painting

she looks pretty goofy- but she had a blast. Look for these switch plates in our home. She was SO happy that she just needed to give her biggest smile!

summertime

Our Treat!

The approach was daunting

Good thing we practiced!

Still not too sure of what was happening...













Huck, Maeve, Claira, Jacob -- the Stuive kids took special care of Maever













John & Kathleen are experts!













This Halloweeen was one of those special moments - Maeve was amaevzing! She didn't know what to do at first, but by the third or fourth house she was running across lawns - so happy! Shouting, "have a happy halloween... thank you... have a good nite... I'm ready to go to the next house..."

So much fun and we were so proud of her - she walked for about 90 minutes, took a couple of spills and popped back up. When asked if she wanted any help (carry her or hold her loot) - "no, I wanna keep walking..."

She's even managed to have just "... one little piece" of candy a day.

pick me!

Fall Gifts

Family Time

All Huck

bounce house

here's a picture of huck at 6.5 months, enjoying the Bounce House with Maever

videos

videos

springtime finally

Finally, an update. I guess we're missing a lot of Huck... but we sure are having fun!

the best

Isn't this the best...

Some recent photos

big sis

Maeve embraces the competition!


Henryk Clyde Kalisz Schuler

Born on February 28th, 2011

20 inches
8.13 lbs

new kid on the block

at 8:57 am on 2.28.11 we brought the the world one big boy. measures 8.13 / 20 inches long. Big feet, shoulders, and hands. We are blessed!

Katie is doing great!

indoor sledding

Sledding

We tried something new today - the video is one of the first runs. What you DON'T hear is "again" for the next 1/2 hour. The hills got bigger and she got faster. Finally, we did the sledding hill on the backside of the property. Dad got tired after a few runs. She cried.

Enjoy!

We can get her to do just about anything

Maeve, take these to the trash...

Maeve, run the vacuum...

Maeve, honey... shovel the driveway...

Maeve, grade these papers.

Sometimes I question our motives, and I wonder about the ethic of this parenting technique, and I'm disappointed in myself for resorting to this bait.

However, her focus is amazing and she seems happiest when chewing on this scrumptious burst of fruity flavor. Furthermore, I have witnessed with my own eyes her incredible reach and climbing ability when placing the tasty treat just out of reach.

All in all, hearing her say, "fruk snak" is just another way to benchmark her human development.

baby face

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What finally got us to post again...