the camera in case I couldnt get her to do it again! She has a cold and is doing the baby voice thing, I think because she is a little embarassed because she knows I am taping...but hey, she makes it through the whole alphabet!

Lyla's Birthday

#3 Birthday weekend

We met Matt's family in KC and celebrated Lyla and Blake's birthday since their birthdays are on the same day. We got to meet Bethany's family and go to Science City and the Children's Museum which was alot of fun. Bethany is Matt's brother Joel's fiance. We stayed with Nate and Ang and had alot of fun with them as well. A very late thank you to them for their hospitality!
It was a busy weekend, and then the following Monday I brought snacks to Lyla's preschool class to celebrate her birthday, and we met my parents and Grandma at Chuckie Cheese.