And then there was Three

Plus One

2011-08-01T10:11:00.000-07:00

June 15 2011, 36 weeks pregnant,and a breeched baby.

I woke up that morning not knowing that I was in labor, I had my weekly doctor appointment that morning and we were going to pick a date to do the c-section (as Jasper was breeched.) I went to work for a few hours and told the girls that I just really felt weird and not like myself. I went to my appointment and just as we were going to pick a date, my doctor said lets just check you first, I remember her face and her telling me that she was getting kicked a lot and that surprise!!.. I was at a 4. She told me to go to the hospital just to be safe and that she would let the other doctor know I was on my way. I left the doctors and called Toms cell, he didn't answer so I had to call him at work. I told him what was going on and he asked if he needed to come up to the hospital, I told him no because I really thought they were just going to monitor me and send me home later that day. I told him I would keep him posted, so we hung up and I called my mom, She was very shocked and talking to her I started to get worried that I might have this baby today, but still I just thought no im just going to be monitored. As I got to the hospital Tom called and said that everyone at work told him to leave and be with me.( Which I was very grateful for.) They got me into a room and got me hooked up to all the monitors and I was a little uncomfortable but I wasn't in to much pain. Still didn't realize that those were contractions.. lol My doctor came in and checked me again and this time I was at a 6 .....I remember him looking at the resident with a shocked/ concerned look and said well it looks like were having this baby today. He told us that he had one before us then we would do ours in about a hour and a half. Tom asked if he could go home and get a camera and things for me, as I had nothing ready,( I thought I still had a few weeks! )He told Tom there wasn't time and threw some scrubs at him to change into. Thats when it all sunk in that I thought I cant have him now, hes not ready to come out, im not ready! But it wasn't up to me, He wanted to come out now! About a half hour later they came and got me in the OR and ready to have my baby. It wasnt how I pictured that moment to be I thought I would be in labor for hours have to push and push or maybe still have a c-section, but being able to have all that time preparing yourself for your baby, not within 2 hours of going to the doctor.

As they started to cut, Tom just held my hand and squeezed hard it when they pulled him out, all of the sudden our lives changed, the moment I have been longing for, for 5 years was here. I became a Mother. As they brought him to be cleaned I saw my baby just looking around taking it all in and I could feel his sweet spirit, a spirit that Heavenly father choose for us. It was the most amazing feeling ever.

Jasper Evan Schmitt was born at 2:30pm, weighing 5 pounds 12 ounces and 19.5 inches long. He was perfectly healthy for being a preemie. I was and still am so thankful for that.

He was just so small.

A week after we had him we moved into our new house. Talk about alot of things happening all at once, A baby one week, new house the next and within a month Tom will be starting Dental School.. When it rains it pours for the Schmitts.
Growing and getting some chub on him.

I just love him.

Utah and Baby shower

2011-05-20T13:43:00.000-07:00

This past week I went out to Utah for a quick visit to my family and a Baby shower. My trip started off a little rough, by getting stranded overnight in the Denver airport due to a freak snow storm, so after much scrambling around we got me safely to my moms house and I got to spend time with the people I love the most. It was sad that it was so short but after baby boy comes flying out wont be easier....... but ill have more time to come out if i want.

These are the horses that come to visit Mom and Dads.
Sweet darling Julia I love her and miss her so much already! she just smells wonderful and is just so kissable.
Ryan didn't like me too much this trip, it was too short for him to warm up to me. I hate it that we live so far apart that its like that when I see my sweet little nephew.
Darling
My sisters and Mom put together my Shower, Amber was the mastermind behind it all , and for those of you who know my sister, anything she does always turns out amazingly beautiful. It was a Milk and cookie theme.

These are the cups that we drank out of.
Milk table
And the beautiful way she put all the cookies together!

My wonderful sisters, who I am grateful are good examples to me and are such a support to me in my life. If I can somehow manage to be half the moms that they are I will be happy.
And my Wonderful mom who is the best motherly example I could ask for.
These are my sweet sister in laws who came to the shower, and its fun because we are all pregnant. Suzanne is about 15 weeks, me 32 and Amy almost 40.
Beautiful Amber
This picture makes me happy, in only a handful of weeks that baby on my chest will be my own sweet little angel that I have waited so long to have. I cant wait!

Baby Bump

2011-02-23T10:16:00.000-08:00

Well here it is, My 20 Week baby bump. I have been really bad about taking pictures of myself through this time so this is my first "prego" photo. Ill be better as the weeks go by but I thought I would throw this out there. :)

Also For those of you who dont know its a sweet little boy, and we are very excited!

Christmas

2011-01-06T09:43:00.000-08:00

Christmas was a little different this year, But different is good sometimes.

Tom and I flew out along with the whole Schmitt clan to Utah to spend it with our families. And It was wonderful! I cant tell you how much it sucks that my whole family lives out west, it makes it hard to see people and to share memories with, but I think we did good this year.

Time flies and the kids who were just babies the last time you saw them are now running around talking laughing and are so big. It makes me sad a little bit.
Toms mom made all the boys matching pjs and all the girls these cute hats.
One day we had a big Schmitt gathering, I didn't get a picture of all 30 of us but it was a crazy and good day. Toms Grammy carved us this huge Santa which is amazing and we love it!
Christmas eve and Christmas day I think were my favorites! We got to spend those two days with my Parents and sisters. It been years since we all have been together. it was good to laugh and be our little family again.

Christmas day after we did present and ate we had the kids put on the Nativity. It was good, next year it will get better :)

But you cant tell me those are not the cutest Joseph and Shepard ever.

Eva loves the movie Tangled so this year she pretty much got everything Tangled including the wig.
I wished we all lived closer, I already miss them so much!!!

Good End of the Year

2010-12-13T09:56:00.000-08:00

Well this end of the year has been a good one. Full of many blessing that I am so grateful that we have received.

First of all after a long Long process of waiting to hear from dental school again this year, (last year we did not get in) Tom got the wonderful news that he got accepted into University of Detroit Mercy. Which was his number one choice. And it is in Michigan so I am so thankful that we get to stay here, a major blessing!!!

I cant tell you how many prayers went out everyday over the past 2 years that we would get in, that we would be able to start progressing in a positive direction. We felt like we were just stagnant- not moving in any direction, and that was a very frustrating feeling. So my heart is full of joy that we now are going to start school this next fall and start on the way to a new chapter in our life!

A new chapter in our life... I really like the sound of that... Most of you who know me know that with all my heart all I have ever wanted was to be a mother. To raise sweet babies in the gospel to have the chance to be half the mom that my mom is. Over the course of the 4 years that Tom and I have been married I have watch countless couples get married, have babies and have more babies, and my heart would ache, I felt empty, all I wanted was that feeling and job of motherhood.

So after a wonderful trip to the temple with Tom we decided that now was the time to try, yes there are many uncertain questions and answers that we had,like if we were going to get in to school or not (we did not know yet if we were in)but we felt like a leap of faith was required here. I knew with all my heat and soul that the Lord would take care of us, that he would not put us on a path that we could not handle... so we went for it.......

July 11 2011 I will have my wonderful sweet baby to hold and look into those eyes and feel something that I cant even explain. Sometimes a leap of faith is what we needed to do all along, since finding out that we are going to have a baby there has been so many blessing that have come into our lives.I am overwhelmed by them and have so much gratitude for my heavenly father, I am so ready for this new chapter in our lives, I know it will be challenging but I am ready for it!

This has been a great end of the year, and I am ready to face the new year with all the new challenges and changes.

Baby.. not the best picture, but here it is.. 9 weeks old. Tom calls it our little mousekewitz.

Four Years

2010-10-28T13:45:00.000-07:00

Four years ago I married my best friend, the man who makes me want to be a better person in every way that I can. I cant believe how fast time has gone by! It seems like yesterday that we were only dating, and now 4 years later we live in a small hobbit hole and are making our memories and life together. I'm looking forward to the rest of the journey that we have and glad that I'm get to go through all of life's ups and downs with Tom.

Happy Four years, Heres to eternity...

America Quilt

2010-10-14T12:23:00.000-07:00

I guess you could call me a patriotic person. I love our country and am so thankful for the liberty's and freedoms that we have. I'm thankful for people like Greg who serve our country willingly and sacrifice their time and lives so that we can have our country stay free and be the great country that it is. I'm proud to be a American.

So I wanted to make a quilt to show my love for my country..

The back of the Quilt

Some close ups of the stars.. there are 25 stars total each with 9 pieces for the star and 8 squares to sew them to.

Finished!!! And I love it!!!

God bless America!!!

Summer Projects

2010-08-10T10:14:00.001-07:00

Tom and I decided that while everyone else was on vacation that we would re-do some rooms in his parents house to surprise them. We did the 2 bedrooms and a small office which we turned into a nursery.

