Recent Activity

Poor Oliver Schulz, in the lonely living room, not know what time his next snack will come, all because he can't read! He can't get through his board books, so he chews them out of anger and frustration.

He does get rewarded by getting to help in the finer things in life like cleaning the floor. He doesn't need to read for that! *This post brought to you in part by Auntie Missy who got Oliver this shirt from a rummage sale.

Kazoo You!

Music is typically streaming out of the Schulz household. Ollie's new instrument of choice, the kazoo! Enjoy his "skills!"

Holiday Recap

Well, its 2010 and I haven't blogged in a while. We had a... um... well... interesting holiday. It was 13 days, 40 + hours in the car, and about 7 different beds all rolled into holiday cheer. Throw in Oliver infesting at least 7 people with the flu, a car dvd player that didn't work, a freezing rain storm, a typical lake effect snow white out, and you can call it our Christmas adventures. But, that is all the crazy stuff! We had a great time seeing all the family and a few friends during our time in the Midwest! And, luckily there is a whole year in between so I can try and forget how hectic it was.

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Butte Des Morts, WI: We discovered Ollie LOVES the sled. Grandma & Grandpa Schulz got the appropriate present!

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This is right before Ollie gave Bill quite the Christmas Eve gift. (puke right down his shirt)

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Grafton: WI: This was at the Schulz Family Christmas, four generations of Schulz gentlemen. Wilmer-the-Great trying to keep Ollie in line.

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Almena, WI: The Krecker Family Christmas: GG Ede & Gordon-the-Great with all their grandkids. And then Santa appeared out of no where! Ollie was clinging to his Yo Gabba Gabba DVD & his nuk since his blankie was out of reach.

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Duluth, MN: A small present opening session with the Natales. Oliver got a little help from his cousins and discovered a Yo Gabba Gabba boom box. It came in real handy in the car ride on the way back to NY!

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Aurora, MN: Grandpa Jon had to bring Ollie out on the MULE even if it was pretty frigid out. By the look of it, Bill had a good time too.

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The Schulz's go to a Hanukkah Party

Ah, the holiday season is in full swing! Being from the north, the only real different religions we were really exposed to were varying degrees of Christianity. Since we've moved here to NY, out of the tight-knit three amigos, I'm the tolkien Christian! It is so interesting to learn about Judaism. Last night was the second night of Hanukkah. We were lucky enough to be invited to our first Hanukkah party at the Wilkofsky residence.

The party was a delicious feast! Julie's mom, who is lovingly refered to as, Grandma Emily, was in town to help. The menu for Hanukkah is highly revolved around oil and frying. Yum!! :) Grandma Emily had been frying food since Friday!! Chicken cutlets and potato latkes were the highlights. Here, you see me supervising Judith as she giving Emily a break in the latke department.

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Here, we are in full swing co-mothering. Judith is already getting the 3 amigos food distributed before I even have Ollie down. Julie is ready to get some pictures of Jordyn's first Hanukkah party.















I was personally touched when Judith asked Oliver and I to light Phin's menorah. I was very attentive when I was getting my menorah lighting lesson from Judith. Isn't the puppy menorah the cutest!? It was a beautiful thing to be a part of and witness for the first time. The Hebrew blessings that they were singing were enchanting. I could have listened to them all night.






















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After the lighting of the menorahs, we got to relax and enjoy great company. Oliver, Jordyn, and Phineas flocked to Grandma Emily. They have grandma radar! We like to joke that when Julie had Jordyn, Emily didn't realize that she got triplets! When it comes to the three amigos, if you like one, you must like them all! :)

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In all, it was a great first Hanukkah experience. I always apologize for my lack of knowledge on Judaism. They have been more than nice to teach me! Thanks ladies!!

WI Birthday and Turkey Day!

Happy Black Friday everyone!

I've been slow at updating this. Last week, we ventured home to Wisconsin for Bill to deer hunt and for our family and friends to help celebrate Oliver's birthday. Ollie's party was a monster bash, fitted with another amazing cake! (My son is spoiled in the pastry department!) It was a classic case of trying to jam too much stuff into too few days. It was nice to see all the family, including my side. We also jammed in Oliver's 1 year pictures. Here is a link: http://www.picturepeople.com/sso/publishconfirm.sso?data=oYi6GlkxOr3ytxAU2iHuG7eFvx8EjKN%2bN4h5mYiDiQZdoxgn4rkWNJK%2f6SSlccizdata=oYi6GlkxOr3ytxAU2iHuG7eFvx8EjKN%2bN4h5mYiDiQZdoxgn4rkWNJK%2f6SSlcciz

The trip went so fast!! But, Christmas is now right around the corner.

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Yesterday, we had a "transplant" thanksgiving. We definitely have been blessed to have found amazing friends here. It has made our relocation a lot easier to know we have good friends to celebrate holidays with. Our spread was amazing. We had delicious foods. It was fun to have everyone's family favorites all on one table. Ollie's friends Phin and Jordyn helped him enjoy his thanksgiving too. Phin displayed his thankfulness to Oliver. Baby kisses are so cute!!

Wow... we have a one year old!

Wow, I don't have too much else to say other than that. We have all gotten through year healthy and safe! Oliver got to celebrate on his acutal birthday, the 12th and today. Here are some pictures from his actual birthday. We were able to Skype with the Voelz family and we were able to have them watch Ollie eat his cupcake!

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Today was Oliver's robot party. Most of you know how I am... I chuckled in the kitchen when I heard my friend Judith say, "Julie told me Kim has been planning this party since Julie's know her." (I met Julie in May.) Ah yes, my ability to go overboard peered its head for Oliver's party. My sister asked me if there was going to be ponies... Missy, it is a ROBOT party! Only if I could have found robot ponies, silly!! It was a great time today. I could have fed about 40 poeple with the amount of food I had. The kiddos all had fun. I was glad I made the kids bibs and onesies. Ollie wasn't the only one that needed a change of clothes and a bath after the cake! As a side note, we had to actually hose down the high chair!

Someone is turning one soon!

Here is a little preview of Oliver's robot birthday. These turned out way too cute! Thank you to our friend Christina that taught me the ways of the cupcake pop!