Whew!!

It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks at the Schaefer house but we are back in full swing. Here are pictures from all of our adventures - for some reason either my blog or my computer won't let me rearrange the pictures, so they are out of order. Sorry!! I finally gave up some I could just post them.

Adventureland with Aunts Lindsay, Becca, & Jane, Grandma Schaefer, Will and Kate

Teagan's sleepover with friends

Some of the dads enoying the slide at the kids' party. Who do you think had more fun?

More Adventureland

Dads again

Birthday party fun!

I know that was total picture overload, but keep in mind that all happened within about 6 days of each other. Next to come - 1st day of school!!

Going to the Chapel

The kids (and Brad) participated in my cousin Tiffany's wedding this weekend. They all did an amazing job and the day was beautiful.














The 3 goofballs waiting to get started with pictures.

The girls

These 2 are never far apart!

The boys

The whole crew

Tiff, Brandon, & the kids

All dressed up! Might as well take advantage for a family pic.

So excited for the limo ride!

Don't worry - they were only along for the shortest part of the trip and then had to ride with the parents. They were not too happy about that at all!
Congrats Tiff and Brandon!! Thanks for asking us to be a part of your day!

So, What Have We Been Doing?

Well, these 2 pretty much keep me on my toes and I just wanted to spend time this summer hanging out and doing stuff. So...




we took a day trip to Dubuque to the River Museum with my parents,

celebrated the 4th of July with great friends and family,

watched this turkey get into a ton of trouble, but so cute while doing it,

watched, coached, and played some Pee-Wee softball,

did some tractor rides with Grandpa,

Teagan went to a golf clinic and played in a couple tournaments,

Went to the zoo with Aunt Jess, Jackson, and Cole,

KINZE picnic,

hanging out with family,

swim lessons for both kiddos,

my Grandma got married,

Brad took his golf team to the State tournament.

Wow, looking back we really did have a lot going on. Not to mention working for a couple weeks, organizing a class reunion, a Schaefer/Van Zee trip to the Ozarks, golf leagues, trips to the pool, Jillian visiting and leaving for Vietnam, a couple weddings to attend, the list could go on. But as much as I may complain, we love our busy life and wouldn't trade it for anything!!

I'm back!

After a very long break I think I am refreshed and ready to re-enter the blogging world. There were numerous reasons for my hiatus
1) I didn't have a functioning computer at home for quite awhile
2) I got a bit addicted to my crackberry and FB - I know, stalkerish, but hey, it happens to the best of us
3) I was just plain lazy. I decided there would be no major to-do list this summer and I was just going to enjoy the time I have off.
So, here we are, the school year is almost upon us and what better way to jump back in than with a blog about my love of finding deals! The kids and I did a short power trip yesterday and Teagan and I spent the bettter part of today at the mall. Here is our haul:












































It consists of: 2 pairs of jeans, 1 capri, 1 denim skirt, 4 tank tops, 1 denim short, 2 mid-length shirts, 7 short sleeve shirts, 1 long sleeve dress shirt, 1 dress, 1 3-piece dress outfit, 1 pair of HELLO KITTY flip-flops, 1 pair of PUMA shoes, an 8-pack of underwear, and a 5-pack of socks. The grand total you ask? Well, lets just say it was about what I pay for one week of daycare. My best moments were Teagan searching out the clearance racks right when we walked in a store. Ah...thats my child :)
Here are some of the picks:



















(not her favorite, but I love it! So, if you see her wearing it could you play it up for me? Thanks peeps!)

Don't think Tater got jipped in this deal. He got more than whats in the picture, but there is no way he would ever try on more than one outfit, let alone model them for me. If you have a girl Teagan's age and need to do some cheap back-to-school shopping check out Sears, Crazy 8, and Younkers. Sears and Younkers have additional %off clearance right now and the jeans in the pics were $6.99 at Crazy 8!

So, there it is - I am back and ready to rock! And don't let me fool you - I do have to-do lists and some projects up my sleeve. You guys know me better than that!