This is the blue room when we started out
The Green room which we turned into the new Brown room.
Ripping out the carpet....
And painting and nailing the floor to make sure all the squeaks were gone.
Old office
New Nursery
New blue room with the water beds turned into normal beds, This one had a custom made memory foam mattress.
Old green room, now the Brown room with a new pillow top mattress.
Finished Brown room

Finished blue room

It was a long project that took most of the summer to do, there were lots of sweaty drives home and days just being tired and not wanting to work but we did, Ralph and Rebecca were so surprised when they came home and saw that we did the basement, and 3 rooms upstairs, they were grateful to us for putting time in to do this and getting started on projects that needed to be done. It was a good project for Tom and I to do together and we learned a lot about home repair.:) Not sure if I want to do this again anytime soon but i'm proud of what we accomplished this summer.

And yes I know I didn't post pictures of the basement but we just organized all the tools and food storage, it looks good down there.

Our New Place

2010-08-10T09:56:00.001-07:00

Goodbye Parkside Circle... Your were a good little home to us for 3 years......Hello Little Hobbit Hole......
Sorry about all the weeds that is my project this weekend. :)
My room/ computer room, things are a little tight in our now 1 Bedroom apartment.

Bathroom, horrible wall paper but im trying to make due. and yes it is really that small. Our tub is so small that Tom's shoulders are to wide so he cant really fit in it! lol
Living room

Book shelf
the boxes in the corner are full of cables that Tom needs to go through.. not sure why we have that many boxes full of cables but we do!
Kitchen, really no counter space but my table will work fine for that. :)

I have a laundry room but its empty still no washer or dryer but hopefully we will get one soon! our place is a lot smaller but we are able to save a lot of money by being here and its closer to work and Toms family which is nice since mom and dad are moving. :( I like it more and more everyday I'm here and our hobbit hole is feeling more like home sweet home. :)

A little bit of Summer

2010-06-08T08:16:00.000-07:00

Well summer is here and I wanted to post some of the things that we have been doing around here...

Amber, Nathan and Ryan are here for a few weeks this summer. Its been so much fun having them all here. Nathan has gotten so brave with the pool, even more than last year.

I think these are 2 of my favorite pictures ever!

Kevin graduated high school so we threw him a small party, missing a few cousins here, but it was good to see everyone.
Sisters...
Memorial day parade.. I didnt go but Tom went with Nancy's family. It looked like it was fun.
Woops! I didn't mean to put this one in! lol there is a different one where Jess is smiling and looks really cute. lol
Jack

Uncle Ta helping Nathan throw the bocci ball
We put a bird feeder out on our deck and we have been getting lots of really pretty birds on our deck. Its fun to see them all and here them.
Nathan being such a big boy and holding his breath..

Red bull Air races

2010-06-08T08:07:00.001-07:00

Tom and I went to the Red Bull Air races on the Detroit River front on Sunday. It was a nice day out and we were right in the front row so we could see it all really up close.
This air plane is the only one in the whole world left from WW2. Kinda cool and it has our name in it :)

Good bye Hamstien

2010-06-08T07:46:00.000-07:00

Well Hamstien is no longer with us..... After a week of no eating and we are pretty sure she had a stroke she passed away. It was a little sad seeing the poor thing not being able to find her own mouth so it was better that she went to heaven. We Buried her by a tree in Tom parents backyard in a Tea box. lol Poor little Hamstien.

So Saturday night I came home and the lights were all off and I heard something like Hamstiens wheel going and I looked at the cage and everything was out of it, which earlier that day I packed all her things up in. I asked Tom what was making that noise, he said he didn't know.. so I walked over to the cage and see one little hamster in the cage then 2 babies in the cage. These are the cutest little babies ever!!! They are Robo Dwarf Hamsters and this is the biggest that they get. 2 inches. Tom asked the guy at the pet store about which hamsters would be most like hamstien, all they had were boys and thats gross, so the guy told Tom that our best option would be to get 2 of these crazy fast hamsters that will be entertaining to watch. so here they are!

They still don't have names, I'm thinking about Kanga and Roo but I just don't know.. I'm open for any suggestions. ( 2 baby girls)

Ba-Humus

2010-05-11T08:20:00.001-07:00

I still have a few more things to post but this is just the start for now.

We flew into Orlando the night before we left for the cruise, we drove down to Cocco Beach and stayed the night there. Right across from our hotel was the ocean.

We are getting ready to leave Port Canaveral. Its just a little windy. :)
On the ship eating lunch.
Our first stop on the cruise was the ships private Island Cococay. Tom, Chris and Nancy went and played on these for about an hour. It was really funny to watch them. I didn't go because I thought it would be nicer to lay in the sun and burn... lol
Tom getting ready to go snorkeling. The snorkeling was so cool, we saw tons of fish and they were all so close and in your face. I had only a few freak out moments.
On the beach.
View from one of the beaches.
This was our formal night. We didn't like having to wear tight clothes when we were badly burned.

At Atlantis. This place was amazing!!! I would love to go there and stay for a week.

View from one of the water slides. In front of the hotels. The middle section there is where Micheal Jackson used to stay. Its 25,000 a night and the minimum you have to stay is 4 nights!

These are for Nathan. There was one water slide that you would go right through the shark tank. But it was kinda hard to see them.

Baby Manta Rays

Inside the casino.
At one part in the aquarium you could touch some of the animals, it was pretty cool.

We went to the straw market on our way back to the ship. We got some nice things in there, I just feel bad bartering with people so I have to have Tom do the talking.

This was our last night before the cruise was over, they had a big party on the deck, we didn't stay up there too long but it was fun to watch the ship sail away. My necklace i'm wearing is one of the things we got from the straw market.
Chris and Nancy doing the Shari and Bryce Picture.
This was our waiter Caino. He was really good and made us laugh a lot. Yummy yummy...

Tom and I get mugs from all the places we have been... the wooden one is from Coccocay, the one on the right is from Nassau and the Homer one is from Universal ( which pictures will come)
All in all it was a great trip. It was nice to get away and have other people wait on us, and for us to just relax.

Headbands

2010-04-19T10:35:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago we got hit with a crazy hail storm, this is one of the pieces that we got from our porch, it was already a little melted when I picked it up. I just wanted you to see but my real post is down here....I felt like being crafty and decided I wanted to make pretty flower headbands for myself, I have see Amber's and Andi's and thought I would try to wear them.... I went the cheap way and made them. I think they turned out pretty good. :)
My ear looks a little Elf like here. lol

The last 3 are my favorites.:)

Faith and Time

2010-04-03T18:16:00.000-07:00

"That long journey, made under such difficult circumstances, was a trial of faith, but faith forged in the furnace of trials and tears is marked by trust and testimony, Only God an count the sacrifice; only he can measure the sorrow, only he can know the hearts of those who serve him, then and now."

thanks Nancy

In this together

2010-03-04T14:02:00.000-08:00

We are in this together.. Dental school or no dental school... Its March and still really no word on if we are accepted or if we need to think of a new plan for us. I have to say I'm feeling quite discouraged. Actually really really discouraged.... I just have to keep telling myself that it is all in the lords hands and that whatever he thinks is best for us will happen.. its just so scary not knowing, I guess that is why we need to have faith. But I feel like my faith is really being tried here. I need encouragement we need encouragement... its going to be okay I just keep telling myself that and that we are going to be in school in the fall. We just kneed to keep going... keep having faith. Keep praying.................................. Keep holding on.

Kalahari

2010-03-04T13:19:00.001-08:00

Last Thursday Tom and I decided that we needed a break from everything so we took a little trip down to Sandusky to do the water-park. We had fun besides the horrible white knuckle drive down due to bad snowy weather.

The water-park is themed like Kalahari and nice and warm.. it was a nice little get away for us we really needed it.

Here are just some random pictures of our trip... mostly because Andi said she couldn't stand to look at the hairy beast of a man from our cruise clues.. lol So enjoy :)

I have to put a disclaimer on these pictures of me... I look really bad and am embarrassed by these but for you Andi I'm putting them up.

Especially this one.. what a Mexican!!!lol
We have some good videos of Tom doing some body suffering but its taking to long and Im sick of waiting for it, so Ill try again later.

Clues

2010-01-28T17:09:00.000-08:00

Well this was Tom and I's big Christmas gift, I had to figure out clues that Tom kept giving me so I could get my Christmas present.. Lets see how good you guys are..

