Boys!

This post is mostly for pictures. And since I can't decide which ones to put up, guess I should do a lot. =) Check out how many shots when Ethan's eating the grass. haha. It's been SOOOO nice here...this has been a pretty mild summer....usually upper 70s, 80s...and it's been starting to get a bit cooler in the evenings which means fall is right around the corner already!!! WOO HOO! Man I love seasons. Michigan has seasons. Nebraska has blistering hot and ice cube cold and a few nice days thrown in. Love it here! SO, we've been spending a fair amount of time outdoors just hanging out!

Last night we took the boys back to the expectant parent class (our 4th or 5th time going back) to talk about our hospital experience to couples about to have a baby...kinda makes me miss being pregnant...and there was just a lil guy there that was only 3 weeks old. Holy cow I don't remember that! =) Awww. hmmm....

AND, word on the street (haha) is that the roof is goin up today on the house! WOAH! Gonna go check it out as soon as the boys wake up!

Settin a Record

here's the house as of today...we went to check things out and they were out there workin. On a SATURDAY!! That's what I'm talkin about boys! Actually it's cause it rained here yesterday and they could only work in the afternoon a few hours. Still, that's awesome.


AND, we're staying up to watch the USA Basketball game which STARTS at 2:30am....and I'm actually excited about it! Much better to watch it live. We'll see if we make it!

This might be the craziest thing we've done in a LOOOOOONG time...

some randoms

Well, just a few things to update you all...

It's raining today so I don't think they're doing much framing on the house. Ryan and I drove by it last night just to check up on it. They have half of the second floor done and the back side of the house has that white plastic-like paper on it already. WOO HOO. Things are movin right along. They haven't put the stairs up yet, I'm sure so that the people who come check it out after they're gone don't go up there and fall off since there's no walls. Dang. So I'll get some pictures here pretty soon.

I checked out tile mart yesterday afternoon...I asked them how to narrow down the store since there's 10,000 samples there...there's no way...and the guy kinda laughed. No I'm serious. but he didn't get it...SOOO I'll just have to walk thru and try not to be overwhelmed. Good luck.

Garrett's getting really close to standing on his own. he kinda will let go of something and stand for like 5 seconds and then fall on his butt...pretty good I'd say. Ethan- no. He's just happy as can be holding on to things. He cries a lot cause G beats him up. Pulls his hair, his clothes, climbs on him, kicks him with his shoes, makes him fall over, takes his toys...none of it on purpose- he doesn't know what the heck he's doing. And E cries. A lot. But then he's over it as soon as you tell him he's fine. hhaha. sometimes he starts crying when he sees Garrett coming. Pretty funny.

They're eating food like champs now. Still everything in mush form...but I just put a bunch of foods in the blender and freeze them in ice-cube trays. haven't bought baby food yet. Good thing cause you can make like 5 times the meal for the same price. Sheeesh. They eat all kinds of fruit - they just can't have anything citrus-y, and lots of veggies. Nice. Good also because it's tremendously cut back our formula budget. Hallelujah.

Well, glad it's the weekend again, and we have nothing planned. Yesss. Gonna go fold some laundry.

Big News!!!

Garrett has a tooth!!! Can you see it??


Probably not...but you can feel it just pokin thru!!! And the one right next to it is about to come in too. WOAH! E's are probably just around the corner!

Look how cute they are. Playin together...haha

Bring on the Hornet.

Funny story. Standing outside Joe and Susie's house tonight...they have company visiting this weekend. Mark looked over to the tree RIGHT in front of their garage, the one we ALWAYS pass by..."Hey look at that giant hornet's nest!" Excuse me? Oh ya. GIANT. I'm talkin like the size of my head...maybe bigger. Awesome. How long does it take some hornets to make a nest that big? Anyone?? And of course after you see it, they're buzzing around everywhere and probably talking amongst themselves about which one of us to sting first. How do you not see that?!?! Unbelievable. Gold medal for sneakiest hornets on the block. Nate and Ryan were talking about ski masks, jeans, long sleeves, gloves, boots, garbage bag, tree trimmers...you know, how easy it would be to get rid of it. ummmm OK. We'll see how that goes. haha Know what else is awesome...we had our windows down on the bonny so on the drive home tonight there was one buzzing around between the steering wheel and my body. FREAK ME OUT.

