The 4 Schu's

January 2014

Ever since we moved in I had wanted a new sink. I finally convinced Mike to go for it:)

Our good friend Kelly convinced us to go to Milligan for a freezing cold concert. As part of the Super Bowl hype they had a surprise concert in Milligan, NE. It ended up being Lee Brice, which was from Sumter, SC-crazy because that is where I was born!

Brad and I trying to stay warm!

The Milligan water tank was even lit up in blue for Pepsi!

This was our whole crew-the Keaslings, Kastens, and Schumachers!

Brad passed out and Mike was being goofy :)

In celebration of Avery and Delayna's birthdays all of us girls went and got our nails done! This was Reeve's first time getting her nails done and she LOVED it!

Avery turned 10, so we ate a big Eileen's cookie!

Joden fell asleep like this-he was a wore out Batman :)

Of course we could not go without getting sick once this winter :(

Reeve decided to take pictures of herself :)

And she took some of daddy :)

And of mommy!

January was actually not too busy, so I did not take a lot of pictures. It was great to relax though and have fun after a busy holiday season. I LOVE time at home with those I love most :) 2014 though is a great feeling for me-I have begun my dissertation and pray to God that I complete it this year!!

December....an exciting time of year!

One of mom's favorite coffee places is Baristas in Grand Island, so we often will go on the weekend to enjoy a lazy morning at the coffee shop!

Mike and I actually went to a Christmas party and had a decent time, but of course Miss Reeve was up around 3:30am and then up for the day at 6am:(

Walmart shopping with mom! She was so tired!

A good friend Rachel got these name straws for the kids and they LOVE them! Thanks Rachel for thinking of us:)

Mike and I have vowed to do monthly dates, so for this month I chose to have us go to a Nebraska Women's Basketball game. After the game we went to eat sushi and have a few beers! We had a great time and enjoyed getting to see the new arena!

Enjoying a fun night at the Kastens! Katie got this white elephant gift at one of our Learning Facilitator meetings, so her and Kelly tried it on:)

More straw fun:)

I thought Reeve looked cute this day for daycare so I snapped a photo:)

Joden is now at a new daycare and really only has 2 'boy' friends that are from his previous daycare. Most of our friends have girls otherwise:) So, he had been begging me to have a friend over from preschool. Therefore, Stratton ended up coming to our house to play. I also took them out to Dairy Queen for ice cream! The boys did great and we hope to have him over again:)

I LOVE my work schedule because it allows me to attend some of Joden's preschool functions. I got to go see his Christmas party where they made reindeer food and they ate cupcakes, eggnog, and juice. It was so cute because he was the last one to finish his treats-he savored every bite!

The kids and I went to a GISH girls basketball game and they LOVED it! We will have to hit up a few more this winter.

Mike's Christmas party for work. We went and ate at the Holiday Inn and had a few drinks in the bar at the hotel.

The kids are starting to play more like this together:) It is fun to see!

A lady at work was selling these large cookies to decorate for $5 so I got one for each kid. They loved it and it was well worth it-what a great deal!