CLUE #1

CLUE #2

CLUE #3

CLUE #4

CLUE #5

CLUE #6

CLUE #7

CLUE #8

Here are the answers just in case you didnt get them

1.Harry potter

2.Roller Coaster

3.Water Slides

4.Suite Case

5.Great food

6.Snorkel

7.Bahamas

8. Royal Caribbean

Yep Tom got us a cruise with my brother and sister in law!!! It was really fun opening all the clues during Christmas morning, I got really stuck on clue 7 I was like BAA dip? BAA apple? I couldn't get it, then It was humus, Baa humus? Baa humus??? BAHAMAS?? Franticly looking at Tom then Nancy then back to Tom.. I was a little confused for a split second. lol So We are going to the Bahamas and then to Universal Studios. I am so excited, I guess this is our last howrah hopefully before dental school and as a graduation gift to Tom for graduating. My count down is on.. Please get here soon May 3!!!!!

Yea I know its says 2009, he meant to put 2010! lol :)

Kind of an update....

2010-01-28T16:34:00.000-08:00

Well I only kinda have a update to put on here.. Nothing really big has happened in a while for us. We are still waiting to hear back from dental school, so everyday is a big anxiety attack walking to the mailbox or every time Toms phone rings, but I guess for now no news is good news.

I thought I would put the few pictures of Christmas on here, we were really bad this year and really didn't take any pictures. This was one of my Christmas gifts, its a really big foambag, we love it, but even though our apartment isn't that small with this big thing it really makes our 2nd bedroom very cramped! lol but its great for naps!!!
Me on Christmas day
This year we made some changes to our big Christmas tree, it was too big for our apartment so Tom took off the top part and made it nice and small and I really like it this way!
My mother in law got a new sewing machine for Christmas and that meant that I was able to get her old one, finally a sewing machine that works! Mine has been out of commission for 2 years, so I made some pillows to go in our living room.

I like them, slowly but surely I will make me house super cute so I can hold my own against my sisters! lol

Greatful

2009-12-03T14:14:00.000-08:00

I have a grateful heart today.

I think that the lord puts people in your life at the right moments and knows when you are in real need of a hug, smile or friendship.

In my short time of being married I have been blessed with a wonderful caring and devoted husband who loves me and knows how to take care of my needs and to show his love for me. I am grateful for Tom.

I have been also blessed with amazing sisters in my life who have taught me by their examples and taught me to laugh at life and know that there will be ups and downs in your marriage, work and money but that their is always family and the ear and love that is offered when you need to cry or laugh. I am grateful for my sisters and sisters in laws.

I have a wonderful mom who is everything I want to be. I am very grateful for her example in everything she has ever done.

I am grateful that after 3 years of having not a friend at all in church that I am able to make a friend who cares about me and what is going on in my life. I am grateful for her calls just to see how work is going or if Tom had heard anything about schools.

I am grateful for this time of year when we can really see the good in people and they make it known to everyone, My heart is full and I wanted to say thank you.

Happy Anniversary

2009-10-26T09:20:00.000-07:00

October 28 2006

It's amazing how fast 3 years will go by.

Well 3 years ago I married my best friend and soul mate. Our wedding day was great beside the fact that they lost Tom in the temple and I watched about 4 Brides who came in after me go off and get married, But they found him and we were sealed. Now 3 years later life has gone on, Its hard being so poor and trying to make ends meet, trying to figure out how I can make a weeks worth of food last for 2 or maybe if I'm real lucky 3 weeks. But somehow we do it, We fight through the tough times together and know that it wont always be like this, It will get better, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I am so grateful that the lord sent Tom to me that he knew that there was no one else that I could go through this journey with, No one else who could make me feel the way I feel about myself and how I see the world and want to be a better person for. I love my husband more than anything and I'm glad that our journey together is only beginning that I have this wonderful strong man to go through eternity with. I'm glad that they didn't loose him for good in the temple. :)

Happy Anniversary Tomtom I love you more than anything and I am glad your my husband.

xxoxoxoxo

I wanted to post my engagement video but our external hard drive is broken and we cant get to any of our pictures or videos so these are the few pictures I was able to grab, Hopefully I will be able to post more of them sooner rather than never.

Birthday

2009-09-16T10:00:00.000-07:00

Another birthday has come and gone. This year all I really wanted was a massage, after all the ones I do everyday I really just wanted some me time, So thanks to my wonderful mom and dad who bought me a amazing massage and facial. That was the best way to start a birthday!!!

My sweet sisters both got me some really cute shirts that you can just throw on and not have to worry about the gs, which is always a plus. .....even though Amber kept my first present for herself. lol :)

I'm gonna have to say that one of my favorite gifts is the one that Jessica got me. Its a plastic muffin tray that you use in the play kitchen but she told me its so I can make muffins in it. LOL I love it. Nancy has the pictures so Ill post them once I get them. Nancy got me a warming blanket which I love since Tom doesn't turn the heat on till January, or sometimes February, so thanks Nancy I love it. And I love the flowers too!!!!!!! Rebecca got me a movie gift card with a max and Ermas gc.. but she told Tom that I get to pick the movie out not him. lol

Lastly was Toms gift.... There is a story behind it. Most of you know that we love to play games, its fun and we have spent many hours laughing till wee hours in the morning playing, Well I'm fine with all the games except for PIT. I don't know who has played it, but its just mass chaos and I hate it. there I said it.. So for the past 4 years Pit has been out of the Schmitt home because I wont play it. So a month of so ago I was looking for something at Ralph and Rebeccas house and I found a Lord of the Rings Risk.. Which is another game that I don't like but I showed it to Tom and told him I would only play because it was lotrs.

So one Night we were all sitting around and Nancy asked if I would play PIT if it was lord of the rings.. I said sure.. So Tom went to work and this is the result............

LORD OF THE RINGS PIT

Most of this I have to thank Doug because he design this on illustrator and emailed to Tom and Tom did the rest. For a few weeks now Tom has said he really needs to be at his parents house to work on "physics" and talk with Doug about "physics"but really the physics was this project.

Tom cut out the map and stained the whole box so it has Middle Earth on it. These are just a few views of the box.

It came with custom directions. When we start we say "So it begins" and when we finish we say "It is a gift" He even put green felt on the bottom so it will be easy to grab the cards out.
Instead of the Bear and the Bull we have the Eye of Sauron and The one Ring.
These are all the PIT cards, Tom thought really hard about who was the most important characters to me and made them the most points and so on.. Its a no brainier who it worth 100 points. I need to add that he hand cut all of them out and used a stamper to round the edges.
So After I opened the gift and laughed we decided to play.. and yep I loved it. We know the way to my heart. lol So Thanks Tom for this way cool gift and all the time and hard work he put into it. I love it. Now we just need a Twilight Pit. :)

Hard work pays off. :)

2009-08-29T13:19:00.000-07:00

Well Thanks to EVERYONE for all the prayers and support that we received over these last couple weeks. Tom re took the DAT yesterday and he did so well!!! He went up in every category and his overall average went up. So it looks like we are sitting pretty. I'm thankful for a good husband who works so hard and spent so many hours studying biology and chemistry. I am so proud of him!!!

Wish us Luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-08-20T07:43:00.000-07:00

MySpace Countdown Clocks

Utah Trip

2009-07-18T19:40:00.000-07:00

Well Its official all the Schmitt kids are married.This year was Shari's turn so we all went out to Utah to see her get married. Tom and I along with his parents drove out to Utah. We took a longer route but we were able to see alot of cool places across the country. The drive at times was not so much fun but overall it was a really good trip. It was really good to see the family and see Shari get married, it was a beautiful wedding and Shari looked amazing. I just hate the fact that everyone lives so far away from each other.

So with that here's our Utah trip....

And so it begins.. Day 1 of 5.....
We Made it to Mamathon caves!!!! This was our first stop. I haven't been here since I was really little, I didn't remember much and forgot just how big this cave system is. This is the entry point to go into the cave. We had to walk down 160 stairs to get into the cave. Poor Ralph hit his head a few times on the way down and I had to bite my lip not to laugh at him.
We found out once we got into the caves that this was the best pictures we could take with out any light so Ralph has more of us in the caves since he has the better camera.
I remember this part of the caves from when Mom and Dad took us.
Us in the cave... I realized that on this trip we took alot of "Shari and Bryce" style of pictures. hehehe
This is stop number 3. Stop number 2 was Branson Missouri. We saw some shows there but didn't take any pictures.. Tom and I got into a magic show and I had to try and guess where the million dollars was hidden.. but of course I couldn't find it so we won 2 boxes of popcorn. And it wasn't even good popcorn.

This is the Salt mines In Kansas. We went down 650 feet into the earth where there was just miles and miles of salt. Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs came here and did a show on these mines so if you find that episode you will see where we were.

