The Updated Schiewe Clan

Macie is 4 weeks old today! I thought I might find a little time to put a few pictures together. What a joy she has been to our family. Shaun, Emma, and even Jackson only want to ever HELP HELP HELP!!! There has been no "accidents" either! I better be finding some wood! Jackson loves to kiss, hug, kiss, hug, kiss, hug....hold, hold, hold! He loves his baby sister. Emma will sit and hold her for hours if I let her! She has waited for this for 9 months! What a sweet. maternal daughter I have. Her heart is full of only Love. Then my little (excuse me, big Shaun)! He never goes more than a few hours without checking on Macie. He is very protective of her and is constantly worried that she is safe. I just love being a mom! I love each of my children and am so grateful that they are all healthy and strong! I could not sign off without expressing my love to my dear husband. He comes home from work and then begins to work!! I could not do it without him!

Macie Beth Schiewe

Our sweet daughter (Macie) has arrived. She was born on July 14. I am trying to juggle having 4 kids now, so I am definitley behind in the blogging world! I need to get with it and start scrapbooking a little better! Back to Macie though, she was 7 lbs 14 oz. She is healthy, happy, and is very good at sleeping, eating and pooping! I will get a collage together here soon! This mama is tired so I will catch up with this this weekend!

Pirate and Princess Day...HURRAY!!

"NO,NO,NO"

My mom has all the pics on her camera in Alabama! I have been wanting to update our blog, but keep putting it off due to the lack of pictures! I will get them up soon! We had a busy month in May. Jackson turned the big 2!! YES 2 years old. He is more of a 2 year old than Shaun and Emma ever were! NO ...... NO...... NO......That is his favorite word! He loves to climb, flush toilets 6 times in a row, and find the one pen that is not suppose to be out! (usually my fault!) Luckily he usually just writes on himself, but has been known to also post his signature on the furniture! Despite all those silly 2 year old "duties" he is a very sweet, and loving child. I am pleased to see each day him holding Emma's baby doll gently while putting his finger over his mouth saying "shhhhh". That is a good sign, since we will have a real baby here in a little over a month!
We had a Mickey Mouse Birthday party for Jackson. He had several friends come to celebrate with him. He loves Mickey Mouse, and loves to be the center of attention. We love our sweet Jackson and constantly remind ourselves to cherish this sweet age!

My morning in Kindergarten

I had a great time helping Mrs. Johnson this morning. I helped out quite a bit at the beginning of the year but that kind of faded off since I do have 2 little ones at home! Shaun has been working late on Tuesdays now, so I have been able to help on Tuesday mornings. I do have to say, after helping the children with their addresses, phone numbers, and listening to them read, I am very proud of Shaun! He is in the highest reading group, he knows his address and phone number and whizzed right through his morning work. I knew that he knew his address and phone number because I had taught it to him, but what I did not realize is that there are so many that do not have a clue. They just looked at me like I was speaking another language. I have to say, it is very important to spend time with your little ones at home. Teaching them and reinforcing what they are learning at school is how they will succeed! I have just loved watching Shaun learn and grow this school year. WAY TO GO SHAUN :)

The Big Day!

How fun it is to wake up on a beautiful Easter morning. With 3 kids I tried to not first think of the Easter Bunny. I quickly pictured in my mind that wonderful First Easter morning when our Savior had risen. How blessed we are to be apart of His church and to have that knowledge of His Resurrection. I am so grateful for the Atonement. As we took off to church that morning I treasured the last few moments I had to sit next to my husband during sacrament meeting. Or maybe it was the last few moments of somewhat of a peaceful sacrament meeting! As he was called to be the second counselor in the bishopric, he stood up, put his suit coat on and off he went up to the front. It has now been 2 weeks and as I ran into a member of the stake presidency after church today I did not hesitate to let him know I did not care so much for the new calling! He laughed, gave me some good encouraging words of council, and wished me luck! I just keep telling myself...THE GOSPEL IS TRUE!!!!

A much needed reminder

How quickly you forget the importance of spending time with just one child. Jackson and I have been by ourselves for the past 4 hours. We went to the mall, grabbed a burger, went to the park, read books, had a bath, shared a ham sandwich and not one melt down! We have had fun. I do have to say he is wondering where everyone else is! He keeps saying "Daddy, Daddy, Bubbba, Sissy." I hope that I can do this more often with each of my children. Sometimes you just get so caught up in routine that you forget to do special things with each child. Today was a nice reminder! I love my Jackson :)