Boy update: Not walking yet, but pretty dang close. They climb up on everything and hold on with one hand while they look around...can't decide who will step off first...Ry thinks Ethan. I'm too afraid to make a guess...it's kinda like when you're pregnant and people ask you if you want a boy or a girl. What kind of question is that??! You don't want to say because then if you're wrong people are like 'pshpsh she didn't want a boy pshpsh'. seriously. SO, I think they will both walk at the same time, towards each other, and then hug. =)


House update: Floor #1 is done! Framed, whatever those walls are called on the outside...complete. Nice. One week down, 6 more to go and the house will be all closed in! Next week you can expect the second floor to be up and possibly the stairs done too. Then the week after that the roof goes on. DANG!!! Currently accepting reservations for 2009.



That's Bill ordering us a front door. Doin a great job Bill.

Pool time!

Check out how cute the little guys are in gramma's swimmy pool... aww...




Of course I had to put up some nudies. haha.

And yesterday they started framing, so of course I had to stop by and 'check their progress'...took some good ones. Couldn't even believe how much they got done in ONE day, and it was still the middle of the afternoon! Amazing.



That's right, I'm the mature adult that you're building this house for. I climbed up there to get a bird's eye view of the place...actually not high enough, more like a squirrel's eye view, so of course Emily had to get a picture of me on the mound of dirt. Oh man I would LOVE to stay there all day and help. More like watch and learn about it. And maybe play in the dirt a little. But I could hold some boards or something maybe. =)

Better sit down for this...

As promised...a million pics. So I will do slideshow style once again.

First up, Family Reunion, Baileyville, IL, 2008. 24 hours of fun. next year we need a Thurs - Sun to really soak in all the Schweitz. Haha. What do you think, fam?

Next up, house building... TODAY, that's right, today is the first day of framing. So from here on out we will see some major progress...but I will save those for another post. Here you will see breaking ground to filled in basement hole. They did pour the basement floor this weekend and I don't have pics of that, so you'll just have to imagine it there. =) Exciting!

And last, but not least - NASCHAIR!! For your viewing pleasure, the course, the chair, the team, and the domination. By domination, I mean... we totally got dominated. haha. But that's ok cause we're all set in strategy for next year. There was some good competition, and the rules changed a bit once we rolled in (haha)...so that changed things last minute and resulted in some unprepared team members. Couldn't be avoided. I was pleased with the turnout in the cheering section. They called us - the DENTAL DOMINATORS! Ha!

If you made it thru ALL those pictures...you get an award. Cause that was alot. I should maybe post more often, eh?

Boys are sleepin, now is my time to act. GO!

Would ya look at that.

It's already been a week since the last post. Every night it seems I think about 'hm, maybe I should write something quick'. Nope. Doesn't' happen. Now it's Friday morning and I have Ethan here by my side trying to slap the laptop keys, so we'll see how long this lasts. haha.

Family reunion last weekend was AWESOME! Very short, but awesome. So good to see everyone...mostly everyone. We were short 2 cousins and their other halves, one sister, Dallas, and one crazy uncle Ron and his family, but he never comes. So, pretty good turn out if you ask me. I'll put up some pics from that soon. No time right now.