I kinda have pig face going on here but oh well..
The mines have a perfect temperature to store anything that needs to be kept pristine. They had rows and rows of movies films, Props from movies etc. But the coolest thing was the news paper form the day after President Lincoln was shot.
Everybody freeze!!!! Lamest batman ever but cool to see the freeze down in the mine.
The last stop before going to Utah was Pikes peak. We took a Cog Railroad train up 14,214 feet to the top of Pikes peak. It was really pretty up there and you could see for miles. But it was also very cold.
The tour guide said that you can see 4 different states from up here..
On the way down.
Once we got to Utah we stayed with Doug, He took us on a night hike which was really cool and kinda scary. We saw some kind of eyes that we think was something that could of ate us. lol
So now the Wedding. Shari and Bryce got married in the Manti Temple. It was really pretty inside and of course the wedding was beautiful.
So just like last year I listened to Andrea Gigliotti and wore bad shoes.. so every chance that I found I was sitting down. :) Note to self wear flats at the next wedding.
Pretty temple.................................................................................. Cute couple. lol
I love the look on their faces. And Shari's dress is to die for! She looked so pretty!!!
The whole Schmitt clan. I think the one in the suit with the red tie is pretty handsome. :)
Shari's roommate made her cake. I think its awesome!!!
The reception......

This is sweet little Evelyn, I'm so glad Nancy lives so close to me for a couple reasons. One her kids are so dang cute and also because Shes a good sister in law and reminds me of my sisters and is just a good friend..

All I wanted was one picture of the brothers together just normal and smiling. Nope this is what I got over and over and over again. They would look down, to the left, up right....
Even with Doug. Oh well I guess this is what brothers do and really it perfectly describes all 3 of them together.
All 13 grand kids. Shari had all the girls wear these cute little dresses and the boys were in pink ties. Jack was not to happy in these pictures so you can see Chris trying to hold him in place and duck in the picture at the same time.
Us with the bride.
Tom with pretty Little Ashley. Jen you have beautiful kids.
Playing on the teeter totter.
Me and Jen.. If you were to mix both Amber and Andi into one person you would get Jen. So really she just rocks. :)
Dancing at the reception. I think its funny.

Trying to take a picture of all the grand kids. It went pretty well overall.

Well that's it, our trip out west. I know I say it all the time but I just really wish we all lived by each other. I miss my sisters and my schmitt side family all the time. But I guess that's why vacations are so nice.

Well I guess this is what grown ups do...

2009-06-30T09:52:00.000-07:00

Well this is my life as we know it thus far... I don't have many things to post like everyone else, my life consists of Tom, Laundry, Cooking or trying to, Maybe reading, cleaning and yes massaging everyone else in the world.

I'm glad that Toms around he keeps things interesting.... and as of the moment is very much in love with playing with Seabass on XBOX to wee hours in the morning shooting zombies. Or I should correct myself Nazi zombies.
Its sad to say but since this new job this is really the best thing that I have made for dinner. Yes Peanut butter and Jelly sometimes I switch it up and use honey... I think I just won the wife of the year award.
The Apartment that I might add is falling apart never seems to be or stay clean so this is me.. But my Vacuum looking nothing like this.
Yes the Job... If I worked on people who looked like this everyday life would be great.. but no I get hairy, stinky, nasty feet people. And some people don't even tip... Boo on them! But hey the pay is amazing so I am grateful for this job. If my arm doesn't fall off soon I might be able to enter a arm wrestling contest and maybe even win!
Well about every other night I am doing laundry. Not even on my own clothes, it SHEETS SHEETS SHEETS!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! It never ends!!!!!!!!! So I am very grateful to a great MOM AND MOTHER IN LAW who let me use their machines to do this. THANK YOU!!!
And then I guess if I am lucky and have not passed out at the end of the night I might be able to read some kind of good book. Maybe...

2009-06-06T10:10:00.001-07:00

When do I get a massage???

Sad day.. poor Tom

2009-05-26T17:05:00.000-07:00

Well here's the update on what happened to my Tom. He took the DAT today and I'm very sad to say that he didn't get the scores that he needed. So in 3 months we will be taking it again. He was sad today and to make things worse while sitting on the couch at his parents he got stung by a wasp on the thumb. BOOOOO!!!!!
But on the bright side now he knows what the actual test looks like, so this time around he will do so good. So I want to thank everyone for all the support, love, fasting and prayers that you all gave to Tom. We appreciate it. I guess going to Cedar point will be really good for us Thursday.

And on a happy note I think I got a new job that they want me to start this Saturday. Little nervous about not giving a 2 week notice but this job will be amazing. So to all of you who read this today pray that tomorrow will go so good and that I will get this new job.

Oh yea its at a chiropractic clinic being the massage therapist.
Wish me luck!

Just kidding his test is on TUESDAY!!!! we think that this a blessing due to all the fasting.. which will lead to more time for him tp prepare!!!

2009-05-14T11:43:00.001-07:00

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Chicago

2009-04-13T18:51:00.000-07:00

So this weekend Tom and I went to Chicago. I know totally last minute. We were going to go away with the whole Schmitt clan but plans changed and it wasn't going to happen. Tom was sad. He really needed to get away for his mental health. He has been working like a banshee trying to balance school, the Kapland course and trying to work in there some where. So he deserved this.. So Friday as I was getting out of work Tom told me that I needed to try and find us a cheap hotel in Gurnee Chicago. That there was a six flags that was open and we were going to it. So I did and packed us up so when Tom got home we could jump in the car and drive 4.5 hours to Gurnee Chicago. We got a cheap hotel and stayed there for Friday and Saturday. Then our plan was to go to Chicago and see the city on Sunday.. We had a really good time. Yes I really want kids but if we had them there would be no way that we would of been able to do this, so I am thankful for the time that we have together so we can have these experiences together.. but kids would be nice:) Anyway here is some pictures from our trip...

Tom and I in front of the entrance of Six Flags. It was a really nice park and there wasn't alot of people there so we were able to ride everything at least 2 times. After the Dark Knight ride.. I'm trying to be tough like Batman. And yes I know I look like a Fat Mexican in all these pictures.... its the coat and layers.

Superman Ride. Very fun.

Us..:)

You know that creepy guys from the six flags comericals?? Well I hate him, But Tom made me take a picture with him.

After Six flags we drove over to Lake Michigan. It was so pretty and Big, I forget how much they look like oceans. There was a lighthouse ( which is was I am holding on to) so we stayed there for awhile and took pictures and watched the sun set. It was kinda romantic.:)

Tom by the lighthouse.

Us by Lake Michigan

Lake Michigan

I think this is a cool picture.. good thing I don't have anything in my nose right?? lol

So then on Sunday before Tom and I walked around Chicago we went to the Shedd Aquarium. It was amazingly cool. We got there right when it open so we were able to have the place to our selves and we got to see alot. They have a really cool shark exhibit but it was to dark so none of the pictures showed up, but they were big and kinda scary. We took so many pictures I had to pick only some of the favorites.

This big thing kept following me around the fish tank. Creepy it lives in streams in Thailand.

This one was a favorite of Tom. Duh.........

They had a great lake section and this was the first thing we saw, a Huge snapping turtle. Sick its so big and it had algae all over it.

This is a spider crab.

They had all these jellyfish in this tank and the light would change colors. I really like jelly fish they are really majestic and beautiful.

And now Chicago. After we got out of Shedd we walked down Michigan Ave. It was cool to see the big city, we didn't go to the Sears Tower. It was to far to walk and we wanted to get home. And really I don't think its that tall. But Tom says yes it really is.

While we were walking down Michigan Ave there was this big mirror Bean. It was really funny and cool so we stopped and took some pictures with it.

Us inside the Bean

Me in the Bean

Tom in the Bean

I say Cool alot in this post.... Kinda funny

Andi this is for you....

2009-03-31T17:13:00.000-07:00

You know Ed Harris?... Oh yea Bill Paxton?

I thought you might need a laugh soon... miss ya

Utah Idaho Trip

2009-03-26T16:49:00.001-07:00

I got to go out this past week and see my sisters and their new little babies. It was so nice to see them, it sucks so much that they live so far away. Mostly the trip was to help out with the babies and try to help my sisters keep their sanity. I did for the most part. I got to go to the grocery store two times in one day! Help make sure the kids had some clothes on and watched Thumbalina more times than Eva did. But it was really good trip I miss them and the kids already. Little Layla is such a sweet little angel! She is so good and let me cuddle her and she only crys when she needs to eat. I got to see many sweet smiles from her.

Little Ryan is also a sweet heart, you would never know that only a few weeks ago Amber was going to lose her mind.. He is just full of smiles and reminds me of a little pumpkin. Hes a doll. I love this picture of him.

Hes just a cuddle bug.

Again sweet pretty Little Layla. I love her little chin.

