the schoon's

Erik - get back to school work!



Love you, MOM

Me on Wizard 101 (it rocks)

If you see someone on Wizard 101 named ********* (edited by mom - contact us if you play and want to add Erik)  that is me. I will usually be in haunted cave battling Lord Nightshade. I am wearing black and white with a funny hat. I wish I had a pic. If you don't  have a account you should get one. ( You seriously need one. The game rocks ) 

My Day at School

FROM ERIK:

My school day was probably just like everyone else's day but only if they had to write a biography and finish their first draft and graphic organizer for it  and had music and is in fifth grade with a awesome teacher. But, when I put it that way my day sounds pretty good.

new author....

Erik discovered at school last week that we had a family blog...

He wants to be a guest author and why not?

So watch for some posts from a 5th grade point of view....

fun times on halloween

Halloween this year was so much fun.  Falling on a Saturday, we had a whole day to find stuff to do.  In the morning, we walked over to the grand opening of the new Harvest Fresh Market & Delicatessen. It is so nice now to have a grocery store in our own neighborhood.   

In the afternoon, we gathered with neighbors and had a pumpkin carving party.  Erik had fun digging out all the goop and Kristian went more refined with his Pirate face. 

Trick or treating started early at 5pm.  We headed out and got a start on that.  We trick or treated with some of Erik’s friends from school.  The boys were all scary creatures and Kristian felt compelled to shoot them whenever possible with his clone trooper gun.  Kristian tired out earlier so we headed home while Jeff and Erik kept on going. 

After trick or treating we all met up at a neighbors house for some good chili, soup, and fun conversation.  Jeff and I even dressed up for the occasion.  Yes, Buzz and Jesse made their appearance that night.  It was so cute that a little 2 year old at the party actually thought Jeff was Buzz. 

This Halloween had to be one of our most fun yet...  Carving pumpkins, watching the boys enjoy trick or treating, and fun times with neighbors that are not just neighbors, but friends too.

 

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Another conversation with Kristian....

Last night at dinner, we were chatting ...

Mom:  "Kristian, what did you have for lunch today?"

Kristian: "I had a pretzel, cheese, pineapple and broccoli"

Mom: "You ate broccoli?"

Kristian: "No"

Mom: "Why not?"

Kristan: "Because it is green"

Although he looks like a clone of Jeff, he truly is my kid...

how times change...

....I've been sitting here pondering, thinking how fast time is flying by...

Here it is, October already and my last post on my blog was... well, too long ago.

Facebook has seemed to take over updates and sharing pictures... it has been fun to connect with past and present friends but, I've missed blogging, and keeping track of the stories and events happening in the Schoon house.  Even if no one reads them, I have at least documented and recorded those moments that otherwise may have become forgotten. 

So once again, I'm going to try to remember to write this stuff down.  Erik and Kristian are growing up way too fast.  Kristian turned 4 this summer and Erik just turned 10.  

Kristian has just exploded with his vocabulary and language skills.  He was a slow to start talker, and then one that I knew what he was saying, but not everyone else would.  I'm loving the stories and the continual repeat of those stories that I am getting from him.  I love this year for him, as it is a big year of changes... going from starting pre-school to hopefully being ready to start Kindergarten next summer.  The emotional, physical and social changes that I see in him are more noticeable now.

Erik is in 5th grade, and is looking more like a young man than kid everyday.  Getting taller every day.  I no longer have to bend over to give him a kiss goodbye in the morning... Before I know it I'll be looking up to him.  He and I had so much fun on his birthday.  I took him away in the afternoon to have time just with him.  We headed to the art festival and decided this would be a birthday tradition.  Just Erik and I, having a little hang out time.  I told him that I was having so much fun with him and that I had to get this in now while I could, as there would come a day that he might not want to go out and spend time with just his mom.  He told me how could I think such a thing, he would always want to spend time with me.

And now that is documented...    :)

Erik turns 10 - and requests Lemon Cupcakes and all his family in to visit.

Kristian playing soccer.. or thinking he is playing soccer...

 

Weekend visitors... special friends from the DesignerDigitals team that live within driving distance...

How lucky am I that a hobby I love, has allowed me to meet so many wonderful people.  

hello??????

Ok - I'm still here, are you????

FAMILY UPDATE
Summer is here and we are enjoying it so much so far!

We built a list...

.. and are checking things off and kids aren't getting a chance yet to be bored....

So we are trying our best to keep busy, have fun, remember the things we want to do and then just some hanging out.... and with all the fun we are trying to do, I'm trying to be much better at taking the picture and documenting it :)

Erik finished school a week ago, hard to believe he is now a 5th grader... HOW DID THAT HAPPEN?  And Kristian will be 4 this summer and start Pre-Kindergarten in the fall.

WANT A CANDLE?

There's no hiding it... I love a good scented candle... and these have to be my absolute favorite!  They are starting something new on Friday's this summer and will be giving a candle away each week through their blog...so add them to your RSS reader, become a fan on Facebook or follow them on twitter to find out about their giveaways... it's worth it!  These candles are too good!

and... I'm definitely going to try to be better at this blogging so if you are still out there reading this, leave me a note and let me know you are still out there as well! :)

Kristian comment of the day....

"I need a new tongue!"

Said with a slight lisp, after chewing a cinnamon bomb hard candy at the bank. 

Ok, guess you had to be there... but it had all the bank employees trying to hold back their laughter.

got another one done...

Always feels good when I get a layout done, and one that is just... FUN.

Gotta love Cellphone Photos...

Lindsay (everyone needs a Lindsay in their life) took these for us one day after taking the boys to the pumpkin patch. 

I'm trying so hard to get more caught up on my scrapbook pages for the boys and it's been fun to go through the pictures that I haven't worked with yet and see the fun from this past year. 

Here's the scoop on the layout in case you are curious.  Gotta love that DesignerDigitals!