Beginning of November

Two New Nieces

On October 16th little Mckaylee was born. She is the third Schroeder grandchild and as you can see is a doll.




My brother Josh, Mckaylee's proud dad.

Then this last Friday, November 7th, Gillian Gray Hulbert was born. She is the 7th Hulbert grandchild.
Here is Reese's brother Rhet with his sweet little girl.

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This is Erica's mom, not Gillian's.

I hate that there are post birth pictures of me out there so in tribute to the new moms Heather and Erica, I will not post pictures of them.

Leukemia Lymphoma Marathon

I know this looks long but PLEASE READ:

Family and Friends, my mom, Janice and my sister Sara are running a Marathon in January for the Leukemia Lymphoma Society. This is a big deal because neither my mom nor my sister have ever been into running. So as you have guessed, this will be their first marathon ever!

They will be running to help raise awareness and money for Leukemia Lymphoma. My darling Aunt Karen lost her fight against this type of cancer about 5 years ago. My mom and Sara are asking all of their friends and family to donate to this great cause and I am asking all my family and friends to help in their cause.

They have a goal to meet by November 14th and will be running the 26.2 miles in January. Your willingness to donate would be appreciated. Remember that any donation is tax deductible and you will be sent a receipt for your records.

You can donate online.
For Sara: http://pages.teamintraining.org/ut/pfchangs09/sschroeder
For Janice: http://pages.teamintraining.org/ut/pfchangs09/jschroerky
Your help is appreciated and remember it is for a GREAT CAUSE! Let's cure cancer!!

P.S. We all know someone who has been touched by cancer and the work that is done by the Leukemia Lymphoma Society will benefit ALL cancer patients.

Halloween Day!!

Here is a little taste of what we did on Halloween...

First, Mason got dressed in his Gorilla costume and we went over to ours friend's house to meet up for trick-or-treating downtown to all the Main Street businesses.
I put Mason in the stroller because I thought it would be easier to manage him. Once he realized that people were just giving him candy he got really excited! He ate quite a bit of candy...he would probably say that he did not get enough but it sure was more than I would have liked him to have. But when you take an excited 18-month-old boy, get him around friends, and get him on a sugar rush...he has to stop sometime. We only went about 2 blocks before Mason CRASHED!!

At least we didn't have to pick up any more candy.
Here is the group at the end of our Main Street Trick-or-Treating.
So what does a husband do when he receives a call from his wife a half hour before leaving to the Halloween party informing him of a change in costume? A GOOD one straps on those tights, hikes up that skirt, and CHEERS!!

***VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED***

Below are some pictures of the Halloween Party that we went to that night. You can see us together in our "Pyramid". In case you didn't know, Lacey is the football player, Reese is the Cheerleader, and Mason our the Silverback Mascot.

Brett and Nette with "Greese Lightning and Reese taking Mason for a ride in the car.

Pumpkins and Jack-O-Lanterns

Inpromptu Family Pictures

They may not be the most professional family pictures but they sure were fun to take!

Family Photo

Mason and Lacey

Mason and Reese

Mason playing Ring Around the Rosie around the tree.

The famous Couple shot. We try to do one of these at least once every three months. Now we won't need to take a picture of just the two of us until January.And a post on our blog is never complete without a picture of Mason in the dirt.

What's more fun than friends and leaves?!

Mason and some of his friends had a grand ole' time playing in a ginormous pile of leaves on Monday. The leaves would all get raked into a pile and then all the kids would run and jump/flop onto the pile. It provided all the watching moms some great entertainment!

Look What I got!!!!

I have been looking for a good little entertainment piece to put in my home. Something that makes me and any guests laugh, helps me put things away, and most importantly helps me to remember to stop and just have fun.

So I went to the store and found exactly what I was looking for! It is 34" tall and weighs approximately 25 pounds. It's practically new because it is only 18 months old. It has a couple scrapes at some of the joints but it is still in really good condition.

I think I got the only one of this model so sorry if you wanted it.

Isn't it crazy what you can buy at grocery stores these days?

Mason & Mommy Sleepover

Have you ever seen chunks of pickles, broccoli, and pears mixed with thick whole milk? Well, we experienced this lethal combination three times last night. Mason had a little stomach bug so Lacey (greatest mom in the world) slept with him on his floor so she could help him through out the night. Although he seems to be back to his normal self, he had a bit a dry heave when he saw the pickle jar again.

Go Canada!

I don't know if any of you know that Mason has already traveled out of the country! We all went to Calgary, Canada August 2007 for my brother, Brett and his wife Lynette's wedding reception. Mason was only 4 months old at the time. While there, Grandma & Grandpa Schroeder bought Mason a shirt as a memento. They bought him a 2T-sized t-shirt.
I just wanted to post that the shirt that has been hanging in his closet for over a year now FITS!! And with that information now known to the world...we would like to dedicate this post to Aunt Nette! We love you!!