Christmas

Porter is such an early bird! He goes to bed a little earlier than the Schanz Family is used to, and usually when the party is just getting started. So this little man had a great nights rest on Christmas Eve.
My mom twisted Justin's arm until he agreed to sing a duet with Brook. They always sound great, but how could they not when they are both awesome!
Nathan Sang "Christmas Shoes" on Christmas Eve. What a great tradition.
This is Porter at the Butler Family Christmas Party, Porter hated Santa!

Christmas presents

I made these aprons for Justin's mom and Sister-in-law, Ashlee, for Christmas. Aren't they so cute, I just thought I would mention it.

a date with friends

We went to dinner with some of justin's friends before christmas, and we had such a great time! It is so fun to be out and about.

Happy 11 months

He is such a good boy, especially when he is sleeping. He is such a precious man, oh I love him!
Porter loves, loves getting into the toilet. The shirt is very fitting. He is also a pro thrower (not a trait inherited from me). He loves balls, binki's, and banging everything on the ground. Did I say he loves banging! Sometimes he will get into my nail polish while I am getting dressed and he will just throw them against the mirror over and over again. It makes such a loud noise that he laughs and laughs. He is definitely a boy!
Porter is a walking machine. He started to walk a little over a month ago but he can really go now. It seems strange to see him walk, because he is so little and my little baby. I will say that walking has not been good for his head, and he bonks it on everything! I do have a gate at the bottom of my stairs because his favorite thing to do is climb up the stairs over and over again. It would be ok with me if he knew how to come back down the stairs, but he doesn't, so the gate is up at all times!

Our Move

Our House.
My Kitchen.
Our living room and breakfast nook. Don't you love my new table, I do! Justin has been really sick today and he didn't want to move off the couch. He told me he feels like death, I don't know what that feels like, but it couldn't be good. So now I have a sick baby and a sick husband to take care of. Good thing I am an awesome nurse, who is always prepared.
The color I picked for my interior walls, it is called blondee. At first I was a little nervous to paint anything but light tan, but I do have an adventurous side and the pale yellow ended up on my walls. I love it!
Master bath
Our new master bath and closet
We said good-by to Travis's house. It was a little sad, seeing how we have lived there for the last two years. It was the only place Porter knew as home. Good luck to Travis in the future! I would really love to put some cute vinyl monograms on my walls. one for porter's room and one for my entry. I hope I win this contest.

Thanksgiving

The Judds came into town over Thanksgiving and I am so grateful! They all helped us move and made a yummy Thanksgiving dinner! On Thanksgiving Morning we all ran a 5K in Draper, The Human Race. We got up early, bundled the babies up, and put on our running shoes. Some people even called me, "the crazy lady with a stroller". I have to admit sometimes I do get a little competative and when there are 3600 participants things do get a bit crazy. Brookie came with us and we all burned a few extra calories in preparation for the big feast!

Twilight...New Moon

Heather, Kristin, Brook, Me, Sadie, and Jenn. We all went opening night to the Twilight saga, New Moon. It was such a blast. None of us are die hard Twilighters, but it was so much fun to have a girls night. I will say that New Moon was a hundred times better than Twilight. I am a Jacob fan! Oh and i saw it again with Justin's mom and Ashlee the day after Thanksgiving. It was just as good the second time around.