Wow, its been a while!
The kids are growing so fast! Bridget turned 3 in December and is completely potty trained!Not buying diapers is a major plus! Both children are at St. Francis Preschool and love it! We are looking into schools for Jack for Kindergarten next year. So many choices, Magnet, Charter, Private...ahhhhh! We've been doing a lot of research and school tours.
Jack and Bridget are both taking Kinderspanish once a week after school. I can't believe how much they retain!
John just got back from a school trip in Florida and he got his scuba certification! He got swim with Manatees!
I am going this month to a 3 day workshop to get my Music Together Training. I will be able to teach preschool music through the Music Together program. I'm super excited.
We have 2 new members of our family as well. Both kids got a pet mouse( while John was away I got a little nutty and let them buy a pet!) Bridget's mouse's name is Mousy and Jack's is Runs on Wheels....no kidding he named his mouse Runs on Wheels( apparently he is Native American!)
Jack is getting so big and smart! He is starting to read words and can write like a champ! He also has a mean throw...we may have to start him in Tee-Ball!
Bridget is doing great at school and making friends. She is a funny little girl, with a very dry sense of humor which is refreshing!

I promise to update this blog WAY more often, so keep checking and see what we are up to!

The Schoultz Clan

Happy Valentines Day

Its been a while since our last post, but as you can imagine its been BUSY around here!

Bridget is so close to walking. She pulls herself up on everything and cruises along the couch. She has been brave enough to let go a few times and stand on her own, but quickly realizes that she's not holding on to anything and grabs on tight! She started blowing kisses and says thank you in her own way( dee dee is what she says!)

Jack is growing so big! He must have had a growth spurt because all of a sudden he is fitting perfectly into 3T clothes. Just weeks ago they were hanging off of him! He is starting to really talk like a big boy now. He told me the other day, that his diaper was scared of his underwear( as you can tell, potty training is not going too well!) He loves school and has made many friends as did I! The group of moms at the Temple Preschool are so nice and have really become good friends of mine. Jack is also picking up many things in Hebrew and said the pray before eating all in Hebrew last night!

As many of you may know I turned 30 this past January....I said Goodbye to my twenties and Hello to my thirties with a nice party and a massage at the spa!

We have found out that Jack is going to need eye surgery on both of his eyes. He has a condition called Exotropia. It has to do with his eye muscles not his vision and unfortunately the only solution for it is to have surgery. The surgery is scheduled for April and though its an outpatient surgery, we are all very scared for him...nobody wants their baby to go through surgery:(

The weather here has been BEAUTIFUL! Its been in the 60's and 70's all week! We have been playing soccer outside and going for walks almost everyday.

Happy Birthday Bridget and much more!

Our baby girl has turned 1!!!!

Yesterday we had a birthday party for our little Bridgy. All of her close friends and family were here to help her celebrate her big day. We ate brownies and played. She did a great job seeing as she barely had an afternoon nap that day! John and I cannot believe its been a whole year since this beautiful girl came into our lives! Big brother Jack had a fun time playing with his friends and stealing potato chips behind my back! Bridget got so many wonderful gifts...she now has her own dolls to play with and bears and pony's etc...

Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah and we are getting ready for 8 wonderful nights of the kids opening gifts and lighting the menorah. Jack has learned alot about Hanukkah at school. He loves spinning dreidels and even has a hat he made with a candle from a menorah on it.

Jack is LOVING school. Its such a great place for him. Its a small class and the teachers are wonderful. He has learned so much just in the few months that he has been there. I can't wait to see what new things he will learn! He can now count to 20 and sing his ABC's. He is also saying much bigger sentences and saying the funniest things like" Daddy needs a shower"!!!

John is on winter vacation and is so happy to relax( as much as you can with 2 small children!)

We have a packed week ahead of us; starting with Bridget's birthday, then Hanukkah, then Christmas, our anniversary and then New Years!!! It'll be fun here at the Schoultz house this week!

Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone!

I know its been a while since we've updated this blog, but as you can imagine...life is pretty hectic here at the Schoultz house!

Jack is LOVING preschool...he is excited to go every time now...he walks right in and could care less if I'm there or not! He loves is new friends, especially Lindsay, who he calls "Windsy"!

