Seaworld

My 3 girls and I relaxing on the super comfy beds at our hotel which just so happened to be about a mile from Seaworld. It was the nicest hotel I have stayed at in a long time, because I am cheap. However, we decided to try a Hilton hotel instead of the usual quality inn or something similar....I dont think I will ever stay anywhere else thats not in the Hilton chain! The beds were super comfy, it was very clean, and the people were very nice!

 This is Maddie and Kenzie outside of the penguin house...both sweaty but happy!

 One of the resturaunts we went to while in San Antonio was Mamacitas...it is Maddie's favorite!

 The girls and I sitting outside our hotel at one of the fire pits watching a movie on the side of the hotel and eating smores! This was also another wonderful perk of the hotel!

The girls were very tired towards the end of the day at Seaworld so we went to the Elmo Rocks show and they were so tired they didnt even get out with the other kids and dance, lol.

This is Josh and the girls outside of the whale show.

For the most part I loved Seaworld! It is very family friendly, and has nursing stations throughout the park whick made my life much easier. We got their when the gates opened at 10 and left when they closed at 9. The girls did awesome and we all had a good time. That being said, there was one horrific moment while we were there. I had taken Landry to a nursing station to feed her and I told Josh to let the girls play at the little playground while they waited. This was all good and well until I got back and Josh came over to me from inside the playground and asked what the plan was. We decided to go grab a bite to eat, so Josh went to get the girls.....Well he found Maddie and of course she had to go potty, so I took her. However he didnt see Kenzie so I told him to go look in the slides since she had already been stuck once while I was gone, I just figured she did it again. So when I get back from taking Maddie to the restroom....Josh has a panicked look on his face and says that she is not on the playground and apparently (unknown to us) there was another gate opening that she must have went out. So I grabbed the first worker I saw and was telling him we couldnt find our daughter, and the face painting guy behind us overheard and said she was in the resturant right next door. He went and got her and out she comes with the biggest grin on her face and a big hug for me....I about lost it!!! For those 5 minutes that we didnt know where she was I was horrified!! I of course started to cry and the really nice worker girl asked if I needed anything (which was sweet). It took about 15 minutes for me just to get a grip. I felt like such a horrible mom!! I didnt want to tell anyone what had happened because I didnt want other people to think I was a bad mom either, but after telling a few people I realized that it had happened to several other people and I knew I didnt think any less of them, so that made me feel a little better.

Other than that we did have a great time though. I was glad that we borrowed a double stroller for the trip, it was a must have! Also we bought all you can eat bracelets that morning, and we got our moneys worth for sure!! We saw everything in the park I think except the sharks, but I guess that leaves us someting to check out next time!

My 3 girls!

Landry is such a wonderful baby! She is a night owl like Josh and I, and her favorite time to want attention is anywhere from 11pm -3am. Luckily for me after going back to work, Josh would take her into the living room to give her the attention she wanted so that I could function for my last 2 weeks of work. She is actually 2 months, 2 weeks, and 2 days old today...She has gone to sleep around 11 the past few nights. Sometimes she will wake up around 5 to eat and other times not till 6 or 7. She was in the 78% in her weight at her 2 month check up and the 50% in her height (which for my children is big). The only thing that we were concerned with after her 2 month check up is that she had not reached one of the milestones they asked us about, which is cooing or talking. Other than crying she had not made a peep. Dr. Sawyer asked if she had passed her hearing test at the hospital, which she had, and asked if she responded to our voices, which I just figured she had....but then after thinking about it, I wasnt sure if it was my voice or me rocking her that soothed her. So then Josh and I went into panic mode thinking she made me hard of hearing and wondering what we could do. Then after a few days, we just decided that we needed to calm down and see if she just starts "talking". Its been 2 weeks and she makes an occasional sound, but its not as frequent as it should be (YET). I am thinking to myself that she was 3 weeks early and maybe she will start talking in a few more weeks. If not apparently that could be a sign of some sort of hearing loss, but we do not go back to the doctor until July. She has started smiling more often though, which I LOVE! She is wearing 3 month clothes which is great, but I was a little sad to pack up the newborns so soon. OH, and by the way....SHE STILL HAS BLUE EYES!!! :)

Maddie and Kenzie are so funny!! I laugh at them everyday and love their personalities! They both love Landry and give her kisses all the time, but other than that they are too busy playing with each other to notice her. Maddie is still doing gymnastics every Wednesday, she finished her first season of soccer a few weeks ago, and we are fixing to sign her up for a cheerleading camp in Bronte (I know nothing about cheering, but she seems to love it). We are also going to try to sign her up for Vacation Bible School, we just havent figured out when or where yet, but I think she would also love that. Kenzie is a ring tail tooter! She is always getting into things, but that smile melts my heart everytime. She is crazy, but fun...several people say she acts like me, lol. She is getting better at talking, but still hard to understand sometimes when she gets excited. She follows Maddie everywhere and I am hoping that their relationship evolves into one of best friends when they get older.