Oh Nathan.. I love the way he calls me Auntie Shell, its so cute. He just loves buzz light year so much its funny to watch him put his Buzz action figure in the same movements buzz does when Nathan watches toy story. Its cute.

Ah the sisters.. I am so sad that we all live so far apart. There is nothing like a sister. I miss you guys already. Monday Andi and I went down to Utah and got to hang out with Amber and play Bunco. It was a lot of fun. I wish I had 12 friends to play Bunco. :( But it was so nice to hang out all as sisters and watch Twilight together.

Eva and Nathan just don't stop!! They are running around jumping laughing, going down the stairs on their bellies.

I think Eva is thinking yes she does look like kid rock!

Nathan saying HI Auntie Shell.. looks like buzz!

Eva Is a princess no doubt about that. I can sum her up from something her daddy says: She likes what she likes. :)

2009-03-14T07:58:00.000-07:00

Well I'm not so grumpy anymore, so I thought I would change the sad posting. YEA ITS SATURDAY!!!!

2009-03-10T15:37:00.001-07:00

Don't ya hate it when it feels like life just kicks ya in the teeth?..................... ya me too.

Babies are getting cute

2009-02-19T18:23:00.001-08:00

Well here are some new pictures of the babies. We bought Hamstine a ball to run around the apartment with so we were able to take some pictures of the Littles. When ever shes in the cage with them and they are walking around, and she sees that we are watching she'll start grabbing a leg, back, whatever she can and throw them back in the nest. Its pretty funny. They wander around and stuff food in their small Little pouches. its cute.

Close up trying to get out. Their eyes are still not all the way open, so they bump into things at times.

Hello.......

umm munchies and crunchies......

We enjoy them and I will have to admit that I am kinda sad that they wont stay this Little and we are going to have to get rid of them. Tom looked online and it said that this week we should be able to hold them. We will see, I still think if we do ill come home to a bloody mess in the cage. I really want to avoid that at all cost!! So we might hold off still.

PillowCases

2009-02-09T15:22:00.000-08:00

Well Here are my pillowcases that I made for Nathan and Eva. For my calling in church I had to learn how to make these for the service project that were doing. I have to show all the sisters in the ward how to do these so I wanted to practice before then. Nathans is of course Toy story.. for those of you who don't know he ABSOLUTELY LOVES TOY STORY right now. And I made Eva a princess one because Lets face it we all know that I would love this pillow case but Tom would make fun of me if I kept it And two Eva is a little princess. So I just have to do a few finishing touches on it then I will send them out. I hope that they enjoy it. Hey they are just to cute not to spoil.

P.s Like my toes creeping in on the picture?? haha

Hammy's Babies

2009-02-06T11:44:00.000-08:00

Here they are.. Kinda creepy and little. Don't worry we recounted and there is only 6 she didn't eat any and I'm glad to say that they are all still here. I will have to post more pictures as they are growing up.

Well I will have to take and post some pictures of our hamsters babies!!! lol
On Tuesday night when Tom and I got home from work we noticed the Hamstine took all her bedding and made like a nest. Tom thought she did that because she was cold. So then Wednesday night we were holding her and playing with her and we thought that she looked really fat, again we just thought it was her food in her pouches. So then last night Tom and I are sitting on the couch and I kept hearing like a purring sound. After a while Tom tried to get her out and he looked at me and said "Theres babies in here." I didn't believe him at first, then I looked and sure enough there were 7 BABY HAMSTERS in there. lol So the pet store who sells only girls really had a boy in the midst cuz our hamster was how pregnant. I just hope that she doesn't eat them, so were just gonna leave her alone for a while. Then try to give them away. It gave us a good laugh last night.

Hammy Hamstine

2009-01-31T13:13:00.001-08:00

Well everyone meet Hamstine. I thought since Amber and Andi are posting pictures of their babies then I should post a picture of my baby. :) She likes to eat lettuce.

Here is her cage, Tom did lots of research on what was the best hamster to get, what kind of cage.. you name it, he looked it up.

Shes good about letting us hold her and she cuddles so that's good, I enjoy that.

We almost have her trained to come out of the cage all on her own, When we first got her we would trick her into coming out of the cage with lettuce but now when we open the door she comes out on her own.

Well I think she is cute and she makes me happy, So thanks Tom for getting her for me.

Blanket 2 years in the making,

2009-01-08T17:31:00.000-08:00

Well here is Toms blanket. 2 years later and its still not done, but its good enough for now. First of all he had these jeans that he wore kinda alot when we were dating that were pre mission and not in the best shape, if you know what I mean ( Sorry hunny). So I thought Hey it would be a really good idea to cut them up and make them into a blanket for him so he can still have them but not wear them.:) So I got some of my old jeans and other family jeans and put them together to make this Quilt. ... Easier said then done. Notice how all the pieces are not the same. I never made a quilt before and didn't think that it would be that hard. I should of had my mother in law help me but no I cut the pieces in all crazy shapes, which led to a very long and hard process of me trying to piece and sew it. OH THE SEWING!!!! So it was getting closer and closer to Christmas and I pieced it but the edges weren't done and there were some holes in it, but I gave it to him. I think he liked it. ha ha.. So that same Christmas Tom got me a sewing machine... yea I just opened it a few weeks before this Christmas and it was broken. wa waaaa.... So there went my plan to fix it this Christmas.

But we were really poor this year so I really wanted to finished this quilt for him, I ended up going to Joannes and getting the fabric adhesive that you just iron on. It worked well enough to finished it for Christmas, My sewing machine is still broken so I cant fix it yet but when it is fixed I will sew everything on so it looks good and wont fall apart. Tom likes the blanket now and he uses it, I'm just constantly asking him if it is still together while hes sitting there. All in all I am mostly pleased with the results and will know better the next time to cut the pieces the same way. ha ha
And yes the more I look at it in this picture I can see that it is crooked. :(

Merry Christmas

2009-01-03T07:59:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas!!! This was a good Christmas, we were kinda poor this year but that I think made it better, because we were able to focus on the real meaning of Christmas. I'm sad that we didn't take alot of pictures of what has been going on, so I Only have a few to share.. OK this is not all our our gifts, See the little hand?? That is Jessica so excited to open all her gifts which turned out to be mostly for her and Jack. But it is still fun to see all the gifts under the tree. It makes it feel like Christmas morning.

Just waiting to start opening the gifts. I will have to take a picture and post the gift that I made for Tom, it was a Jean blanket 2 years in the making but I am really proud of it and he really likes it. Not sure why but my head looks really flat in this picture..

Lastly Our little Christmas tree, (well its really not little.) Thanks Jim and Cathy it was a wedding gift or more like a lets furnish your apartment gift form them among many others things. :)
I had all the lights on the tree but you cant see them, but it looks pretty.

I AM SO SMART!!!!!

2008-12-14T13:14:00.000-08:00

All I have to say about the last post is I AM SO SMART.... S-M-R-T.... I MEAN S-M-A-R-T!!!!!

I'm a IDOIT!!!

2008-12-08T16:08:00.000-08:00

Well I flooded the Kitchen Because of this meat!!!! I thought well Toms coming home I should make him a good dinner before he has to study.... So I thought to myself it would be faster to run the meat under hot water...... yea I left to go do somethings and something told me to go check on the meat, yea WATER EVERYWHERE!!!!!! almost to the carpet.. I swore (sorry mom) and ran quickly to turn the water off and then take all my towels to try and soak it up. here are just a picture of the stupid meat ( sorry to all the prego people i know this must make you gag) and one of the water dripping down. yea i am a idiot!!!!

New Look

2008-12-04T15:15:00.000-08:00

So this is how Tom is going to keep his beard now, he wanted a new look and we thought that this was the best for him.

JUST KIDDING!!!! He had a really long beard that I really liked, but he decided to shave it all off.. This is what he started with.......

And this is the end. He did take many pictures and tried many new looks with the facial hair but I thought I would only put up the best ones. This is him now all clean shaven. He is lucky he is so cute that no matter what he looks good. :)

2008-11-21T08:50:00.000-08:00

Well here is my report on this... It was what I expected. There was some corny parts and things that I laughed at but overall I will say that I enjoyed it and it was pretty good. But along with the corny parts there were some really good Edward parts that made up for the others. So I say that it was enjoyable I think that if me, my sisters, sisters in laws would of made this movie that it would of been so awesome! But it is what it is. There were so many high school girls there last night it was crazy, though Nancy and I didn't feel as dumb as the Breaking Dawn party, but still a little dumb. (I was really surprised at the lack of big full out goth girls there.) So I would say to go see it and enjoy it, its worth seeing. Well I need to thank Tom one more time, we didn't get home and to bed till about 3 and he had to get up and go to school to study at 8 so thank you hunny your the best!!!!

