Big news in our home right now.... Cadel has been moved from the nursery to her BIG GIRL ROOM. Both kids have been adorably helpful and excited. On her first day sleeping in there, her kind big brother told her "If you get scared, you can come to my room, and come sleep with me. You don't have to go get Mom and Dad." LOVE. She has been perfect so far. The first night was a bit fitful (for her? or for me? Frankly I'm not entirely sure as I had the monitor cranked and picture up to full brightness, so I'm sure I could hear sounds from the pond across the street from her room!), but since then, she is sleeping beautifully, and waking nicely to play with her things in her room.
All of her recent milestones make me a little sad (but insanely proud). Potty trained to the point of even doing outings in undies, and sleeping in her big girl room and toddler bed. Wow - just like that!
T-ball season is over, and Ullrich has decided to sign up for soccer (I guess playing in the dirt on the baseball field every Saturday morning left him wanting something more?). Soccer will start the first week in July, and will be on Thursday evenings. It's our first week night sport. Maybe it will work better than getting upon Saturday morning. So often we find ourselves having to wake the kids and rush them through the morning routine. Makes me nervous for Ullrich's fall pre-school which is in the mornings.
Speaking of kicking for sport, my inner child (baby girl Scherer) is a World Cup soccer star. We are already feeling outside of the body kicks -- this is at 22 weeks gestation. Pretty impressive. Ron never got to feel Ulls kicks on the outside, and pretty sure it was later in the pregnancy for Cadel. Wonder what this says about our next little girl? Who cares... I'm loving it!
In funny kidisms this week, Cadel insists she used to be a mermaid "When I was a mermaid..." she'll start a sentence. Ha!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Chicken Poop... And More
Well, halfway through 2010 and this is my first blog post. I've refreshed the template (thanks Blogger!) and am recommitting myself to regular blogging. I think I'll try to capture some of the cute (okay, down right adorable) things the kids say, and key milestones.
A lot has happened since my last post. The abridged version:
- We are expecting Baby Girl Scherer #3 around 10/24/2010!
- Ullrich turned 4, finished his first year of pre-school, has started to READ, writes his first and last name, rides his bike w/o training wheels, and talks 24/7. He is a constant source of comedic relief to us. Ullrich loves legos and superhero 'guys' right now.
- Cadel turned 2, speaks more English than many 3 year olds, is potty trained, throws down a whole lot of attitude, and is moving to her big girl room in the next week or so. She is also a funny little stinker. She loves animals, Diego, and playing her go-fish game.
- Ron and I are still working at LifeTouch and Best Buy respectively, under our business Mount Curve Consulting.
- We adopted a new puppy, a female lab-mixed breed whom we named affectionately "Lego."
Now - I feel like we are caught up... I'll share a couple of recent Schererisms:
Ullrich is going to farm camp this summer at the Children's Farm in Lake Elmo, MN. So far he seems to love it. On his first day he informed Nanny Kristen that "eggs are really just chicken poop."
Cadel in response to being told she's too big to get in the baby's car seat (and high chair, and exesaucer) "No I'm not. I'm yittle. Look at me!"
More soon... that's a promise!
A lot has happened since my last post. The abridged version:
- We are expecting Baby Girl Scherer #3 around 10/24/2010!
- Ullrich turned 4, finished his first year of pre-school, has started to READ, writes his first and last name, rides his bike w/o training wheels, and talks 24/7. He is a constant source of comedic relief to us. Ullrich loves legos and superhero 'guys' right now.
- Cadel turned 2, speaks more English than many 3 year olds, is potty trained, throws down a whole lot of attitude, and is moving to her big girl room in the next week or so. She is also a funny little stinker. She loves animals, Diego, and playing her go-fish game.
- Ron and I are still working at LifeTouch and Best Buy respectively, under our business Mount Curve Consulting.
- We adopted a new puppy, a female lab-mixed breed whom we named affectionately "Lego."
Now - I feel like we are caught up... I'll share a couple of recent Schererisms:
Ullrich is going to farm camp this summer at the Children's Farm in Lake Elmo, MN. So far he seems to love it. On his first day he informed Nanny Kristen that "eggs are really just chicken poop."
Cadel in response to being told she's too big to get in the baby's car seat (and high chair, and exesaucer) "No I'm not. I'm yittle. Look at me!"
More soon... that's a promise!
Monday, January 11, 2010
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Monday, September 21, 2009
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
It's a cool... cool summer...
Well it is now almost August, and I think it has been the coolest summer in history in MN. The kids have been to the pool a grand total of twice. Luckily, there is photo evidence.
The kids don't seem to mind, and have filled their days with lots of biking, playing on their fort (Cadel is so brave - she goes up the stairs and down the slide all by herself already!).
Ron and I took a trip to Breckenridge, CO for a 'grown-up trip'. It was a great trip but brrrrr! We were in pants and sweatshirts and we even biked in the snow!
We are now looking forward to our next time off work for a family vacation in August which will take us to Marquette, Michigan, where Ron will make his first attempt at the Ore to Shore race. Then we will hit up the Wisconsin Dells for FOUR DAYS of waterparking action before heading to Chicago for our last leg of the trip for some sight seeing and more bike racing action.
We are now looking forward to our next time off work for a family vacation in August which will take us to Marquette, Michigan, where Ron will make his first attempt at the Ore to Shore race. Then we will hit up the Wisconsin Dells for FOUR DAYS of waterparking action before heading to Chicago for our last leg of the trip for some sight seeing and more bike racing action.
The kids have had a great time at the races this year, participating in the kids' events. Ullrich is an avid racer... although he's not in a hurry whatsoever, so that is cute. Cadel did 1 
race, and seemed to really really like it (after screaming "I, TOO!" at the first race when we didn't have her on the course). The races that have followed, she has met with tears and total resistance. The announcer at the past couple is a good friend of Ron's, and has noted her bad attitude publicly. Here they are racing full garb!
This year we spent the 4th of July in the Twin Cities, and had a great family weekend. We went to a party at a friends' house in Bloomington (our suburb) and the kids were able to play on a trampoline, run around all afternoon and evening, and then see the fireworks perfectly from their yard. It was a great time.
race, and seemed to really really like it (after screaming "I, TOO!" at the first race when we didn't have her on the course). The races that have followed, she has met with tears and total resistance. The announcer at the past couple is a good friend of Ron's, and has noted her bad attitude publicly. Here they are racing full garb!This year we spent the 4th of July in the Twin Cities, and had a great family weekend. We went to a party at a friends' house in Bloomington (our suburb) and the kids were able to play on a trampoline, run around all afternoon and evening, and then see the fireworks perfectly from their yard. It was a great time.
We also made a family trip up to Telemark where we swam, played mini golf, and went to a bonfire complete w/ s'mores. Ron got some mountain biking in, to prepare for the Cheq fattire fest in September. We had another perfect family weekend!
We had some special visitors this past weekend in July. The Meyer's finally got away for their 'grown-up trip' and I kept Harmon and Tory for a long weekend. Ron was away for some racing so it was truly a single mom experience for me. We had a great time. We went to a party at the 'jumping place' on Saturday, played outside, and went out on Nanny Val's parents' boat on Sunday. Harmon and I even got some Wii Star Wars Legos in. All in all it was a great time. Here are a couple of shots from the boating excursion.
All in all, we can't complain about the cool cool summer. Hope yours is fun, too.
Love, The Scherer Family
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