Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Spring is here?
April has finally brought some time for the kids to play outside, and it will come as no surprise that the kids are LOVING it. They are enjoying the sandbox, bikes, and the best investment ever - our Backyard Adventures fort / playground. Cadel climbs all the way up the tall ladderand no fear right down the big slide. She even tried it head first once - yikes! Ullrich is most proud of his big boy biking. He would ride his bike all the time if we let him. With all the time the kids want to spend outside, we are finally starting to make some progress on our yard, too! We had a terrific Easter this year, spending morning at home as a family, followed by brunch with the Scherer family, and then an Easter egg hunt at our friends the Dixons' house with Ullrich and Cadel's friends Tuco and Ronnie. The kids had a blast and found waaaay too much candy, of course! It has been great having Heidee, Chuck, Harmon, and Tory back in MN, too. We've clocked a ton of cousin time, and have the Iowa relatives convinced that they should come up here for birthdays and maybe even holidays going forward. It is so fun for Ullrich to regularly get to see his Grimes side family and he so loves them. You'll see pictures from our zoo trip and Harmon's 8th birthday mixed in this set. Life is so great right now. We both have client work that we really like, and plenty of time to spend with our amazing little family. Love to all of you, friends!!
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Ch ch ch changes....
Wow - a lot has gone down since our last post... instead of a 'baby' and a 2 year old, we now have a 1 year old and a 3 year old! Where did that year go?!
The kids both had remarkable birthdays this year. Ullrich had his first 'kid' party, and we hosted ~50 people at Pump it Up for jumping fun followed by pizza and cake! We collected a big basket of donations for the Ronald McDonald house, and we've been invited to tour so Ullrich can see what his donations are all about. Cadel had a party with family at home. She was a perfect birthday girl - she was in a great mood, showed lots of personality, and impressed with her cake consumption. As Ron says, the first birthday is all about Mom... hence the wardrobe changes and fancy whimsical cake.
In other news, I have launched my new consulting company "Mount Curve Consulting"! I will be starting my first assignment on 3/25 at Best Buy. I am very excited about both the new company and the consulting gig. Stay tuned for more updates.
Ron is readying for biking season, and is especially proud of the new addition to his fleet -- I will let him share the details of his new mountain bike.
We are all super excited for the Meyer's to arrive back in town this coming week. It will be so nice to see Chuck, Heidee, Harmon, and Tory more often.
That's it for now. Enjoy the new pictures!!
The kids both had remarkable birthdays this year. Ullrich had his first 'kid' party, and we hosted ~50 people at Pump it Up for jumping fun followed by pizza and cake! We collected a big basket of donations for the Ronald McDonald house, and we've been invited to tour so Ullrich can see what his donations are all about. Cadel had a party with family at home. She was a perfect birthday girl - she was in a great mood, showed lots of personality, and impressed with her cake consumption. As Ron says, the first birthday is all about Mom... hence the wardrobe changes and fancy whimsical cake.
In other news, I have launched my new consulting company "Mount Curve Consulting"! I will be starting my first assignment on 3/25 at Best Buy. I am very excited about both the new company and the consulting gig. Stay tuned for more updates.
Ron is readying for biking season, and is especially proud of the new addition to his fleet -- I will let him share the details of his new mountain bike.
We are all super excited for the Meyer's to arrive back in town this coming week. It will be so nice to see Chuck, Heidee, Harmon, and Tory more often.
That's it for now. Enjoy the new pictures!!
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Happy New Year!!
The Holidays have come and gone in a whirlwind, and we are reminded that we are so insanely blessed with the wonderful family we are building.
For all of our driving and nights in hotels, our children were model citizens. Ullrich was relieved that Santa found us in our hotel in Des Moines! We spent Christmas day at my parents' church with Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins to play with.
Ron and I had the fun but weird opportunity to meet up with some of my old highschool friends (and frenemies?!) while we were in Des Moines.... thank you to FaceBook.
We hosted a mini-Christmas celebration at the house with Uncle Gary and Grandpa Bob, the weekend after. The kids now think that they get presents any time they see a relative. I can see where it could be confusing.
New Years was a bit anti-climatic for the Scherers. I think we were all sleeping by 10:30pm! Life with children... and no babysitters, apparently (we are working on that one!).
After New Years, we took a short vacation to the Wisconsin Dells where we took in some serious water park action and stayed at a cabin with Grandpa Scherer.
