Visiting Baby Drew

Well, I'm happy to report that this week was much better than the last. Eric is still very cranky and not sleeping well, but we went to the dentist for the first time today, and Dr. Jeff says everything looks great....but it will still be a few days before all 4 molars are completely through. Until then, we're best friends with baby Tylenol! :)

Back to some pictures! Last weekend, we went to visit Jenny and Brian and meet their newest addition, Drew. I can't believe how fast he is growing! I think we waited too long to meet him because he's already growing up too fast! He's eating cereal, trying to sit in a tripod position and is quite the talker!

And of course, Chloe is the ever perfect big sister. She clearly adores baby Drew and helps out with him whenever she can. She is getting more beautiful every day and we couldn't believe how much she had grown in just the few short months since we last visited. We had a wonderful afternoon and can't wait to see the whole Harves clan again soon. Here are some shots of our day:

Drew in his high chair - so big!

Almost sitting!
Eric figured out the basketball hoop very fast - a phenom???? Chloe shows off her backpack

Brother and sister
Old friends

The growing families!

Tim & Marisa's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Week

In homage to one of my very favorite children's books...

Last week started with Daylight Savings Time. We were supposed to get an hour extra of sleep, but how do you explain that to a 1-year-old?
Our cable service was on the fritz so the cable guy came to look at it; 3 hours later we had a new cable line in our back yard, a new tv box and a new modem. The guy said we needed a lot more work, but he didn't have time to do it all.
We took Tim's car in for an oil change. $1500 later we had a new radiator and new brakes. And it still makes a noise.
Eric cut all 4 of his first-year molars in 2 weeks - 3 this week. This made for sleepless nights and very cranky days.
Tim's been working 10-12 hour days because he's in the banking industry and he has to. The phrase "Just be glad you have a job" has come up a lot this week.
We woke up Friday to a puddle of water in our kitchen coming from the bathroom upstairs. The plumbers said it was an easy fix, but an hour later it wasn't quite as easy as they thought.
Our computer has a virus. The tech guys say we'll need to figure out what's going on with the firewall. Firewall? I don't have time for a firewall, I need to get work done to pay for all of these bills!
Bailey ate a candy bar.
Tim hurt his back again.
It's cold and rainy out.

We think we'll move to Australia. (Hey! That's where Marisa's parents have been traveling for the last 3 weeks - maybe we'll run into them. Wait, we better not, we'd probably knock them over and send them to the hospital).

I guess everyone has weeks like this.


November is a time for giving thanks. Today, Tim and I are very thankful that this week is over!
If you haven't read Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, I would strongly recommend it!

Pumpkins, Bats and....Monkeys?

It's been a busy week at the Schoening household! In anticipation of Halloween, we carved pumpkins last week, while Eric painted his. I must say, he's quite the picasso! Then Thursday was Halloween and Eric was the BEST bat ever! He walked on his own for most of the way, went right up to the houses and knew that he was supposed to put the candy in his bucket! It was a lot of fun.

Then this weekend we had the pleasure of having Grandma and Grandpa Schoening come visit. It was a very fun weekend and we spent most of the day Saturday at the zoo. Eric loved the animals, of course, but his favorite thing was getting his stuffed 'monkey' at the end. He will not let it leave his side and if he can't find it he says "oooh oooh oooh" like a monkey. It's hilarious! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for a wonderful weekend!!

It's been a cold week so Eric has been wearing his new hat

from Audrey's mom - thanks, Steph!

Eric paints one of his two masterpieces
Ta-Dah! Our little bat ready to get some candy!
Eric and Daddy
We met up with our neighbors, Will and Jacob (Superman and Puppy) Eric with Aunt Heather With Grandma and Grandpa at the zoo
In front of the elephants - what fun!
Grandpa was letting Eric beat on the giant drum
Here is the now famous monkey - at least he didn't take it to dinner with us!