Thursday, May 3, 2012

Christmas 2010, 2011 & 2012

Some of our memorable Christmas moments......


Christmas 2009 
Cole and Ella were 18 months old. As you can see they were not a huge fan of Santa. We went to the mall at least 10 times to see Santa. I think we finally got a good one of them with Santa. 

Hanging out by the reindeer at the mall. 

Christmas 2010- Madelyn's 1st Christmas. Cole and Ella were 32 months old. Madelyn was 7 months old.  

Ella & Cole Saying "Cheese" 

Ella always trying to take care of her sister. 
Madelyn's 1st Christmas 
Daddy and Cole standing in front of our perfect tree. 
We did not realize how tall this tree was until we got home and it hardly fit in our
living room. We should have know since Andrew is 6 feet tall.



Mommy & the kids in front of our tree....




Christmas 2011
Ella & Cole 3 years old, Madelyn 19 months old. 






Picking out our 1st "real" tree.

 
Great Photo with Santa...Madelyn was very hesitant but did a great job...you can tell she was unsure about this guy. 



The Schott Families at Church in Garner for Christmas. 
Cousins...Cole, Madelyn, Luke, Chase, Alyssa and Ella 

Christmas Eve 2011-at Grandma and Grandpa's house.


Mommy & the girls on Christmas morning.
Cole and Captain America. 



















Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Cole and Ella 4 Year Old Photos & Madelyn 2 Year Old Photos

























Catching UP...May 2, 2012

Wow...It has been awhile since we have posted on here....

A little quick post to catch everyone up to where we are today.

Cole and Ella are 4. They have almost completed their first year of 3 year old preschool.  They both have learned so many new things.  They love going to school everyday. They have been going to Webster Elementary in Urbandale.  Everyday is so much fun to hear about all the things that they did at school.  It has been a wonderful experience having them at school all day...they are going to be ready when they start kindergarten...but not for another year....that is going to be a tough day when it arrives.

Cole is into superheros now. He loves to pretend he is one and even play them with his buddies. Cole enjoys watching his superhero shows whenever he can sneak one of our phones or the IPAD.  He also has his favorite puppy that goes everywhere with us...his name is "woof woof".  Cole has a good heart and wants to make his mom and dad happy most of the time. He is enjoying playing tennis and recently starting Little Ninjas.

Ella is our lil' smarty. She is a steel trap and remembers everything anyone says to her. I think a couple years ago we said we would get a dog when she is 7, well she's going to hold us to that. Ella likes to play with anyone she can "take care" of or who is older than she is. She is one tough cookie...just tonight she took a spill on her bike and has a huge red mark on her collar bone and was hardly phased. The really enjoys playing with babies and taking care of her little sister.


We celebrated their 4th birthday in Disney World! They had a great time. This was a wonderful family vacation. We also went to my grandpa Bob's house in Engelwood, Florida. We got to go on the boat, play on the beach, swim in the ocean and spend some time hanging out in the warm Florida sun.




Madelyn will be 2 in less than 30 days. She is growing like a weed and does everything Cole and Ella do. She is beginning to talk in sentences and says the funniest things.  She has been at an in-home daycare this year and it has become her 2nd home....she LOVES going to see her "buddy" Broden everyday, Baby Grady and of course Chelsey! Madelyn is becoming more and more independent everyday. She loves to tell us "Mamaleyn do it".  She says her name so cute we ask her all the time to tell us her name. She is a ham and loves taking photos!!! She's growing way too fast!