2008-11-20T15:34:00.000-08:00

HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHEHHEEHHEHEHEHEHEH Well tonight at 1200 Nancy Chris and I are going to go and see TWILIGHT. Hopefully we ( Nancy and I) will really enjoy it. I will report on this tomorrow if it is good or if I was let down. But I dont think that will happen. As Chris would say " EDWARD SO HOT RIGHT NOW.)

p.s Thanks Tom for being a good husband and brother to watch the kids so we can do this. :)

Tagged!!! Things I have done!!

2008-11-14T08:13:00.000-08:00

Just copy and paste this to your blog and bold the ones that you HAVE done with your score. . I ot 39 ot of 99..... not that good! ahah 1. Started your own blog 2. Slept under the stars 3. Played in a band 4. Visited Hawaii... 5. Watched a meteor shower 6. Given more than you can afford to charity 7. Been to Disneyland.. 8. Climbed a mountain 9. Held a praying mantis 10. Sang a solo 11. Bungee jumped 12. Visited Paris 13. Watched a lightning storm at sea 14. Taught yourself an art from scratch 15. Adopted a child... 16. Had food poisoning 17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty 18. Grown your own vegetables 19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France 20. Slept on an overnight train 21. Had a pillow fight 22. Hitch hiked .It was a BYU.. 23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill 24. Built a snow fort 25. Held a lamb 26. Gone skinny dipping 27. Run a Marathon 28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice 29. Seen a total eclipse 30. Watched a sunrise or sunset 31. Hit a home run 32. Been on a cruise 33. Seen Niagara Falls in person 34. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors 35. Seen an Amish community 36. Taught yourself a new language...sign language?? I tried Sign Language in college! Not good. 37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied 38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person 39. Gone rock climbing 40. Seen Michelangelo’s David 41. Sung karaoke 42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt 43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant...Does outside of a fast food place count? 44. Visited Africa 45. Walked on a beach by moonlight 46. Been transported in an ambulance...Uhm a couple of times! She says sheepishly! 47. Had your portrait painted 48. Gone deep sea fishing 49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person 50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris 51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling 52. Kissed in the rain 53. Played in the mud 54. Gone to a drive-in theater 55. Been in a movie 56. Visited the Great Wall of China 57. Started a business ... It tanked! 58. Taken a martial arts class 59. Visited Russia 60. Served at a soup kitchen 61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies 62. Gone whale watching 63. Got flowers for no reason 64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma 65. Gone sky diving 66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp 67. Bounced a check 68. Flown in a helicopter 69. Saved a favorite childhood toy 70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial 71. Eaten Caviar 72. Pieced a quilt 73. Stood in Times Square 74. Toured the Everglades 75. Been fired from a job 76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London 77. Broken a bone how about a fracture? 78. Been on a speeding motorcycle..One of the best dates of my life! 79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person 80. Published a book 81. Visited the Vatican 82. Bought a brand new car 83. Walked in Jerusalem 84. Had your picture in the newspaper 85. Read the entire Bible 86. Visited the White House 87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating. Deer and yes I gutted it and cooked it . 88. Had chickenpox 89. Saved someone’s life... little boy at work 90. Sat on a jury 91. Met someone famous Nsync and Yellowcard 92. Joined a book club 93. Lost a loved one 94. Had a baby.. 95. Seen the Alamo in person 96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake 97. Been involved in a law suit 98. Owned a cell phone 99. Been stung by a bee... I tag Amber, Andi, Rachel, Mom Dad , Nancy, Dawn and Emily.

My new hair!!!

2008-11-08T09:08:00.001-08:00

Well what do you think? I did it and cut my hair. I took about 51/2 inches off. That's a lot!!! I have been thinking about cutting my hair for a while but just never did it, until last night. And now here it is nice and SHORT!!!

I have mixed feeling about it, I like it because its different but then of course I miss my Long hair.. but hair grows, Tom says he likes it but I know that he really liked my long hair...he told me to do whatever would make me happy. So here it is.
But what do you think???? Let me know please I need honest feed back on this!!!

Hocking Hills

2008-10-27T11:00:00.001-07:00

This weekend Tom and I and his side of the family went down to Hocking Hills, its this really pretty state park that has Waterfalls, cliffs, Huge drop offs and lots of hiking trails. We rented this really nice cabin for the weekend and it was so relaxing. It was nice to be back, this is where we had our honeymoon. By the way Tom happy anniversary! love you! xoxo

This is one of our favorite parts. It is at the end of the trail at Cantwell cliffs and it totally looks like something out of lord of the rings. very magical.

This is me coming up the lord of the rings stairs.

This is still at Cantwell cliffs. This was a little nerve racking with Chris having Jack in the backpack, Nancy holding on to Jess for dear life, and Tom being a daredevil and climbing all over the rocks.

Again beautiful but scary at the same time.

I cant really remember where this was, all the pictures kinda fall in to one. But Tom climbed up the rocks next to this drop off I kept yelling at him "We don't have health insurance Get Down!"

This was just really pretty, Its hard to believe that this is nestled in Ohio.

Tom and Jessica climbing on a tree. She didn't want to get down.

This was at Old Mans Cave or as Jessica called it "the man cave", It was really big and had lots of beautiful spots. They didn't get a lot of rain this year so the waterfalls weren't going. I remember when Tom and I were here this spot was raging.

It was a really good weekend and a good way to partly spend our anniversary. I love you Tom and I love your family.

My Quiz from QuizYourFriends.com

2008-10-18T07:58:00.001-07:00

So Amber had this on her blog and I thought that it was kinda fun. I got tripped up on some of hers, but hopefully that wont happen to you! You can do this to if you want on your blogs.. Its kinda fun!

Did I mention that it was fun? haha

My Quiz to My friends good luck!!

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Tagged

2008-10-11T19:31:00.000-07:00

According to the tag that Andi sent out you post the fourth picture that you have on your computer. So I think this is it.

This was When Tom and I went on our "2nd honeymoon". This is our cruise ship the Norwegian dream.

I cant believe 2 years already. Time really does fly!

I tag Nancy, Jenn , Emily, Dawn and Rebecca.

Don't you wish you were allways this HAPPY?

2008-10-07T14:03:00.000-07:00

I was looking for a picture today and I came across this. Eva and her smile... enough said.

You can not look at this picture and not laugh or smile.

Nathan

2008-10-06T15:26:00.000-07:00

Amber and Nathan are here visiting and its so much fun having them around!! Sunday we all got to hang out, at first Nathan was a little shy of Tom but that didn't last to long, after about and hour they were best friends.

We went to Indian springs park on Sunday and Nathan loved playing on all the toys, but he seems to think that they are only for him and he gets so upset if you put your foot on the slide or try to help him. He kept telling Tom "No Tom no.." But he did eventually let Tom help him on the slide.
Just like the side Nathan didn't really want help on the rope climb but he let Amber help him after he couldn't do it.

I love this picture they look so cute.

Tom being a cute uncle and giving Nathan a shoulder ride back to the car.
Tom is so good with little kids it makes me happy.

Arrrrgh Matyes!!!

2008-10-02T06:50:00.001-07:00

So Tuesday night around 930 my eye started hurting. I thought that maybe something was in there so we looked and there was nothing. Wednesday morning I woke up and it still hurt but not horrible. So I went to work and as the day was going on my eye was hurting more and more and watering and swelling and getting red and having these pains where all I wanted to do was swear and fall on the floor. So finally I got to leave work and I went to the doctor...after that horrible saga of driving all around I went to Doctor O'neils office. They said it is a bad infection (not pink eye) they gave me drops and some Tylenol 3 for the pain. It helps but still hurts. It doesn't feel to much different right now but it should get better.

My eye looks good here... not as swollen as it was earlier.. :(

Yesterday was moms birthday so I was over there after the doctors. We found that it felt better to cover my eye so we put the patch on it, Nathan was staring at me and Amber said Aunt Michelle is a pirate and Nathan thought that was funny so for the rest of the night I was "pirate" or "Aunt Shell pirate". Kinda funny.

Don't worry its okay to laugh.:) I look like Sloth from the Goonies.

7 Quirks

2008-09-27T07:03:00.000-07:00

Well Andi tagged me to share with everyone 7 little quirks that I have about me.. Like she said hopefully you all don't think that I am to crazy. :)

1. If I am wearing socks, long enough pants or a blanket is covering my feet I have to stick them between my toes.

2. Since I don't have a dishwasher I cannot go to bed with dirty dishes in the sink, ill do them at 200 in the morning if I have to.

3.I need the clothes in my closet to be in color order and go from long sleeve to short sleeve.

