Our New Ride

Who likes car shopping??? Not me! We were blessed to find the exact thing we were looking for (at the right price) at only the second dealership we visited.

When I dropped Georgia off with a friend while we shopped, she asked what we were looking for. I told her a mini-van and she said, "Oh, I didn't know you were mini-van people." We've been branded. There was a time in my life when I was just too cool to drive/own a mini-van, but those days are no longer. You just can't beat the space in a mini-van!

We got a higher trade in value on the Hyundai than we expected (shout out to Dahl Ford!) and we received more money from the insurance company than we expected. Andy said, "I think God wanted me to get hit by that guy." Maybe so. The timing was perfect.

So here is our new ride. It's a 2005 Chrysler Town and Country. Have I mentioned it has a lot of space? Cuz if I haven't, it has a lot of space!!! We love it.

Robbing the Cradle

My goodness, I already have to supervise when boys come over! I really thought it would be awhile longer....

Vaccinations and Car Accidents

Today we went in for Georgia's 15 month check-up. It was an overall fairly pleasant trip to the doctor, mainly because the vaccinations have been postponed. Georgia has a small rash on the back of her neck and shoulders and some sores on her throat. A strep test came back negative, but the doctor prefers to wait until the virus has passed before she is vaccinated. She doesn't have a fever and is in her normal happy mood and no antibiotics were necessary. We will, however, be back in a couple of weeks to get those vaccinations. The good news is that she will only have one more vaccination when she is 18 months old and then will be done until kindergarten. Woo hoo! Here are some stats:

Height - 29 inches - 10th percentile
Weight - 19 lbs 6 oz. - 3-5th percentile (not time for the forward facing car seat yet.)

In other Schumacher family news, Andy was driving to the church yesterday and was hit by a car. He is fine, as is the other driver. He was driving our Hyundai which already has some damage to it. I'd much rather get rid of that car than our Pontiac. So now it's time to shop for a new vehicle. It's kind of bummer because that Hyundai has been working fine and we wanted to drive it till it died. Oh well. At least we've been saving.

Just-a Swingin'

Andy and I have been saving some Christmas money we were gifted with, not quite sure how to spend it. Earlier this spring we decided we'd use a little for new swings on the swing set. It would be the perfect thing for some outdoor fun for Georgia.

Sure enough, she has loved being in her new swing and we are out there quite a bit!

My Little Bookworm

Vacation - Part 3

Last but not least....

After Nathan's graduation we drove to Panora, IA to spend a few days with Andy's dad and step-mom on Lake Panorama. Georgia experienced many firsts while there:

*Eating fish - she loved it, gobbled it up, and I about dropped dead. (She's a stinky eater.)

*Tropical Sno - this baby never refuses anything sweet.

*Boat ride - I should say 'boat drive' because Grandpa Rich let her drive the boat which she LOVED. She kept reaching her arms to him as if saying, "Come on, Grandpa, let me drive it again!" Of course her grandpa couldn't resist her cute face so she got to drive twice.


*Playing in a sandbox - she and her cousin played in the dirty sand with lots of trucks, and looked cute doing it too!

We also got to spend some time with Georgia's great-grandma Verna. It was so good to see her and get a picture of us together.


It was a great weekend, but I must agree with Dorothy: There's no place like h0me!

Vacation - Part 2

I know I should hurry all this along. By the time I'm done blogging about our vacation, it will be August and no one will care.

Any who, we had a very exciting Saturday last week after we left Glidden. We were able to be a part of a monumental event - our brother-in-law graduated from Des Moines University. We were so proud and excited for him and his family. It seems to have gone by quickly for us, though for him I'm sure it's a different story. But he has been a model husband, father and student throughout the last several years of school.

He's now known as Dr. Nathan Hensley; Doctor of Podiatry.

Here are some pictures of Nathan being 'hooded'; they are taken from a large screen because we had to sit so far back I'm sure we were in another state.



Think of all the free foot surgeries we'll get! Wink, wink.

Vacation - Part 1

Have you missed me? I've missed blogging! We took a week of vacation and it's hard for me to get back into the swing of normal life again. Hence, my blog has taken a back seat.

But I thought you'd like to see some pics of our week away and all the fun we had. Because we did so many things and I have lots of pictures to show, I decided against writing the world's longest post and decided to do it in parts.

First we traveled to Glidden, IA to spend some time the Georgia's nana and papa. She loves them so much and they always spoil us when we visit. We did a little shopping, ate at a new restaurant in town, and let Nana babysit while Andy and I went to a late show. I wonder who had more fun? :)

Georgia also had her first experience in a hot-tub. We had the temperature turned down, but I was more worried about how she would respond to the jets. We had them off, but while we were all chatting, Georgia turned them on herself! Nana and I were more jumpy than Georgia was! She really enjoyed playing with all the rubber duckies.




Another highlight was playing with Nana's dollhouse. It had everything from little people and beds, right down to lamps and dishes. What little girl doesn't love a dollhouse?


We also went over to visit Georgia's great-great aunt, Anna. She kept saying, "She's just so cute!" I really never get tired of hearing that. :)

It was hard for us to leave after having received the royal treatment, but we had other places to go. We can't wait for another trip to Glidden!