We are back!

The Schnabels are back online! We lost our internet for a couple weeks and once we got it back then our computer crashed. But good news is we are back.

It has been a busy summer with lots of fun! Instead of the writing day by day stuff, I will just post pictures to explain the fun = )

Father's Day 2010
Helping daddy open his presents


Making ice cream in the maker Brian got for Father's Day. Will and I also made him a stepping stone but I guess we didn't get a picture of that....will need to take one and upload it in the future.


swimming in our "big" pool!


Eating the homemade ice cream



Swimming Lessons
We did parent/tot swimming lessons this year. Basically Will and I swam around most of the time but Will did learn to use his big arms, kick his feet and blow bubbles in the water. Will's friend Maci also took these classes so they both enjoyed the time swimming together.
Daddy came one night too!



Birthday Celebrations
At the end of June, we headed to Iowa to celebrate Claire's 3rd birthday and my dad's 60th. Claire had a pizza party at her house on Saturday and then Sunday, we enjoyed time with the whole family at my parent's house to celebrate my dad's birthday. As always it was a quick trip but it was great to see everyone and spend time with them. Sorry no pictures from dad's party and just 2 from Claire's!



July 4th
I don't have any pictures to share but Will and I went over to the Melvin's for a grill out to celebrate. Brian, unfortunately, had to work. The plan was to watch the fireworks when it got dark but it started raining and we were told they were canceled, so we just hung out for a bit and then headed home. On the way home, we saw fireworks!! Apparently they were not canceled, so Will and I sat in the car and enjoyed the show! Will liked the first couple but then was more excited that he got to sit in the front seat of the car. After the show, we headed home and went to sleep. Sorry there are no pictures!
I believe this is what Will got for his 4th of July gift (it's been awhile...I can't remember for sure!) It's aqua sand which is sand when it is dry but in the water, you can mold it. Its actually really neat and Will loved it!




Camping Trip
The second weekend in July, we packed everything up and headed to the campsite for the weekend. It was a great time. Will was super excited about his new sleeping bag and loved playing in the camper.
Trying out the new sleeping bag in the kitchen








Getting ready to swim in the lake


Making s'mores at the camp fire

Will only wanted to eat the chocolate!



Okay...that may have to be all the pictures for this post. I have a few things I need to get done before Will wakes up from his nap and playing on the internet is not one of them = ) I will try to post more later.

Day out with Thomas!

Today we went to see Thomas the Train! Brian had to work so Will and I went with Katie and Maci and had so much fun. We were a little nervous that it was going to rain the whole morning but thankfully it stopped raining just as we were pulling into town. Unfortunately, all of the rain made for a very muddy mess and we didn't get to do all the activities they had to offer but the kids still had a ton of fun.
To explain the event....the old railroad station in Baldwin City hosted Thomas the train. We got to ride on a real train that had a Thomas for the engine. Will was so excited to get to ride the train! There was also fun activities for the kids...they had a fire truck, bouncy house, tattoos, magician, petting zoo and more.

Train tattoo on his arm

Bouncy house fun....they were so wet when they got done in here and on the slide!


Maci driving the fire truck while Will was hanging out in the back.


Petting Zoo...they had some pretty neat animals. A monkey, camel, goats and kangroo with a baby in its pouch.



Eating snow cones while waiting to board the train.


Thomas the Train!


We sat in the open car in the back.


Will was just staring at the tracks while the train was moving.



We were all exhausted when we were done. We ate lunch in the car and headed home. Once we got home, Will took a 2 hour nap! All in all it was a great morning and we had lots of fun!!

Okay...more pictures. I had to work the last couple of evenings so didn't have a chance to upload these. Brian had an appreciation day at work so Will and I went and had lunch with him. There was a fire truck and of course, Will loved it! I am pretty sure he is going to be a fireman...again, dont tell his dad = )


KC Wolf was also there. Will really like him from a distance but not close up! He would wave and say hi and was very concerned when he couldn't find him but then would cry and run away when he got close. It was pretty cute = )

Fun in the sun!

Yesterday we got out the slip-n-slide that Will got for his birthday and had lots of fun with it. I am pretty sure Brian and I had more fun than Will though! Will didn't really understand the idea of sliding and was just excited to run down it. The pictures where it looks like Will was sliding...Brian and I were actually pushing him down the slide = ) (he didn't like that too much though)






Tonight Will and I spent time playing outside while Brian was mowing. We did lots of bubbles, sidewalk chalk, and swinging. After Brian got done, we played catch with the softball for a little bit. Will was cheering us on and saying "good job" every time we would catch the ball! Will then got his glove out and was attempting to play with us, which was pretty cute. Brian taught him how to "put his glove down" so that he could catch a grounder. Will then instructed Brian to do the same and when the ball that he threw didn't quite make it to Brian's glove, Will said "try again, Daddy!" Oh Will...he is getting so big and it's lookin like he is going to be our little baseball star! = ) Sorry no pictures from softball...maybe next time.