4. Every time I leave the house I re put on my deodorant.

5. I wont sit down on public toilets.

6. I get really nervous at checkout lines, I don't want to keep people waiting so that results in me always fumbling to get my card out of my wallet and then trying to put it all back in my purse before the next person is putting there things on the table... I think "Hurry hurry hurry hurry!!!"

7. I love bacon and pickles.

I tag Amber, Nancy, Dawn, Emily, Rachel and mom and dad to do this... Its kinda funny when you realize all your little quirks that you have.

Happy Birthday!!

2008-09-16T12:03:00.000-07:00

Well yesterday was my birthday. It was pretty good for the most part... except for the fact that I got sick at work. Tom and I did go out to dinner last night and at the time it really tasted good, but later last night not so much. So that sucks to have the flu on your birthday. ( Its those dang kids at work their all ways sick.) But I did have a really good weekend, Tom, myself and mom and dad went to cedar point for a couple days and that was lots for fun. (I need to get copies of the pictures then I'll post them). Sunday we celebrated with his family and that was good. They got me lost of fun gifts, I felt really loved.
Mom took me shopping last week and got me my birthday gift, so it was a good weekend- even though I was sick.

This is me with all my birthday gifts from his family.

Nancy and Rebecca got me all these fun Christmas and Halloween decor. And you cant see them but Tom got me this huge picture puzzle book that I love doing and he got me this cute Dooney&Burke red clutch.

I look pretty rough in these pictures... but here is my ice cream cakes. Very good.

Nancy and Rebecca also got me this bag of HUGE pickles. They are very good. That was awesome.

Then you cant see that Amber sent me these REALLY cute Thanksgiving and Halloween decorations, which I love so thank you. And that Andi sent me this REALLY cute purple purse. Thank you.

So really it was a good birthday!

Didgeridoos

2008-09-06T06:25:00.000-07:00

Didgeridoos... This is one of the "pictures" that I thought wouldn't download. It was a video. Ha ha.. To make the sound you have a relax your lips and blow air.. Sounds easy right?

Renaissance Festival

2008-09-04T18:05:00.000-07:00

This year Tom, myself, Seabass and his parents went to the Michigan Renaissance festival. I haven't been in a few years so I forgot about all the weirdos that come to this event. I'm kinda sad that we didn't get any pictures of them. But we did have a good time. Tom got me my birthday present there...( Wind chimes not some crazy corset outfit or anything.) There are some more good pictures I wanted to post but my computer wont let them download, so sorry these are the ones you get.

You cant go to the Renaissance festival with out getting the huge turkey leg. I have never had one before it wasn't to bad actually.
I really love pickles.. like a lot. But not as much as Andi who drinks the pickle juice I guess that's where I draw the line. But they have these HUGE pickles that just taste AMAZING!! I enjoyed every bite of that pickle. And you gotta love the look Toms giving me.

Tom trying to do the Didgeridoo.. Its hard!

One of the cool things were the Didgeridoos. They make that cool WOO WOW WOO WOW.. sound. Yea we couldn't do it. It really takes a lot out of you! You have to breath the right way, its really hard. I think that the guy who was showing them to us was stoned out of his mind! lol but it was pretty cool still.

CREEPY!!!!

2008-08-28T11:23:00.000-07:00

These are everywhere in the apartment!!!!
I'm not feeling to well today I think those kids got me sick, so I thought hey my body aches I will take a bath... yea 3 of these things in the tub! 3!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH SO HORRIBLE!!!! Yea I didn't take a bath.

Check out all those creepy legs and long feelers.. And I know those are legs or some thing in the front but they look like fangs!!! When the small ones are running around I don't freak out to bad and I can sometime smash them, but the BIG ones NO WAY!! Tom has come home many times from work and the floor is all sticky from me spraying either 1. Hairspray or 2. Bathroom cleaner and then there is a cup on the floor with the bug in it. Oh they are just so creepy and scare me, Tom has sprayed bug killer but yet they are still getting in and living in the bathroom shower curtain.
Just thought I would let you all share in the Horror of these bugs. Oh and P.S. Tom finally put some new things on his blog!! Not much but he did :)

Happy

2008-08-11T16:50:00.000-07:00

You know how you get those days were it is just a crappy day and your sad. These are the days that Andi would say "Are you PMSing" and I would just say "I DON'T KNOW!" Well today was one of those days. I Had a long day at work, I didn't get the GM job that I was hoping for, Tom got to hang out with the family. I was just sad. So I thought I would post all the things that make me happy and what I am thankful for. So to all of you I love you and Thank you for making me happy.

This is the BEST thing in my life. Tom I love you, its you who no matter what can make me the happiest, and for that I am thankful to you. When I have these days you just laugh and then it seems like everything is alright. SO thank you for always making me so happy.
Come on if you don't know why this makes me happy then were not that close. :)
Just the fact that I got you two as my sisters.
How can my family not make me happy? I just love you guys and am thankful; for all the memories we have together and that great love that we share.
I just love Toms brothers and sisters.. Nancy I'm so glad your here in Michigan with me you keep my homesickness for my sisters at bay.
I just love Gorillas I think they are amazing animals and they make me happy.

Zoo

2008-08-11T16:44:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago Tom and I went to the Zoo. We had a good time just being together and looking at the animals. I just thought I would post some Pictures, ENJOY!

Breaking Dawn

2008-08-02T08:16:00.000-07:00

Well yes me and Nancy did go to the Breaking Dawn party last night. And yes we were some of they only few people there over 13. We got SMOKED by a couple of 13 year old girls at the trivia game, we were skocked. But hey we got some good laughs and we got our book. I know Nancy is either done or will be done by today, I only read the first chapter last night but my weekend will be full of Breaking Dawn! I hope you all enjoy. Mom you gotta get past New moon!!!

NEVER CHANGE YOUR BACKGROUND!!!

2008-07-29T17:13:00.000-07:00

Well this is a warning to those of you who have fancy little backgrounds for your blogs. I thought to myself today well Toms home teaching, I'm bored so maybe I'll switch the background on my blog. I found this really cute one that I liked, went through this big hassle to put it on, then everything on my blog was gone. All my widgets, pictures, EVERYTHING! So I start trying to do things to make it better and its just getting worse and worse to the point that I didn't even have pictures on my blog I have words and codes. So finally after about 2 hours some how I figured something out and fixed it. So that's why if things seem crazy or if I left you out on the side that's why. My point is just leave your background the same, its too much of a hassle to do.

Trip out to West and Seabass Wedding

2008-07-21T18:13:00.000-07:00

Toms brother Seabass got married this past weekend and we were all there. Tom myself and his parents drove out to Utah on a 4 day trip. I wont lie and say that it wasn't long and tough sometimes but it was really a awesome trip. We went to Nauvoo and saw the pageant there, we went to Carthage and Independence which were all nice reminders of the church history and what Joseph Smith Went through. On the last leg of the trip we drove through Rocky mountain national park which was a beautiful drive then we were in Utah. It was so nice to be with the whole family and see everyone, I even got to spend some time with Amber which was wonderful. Friday morning we all went and saw Batman which was sooo good. I recommend you go see it! But it was a great trip and I really love Toms family so much they just have welcomed me in and love me too like a sister. I am sad that we are not all together. so enjoy the pictures!

This is all the grand kids, Once again it was very late and they were tired, so this is the best picture that I was able to get of them.
Me and Lora gotta love that pose.
So for the wedding Suzanne wanted all the little girls to wear these white dresses with this teal ribbon around it. Frank was taking a picture of Suzanne and the girls and Ethan wanted to be in the picture but he couldn't, So he goes and sits down on the floor and says "I'm so mad at my mom right now". It was really funny.
This is Suzanne and the girls.. why Ethan got upset.
Me and Tom at the wedding reception.
While driving through the mountains Tom and Ralph wanted to have a snowball fight. I think I did a good job with the picture.
Allie Conner and Tom
This is Joe and his wife Leah. Tom and Joe have been nest friends for a long time. It was so nice to see them we haven't seen Joe since our wedding. His wife is pretty she has some killer cheek bones!
This is Seabass and Suzanne coming out of the temple. We are soooooo happy for them!
This is the best picture that I could get of all the kids together. It was getting late and people were getting a little not so happy anymore so its a quick picture but one of the better ones. There they are all 7 of them!
This was in the Nauvoo visitor center. We really thought that this was a beautiful statue.
This is the Mississippi river, one of the spots where the saints crossed.
Nauvoo Temple. It is so pretty.
We went to the Rocky Mountain National Park. It was super cold up there but very pretty to look at.
Ralph thought it would be a good idea to stop and take some pictures right on the side of the mountain on this HUGE drop off. I was to scared to get out of the car.

