Almost One.....

Boy, we have been busy!! Grace and Adam are growing and changing everyday. Both are walking now... Grace at 10 months and Adam at 10 1/2 months. 22 pounds for Adam and 21 pounds for Grace. They tend to travel in pairs and stop to make "small talk" and laugh with each other. I just love to sit and watch them. Both are good eaters...I've got some meat and tater babies on my hands!!

They love to empty out the diaper caddy and pull diaper wipes out one by one!! This all happens with your back turned for 2 seconds. Oh well....it can all be cleaned up....they are happy.
What a Ham....she makes us laugh all the time. She has to back her butt up to and sit on everything.

Little sailor boy.....wearing his daddy's outfit. They look so much alike at this age. Brian just had a little more hair.

They love their swings...the higher the better.

Adam hangs on immediately after you put him in the swing.

They love their wagon rides at Grandma and Grandpa Keller's house. Maybe if you are good kids, you will get one for your birthday!!! Adam is so laid back (like his daddy)....hangs his arm out the side of everything (car seat, stroller, wagon.....)....road tripper????? Grace on the other hand, cannot sit still for very long at all. Sorry to say she probably inherited some of that Keller nervous-energy!!!

Sweet baby Gracie at our cousin Lisa Will's wedding. Quite the pretty girl!!

My handsome little man!! He looks so big in his suit and gel in his hair!! Little heartbreaker!

They couldnt' stand still for very long. Now that they can walk, they were off to the races..down the aisle!

This is one of their favorite things to do....stand at the door and wait for visitors.

Hard to believe that the next time I post they will be a year old!! So sad that they are growing up so fast, but I love watching every step.

Chubby Bunnies!!

I hope that everyone had a nice Easter. We sure did. Grace and Adam are 9 months old now!! I know, hard to believe. Grace is 20 pounds and AJ is 20 1/2 pounds. They are so busy and all over the place. They are both pulling up to everything and Grace is very close to walking!!

Here are our 2 Schu-bunnies!!

Look Mom, one hand!!

One happy family.

Are you done taking pictures yet??

Our swings came. Can we help you open the box??

No more room left on Mom's lap!

Now, that is cute!! They both have such nice figures!!! HA!!

I'm a little stinker!

......And I am tired.

By the end of the day.....we are all tired. They are so much fun and we have enjoyed the ride thus far. I love spring time!! The weather is so nice and I can finally get them outside more! They are loving their outside swings! Hopefully I will be posting those pictures soon.

Update on the Schumacher Family

What have we been up to?? Well, Grace and Adam are 7 months old. Adam is now bigger than his sister in height and weight. They are busy, busy, busy. Grace loves to army crawl and Adam loves his walker and to barrel roll on the floor.

Here is Miss Gracie in action. She can get up on all 4's but then realizes she can move a lot quicker on her belly.

Adam has figured out how to go forward in his walker instead of backwards and side-to-side. He is a quick little fart.

Dirty laundry anyone?? I found it easier to dump the laundry out on the floor to fold it and put them in the laundry basket. Lucky for me they were having a blast. What little cheese balls!!! Can't you just squeeze them!!!!

As for the holidays.....it went by quickly. Here are some pictures....

These two little packages were our favorite gifts under our tree this year!

Ready for the winter storm?? We can't move mom!!

Merry Keller Christmas with cousin Madison!! I look forward for the years to come!!

Thanksgiving with the Schumacher clan. What a good-lookin crew.

Grace and Adam at 5 1/2 months old. It is amazing how much they have changed already since this picture. It doesn't take long!!

I am trying to look like my Uncle Patrick in this picture (if only I was wearing light blue!!!!)

I am happy to report that Gracie is starting to grow into those cheekers now at 7 months. She definately is showing them off at 5 1/2 months here!!

It is always an event when you try to get a family picture...isn't it? You always think to yourself, "Why in the hell are we doing this!!"....as babies scream, no one is looking, one is hungry, the other crapping their pants....etc. But then....you look back and are so glad that you went through the "painful experience" to capture specific moments because time just goes by too fast.

We have had a busy year to start and it is only February.....we will hopefully post again soon with more updates on the Grace and Adam duo.

4 Month Pictures, Birthdays and Anniversaries

This was our last stroller ride of the season. The weather was beautiful this past weekend. I guess we are going to have to welcome the cold and snowy winter weather!!

Here is Mr. Adam snug as a bug in his carseat/stroller.

Sissy Grace likes her hat! She reminds me of Aunt Betsy and Cousin Olivia in this picture!!!

Forgive me.....I cannot get the pictures in the order that I was wanting them.......so here they are in random order.

Happy Anniversary to my brother Mark and his wonderful wife Tiffany on November 11th. Happy Birthday to Tiffany on November 15th.

Happy Anniversary Grandma and Grandpa Keller on November 14th.

Grace and Adam are almost 5 months old, but here are some pictures we had taken at 4 months.They are growing so much. Both weight 15 pounds. Adam is no longer 1 1/2 pounds behind his sister and he is now longer than her.

Happy Halloween to my little lady bug and giraffe!

What's up cowboy?

Can you count my rolls from head to tu-tu?? She will hate me later!

We are so happy to get our pictures taken!!

We have had a lot going on in the past month or so....lots of birthdays and anniversaries.

Happy Birthday to our Sister Jennifer on November 20th!! Here is Jennifer and her wonderful family!

Happy 1st Birthday to my niece Madison Olivia Keller October 30th. Maddie is getting a birthday "squeeze" from here Schumacher cousins.

Happy Anniversary to our sister Betsy (and Adam's Godmother!!) She and Josh's Anniversary is November 24th. Josh is always in our thoughts and hearts!

Happy Birthday Grampy Schumacher. #60 on Halloween!! Grammy and Grampy got Grace and Adam their Illini outfits for the party.

Until next post.......Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!

Two Cowboys and Miss TuTu

I know, another post for me already!!!! I just had to put these pictures on. I was changing Grace and she was so happy and smiling that I thought I would try on her Tu-Tu and flower head band from Aunt Tiffany.

Here I told Gracie that she looked chubby in her tu-tu and she started smiling really big!!

I must say that this is one of my favorite pictures!! My favorite cowboys. I had got this hat for Adam and Brian had not seen it yet. Brian got in late that evening and was really tired. I came around the corner with Adam and his hat. Priceless moment....Brian's smile was as big as I've ever seen. So, needless to say, Brian got his hat and we had to take pictures!!

Update on Grace and Adam

Here is the latest on Grace and Adam. They are 3 1/2 months old now. I have returned to work...yuck! Anyway, they are sleeping all night so that makes it easier for me to know that I am not missing much. They are growing quickly and like to eat as you can see.

Here is sweet baby Grace getting her beauty sleep!!

Here is Mr. Adam supporting his football outfit!

They actually are starting to look a little like each other. Don't you think??


They woke up very happy this morning and were both talking and staring at their mobile. Adam liked laying in Sissy's bed!!

Baptism

It has been awhile since I last posted. Time seems to be flying by TWICE as fast. Grace and Adam were baptized on Sunday, August 30th.

Here are Grace and Adam with Grandma and Grandpa Keller.

And with Grammy and Grampy Schumacher.

Grace's Godparents: Uncle Mark and Aunt Tiffany.


Adam's Godparents: Aunt Betsy and Uncle Eric.

And of course, Mommy and Daddy!