Although Josh and I would like a boy to carry on the Schoenfield name, I dont know what I would do without my 3 wonderful girls! We are very blessed!

On Sunday we are leaving for our summer vacation to Seaworld! I have never been and am excited to experience it though my daughters eyes as well.

 (Note for teachers: you can get one free ticket if you are currently employeed)

We did run out of time, lol

Well I did run out of time, but then again its not my schedule that matters. God has his own agenda and I know everything happens when he wants it to. For those of you that dont know, my water broke on March 20th after I got home from work. It was a shock and then I went into panic mode. Only to find out that Dr. Wilson wouldnt be delivering Landry either because he wasnt the doctor on call :( So then I went into super panic mode....Josh as always calmed me down, and started packing our bags, while I called and got the go ahead to come into the hospital. We ended up having Landry via c-section as planned but Dr. Adams was the doctor instead. Landry was born at 8:20 pm (or military time that would be 20:20) on March 20th! I will update more later, but she is crying, so I will just post a pic for now.

Introducing~~~~~ Landry Shea Schoenfield
7 lbs. 3 oz. 19.5 inches long

Running out of time, but doing what I can!

I have about a month left before Landry blesses us with her presence, but soooo much to do. For now though we have got the bunk beds up and the girls are sleeping in them very well. They havent fallen off yet, but I check both of them several times before I go to sleep to make sure they are sleeping closer to the wall side. The only 2 big items that we had to get new for Landry was the bedding and a new stroller/carseat. I was going to wait on the bedding, but I got an email that said it had only limited quantities left, so I went ahead and bought it. So now I have both big items sitting in my living room ready to go :)

My list of to do items doesnt seem to be getting any smaller even though I have marked several things off of it. I guess as soon as I finish one task another gets added before I can make any progress, lol.

The most difficult thing for me to get checked off my list before Landry gets here is getting ready for a permanant sub that I have never met. My previous sub is now working with me as a first grade teacher, so I didnt know anyone else to take the job. My principle found someone for me, and she nor I know her (which makes me quite a bit nervous). On top of that, I am busy non stop at work and can barely stay caught up day to day.....so trying to get lesson plans and assessment tests made up for the last 6 weeks of school is so hard right now! I have tried, but I make no progress!! I guess since Josh will be working most of Spring Break and we cant really go anywhere I will just have to spend my Spring Break away from school, at school getting ready for my maternity leave.

The second biggest task is getting our house rearranged and cleaned up before Landry arrives. We have been slowly taking stuff to Bronte in the event that a house comes up for sale in the near future, so that if we need to sale our house quickly it wouldnt be as hard. So thats just a process that we are doing as much as we can when we can.

This summer will be a busy time for Josh and I's parents for sure. Not only are Josh and I having Landry in April, my brother Jay is having a baby boy in July and Josh's sister Lacy is having a baby boy in July as well!! I will be a Mommy of 3 and get 2 new nephews all in one summer!

It will be interesting to see what happens with the moving process in all this time. We have been looking in Bronte for about 3 years and have made offers that have been turned down or have liked houses that are overpriced, or just plain havent seen a house that doesnt require alot of updating/repairing. We have been told by some friends that if they move (which they plan on if all works out) that they would offer us the house before putting it on the market, and we love it!! So we are just being patient and like I have always told Josh...God has a reason for everything! So even though the previous 2 houses we put offers in didnt work out, I never got really upset because I know that he just had something better for us. Truth be told, knowing now about the house we may get soon, I am super excited we didnt get the other 2 houses.

Happy Dr. Seuss Day by the way!! (60 first graders and I made ziplock bags full of oobleck today in honor of Dr. Seuss! They loved it!)

New bed, new sport, and new baby!!

We finally decided that it was time to get the rest of the parts to make Kenzies twin bed into a bunk bed. Not that I am thrilled of the thought of Kenzie sleeping outside of her crib, but I figure it will be better to do this transition now that after the baby comes. So this is a picture of what their beds will look like minus the ladder. We bought the steps with drawers for 3 reasons...

First- I dont trust Kenzie climbing up the ladder or Maddie coming down in the middle of the night on the ladder to potty.

Second- The price of the stairs is less than one trip to the ER with a broken arm (so we will call it insurance)

Third- There are drawers in each step which helps with much needed storage since their will be 3 girls in one room until we move to Bronte (which is still a mystery- but for sure before summer of 2013 when Maddie will be starting school).

Needless to say, I love the beds and am excited to start rearranging the girls room. Now I just have to find a comforter set for Kenzie.

As far as Landry goes, I have done NOTHING! We have worn out the carseat stroller with Maddie and Kenzie, and I want her to have her own bedding set for her crib....and cant decide on a decision for either thing. So hopefully I order things in enough time that they will be here before she arrives in about 9 weeks...AHHHHH!

