Attention Attention

I know, I know. I have been totally lame with the lack of posts and pictures lately. For a while blogger was messing up and lately we have been B-U-S-Y (this weekend we had company in town Thursday - Sat, went to a bday party Sat morning, hosted a Christmas party Sat night, a Christmas party Sun night, and a baby shower Monday night. phew!)

BUT

I just wanted to direct you all to THIS website where my AMAZING sister Brooke is nominated as a Charlotte Smarty Pants Mom of the Year!!  All the nominees do seem truly amazing, but Brooke has such a HUGE heart for using her business as a platform to serve, love, and give to people. Plus she is super super talented!

sooooo.... please click HERE to vote for Brooke Brown!

(not to be confused for the facebook contest where we are getting everyone to vote for Nacho. If you are on fb and haven't voted for Nacho yet, make sure you do!  Shameless plug? perhaps.  But if you have to pick one, pick Brooke. It's way better.)

Classic

Saturday Night Fever

Last Saturday night we went to a friend's 40th birthday party that was 70s themed.

We ate.
We danced.
We kept Adelaide out "late."
And we dressed appropriately.

My shirt was $0.26 at a thrift store. Schub already had all these clothes in his closet. True story.

What's that? You'd like to see a close up of that facial hair?? Well okay.

And in case you're wondering... he didn't shave again until Tuesday. Yep. And he's all mine, ladies.

Getting a 1yr old to sit still for a picture...

This series of pictures is for Marilyn Moore who gave Adelaide this ADORABLE little jean jacket (a la Garrett Moore circa 199...7?).

Look at these two handsome Moore boys!  We never cease to be amazed at how dashing and COOL Garrett looks in his picture (RIGHT), so when Adelaide was born, Marilyn knew just what to get her! She knew we would love it. And we do!!

 Adelaide wore her jean jacket to church on Sunday and it totally completed the outfit!  THANK YOU Marilyn for such a cute cute gift. She will get A LOT of wear out of this over the next few months and we will think of you (and of course the inspiration photo) every time she wears it :-) 

She would obviously NOT stand still for me before church on Sunday, so this is the best I got. haha. enjoy!

These next 3 are REALLY good...

Promise Keeper

For your entertainment (or maybe just for the grandparents' entertainment?)... here are those videos of the homegirl.

Playing with her friend Jocelyn



Waddling around after trick-or-treating

Happy Friday!

Enjoy the weekend :-)

Halloween 2011!!

Halloween was SO fun this year. I keep wanting to say it's "Adelaide's first halloween!" but really it's not.  Last year, though, she was only 3 weeks old, so we didn't dress her up in costume (i was not nearly on top of things enough at that point to have a costume). Actually, I didn't put much effort into planning anything for this year either. About two weeks ago a friend of mine said I could have her daughter's costume from last year, and about 5:45 Monday night was the first time we put it on her.  But she was SO so so cute in it. Like, I could NOT get over how stinkin adorable she looked in this costume. And of course, her Farmer Daddy topped it all off too. 

*disclaimer: i REALLY wish I was a better photographer. Just don't zoom in too close on anything.

I LOVED watching them go off into the neighborhood and watching them stop at their first house across the street.  Jason said that Adelaide had a great time riding in the wagon and that she waved at everyone they passed.

I also LOVED seeing all the kiddos in our new neighborhood.  They were all so cute and so sweet and I LOVED that halloween brought EVERYBODY out into the streets hanging out together, parents just talking to each other in the street while their kids ran around dressed like princesses and super heroes.  Look at all the kids marching up to this house that had a smoke machine on outside.

I was trying to snap a picture of this group of kids as they all walked away from our porch and one of the dads goes "hey! do you want their picture?? HEY EVERYONE - get back up there so she can take your picture!" It was awesome and made me smile so big. Everyone was in such a good mood that parents let complete strangers take their kids pictures and the kids RAN back happily and lined up and SMILED for the photo op.

How cute is Rocky Balboa in the bottom left?!

Our neighbor and good friend Jocelyn came over as a monkey.

And not too much later Schub and Adelaide came home with a few pieces of candy.

We let her have some animal cookies.

 

The rest of the evening Schub and Adelaide answered the door, and we eventually had to turn our light off because we ran out of candy (and it was bedtime for Adelaide anyway). I guess I'll know to buy more next year (or be a little less generous??)!  Schub and I stayed up late playing a new game and eating popcorn.  It was a fun night!

Oh, and I have some video of Adelaide waddling around in her cow outfit that I will try to post this week. SO cute. 

Our current state

This is what my house looks like right now. Don't judge.
*Brooke - do not let Mike see these pictures. He will most certainly break out in hives.

I watched a friend's little girl this morning for a few hours and she and Adelaide had quite a good time taking out ALL the toys, putting ALL the pillows on the ground, etc.  And I obviously fell a little behind on some basic maintenance.  I took some video of them playing and giggling together that I'll have to post some time this week.

In other news, I took a new class at the Y today. It's called FINNING. Yes that's right. FINNING.  It was a water class. and NO I was not even the youngest person in the class believe it or not.  It was basically a laps class in the pool, but with no arms - just the legs and extra resistance of flippers!  It was a really good strength and cardio workout. I will be back.

Halloween pics to come.

Miss Independent

Adelaide has gotten really into using her own utensils lately. 

And when I say "really into," I mean she refuses to eat unless she can stab it with her own fork and put it in her mouth all by herself.

It can be a little messy.



