Rain, rain...go away...!

Today it has rained..all..day..LONG! It is supposed to rain for the next few days. We are so thankful Grandma P. is here with us to help with entertainment!!

Here is Tales being sneaky and climbing up the stairs...:)
Bales. Putting her Birthday present from Aunt Lindsay to excellent use. Cupcake umbrella AND matching rain boots. Too cool!

Bailey and Jace's 3rd Birthday Party!

Bailey and Jace had a combined Birthday party on Saturday. We kept it very low-key and the kids had a blast! Bailey and Jace love having their parties together and since they have a lot of the same friends, it works out to share the special day. It also lightens the load of the Mommy's and Daddy's moving (last year for the Schneiders) and deployed spouses (me!). Thanks guys for hosting this year.

Bounce house that Jason got from MCCS on base for rent with a SLIDE!!
Bales and Jace riding down the hill. Such special friends :)

Logan enjoying the cookie....a little too much!

Bailey and Jace with matching Diego Cookie Cakes! Great job Allison :).

Emma and Gracie...

Taylor and Logan got along really well and enjoyed going biking together :)

Watch out Daddy!

Jace...could he be any Cuter?!?!

Lake Lure July 2010....a little late :)

The Cellon Clan has been meeting in Lake Lure, NC during the summer for 5 years now.... It is so nice to look forward to a week in the mountains with family that now includes 3 grandgirls :). Here are some pics of our visit to the Hendersonville Children's museum.

Alice (3months older then Tales) and Taylor playing with the "rice table"
Bubble time with Grammie!

Sweet Alice with her wonderful hair!

Bales shopping...

Following in Mommy's and Grammie's footsteps?

Peek a Boo!

Bailey painting so pretty :)

Taylor with her favorite toy ever.

All 3 girls...kinda :). They are wearing "matching" outfits that I picked up at the Gymboree outlet a year ago. I look forward to many years of craziness from these three!

Go Gators!

My sweet girls...
Best pic of Bailey in forever!

Gator Chomp...

cuteness in a bow...

I see you!

We have had a great day that started with skyping with Blair this morning. We worked out, cleaned house and are now enjoying the game! Homemade pizza for dinner...yummy!

The Fab Four

Be sure to check out "The Schneider Script" blog to the left...Allison has some great pics from our trip to Wilmington with the kids yesterday! It is amazing to me to look back at how God has blessed us with a wonderful friendship and four kids! Here is us pregnant together with Bales and Jace.... (and yes, I was huge....95lbs heavier then then right now!)

Bailey 3 YEAR Stats

This big girl pictured above not only does Tae-Bo with me, but is now 3 years old!
Bailey, at 3...you are such a joy.

Stats: Head: 50.5cm (90%-better!) Weight: 34lbs (75%) Height: 38in (75%)
- You wear 3T pants and 4t dresses/shirts and will be in size 9 shoes for the winter.
-You are a big helper and do a great job at following instructions.
-You are wearing big girl panties and are doing excellent at staying dry and clean!
-You love to help cook in the kitchen. Your favorite foods are Mac n cheese (Pacaroni), hamburgers with cheese on it :), fruit, ice cream, and bagels with cream cheese.
-You know all your letters big and small and we are working on learning to draw your name. You know all your numbers to 15, but get a little confused after that (you know 1-10 in spanish).
-You started preschool a few weeks ago and love spending time with your friends and teachers. You jump out of the car ready to go and yet, are so happy to see me when I come pick you up :).
-You miss your daddy very, very much...but do well talking to him on the phone and praying for him.
-You are a great big sister and love Taylor very much. You help her learn to play and share.
- You have tons of personality and are the apple of all of your grandparent's eyes.

Your whole family loves you Bailey and are so thankful for you!

Bottoms UP!

Now that Oso is Bales new bud, the turtle has been getting some love from Tales. So cute!!
Love

Weeeeeee!

Best buds

Bailey and Oso not only sleep, eat and potty together.....they go on boat rides too!

Homemade Tortillas

Stop. Do NOT pass go. Collect your $200 saved :).

I have desired to make my own tortillas for some time, but always thought it would be too hard and unhealthy. These tortillas changed my mind. They seemed so easy that I made them tonight in anticipation of taco night tomorrow. YUMM-O! So easy, frugal AND healthy. No perservatives, shortening. I even swapped out 1 cup of the white flour for whole wheat :). I will try and do at least 1 1/2 c. next time to see how they do. Try these...if I can do it, you can do. However, let me tell you it will be so hard to not eat them straight out of the pan ;)!

3 years ago....

My precious Bailey Elizabeth was born 9/4/2007 weighing in at an astounding 6lb 1oz (she was a 36 weeker).
First Bday celebrated by a trip to Montana to visit Rebekah! (first plane ride)

Daddy and you celebrating your second bday in Gainesville!

Here you are this week in your new present from Grammie. We are keeping with tradition and travelling for you bday. Gainesville/Crestview look out...you have an awesome 3 year old headed your way! (second plane ride tomorrow!)

PS- She waited until the last day of being 2 to finish potty training! We have been accident free all week (#1 and #2!!). I am so proud of you Bailey. Big Girl Panty time!

PPS- WE MISS YOU DADDY! LOVE YOU!

I take after my Uncle...

Jonathan!

School celebration!

We went to ChickFilA today after school to celebrate. Jace, Emma and Bailey are all in the same class and Grace is in the 4yr old class. TOO cute!. (Stole this pic from Allison's blog...). I just LOVE Jace's expression...1 boy to 3 cute girls? ;)

First Day of Preschool!

Today marked Bailey's first day of preschool and Taylor's first day of PMO (Parents morning out). Bailey awoke to find a special present from Daddy...Special Agent Oso (for those of you without toddlers this is a show on Nick Jr) AND chocolate chip pancakes! She was so excited. Here she is feeding Oso some food too :)
Kisses!

Bringing Oso in the car with us (he has been to the potty, ChickFilA, and naptime with her today already)

Above is Bailey's new backpack! Bailey had a wonderful first day and even learned "deep and wide...deep and wide...there is a fountain flowing deep and wide..." today.


And, last but not least....my sweet Taylor. She will go to PMO only on Tuesday mornings, but she did great! No crying at drop-off and the teachers just went on and on about how sweet and easy-going she is. They are very proactive with her food allergies, which makes me feel safe dropping her off!

A Interesting read.

I'm about halfway through this pretty interesting book. It is about a newlywed couple that is very educated (think MIT) that chooses to live very similar to the Amish for 18 months. No electricity of any kind...working every day farming and cooking to provide food and shelter. While only halfway through, it has made me think of the impact of all the technology in my life and how it probably makes me "busier", but surprisingly less productive.

Ever had.....

one of those days you were tired of hearing your own voice saying "no"?
we've had one of those days!

Taylor has ran into the dramatic 1 year old stage. She gets super frustrated over anything..... Bailey is being a typical almost 3 year old :). I love my kiddos, but man...I am tired of discipline sometimes!

On a happier note, we met Taylor's and Bailey's preschool teachers this week and loved them all. Super excited to see how the year goes!