Congratulations Tim and Karly!!!!!!!!!

We had the joy of traveling to Minneapolis to celebrate Scott's cousin Tim marry Karly! It was a beautiful day and a wonderful ceremony. About 20 of Scott's family members stayed in the same hotel, so we had 3 good days with them...sort of a family reunion. Dave and Barb had just arrived home from their mission trip...thank God for their safety. Congratulations Tim and Karly. We look forward to seeing you when you visit Matt in DC. (I'm sorry we don't have a better picture of the two of you...)

Regan, Maisy, Tim, Feven, Ezra, Law and EricaI can never quite figure out who Law resembles...I see a big resemblance to Tim! :)Aunt Julie and Ezra.Feven enjoys being held by Kendra.

Great family photo of Erica, Steve, Kendra and ReganThanks Erica and Regan for watching the kids!Scott and Ang.Feven being held by Julie. (Scott giving soliloqy in the background)Law has FUN with the water guns near the pool in the hotel.

Uncle Bruce holds Feven. (is this a trend? :)Angie, where are my blue eyed children????Ezra is very friendly with all the new people. (Mike)Bubble beards in the jacuzzi.Cousin Matt and Law take a break from the action to pose for a picture!

This is not from the wedding! This is our neighbor's sun tent floating in our pool...now THAT's a WIND!Scott and Brad (neighbor) get the shade out of the pool...YES, that is the same fire pit that made the trip from Quantico to Iowa in 2003. :) It travels...

Minnesota Fishing Trip

ACTUALLY, we went to Minnesota for Tim and Karly's wedding, but I'm not going to get to all the pictures tonight and we wanted Cousin Matt to get to see the pictures before his big 'trip.' Law and Maisy had their first real fishing trip while we were in Minnesota. They both had fun, although Law was REALLY excited about fishing and all the things he learned in one day. Big thanks to Uncle Bruce and Cousin Matt for spending their entire day with Law and Maisy. They will never forget it. Law has also been asking me to see who could say 'humuhumunukunukuapua'a' the fastest, like Aunt Polly and Matt. It is hilarious! Thank you Dave and Barb for taking pictures for us and for everyone else providing a huge welcome back to the hotel to Law and his bucket of fish. We miss all the Schoemans already!Yes, that is a princess fishing pole!Uncle Bruce and Maisy stop for a picture of the first catch of the day.Law couldn't be happier spending the whole day outside.Matt helps Law with the catch.
Notice Law has the death grip on Matt's arm in case the fish gets him. HA!Uncle Bruce and Matt keeping track of the fish count.

May fun!

The Schoemans have been enjoying normal weekends for the last few weeks. Its been great. We went out with some friends for Niki's 35th birthday dinner and had a great volleyball game that same weekend. We've also said some goodbyes, which are never fun. Scott is on his way to Japan today for his LAST trip (I hope) while we are in Yuma. We are looking forward to going to Minnesota for a Schoeman family wedding in two weeks, packing up a few weeks after that. Scott pulls out of Yuma with the truck in 4 weeks!! Maisy kicked a table last night, so we went for xrays this morning thinking we had our first broken bone...but the preliminary report shows nothing broken. Ezra and Feven have made tremendous progress in the pool! After one day of swimming, they were jumping in off the side.

Good idea, bad idea

Having ever had children or been around children, one knows they have good ideas and bad ideas. This afternoon, I walked out back to see what one might call a bad idea. Immediately, I said 'STOP' when I saw it! Law ran inside to get the camera, but this IS NOT a posed position!

Law is THRILLED that our last wti is over!!

Last few posts in Yuma

Its moving time, so these last few weeks will be flying by! Scott's last class ends tomorrow. I think we have 8 weeks to go, so the mad rush is on to set up the move, get this house ready, etc. Last night, we had our co-op end of year party. Law finished kindergarten and Maisy her first year of preschool. Its warmed up, so the kids have been enjoying the pool and a sprinkler. I figure we can burn some energy and water the dry spots at the same time. GENIUS, I know! :)

Healthy, smiling children!The water is a little cold...where's Ezra?Notice Ezra is nowhere near the cold water! ;)

Maisy the adventurous one! (who likes to pick out her own clothes!)

Belated Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter to you all! It was a nice day in Yuma to remember the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ! The kids enjoyed the egg hunt this morning, and the egg dying the day before. We also had a quick visit from Shelly and Madison on their way to a wedding in NY. Their family moved to Hawaii about 18 months ago. It is the first time we have been separated since the 1900's...HAHA..probably 1999. Madison and Law picked up where they left off. Thanks for driving all that way Shel! (Drew and Justin were with grandparents, so no pics to post, sorry)


Madison wedged between Law and Maisy!
Law sure loves his lettuce!
Ezra and Feven display the Easter eggs.

Law and Maisy go to work dying.

Yuma County Fair 2009!

The kids look forward to the fair from the second we leave each year! Today, was fair day! We have a fun time visiting animals our friends have raised and watching the award show for 4H sewing. This year, Maisy was our adventurous one. Just big enough to go on the big kid rides, we had to talk her out of a few things. She also competed in the pickle eating contest for kids under 11! Law did a nice job with dart throwing. Ezra and Feven were in awe of all the rides. We will miss the fair next year.

Law tries to lasso a calf.
Feven plays in the corn bin.

Check out Maisy milking a cow!
Feven braves feeding a goat in the petting area.
Law and Ezra shoot for the pole.

Check out Maisy's hair!Ezra is just about tall enough to get on the rides.Maisy has a strong showing in the pickle eating contest.