Happy 4th of July!!!

2008-07-05T08:23:00.000-07:00

On the 4Th of July Tom's family has for many years gone up to Canada to this really nice park and had a non crowed picnic. it was a really nice day yesterday and we Had a lot of fun!!

Jack is getting so big and Cute!!! I cant believe thats he going to be 1 next month!!
We went swimming yesterday the water was so cold it took your breath away but it was still fun!
I didnt feed the horse but it would open its mouth just wide enough so that you could put the food in it.
I juat wanted to hold a bunny, but they were all just out of reach.

Roller Coaster

2008-07-05T08:17:00.000-07:00

I wish someone could do this to me...

Hey Buddy

2008-07-05T08:09:00.000-07:00

Nathan thought that when Tom would say "hey buddy" it was the funniest thing in the whole world. Amber said that later that day he would walk around and talk in that voice.

Summer Time

2008-07-05T07:37:00.000-07:00

My sisters were able to come out this summer. Andi was here for about 6 weeks and Amber came out for about a week. it was so much fun having them here. we did a lot of things together, mostly laying by the pool, hanging out at the house, having one sleep over and my grandparents 50Th wedding anniversary party. I know Eva and Nathan love me but they had so much fun with Tom. I wish everyone lived closer together so it want so hard to get together and hang out bur it was a really good visit.

I think Eva really enjoyed Tom alot more than me at times. But it was fun watching them play together.
This was at my grandparents 50Th wedding anniversary party. I cant believe 50 years, that's a pretty amazing feat these days so it was a joy to be able to be a part of it with them.
We had sparkling cider for the toast and Nathan and Eva really enjoyed drinking it. Every time their glass was empty they would say "MORE, MORE".. It was really cute.
At the end of the day Tom realized that we didn't have a family picture. I think we all look good beside missing 2 hubbies and a cute little girl it turned out good.
We spent alot of time in the pool and Tom my cute hubby just loves to play in the pool.. we have this video me and Andi are playing with Eva and you see Tom in the background rolling over this really big ball in the water.. It was funny so needless to say he was playing when I took this picture. :)
Nothing is better than a sister.

Breaking Dawn Count Down

2008-06-20T14:41:00.001-07:00

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About Me

2008-06-11T18:49:00.000-07:00

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1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Nope
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Today at work.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? sometimes
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? Does Bacon count?.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Not yet1
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?yes, definitely
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? sometimes, If I can think of something in time.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? No I got them out when I was 3
.9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Sure.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?Jungle Berries.. I mean any kind of Special K .
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? NO, I just slip then off.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? Mentally, yes. Physical, sometimes .
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Oh I love Ice cream but my favorite is Oreo
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Hands
15. RED OR PINK? pink
16. What do you like the least about yourself ? My skin
7. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My sisters
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? absolutely
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Nightgown and bear feet
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? BLT from Subway .
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? My Ipod .
22. IF YOU WHERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Pink
23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Tom.. and Bacon... that's kinda gross but hey...
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Tom
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?no.. just kidding Andi .... YES
26. FAVORITE SPORT TO WATCH? Basketball PISTONS, Tom would kill me if I didn't say that.
27. HAIR COLOR?Dark brown
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29. EYE COLOR? Dark Brown.
30. FAVORITE FOOD? Bacon, Pickles, Oreos and Lasagna.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? The Mist
33. WHAT COLOUR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Blue
34. SUMMER OR WINTER? SUMMER DEFINITELY!!!
35. HUGS OR KISSES? Both!
36. FAVOURITE DESSERT? Ice cream
37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Amber
38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Rebecca
39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? The Host by Stephanie Meyer
40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD. Its just black
41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? House
42. FAVORITE SOUND? laughter.
43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles
44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Western Caribbean
45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Art, working daily with 25+ 3 year olds
46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Pontiac Michigan
47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?Everyone'sI really want to see what everyone else has to say, so don't keep me waiting too long. :)

Red Bull Air Races

2008-06-10T15:29:00.001-07:00

A few Sundays ago the Red Bull air races came to Michigan. Seabass and Doug made a special trip just to come and see them. It was pretty cool the planes could do some pretty amazing tricks. flying sideways and going really really fast, all to go through this obstacle course to get the best time.

We had to go over to the Canada side to watch and we were able to get some awesome seats right on the river front. When the plans flew by you could feel the force of them. It was fun and good to hang out with everyone.

A New Table

2008-05-17T06:57:00.000-07:00

Well this table needs to be explained. My in laws bought this table a little over 30 years ago. When Tom Nancy and Shari were little, they would use it for many things... The "safe" from Hot Lava, they would sit on it and in the middle spin around on it. So needless to say that is way it looks so beat up. When Tom and I got married we needed a table so we took this one. Its a little beat up but a good table. Tom had some time between his winter and spring semesters so he refinished the table for me. I think it looks beautiful and I am proud of him. It was hard work. But it payed off now I don't have to tell people its a shabby chic table. :)

My Hair!!!

2008-05-15T19:36:00.000-07:00

Well for those of you who have not heard and are wondering about the picture of my hair here's what happened. I work in a daycare with the 3 year old and I usually sit on the floor and play with them and they like to play with my hair a lot. Well on Tuesday I was on the floor and this one boy (who is the devil anyway) was behind me and I thought he was playing with my hair. I suddenly felt a big snip and realized that he had cut my hair. At first I didn't think it was that bad until I felt this big chunk out of my hair. I was in shock for most of the day and left a message on Toms phone just laughing about it.. So needless to say I made a hair appointment and got my hair fixed. I'm sad because I was really liking my hair the length it was getting at. Stupid little kid...But at least its healthy now right?

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Such a Handsome Guy

2008-05-12T16:37:00.000-07:00

Since it was Mothers day yesterday and I am not a mother yet I was thinking about how one day I will be and it will be with this good guy Tom. That I am thankful for him and that he is so good to me and puts up with me. Thanks Tomtom.So with that said... This was the first time Tom and I ever hung out. We were on our way down to cedar point for Hallow weekends. I didn't know that Tom had a plan to get to know me by sitting in the back with me.. Debbie went for the back first.. sorry Tom :) But who would of guessed that Exactly one year later I would be married to that Handsome guy in the back. I'm pretty lucky

My Sisters, My best friends!!!

2008-05-05T15:23:00.000-07:00

In the whole world there is nothing better than a sister. Friends come and go but a sister is always there. There has been many times when all I have needed was a listening ear from my sisters and I got it. So for that I am very thankful for them. There has also been many good times and inside jokes. "sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry", I'm so thirsty I could drink some sap", " I didnt even kiss him" "No I five".. and so on. Basically I love you guys and these pictures are just classic. love you guys so much. I wish we all lived closer together. There is nothing better than a sister, and I have two wonderful ones. :)

Hi Tom!!

2008-04-16T17:06:00.000-07:00

Nathan has only met Tom about 3 or 4 times, all of which he was really little so he cant really remember Tom that much. When I was in Utah I was taking a video of Nathan and I asked him to say hi to Tom. I didn't really think he would do it, but he did and the rest of the trip Nathan would randomly say HI TOM! A few Sundays ago Amber Cameron and Nathan were at church and Nathan said HI TOM in the middle of sacrament meeting. Its funny and makes us smile. We will see how Nathan acts when he sees Tom again this summer.

Cute Kids

2008-04-16T17:01:00.000-07:00

How can I not put my adorable little niece and nephew on my blog. While I was just out in Utah I was able to spend time with both of my sisters and their kids. Every time Eva would get to close to Nathan's toys he would say OH NOOO!! But here they were getting along and were trying to kiss each other. I miss them already!

Meeting Yellowcard

2008-04-15T17:15:00.000-07:00

Tom and I went to a yellowcard concert a few weeks ago. First of all we really love them, so after the show the band came out and was signing autographs for people. The main singer Ryan was in one spot and the two other guys were over in another area. Now to let all of you know I had strep throat and was not feeling to hot. So long story short I got the whole band together and so we were able to talk to them and get a whole group picture. It was a really good night. Tom was very happy and excited. I was to but more in a pain from the strep.

Orange Juice

2008-04-14T20:24:00.000-07:00

Well a few weeks ago I bought some orange juice. I forgot it was even in the fridge and then one night Tom went to go get some juice. I don't think the bottle is ment to look like this.

Niagara Falls

2008-04-14T19:28:00.000-07:00

Last summer Tom took me on a surprize camping trip to Niagara Falls. It is so pretty there and it was wonderfull to get away. So far that was one of our favorite trips.

Tom and Michelle

2008-04-14T15:48:00.000-07:00

This is a old picture of Tom and I when we were first dating. It seems like a long time ago.