The kids continue to amaze us with their growth. We had Cadel's 9 month doctor's appointment and she had put on around a pound and 6 ounces in the month since her flu shot! She is 50th % for weight, and 75th for length. She has added several words to her vocabulary which now includes "hi (more like hiiiiiiiiii)", "dada", "mama", "brother" (well, some semblance of it, anyway), "uh-ohhh", and more. Her neatest accomplishment lately has been jumping off the edge of the swimming pool (from a seated position) into the pool. She LOVES the water, and seems to have no fear of it. Cadel is a little snuggler, and will cuddle right up and also pat you on the back. She's our princess, and I am a little obsessed with putting her in dresses, tights, and little hair bows and clips.
Ullrich is becoming quite a little man. He is fully potty-trained, with no accidents on any of our trips, even in his swim diaper. He is diligent! He is really growing a great imagination, and likes to pretend now. His little friend Mandy who comes to work with Val sometimes taught him to pretend he was a dog, which he really enjoys. He likes to dress up in his hockey gear and be "a real hockey guy". One of my favorite things is catching him reading books to himself. He has already memorized one that we got for Christmas, and his presentation is very adorable (he now corrects me when I miss a word). He is always laughing, and he likes to tell us "jokes" and be silly. He is our funny, smart, talkative little character.
The kids continue their love affair with one another. We ask ourselves often if all siblings are this good to each other. They keep each other smiling and laughing. People often stop to watch them when they are interacting together in a restaurant or public place because they are just usually roaring with laughter. We are a little nervous that our 3rd might not fare well trying to break in :)
We wish all of you health, happiness, and peace in the New Year. More next month...
For all of our driving and nights in hotels, our children were model citizens. Ullrich was relieved that Santa found us in our hotel in Des Moines! We spent Christmas day at my parents' church with Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins to play with.
Ron and I had the fun but weird opportunity to meet up with some of my old highschool friends (and frenemies?!) while we were in Des Moines.... thank you to FaceBook.
We hosted a mini-Christmas celebration at the house with Uncle Gary and Grandpa Bob, the weekend after. The kids now think that they get presents any time they see a relative. I can see where it could be confusing.
New Years was a bit anti-climatic for the Scherers. I think we were all sleeping by 10:30pm! Life with children... and no babysitters, apparently (we are working on that one!).
After New Years, we took a short vacation to the Wisconsin Dells where we took in some serious water park action and stayed at a cabin with Grandpa Scherer.
The kids continue to amaze us with their growth. We had Cadel's 9 month doctor's appointment and she had put on around a pound and 6 ounces in the month since her flu shot! She is 50th % for weight, and 75th for length. She has added several words to her vocabulary which now includes "hi (more like hiiiiiiiiii)", "dada", "mama", "brother" (well, some semblance of it, anyway), "uh-ohhh", and more. Her neatest accomplishment lately has been jumping off the edge of the swimming pool (from a seated position) into the pool. She LOVES the water, and seems to have no fear of it. Cadel is a little snuggler, and will cuddle right up and also pat you on the back. She's our princess, and I am a little obsessed with putting her in dresses, tights, and little hair bows and clips.
Ullrich is becoming quite a little man. He is fully potty-trained, with no accidents on any of our trips, even in his swim diaper. He is diligent! He is really growing a great imagination, and likes to pretend now. His little friend Mandy who comes to work with Val sometimes taught him to pretend he was a dog, which he really enjoys. He likes to dress up in his hockey gear and be "a real hockey guy". One of my favorite things is catching him reading books to himself. He has already memorized one that we got for Christmas, and his presentation is very adorable (he now corrects me when I miss a word). He is always laughing, and he likes to tell us "jokes" and be silly. He is our funny, smart, talkative little character.
The kids continue their love affair with one another. We ask ourselves often if all siblings are this good to each other. They keep each other smiling and laughing. People often stop to watch them when they are interacting together in a restaurant or public place because they are just usually roaring with laughter. We are a little nervous that our 3rd might not fare well trying to break in :)
We wish all of you health, happiness, and peace in the New Year. More next month...
Monday, December 1, 2008
November 2008
All is well in the life of the Scherers...
It is hard to believe that it is December already! The new pictures are from a holiday portrait session we did with Cadel's 9 month(ish) photos a couple of weeks ago. Portrait Innovations is finally in MN -- in Rochester, so we drove 1.5 hours each way, but it was worth it. The kids (and I!) did remarkably well.
We had our first ER visit with Ullrich over Thanksgiving weekend. He had a spill down our inside stairs (assisted by Duke) and threw up an hour or so later. We normally wouldn't go to the ER so quickly, but Ullrich never vomits, so the fall plus that was a little suspicious. He checked out okay, fortunately, but it was a rather dramatic end to our time with our families!
We hosted Thanksgiving this year with Michael's parents and nephews / niece (Jay, Kass, and Jo) plus Ron's dad and brother and sister. We leveraged the investment we had made in a pig this fall and cooked a smoked ham which turned out really well.
