Wednesday, October 21, 2009

october

i can't believe that it's already the middle of october.
this month has gone by so fast already and we have another couple busy weekends ahead of us.
october has been a little different this year. we have some cold, freezing weather and then also some amazing high temps, (perfect long sleeved shirt weather), now it's all rain :( i don't think gavin or bella like the rain. everytime i bring bella out she prances around on her tippy toes and does her business as fast as she can. gavin on the other hand.. well, he's really not a fan of this cold weather. he HATES being bundled up in his fall monkey jacket, even though he's adorable in it. he does like being naked, or well in his daiper, around the house.
we've done nothing amazing to our house.. dan and anthony got the cement done in the backyard for the hot tub, and somewhat fixed the small heater in our garage, but that's pretty much it. i'm wondering if we'll get the kitchen and living room painted before the baptism? i find it highly unlikely.
dan has a busy weekend this weekend... blackhawk, need i say more? he and cooper and a few others are heading to the concert on friday. i've heard my fair share of blackhawk, i will not be attending. then we have joellen and jesse's wedding on saturday. and then next weekend is halloween :) the BEST time of year. thanksgiving is going to be just around the corner and soon christmas will be coming. gavin will be celebrating his six month birthday on christmas day!!! the time is flying and he's getting so big.

happy (belated) birthday to grandma b, and camron today!

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

baby gavin


on june 25th at 5:54pm after 30 minutes of pushing gavin scott schroeder entered the world. weighing exactly 8 pounds, 21 inches long and healthy my baby was finally in my arms! the whole labor process is a little bit too much for me, but holding that little one in your arms for the first time is worth every ounce of pain. he came out looking exactly like his father, but with a big bottom lip, just like his mama. the next few days were very draining for the both of us. no sleep, a lot of crying and tons of poopy diapers, yuck. now that gavin's almost four months old it's a totally different story. he's such a happy and healthy (chunky) baby, sleeping through the night, rolling over and now he's getting his first tooth! everyday i am so thankful that he is in my life. although there are some days that i would love to be alone, all day, seeing him smile or hearing him mumble that thought is quickly passed.

i love gavin more than anything else in the entire world. we have a perfect family... and for now, the three of us is just fine. maybe in a couple years- two at least, we'll want an addition, but we are so happy and i don't want to take on anything else.

seventwentysixtwothousandeight

today i marry my best friend...

on july 26th, 2008 dan and i became husband and wife. this day will be engraved in my memory for the rest of my life. dan and i chose the most amazing people to help us celebrate our special day. the day started with the boys getting ready at gerry and shari's house and the girls getting ready at justine and anthony's. we took... a few ;) pictures and then headed to the church. it was one of the most emotional days of my life, i cried the entire way down the asile. i cried during our vows and i cried during the beautiful song carmen sang. we greeted and thanked all of our guests and then headed to the bars for a couple shots/drinks and then we were off to the reception. i can honestly say that we danced the night away, up until we were kicked out of the eagles. we packed everything up and headed away for the night. what a splendid day!

montana


Dan and I first met in 2000, which seems to be so far away. We started dating in October of 2004. We have had our fair share of complications, but have stuck it out together and will continue to be together, like they say, till death do you part. Dan and I moved out to Bozeman, Montana so I could go to school. Dan got a job working in West Yellowstone building beautiful houses in the oh so amazing Yellowstone Club. We had many friends move out to the beautiful Montana.. Shawn- Dan's brother, Tyler and Ashley- mutual friends, Cooper- mutal friend and Katy- mutual friend. Sadly we all eventually moved back to Minnesota to be closer to our friends and family. It was amazing while it lasted, and we have such amazing memories to remind us of our beautiful stay out in Montana.