Things are on schedule with the house...we have a waterproofed basement and backfill to go with it. Apparently, it takes a few trips back from the excavator to backfill...they run hose water around in all the corners and stuff so that the dirt settles more and more and more, and he'll just keep comping back to put more dirt on it so that the chances of our basement floor/garage floor don't crack after they pour it. Nice. So, by this time tomorrow morning, all things mentioned will be complete and ready for the framer on Monday! That's totally record time, since they started digging the hole last Wednesday. Yeah for a crappy economy- everyone's schedule has been free to do work for us! ? Framing is going to be awesome to watch....yess This week Bill helped me pick out the stone, siding, fireplace, and we started on the cupboards. That's going to take a few visits to get nailed down. Again, no time for pictures, keep checking back. =)

And today, you are all missing the event of a lifetime. Those of you who are out-of-towners, and those of you from Ryan's office that looked at me like I was crazy recruiting people for the sidelines... You guessed it, today is NASCHAIR DAY!!! Check out the website. Hilarious. http://www.thenaschairchallenge.com/origin.htm.
These are people we know who started this, which makes it even funnier. More funny? Anyhoo, the office put together a little 'dental chair' to race. There are 4 people on each team; the pusher, Ryan, the rider, Neal's son Carsten, and two 'side guides', Neal and his other son Collin. Also going on today is 'chalk the block' in which CRAZY good artists come from all over and draw on the sidewalk in downtown St. Joe. So the boys and I will have quite the afternoon walkin and watching the people draw. Everyone who's anyone will be there. hahaha.

AND, Ry's bro Nate is home for a week, so we get to spend some time with him!

WOW. That's a lot going on. ooo other little guys is wakin up. Action time!

August Schmaugust

SO, been slackin on my little dude pictures. There are a few of you that, I'm sure, only 'read' to see the pics of the boys, so I will once again display in slideshow form because it is sweet that I learned how to do it. (Thanks again, Carissa!)



Recent activities include LOTS of climbing, eating, climbing, crawling ALL OVER - and FAST, more eating, maybe a few naps, you know, the usual. For the most part, they still go to anyone who smiles at them or walks them around. This last week though, Ethan had a melt down at work when Joy was holding him. Out of no where just started wailing. It was loud. But church was over so that's ok. haha. And Garrett's done it twice this week, once to Uncle Whitey and the other time tonight with Deb's husband Rich when we were hanging out. Weird, I know. but I suppose they have to go thru the 'who are you' phase sometime. I'm totally flattered boys, but seriously. Come on. =)

They are interacting with each other a little during the day. most of the time they just play next to each other, but sometimes they'll laugh at each other - I think they think it's a mirror...and they climb over each other a lot too. Funny. Garrett's really got some brute strength though. And some grip. WOW. Ethan is so much more gentle and not as spastic. haha. Spastic would be G trying to get himself out of the car seat as soon as you start coming toward him like you're gonna get him out. I keep telling him it actually takes me LONGER when he does that....hmm...

Also, this is even more news worthy. Today was phase two of the new tooth process!!! At the beginning of the summer Dr. Neal put the screw into my jaw (sounds painful, but I was numb. Couldn't feel a thing) =) Future implant was in sight. Then this morning, Ry and Neal did something to it...took some impressions, took off that giant wire that made #6 (?) look HUGE. I know. Anyways, gonna get some bleach action goin quick...then get the new tooth back from the lab and plop it on there before September. I have a couple hot brides that need me to look shipshape! WAHOO!! For those of you who haven't been along for my missing tooth complex...this has lasted since senior year of highschool when it was knocked out in a freak horse riding accident. Just kidding, it was taken out in surgery. haha. Anyways, my long lost tooth will come to me shortly! Thanks baby for the best present ever!! (This can count for the next few birthdays) haha.

And the house project is right on schedule...I took some pics of it today for the scrap book, and tomorrow morning they're pouring the basement walls! Turns out, the excavator dug too deep, so now we have to have 9 foot walls in the basement. OH DARN! AND we don't have to pay for it cause it was his fault!! BOO YA! Talk about sweet. That's awesome. But I'll post some up here soon after they do the walls and stuff. Got some good action shots of the workers. haha. Why is it that they think it's ok to be out in that horrible sun - without shirts - giant sun spots on their backs - every day. Seriously. Cancer. Poor guys.

Anyhoo, that's all for tonight. Schweitz family reunion this weekend, fam leaves from NE tomorrow, gets to our aunt and uncle's house by Chicago tomorrow night. We leave Sat morning and party until Sunday with the extended family. Everyone gets to see the babes! Can't wait! Until next time!