Christmas is right around the corner, but we feel really prepared. We put the tree up yesterday, and Ullrich exclaimed when we were finally done with this literally all day project "Let's take it all off and start over!!". I promised him to pick up some little ornaments so he can decorate the tree in his room.
We are working on potty training - again. He has had a pretty good start today. Things generally fall apart on our watch, so we'll see how the evening goes.
Ullrich is really in to hockey this winter. Ron is excited and is encouraging Ullrich's interest. Yesterday in the car Ullrich said "oh no! (something that proceeds most of his interesting observations) the snow is almost gone!" Ron assured him that soon there would be enough snow for sledding. Ullrich responded "AND Snowboarding!" ?????? Help???
Cadel is doing great. She said her first words this month -- uh-oh and hi. Hi is extremely adorable. It is accompanied by a wave, but not just any wave... it is truly a pageant wave. She was doing well w/ sign language but is down to only using one sign regularly, and that is ALL DONE. So I joke that she's "All Done not having what I want", or "All Done not having more", etc. She's a fiesty little thing.
Alright - that is the update. Enjoy the new photos.
It is hard to believe that it is December already! The new pictures are from a holiday portrait session we did with Cadel's 9 month(ish) photos a couple of weeks ago. Portrait Innovations is finally in MN -- in Rochester, so we drove 1.5 hours each way, but it was worth it. The kids (and I!) did remarkably well.
We had our first ER visit with Ullrich over Thanksgiving weekend. He had a spill down our inside stairs (assisted by Duke) and threw up an hour or so later. We normally wouldn't go to the ER so quickly, but Ullrich never vomits, so the fall plus that was a little suspicious. He checked out okay, fortunately, but it was a rather dramatic end to our time with our families!
We hosted Thanksgiving this year with Michael's parents and nephews / niece (Jay, Kass, and Jo) plus Ron's dad and brother and sister. We leveraged the investment we had made in a pig this fall and cooked a smoked ham which turned out really well.
Christmas is right around the corner, but we feel really prepared. We put the tree up yesterday, and Ullrich exclaimed when we were finally done with this literally all day project "Let's take it all off and start over!!". I promised him to pick up some little ornaments so he can decorate the tree in his room.
We are working on potty training - again. He has had a pretty good start today. Things generally fall apart on our watch, so we'll see how the evening goes.
Ullrich is really in to hockey this winter. Ron is excited and is encouraging Ullrich's interest. Yesterday in the car Ullrich said "oh no! (something that proceeds most of his interesting observations) the snow is almost gone!" Ron assured him that soon there would be enough snow for sledding. Ullrich responded "AND Snowboarding!" ?????? Help???
Cadel is doing great. She said her first words this month -- uh-oh and hi. Hi is extremely adorable. It is accompanied by a wave, but not just any wave... it is truly a pageant wave. She was doing well w/ sign language but is down to only using one sign regularly, and that is ALL DONE. So I joke that she's "All Done not having what I want", or "All Done not having more", etc. She's a fiesty little thing.
Alright - that is the update. Enjoy the new photos.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
A simpler way to update
We have gotten terribly delinquent about updating our website, to the point where we have had to take a totally different direction. Check back often for updates about our family and what we are doing. I'll start w/ general updates...
The Ullrich update goes something like this... "I want to help you!" OR, I can do it ALL by myself!". Our first born is growing up right before our eyes. His favorite things to do right now are helping with anything, playing board games, watching Little Einsteins, reading books, and making Cadel (whom he has nicknamed "Giddy") laugh hysterically.
Cadel's baby-hood is flying by as well. She's 7.5 months and doing so many big girl things -- signing to communicate with us, eating all kinds of yummy fruits and vegetables (I'm making homemade food again, can you believe it?!), cruising around furniture on her own 2 feet, getting into everything she can't have, and throwing an enormous fit when she is told "no"!
Ron and I are parenting... and working... and parenting some more. We are actually quite fortunate to get a lot of breaks from Grandma Scherer and Nanny Val, so we do get to sit face to face and talk about our thoughts somewhat regularly.
Oh, and GOBAMA. What an awesome time in our country's history... well, future history, that is.
The Ullrich update goes something like this... "I want to help you
Cadel's baby-hood is flying by as well. She's 7.5 months and doing so many big girl things -- signing to communicate with us, eating all kinds of yummy fruits and vegetables (I'm making homemade food again, can you believe it?!), cruising around furniture on her own 2 feet, getting into everything she can't have, and throwing an enormous fit when she is told "no"!
Ron and I are parenting... and working... and parenting some more. We are actually quite fortunate to get a lot of breaks from Grandma Scherer and Nanny Val, so we do get to sit face to face and talk about our thoughts somewhat regularly.
Oh, and GOBAMA. What an awesome time in our country's history... well, future history, that is.
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