An Uneventful Week

We finally had an uneventful week at the Schroeder House!  You may laugh at this, but we have had a lot of sickness and activities going on lately that it was nice to have a relaxing week to just enjoy being together.  Braylei has been having headaches and nausea for the last few weeks so her doctor ordered a CT Scan on her head to make sure everything was all right.  Thankfully, the results came back with only a sinus infection and she is doing much better.  We really appreciate the prayers and acts of kindness that our friends and family sent our way; we could not have made it through this uncertain time without all of you.

Kellston, 13 months old

Since both Braylei and Tayscen are back in school, it has been a lot of fun to just spend time with Brix and Kellston.  We have filled our days with building with blocks, coloring, and playing house.  Brix entertains herself so easily, that there are times when she doesn't even want me to play:)  It has also been really nice for me to be able to start back at my Stroller Strong Workout Class again!  I have to admit, the first couple of days were a little rough and I was sore before class was even over, but man is it good to be back!  Brix and Kellston enjoy being outdoors too and of course enjoy playing at the park afterwards.  Brix has really enjoyed being in charge of the other kids at class and whenever the instructor says to the moms to put their babies in a circle she will turn to me and say, "I not a baby, I'm a big girl. I watch the babies for you mom."

Brix built this castle all by herself

Kellston loves to swing

Brix helping push Kellston on the swing

On Friday night we were able to go see our best friends, the Days, that have recently moved to Auburn, AL.  Thankfully, it is only about a 45 minute drive!  We hung out and had homemade pizza for dinner, where everyone was able to create their own.  The kids had a blast putting all the toppings on their crust and then enjoying ice cream afterwards.  They girls were able to play dress up in some old dresses of Bonny's and the boys ran around tormenting the girls of course, but fun was had by all.  We ended the night with a pajama movie watching party, where we viewed my favorite movie from when I was a kid "The Great Mouse Detective".  We had such a great time and hope to do it again soon!

Brix and Knox rolling the dough out for their pizzas

Jeremy had to go into work on Saturday morning until about two in the afternoon so the kids and I had a lazy day around the house.  We all slept in until about 8:00 am and didn't even eat breakfast until about 10:30!  Tayscen spent the morning building with legos, which is one of his favorite past times.  Braylei painted her fingers and toes and applied some new sticker decals to them that she recently got.  Kellston and Brix ended up taking 4.5 hour naps, which worked out well so that I could work on my lesson for church.  When Jeremy got home he took the kids to Lowes and Home depot to buy supplies for a balance the beam that he is building for the kids.  After they got home, we threw some chicken on the grill and had butter beans and zucchini quinoa for dinner.  The kids enjoyed eating outside and playing.

Bray painting her nails

Taysce and his lego creations

Family picnic on the deck

After church today, Braylei decided to give Brix and Tayscen drawing lessons.  She loves to do anything where she gets to be in charge:)  She kept telling Tayscen that they needed to draw something that was easy so that he could copy it.  After much deliberation on his part, Tayscen finally shouts, "I know Braylei, a sandbox!"  Way to go T, a square colored in brown should definitely be something that you can copy:)

Drawing lessons with Braylei

Tonight for Family Home Evening, it was Tayscen's turn to give the lesson.  He decided he wanted to teach us about The Brother of Jared.  He had us all help act out the story while he narrated what was going on.  Jeremy got to be the Tower of Babel:)  The kids were really into recreating the whole story and Taysce did a great job teaching us about how we get to Heaven and what it means to have Faith.  We ended the night playing Simon Says, reading scriptures, eating whole wheat apple crisp, and listening to Jeremy read "Harry Potter".

Jeremy as the Tower of Babel