And when I say "can be a little," I mean it ALWAYS is VERY messy.

Big Drummer Boy

For Adelaide's birthday, Dana and Brad sent Adelaide a really awesome toy. A drum with little drum sticks. Adelaide likes it. She really likes it. She plays with it a good bit... probably every day.  She has learned how to beat the drum with the sticks and she thinks it's pretty fun. 

But Schub. Schub LOVES the drum.  He has said multiple times that the drum was SUCH a good gift. And in the evenings when Schub has play time with Adelaide, guess what he likes to play with. That's right. The drum.  And he plays and he plays and he plays with the drum. 

Just to give you an idea of what our house has sounded like ever since Adelaide received the drum about a week ago, I took a little video footage last Friday night. Yes, this is what our Friday nights look like these days. Actually, we had friends over for dinner on Friday, but they also have a little baby, so nights with friends end early these days so that kids can go to bed.  So this is what our house sounded like on Friday night after dinner.

This is a longer video than I would normally post, but I wanted you all to get the full effect.


Untitled from Lindsey Schubert on Vimeo.


Thanks Dana and Brad! We ALL love the drum! :-)

The birthday strut

I believe I have forgotten to mention that Adelaide is officially a walker. She took her very first steps - the kind that are kind of accidental where she falls right away - around 10 months.  And for the loooongest time she just preferred to crawl no matter how much we tried to get her on her feet.  And then about 2 weeks ago she just decided she was ready and just took off.  This video is a perfect example of why I should post videos much more quickly.  This was taken only like 4 days ago and already she is so much more stable and she can walk so far.

(she still enjoys putting on her fake laugh)

Untitled from Lindsey Schubert on Vimeo.


Some other things about Adelaide at age 1:

28 3/4 in long (50%)
18lbs 6oz (15%)
Claps (esp when she hears other ppl clap or when we say "yay")
Blows kisses
Gives (open mouth) kisses
Waves and says "hi,"
Signs "more" and "all done"
Puts EVERYTHING up to her ear like it's a phone and says "hi"
Knows where her ears, tongue and head are
Know where OUR nose, toes, and fingers are (i don't know why she won't point to her own)
Tries to put hats on her head and socks/shoes on her feet (unsuccessfully so far)
Can go up AND down the stairs by herself
Mimics lots of sounds, but doesn't really use them as words yet ("Da" when we say daddy, "Ma" when we say mommy, "Na" when we say Nacho, "May" or "me" when we say Amen)

Also, Adelaide is FINALLY loving books (she has never really liked sitting still long enough to listen to a book). She points at them and signs "more. more."  Her favorites are I Love You Through and Through by Bernadette Rossetti Shustak and What do you Say by Mandy Stanley. Each page of What do you Say asks what kind of noise you make to different animals. On the last page it asks "What do you say to a little fish?" and the answer is "Hello little fish!" Adelaide LOVES to wave at the little fish before we even turn the page. So cute.

The day of

On Wednesday, Jason and I wanted to do something as a family for Adelaide's actual birthday.  We learned on Saturday that lots of sugar = no sleep for Adelaide, so we went out and got a few donuts and picked up one with no glaze, sugar, etc on top for her. It was still plenty tasty for her, and we all enjoyed a little morning outing.


Untitled from Lindsey Schubert on Vimeo.

More pictures... you know you want them

So here are the GOOD pictures... taken graciously by my sister Brooke.

*I promise Mike was there too. I just only have him in the background of pictures. Sorry Mike.

The amazing sign by Aunt Dana and Uncle Brad... skyping from China in the morning.

sister pic. dare i say we kind of resemble each other in this picture?  Or at least that I kind of look like I belong, considering Brooke and Dana get mistaken for each other all the time.

Dana and Brad put together an amazing birthday song mix, with literally everyone from Barney to 50 Cent. Adelaide enjoyed it, as you can tell.

D.I.G.G.I.N.G. in!

Adelaide ate mostly icing... very little actual cake...

And she actually didn't eat too much more than this before she gave us her "all done" sign.  This was apparently MORE than enough b/c when we finally put her down for her afternoon nap (an hour later than usual) she did.not.sleep.  not one wink.  In fact when I finally went back in there after 45 minutes she was literally giggling to herself, bouncing up and down, and running back and forth in her crib.  That is not a lie.

Good thing her big cousins were there to help with the present opening!

The Schubert fam.

All the cousins.

 

Adelaide with her Gram and Pop.

O-N-E

That's right... Adelaide is ONE! The year did, in fact, go by pretty quickly.  It has been truly amazing to watch Adelaide pick up new things every single day. She is SO fun. SO sweet. SO smart. SO stubborn. Also silly, determined, strong, friendly and ADORABLE.  But you guys all knew that already.

Last Saturday we had a little birthday party for her.  All of our family got to be there - even Dana and Brad skyped with us all the way from China. It was a perfect day.  Burgers on the grill, cupcakes, presents, cornhole, and kickball.  It was fun and Jason and I are SO grateful that everyone made the loooong trips up to celebrate Adelaide with us. It would not have been the same without them all there.

 

 

It was the PERFECT day for an outdoor party (in our newly fenced-in backyard), and it was fun to celebrate with the family! More pics and more about our 1 yr old to come.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ADELAIDE!

We are so so thankful for you and all the joy you bring to our family and the smiles you put on our faces every single day.  We are so excited to continue to watch you grow and learn this coming year and many many more after that. Your little personality and your smile fit just perfectly into our family; we are so glad God gave us YOU!