Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Grandma's 62nd birthday



We celebrated mom's 62nd birthday by indulging in a champagne brunch and heading to the slot machines!! Although Greg, mom, dad, and I made significant donations to the casino, Allie walked away a winner after hitting triple 7's!!!

Grandma's 62nd birthday


Mom and me celebrating at the casino, and losing our tails!!!

Grandma's 62nd birthday


Grandma spends a few alone moments on her birthday, with her newest grandchild, Izzy.

Izzy's Baptism


Greg had a great time at the baptism too - he couldn't get over the pastor reading from the bible - on his Blackberry!!

Izzy's Baptism


Samantha is working on her 2nd cupcake, and later begins negotiations with Allison to acquire hers cupcake as well.

Izzy's Baptism


Sydney amped up on sugar from the Baptism celebration!!

Izzy's Baptism


Izzy was baptized at her God Parents home in Scottsdale. It was so much fun! The pastor performed a baptism that included all family members and friends that attended - the kids had a great time. Tony and Mia (the God Parents) went above and beyond with a fantastic spread of food and pastries!!

Monday, June 4, 2007

Isabel Rae Schmid


Here's today's picture of Isabel! Greg captured her awake and trying to smile this morning!!

Sunday, June 3, 2007

Isabel Rae Schmid


And for the 3rd child in a row, Karen arrives at the hospital with her famous post pregnancy peanut butter and chocolate cookies!! Everyone's happy to see her -- it just wouldn't be the same if she didn't make an appearance (and cookies)!!

Isabel Rae Schmid


Paula has been a great friend to me, Greg and my family. She comes to the hospital to meet Izzy but has to share her with Samantha. She's a dear friend of ours that continues to offer priceless parenting advice. The girls love her!!

Isabel Rae Schmid


Oma comes to town from Michigan to meet her 3rd grandaughter. She takes care of Syd and Sam while Greg and I are in the hospital.

Isabel Rae Schmid


Grandma and 'Bugga' come to the hospital to meet their 7th grandchild!

Isabel Rae Schmid


Sydney and Izzy hit it off right away. It's been 2 weeks now and the first thing Syd wants to do when she wakes up is hold her. She's a great help too!!

Isabel Rae Schmid


Izzy and Daddy

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Izzy has arrived!! But where is she?




Izzy has arrived!!


Isabel Rae Schmid was born May 21st, 2007 at 6:34am!! She weighs 8lbs 11ozs and is 20 inches long. Everyone's doing well.


So, we're going to play a little game. We've posted pictures of the 3 Schmid divas. Can you guess which one is Sydney, Samantha, and Isabel?


Thursday, May 17, 2007

Pet Day






Dad goes to school with Sydney on pet day, to show her class our cats, Seth and Dante. Sydney does a great job answering questions from her class. She's getting to be quite a presenter!


Mothers 2007


Mothers Day was uneventful, just the way I like it!! Sydney and Samantha crafted noodle necklaces for Grandma and Godmother Allie to sport around. Greg made a fantastic dinner for everyone, after planting flowers for me all morning - what a guy!

Gymnastic Superstars




Sydney and Samantha star in the 'big' gymnastics recital performance. They had a lot of fun, showing mom, dad, and especially Karen, everything they've learned and of course, receiving a metal for outstanding performance!

Visit from the Wallons


We were blessed with a visit from old friends!! Sara, who I've known almost 20 years, and her family drove from California to spend a few days with us. Greg and Sara's husband Randy went golfing, the kids played, and Sara and I just caught up. We had a wonderful time!

Easter 2007


Easter was a blast! We started our day by heading over to the clubhouse where they had a little petting zoo set up. Sydney and Samantha both held bunnies and petted the animals, that is, until mom was bit by a goose! After that adventure, the girls met the Easter bunny and went on an easter egg hunt.

Easter 2007


Family came over, and for a change, Greg didn't cook! We went to an Easter brunch with my parents, Allie, Jo and Al, their neighbor friends Keath and Glenda, and Uncle Heinz. It was a relaxing day for most of us - Allie still found her way to dish duty!!

Easter 2007