Every Friday they have a Shabbat service for the toddlers and he gets so excited now, and runs around saying"Shabbat, Shabbat!" Bridget enjoys the service too....she is mesmerized by all the people and music.

Bridget started crawling 1 week ago, so life as we know it has now become more complicated! Jack is still getting used to Bridget crawling towards him...most of the time he says"No Bridget" and runs away! He is being a very good Big Brother by sharing his toys and making sure Bridgy has something to play with.

Tonight was Halloween, and Jack LOVED Trick or Treating! He went to every house on the block saying "trick or treat" and "thank you" after he got his candy. The church on the corner had a Halloween festival that is free to the public, so we went and played some games and Jack went on his first ride every, the swings. We have a video of him, and he was so excited. He wanted to ride again! I think John and I were more nervous than he was!

Jack dressed up as a scarecrow and Bridget was a ladybug. Grammy and I had to coax Jack into his costume with lollipops, but it was well worth the sugar rush because he looked adorable. And Bridget was the most content little ladybug there ever was!

John and I are doing great. We are getting ready to attempt a drive to Schenectady for Thanksgiving and since we have NEVER taken a road trip with children...it should be FUN!

Pop go the Wiggles!

Ok, so I took Jack to go see the Wiggles live in concert last night and it was amazing. He sat with his jaw hanging open for the first 30 min of the show...then decided to go up to the stage and dance like a roadie! I think I was more starstruck then he was at first. I was laughing the whole time watching him get so excited. My friend Sara had a good time watching my butt go back and forth in front of the stage as I chased Jack from side to side!Check out the videos and pics!

Blueberries and Martha Stewart

Hello everyone!

We all went blueberry picking this weekend and Jack absolutely loved it. He crouched under every bush and ate all the blueberries he found! Bridget and John went off together to get their own and I was trying to make sure Jack didn't eat all the berries on the bushes! Grammy and Papa showed up a little while later and joined in on the fun!

Bridget has started saying" dada" and can feed herself crackers. She is also sitting up on her own. She loves her veggies and is gaining good weight. She weighed 21 pounds last week! She is so fun to be around, she is always smiling and laughing.

Jack is really loving both John and I being home. He has started to randomly give hugs out of the blue and always yells " Surprise" whenever you walk in a room( he says aprise!) He has taken a liking to Blues Clues and sings all the songs along with the show! We recently bought tickets to go see the Wiggles live in concert next month, so that will be exciting for him!

I got in this weird homemaker craze and decided to re-do our living room. I made a slip cover from a sheet set( I know, who would have thunk it!?!?!?) and painted the front door red. I also re did the playroom, getting rid of alot of toys and adding some carpet. I'm now looking for my next project..... I think it will be repainting the living room since Jack decided to be Picasso and draw a mural on the wall( see the pic)
Life here is great, but the summer is going by too fast, I'm getting used to having John here!

Hope everyone is well!

Its been a while

Its been a while since I've updated our blog, but its been quite busy around the Schoultz house!

Jack turned 2 on May 29 and Grandma Debbie and Bubbe( Gwen) came down for the festivities. Jack had a blast with all of his friends and his new swing set that daddy nicely fixed up for him. I cannot believe my little boy is 2...its seems like yesterday that I was holding him and rocking him to sleep( or maybe that's just because I do that with Bridget now! I guess that's what happens when you have children close together, they kinda mesh!)

Jack has finally taken a liking to his little sister. When he hers her over the monitor he say" Bridget? I get it!) They also take baths together now and Jack has his own conversations with her. He'll say "Bridget...blah blah blah swing...blah blah blah ball..." And yesterday I got a video of him kissing her...so cute!

Bridget is growing so fast! She weighs almost 18 pounds now( can you believe it!?!?) She is eating baby food and really likes her veggies! She prefers peas and carrots over fruit any day!

Uncle Jason came down for a visit and Jack had a blast with him and the dinosaur he gave him. Our friend Guy came for a visit as well and Jack LOVED the Spiderman Mr. Potato head he gave him!

John is done with school for the summer and is own a rafting trip with the school right now but will be home late tonight. It will be nice having him around during the summer. Its much easier with one parent per one child!

The weather here is great, sometimes a little hot but I can't complain. OK, see you at the next posting!