My Kids...

make me so dang happy!

Sorry for the lack of posts! I'll be starting dayshift on Monday and should be better at keeping this up then.

Hoppy Easter!

The Easter Bunny was good to the Schienbein kids this year! Candy and treats galore! And even though she had to search in the rain, Tayler thought the egg hunt in our back yard was pretty great! Carson was really thrilled with just holding an egg, and watching his sister gather colorful eggs! He also tried a little marshmellow peep for the first time....but he much prefered to squeezing it in his hands to eating it. So, despite the rain, it was a good Easter!

Yesterday before work I had the opportunity to go to the hospital to see my friend Mary and her new baby girl. She is absolutely beautiful! She has such sweet, petite features, and a full head of dark, curly hair. It was really great to hold a new baby again. I can't wait for her and Carson to play together!

8 Months

Carson is a whopping 8 months old today! AND, one of my best friends, Mary had her baby girl this morning...which means, Carson and his future little buddy are 8 months apart, to the day! And, if all of that wasn't exciting enough, my dear, sweet, beautiful sister Ashlee came and got Carson today while I was sleeping (graveyard, ugh) and had his picture taken with the Easter Bunny! Seriously, I couldn't be happier!

(My friend Mary's baby, Amelia Alejandra came in at 8.6lbs and 21 inches. She is beautiful, and she and Mary are doing great.)

Ashlee said that when she approached the Easter Bunny with Carson on her hip, he looked at the Easter Bunny, let out a "Ehhh" and grabbed her around the neck tightly. But, after a little visiting while safely in his Aunt's arms, he warmed up a little. Not enough to flash a smile...but enough to not be in hysterics during he photo. I'll take it!

Here's what Carson has been up to. He still mostly rolls his way to where he needs to go, but lately, he's been doing this 2 part crawl-scoot. He'll basically reach out really far, then push his feet and legs against the ground until he's moved forward a little bit. Then he starts it again. It seems to be a fairly effective way to move around, but I think crawling is just around the corner. As I type this, he's up on all fours, rocking back and forth. He's got the idea, just still working out the kinks. =)

He still eats like a piggy. Which makes his mama very happy. Hasn't met a fruit or veggie he doesn't like. Most recently, he's dined on diced avocado, lots of cheerios, and unfortunately, a bite out of a paper coaster at Red Robin. Luckily, it was new and not saturated in anything questionable. Mental note for mom and dad though....unless he has a binky in his mouth, Carson cannot be trusted with anything made of any sort of paper product. To include, grocery lists and newspapers. He also finds the cables to his dads Playstation absolutely fascinating. He'll grab a hold of one, and look at you with a smile when you say "No, no Carson". Then, if you stand up and start to walk over to him, to take the cords from his chubby little grip, he'll grab on with both hands for dear life in an attempt to out muscle you. Although naughty, it's adorable. This kid is gonna be a handful. And I love every minute of it.

New Hairdo

Tayler has been asking for quite awhile if she can get her hair cut short. I was a little nervous because I was afraid it would mean that her hair would have to be blown out every day, and styled. So, we compromised. We told her that she could get her hair cut short.....but it still needed to be long enough to put into a pony tail (for the days dad gets her ready for school.) And, here she is....

We think she looks so mature!

Also. Aunt Ashlee came over today for a visit, and I couldn't resist this shot. Three of the coolest people I know!

Four Years Ago

the night it all began

Four years ago today, Brian and I started dating. What a wonderful day.