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    Woman Hard at Work

    Thursday, July 29, 2010

    Ever since returning from our vacation, I have been hard at work preparing the nursery for Baby Girl. I've patched up wall holes, painted the inside of the closet, began work on repainting a bookshelf, made many purchases at IKEA and beyond and most recently - began spray painting some cute wall decor. Here is a sneak peak:

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    Bouncin' Bunnies

    Wednesday, July 28, 2010

    Benjamin has been attending "summer school" (I put that in quotes because it is much less school and much more "fun time".) at a local public school here. He really loves the program and they've been doing some really neat things with the kids. Last week the whole program put on a talent show where each classroom performed a dance, song, skit, etc and some of the more talented kids did something on their own. Mike and I were able to sneak away to watch and we were glad we did because it was quite a hoot! Benjamin's class - "Bouncing Bunnies" (kindergarteners and first graders) - did a cute little dance that I was able to get on video. He's the little guy in the brown shirt and headband toward the middle of the pack...check out his moves!


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    Don't forget!

    Monday, July 26, 2010

    Leave your birth predictions for Little Girl in the comments! So far we have a few guesses...

    Jessica (Mommy): 9/20
    Marianne: 9/15
    Mike (Daddy): 9/28
    Jen: 9/22
    Stephanie: 9/29
    Grandma Chris: 9/17
    Kristen: 9/26
    Jamie: 9/23
    Andy: 9/18 (early am)
    Katie: 9/28 (her birthday!)
    Erin: 9/21
    Grandpa Bert: 9/26

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    Home again, home again...

    Thursday, July 22, 2010

    It was a whirlwind trip of lots of driving, sightseeing, wave jumping, visiting friends and family and just all around fun! We have returned from our North/South Carolina vacation.



    All of our photos can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/familieschmitt/

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    Ch-ch-ch-changes...

    Thursday, July 08, 2010

    It is official - Benjamin is all settled in his new room! He has spent two nights in his much bigger and more robot-ey room (and is currently on his way to a third night). I haven't snapped any photos yet of the new digs, but I am very happy with how it is turning out. I have a few more pieces to hang on the walls, which will have to wait a short while until I can find some time to sit down and paint the art myself. While Benjamin has been quick to adapt to the change, it has been harder for me. The new room is located on another level from where we sleep, so I have had a hard time adjusting to the possibility of not hearing him should he wake up. I'm trying out the baby monitor now just in case, although he is not aware that we are listening.

    Of course, now that we've moved the big boy into his new room - this means that I am able to begin work on the nursery! And I am pumped! We have big plans.

    I was excited to find this link on a baby blog that I read regularly: http://www.copycatchic.com/2010/05/pottery-barn-kids-dream-rocker.html. The PB Dream Rocker is well...a dream! When researching the nursery it was definitely at the top of my wish list, but with its almost $1,000.00 price tag, I knew it was not to be for this Momma. So instead I went with the much less expensive, but nearly as cute and comfy Dorel Rocking Chair at Walmart. Well, what do you know - this website suggests the same trade off. My taste has been validated! :-)

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    Ohhhh say can you see...

    Monday, July 05, 2010

    I'm still a bit tired from our busy weekend, but here's just a post of what we did over this holiday weekend...

    Friday - All 3 of us had the day off (Fridays are my regular day off), so we used the time to wrap up some home improvement projects, including finishing the paint job in Benjamin's new room. He should be ready for the big move within the next few days!

    Saturday - We departed Rochester late morning to meet Dan and Katie at Rock Bottom Brewery for a pre-game lunch. We finally were able to use the tickets I purchased in March for our first Twins game at the new Target Field. It was amazing. The game was great for the first seven innings, but the Twinks ended up losing to the TB Rays even after Thome hit several home runs to beat Killebrew's record. Benjamin loved his first outdoor baseball game.

    Minnie and Paul

    Benjamin at the Twins Game

    Sunday - Mike and I rose very early to drive into Minneapolis for the Red White and Boom Half Marathon. The race began at 6:30am, so I dropped Mike off at the start line and met up with Andy and Jennifer who were cheering in support of Jennifer's friend from Nebraska. Just as Mike approached the 3.5 mile marker where we were cheering, the heavens opened up and a torrential downpour started (no exaggeration!). It rained throughout the entire race, but we were still able to cheer the runners on at 2 locations and the finish line. Mike had a great race and we even dried out after all of that rain!

    Strong finish

    We ended up back at my parents house to celebrate the holiday with a nice boat ride, naps, bonfire and s'mores in the evening. We didn't make it out to a professional fireworks display, but could see (and hear!) all of the private fireworks around the lake.

    Monday - We spent the day with the Schmitts in celebration of Grandma Cindy's 59th birthday. The family met up at a park for a short picnic between the rain storms and then some relaxation at Andy and Jennifer's house. We headed back to Rochester before dinner and are now trying to soak up the last few minutes of the weekend.

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    The Great Labor Debate II

    Thursday, July 01, 2010

    We are now taking bets in the Great Labor Debate (aka when Jessica has the baby). Please leave your bet in the comments on this entry. If you're reading via Facebook, you'll have to visit http://myfamilieschmitt.blogspot.com to comment.

    Please leave the following information to enter the "contest:"
    Name:
    Predicted birth date:

    Jessica's due date is September 25th.

    Good Luck!!

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    updated to include everyone's predictions...
    Jessica (Mommy): 9/20
    Marianne: 9/15
    Mike (Daddy): 9/28
    Jen: 9/22
    Stephanie: 9/29
    Grandma Chris: 9/17
    Kristen: 9/26
    Jamie: 9/23
    Andy: 9/18 (early am)
    Katie: 9/28 (her birthday!)


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