Friday, October 31, 2008

Halloween!


Skylar has been so anxious for this day! She's been telling everyone "I be Poe for Halloween!" She loves the Teletubbies so much. Her Grancy made her costume, which makes it extra speical. One of Russ' co-workers was nice enough to loan us Bianca's costume - which Skylar called her "B in a Pod..." how cute!! Bianca did not like being in her costume much, but she got over it. Skylar bolted from door to door and got the hang of it pretty quickly. It was a beautiful night, above 70 degrees today! She ate a few too many pieces of candy before bedtime and was all jacked up. She promptly passed out! Happy Halloween everyone!

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

I LOVE FALL!










We decided to head out to our cabin for the weekend and enjoy the fall foliage. It was beautiful in the woods! And so relaxing! Russ let me sleep in on sunday morning, which was awesome. We went on one of the little hiking trails. I carried B in the bjorn. Russ had Skylar on his shoulders the majority of the time. ;-) She did pretty well but wanted to be carried a lot too. Both girls took GREAT naps AT THE SAME TIME!!! (totally unheard of around here). I actually got to read my entire People magazine, which most of you know I am completely obsessed with. I've been missing out! Russ headed out to go fishing but ended up with a dead car battery! Completely dead... Thankfully my sister was available - she came to the rescue, bought a new battery and drove it out to us. Thanks sis!!

Thursday, October 23, 2008

Family Thursday








Today was a great low-key day at the Scheider house. Miss B only woke up to eat once in the night, and went right back to bed. She was up for good at 6.30 and Skylar was up immediately after. We decided to creep downstairs and let Daddy sleep in on his day off. The three of us Scheider Girls, as Skylar calls us, made bacon and pancakes. (Side note: toddlers in footie pajamas are the cutest things on earth!) We all snuggled on the couch together after breakfast and watch a cartoon.
Later in the afternoon, Russ decided to take Sky to the grocery store and give me a break. She was so excited to wear her raincoat from her Uncle Shawn. We think its hilarious! Russ said she wore it with the hood up the entire time they were in the grocery, and every time someone commented on it, she hopped around for them. What a silly girl!! After her nap, we busted out her new little toy box. I put together a small collection of things she can play with while I feed the baby so she is entertaining herself and not bothering me while Im trying to nurse. This idea worked really well! She used her new box 3 times today and was happy as a clam to put it away when Bianca was finished eating. In the box were some hairclips that she insisted on sharing with her sister! HeHe! Dad made us chili for supper, which hit the spot on this rainy, fall day.

Skylar's Photo Shoot







Grancy decided to spoil Skylar (shocking, I know!) and treat her to some cute as ever clothes from Gymboree. This is just one of the darling outfits that Grancy got for her. Skylar loved it, and loved having a little photo shoot. She got really into it!






Monday, October 20, 2008

Terrific & Terrible Twos!



Yep, Skylar is both terrific and terrible these days. See, the problem is, she's too smart! The little lady can be so sweet one minute, and then BAM! its like a switch flips and she's awful! During Bianca's "breakfast" Skylar snuggled in bed next to us and was being so sweet. She was stroking B's hair, saying "oh, she's so tiny! she's so cute! etc..." Then we read a book together and she was more than happy to turn the pages since I had my hands full. When I finished nursing, she wanted her turn. I set her up with the Boppy pillow (which she calls her nest) and put B on her lap. She held her, and pretended to nurse her for about 10 minutes while I got dressed. She was very sweet.



At B's next feeding, Skylar proceeded to jump on the sofa, smack the baby with her baby doll, and scream as loud as she possibly could. Putting her in time out while nursing was challenging, but it had to be done!



I've realized that she just wants attention, good or bad. Wow, 2 is challenging!!! Keep in mind, this was all before 9am.



My dear friend, Whitney, took little miss terror off of my hands and out to the park with her daughter, Mackenzie. Mackenzie and Skylar are Best Friends, which they repeat over and over, even if they just finished fighting over the same toy. Today was Mackenzie's birthday so we had her over after the outing for presents and cupcakes. I let the girls ice their own cupcakes and eat them standing on chairs. They thought that was awesome!



Thats all for now! ;-)

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Big Girl Skylar & Baby Bianca



Here are the girls! Miss B is 1 week old and Skylar is 2. Bianca is happy to eat, sleep and poop day in and day out. Skylar loves her baby sister but is having a bit of a hard time coping with sharing her mommy. ;-( Today we braved an outing for the 1st time. I took the girls on a few errands where they were able to stay in the car... ATM, library drop, etc. It was nice to be out of the house. On the way home we spotted an Octoberfest at the top of our neighborhood. Of course, Skylar spotted the BOUNCE HOUSE!!! (yes, you must SCREAM this) from a mile away. After a brief talking to about staying with Mommy, being a good girl, and holding my hand, we headed over. Thank goodness for the baby bjorn. Miss B kicked it while Skylar ran around and played. She got to go in a fire truck, had free snacks, jumped in the BOUNCE HOUSE and got 2 free pumpkins, one for her and one for B. She hated to leave so she did "no bones" in the parking lot. It was challenging to have B in the bjorn, holding 2 pumpkins, and attempting to hustle Skylar across the parking lot to our car. Dag! Overall, it was fun! However, I am in pain now! eeeks! Maybe we will give it a few more weeks before another outing. ;-)

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