Maddie is still loving gymnastics and is improving a great deal :) But now we are going to throw in soccer to the mix and see how that goes. Practices are supposed to start this month and she will have a game every Saturday in March and April except spring break. Landry better be ready to watch some soccer because I am determined not to miss a game. So Landry may see her first soccer game at 3 days old :) Maddie will be on the Lil Hurricanes in the toddler league, and I am excited!

I will try to update more often than I have been.....but no promises!

Quick Trip :)

We went to stay with Granny Betty (Joshs grandma) at her time share on Canyon Lake in New Braunfels. On Monday we left the girls with Granny Betty and George and went to float the Guadalupe River. Apparently, it is much funner when the water is higher, so I was told. I was the only one who had not been tubing, unless you count the lazy river at Schlitterbaun. We had to paddle almost the whole way, but we still had a good time in the freezing cold water. The group of us that floated the river.

After we got back from the river the guys were a little tired...but Kenzie was ready to go. So Josh and I took Maddie and Kenzie to the pool.

This is Maddie at 11 oclock or so when she was talking in her sleep and she sat up for about 3 minutes before she finally laid back down. I was just laughing, because its cute to me. Josh felt sorry for her I guess, but its his fault because she got it from him, lol!

While we were there we checked out games and played putt putt for free, which was really cool. Then on our way home we went through Fredricksburg and did a little shopping. Josh bought me a really cool UT hat and Lacy bought Jaycee her first Christmas ornament at the Christmas store, which I LOVE! We also went into the handmade candle shop and watched her make some ghost candles, also very neat. I havnt been to Fredricksburg since we stopped there on our way to the state volleyball tournament my Freshman year. It has grown so much!! I could spend an entire weekend there looking through all the stores.

WOW!

The girls cruising in the back yard on Maddies gator. Watching the fireworks from the Pops Concert at the Rio Concho Manor parking lot with Granny Betty and George.
My festive 4th of July cake with homemade cream cheese icing!! yum!

With facebook as popular as it is now days, I feel like writing in a blog is sometimes repetitive, but I do still read everyone elses on a regular basis. So here is an update so I dont become a blog ghost!

Josh- got moved back to Central fire station when he got his promotion to driver so he has actually had some long nights at work here recently as opposed to working at the airport fire station where the runs were few and far between. We also went to Josh's 10 year reunion a few weeks ago and I met several more of his classmates and got to spend the day at Fort Chadbourne.

Marlayna- been spending the summer cleaning and somewhat packing stuff that I wont need in the next year. I will explain our moving status in a minute. I have also been babysitting my neice Jaycee when Josh is home to help. When Josh is at work, his mom watches Jaycee because frankly...she is pretty high maintance, lol. We went to the river with my best friend Mallory and had a nice relaxing couple of days just catching up and floating in the river. Today I had a staff development and the girls went with my friend Amy Richardson for the first time and they did really well. So it looks like she will be watching them on the days that Josh works this year. I planted some Target dollar bin tomatoe seeds several months ago as something fun to do with Maddie and now that has turned into 11 full grown tomatoe plants in my back yard. I am so excited!!!

Maddie- She is doing gymnastics this summer and absoultely loves it!! She is also finally swimming again with floaties (after YMCA swimming lessons, she lost all courage in the water). Lacy got an above ground pool and we have been over there quiet a bit and she is regaining her confidence more and more each time. She has also found a new foundness of Justin Beiber, and wants to hear Baby, Baby on repeat everywhere we go. This song among many others she can sing along with, which amazes me.

Kenzie- she is a ball of energy! She is also such a Happy Girl!! It is so hard to get on to her because she just smiles her supper cute smile and it takes everything I have to keep a straight and serious face! She has 4 teeth on top and bottom, but no canines, but 3 of her 4 molars have already broke through...In the past 6 months her weight hasnt changed and her hair hasnt grown much at all :/ She LOVES cows! We went to the ranch the other day and I have never laughed so hard...she kept whipping her head from side to side, pointing, and saying oooohhhh! and then shaking her hands with excitement!

As far as our moving plans go, you may think we are crazy, and until 2 weeks ago I would have agreed! We are going to buy a modular home (aka double wide) and put it in Bronte. We have been looking at houses in Bronte and although some have been acceptable, they have either been way over priced or just not big enough. So after Lacy and Dusty convinced us to go look in Abilene, I am now convinced that this is the way to go! They are built SOOOO much better than they used to be, and you can get so much more house for so much less! However, since Maddie wont start school for probobly 2 years, we are going to stay here for one more year while I am working in San Angelo and will buy a lot in Bronte and try to pay it off before next summer when it comes time to buy the house. This way I will not have to drive back and forth to work, and we can take our time packing and getting stuff fixed and updated before we sale this house.

There is so much more I could update on, but as usual this post is long enough...so until next time! Goodbye