The Schofield Family!!

WoW!! Its about time to update!! First of Many....

2010-03-10T12:11:00.000-08:00

I cannot believe it has been a year since I have posted anything!! Crazy how fast time flies!
I guess I will try and put the last year in 1 post.......hold on this could be a long one!! We had a great year!! I had a successful year in real estate, and Jay got his new plant all taken care of here, and then did a lot of traveling to Louisiana to start up a plant there. He experienced his first tornado, and made us all thankful we live where we live!!
To start it off......Jay, myself, and Les & Cindy made a quick trip back east to get pigs at Cain Farms in Iowa. It was a fun trip, and we got to see so many cute little towns a long the way. We also picked some winners...as you will see later!! We also picked up some goats along the way!

Easter is next on the calender.....I loved looking back on the pictures from the year.....maybe there are positives on not blogging that often, it is really fun to look back on what happened this year!! We had the normal Easter happenings....egg hunt with the Schofield's plus the Annual Egg hunt with my Mom. It was great fun!!

Kaity loves dying the Eggs!!

Say Cheese!!

Now those are some blue hands.....yes it took us several
days to get them back to there normal color!! haha

Brody always has a smile on his face!! He's a happy guy!!

And yes I had to post this one......It was one of those pictures that amaze me!!

Next Ms. Abby's 3rd Birthday!! All she wanted for her birthday was to have her hair done. So as you can see in the pics, she starts off the day with long wild hair, and ends up with a beautiful bob!! She is such a sweet heart but such a wild child!! She is really growing up, and all she wants is to be as old as her brother and sister!! We would not be the same family without her!!

She loved her new bike!!

I love it!!

Three Candles on the Cake!! Happy Birthday Abby!!

Next......Uintah Basin Junior Livestock Show

Gettin the goats ready for the show.....and why not do it in a swim suit!! lol

We had really ignorant goats this year......we had to pull out the big guns!!

2009-03-01T07:37:00.001-08:00

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Just an update!!

2009-02-26T05:03:00.000-08:00

It has been forever since I have updated our blog!!! We have been on the run!! Last week we made a trip to Arizona to visit Les & Cindy!! Our trip was great! We stopped in Vegas the first night, and stayed at the Excaliber! The one thing I do know it that unfortunately our kids have a new education!! ~Yikes~ We walk in the lobby, and a woman is dancing on the bar, with not a lot of clothes on!! It shocked Jay and I as much as it did our kids!! We tried to walk faster, but there were a lot of people!! Needless to say, on the way home we stopped and stayed in Vegas again, but stayed at Circus Circus, it was a better environment for the kids!! ;-)

It was so great to see Les & Cindy, the kids have missed them so much over the winter, and I know they were glad to see us! We got to meet all of their friends and see what Quartzsite is really all about, now we know why they stay so busy! It was great fun!!

We are also staying busy with work, Jay is a 24 hour on call boss!! He says occasionally how much easier life would be if he was just an operator, but he does so well in what he is doing I think really he wouldn't enjoy it that much!! I have been staying busy as well, it seems like I run all the time!! With the kids, and with work. I won't complain though, I feel so lucky to be were we are, when there are so many people struggling right now!! I did however have my first dog attack!! ( I think it is a job hazard!! ) But I made it through with no bites!! ( Thanks to a client file!!)

So all in all things are really great, just busy!! Jay and I leave for Iowa next Wednesday to pick up Kaity's animals for stockshow. She is staying home, she has the all important maturation class at school! I think we all remember that! The hard thing is knowing that I have a daughter old enough to attend!! Yikes!!! Kali is coming over to stay with my kids, they are so excited!! I just hope she knows what she is getting in to!! ;-)

You will laugh at it later.....

2009-02-02T09:00:00.001-08:00

I have finally found the time to write about my small, and it is funny already, crisis!! Last week I had floor time at the office, I got finished, rushed home picked up the kids from school, Abby from Grandma's, stopped at a house to show a client, and finally home, only to hear from the client, saying they wanted to write an offer on the home. Most of the time that would be really exciting. That day it was just a little to much!! The kids decided they would stay home, it was only going to take an hour - maybe an hour and a half...... they could handle it.

I ran to the office, met with the client wrote up the home, and finished up - time 1 1/2 hours. I headed home, only to realize it was a Thursday, I had to have my ad in by 6:00, it was 5:45. I ran in the house, checked the kids, they were all watching a movie, and sat down at the computer to email my ad to the paper. A few minutes pass, before Brody walks up to me and asks......"Mom, haven't you always wanted an indoor swimming pool?" I replied "Not really, that would be just to much work" He adds "Are you sure?" Confused I look at him, and say "No..." At that point I realize that there is more to this then a conversation. " Come here Mom...." Brody says nicely as he grabs my hand. (He is such a caring little guy, it makes me so proud)

I walk into the bathroom, and gasp as I see about 1 inch of water covering the entire floor, and the sink just a running!! It was the breaking point!! I lost it!! I wish I could have kept my head long enough to take a picture, but it was too late! My kids were so shocked to see me break down like that! We live in a tri level home, so down below the bathroom, it the utility closet, the water had seeped through the floor, into the utility closet, it was a mess. So after the initial shock of it all, I started to use my shampooer, and start sucking up the water, as I cried!

Kaity walked in, she couldn't help but tell the truth, she had started the water, so Abby could bathe her baby, and started talking on the phone, and forgot the water!! It had ran, hot water for 1 1/2 hours! Needless to say the phone was off limits for a few days. But at least she had told me the truth!! Through it all we made it, the flooring in the bathroom didn't fair so well, but I didn't like it anyway!! Jay, the great guy he is showed up with dinner, no questions asked!;-)

What a night!!

Christmas 2009

2009-01-07T11:29:00.000-08:00

Hard to believe the holidays are over! It is amazing how it takes months to get ready, and only minutes for it to be over! Santa found the Schofield house, he brought the kids everything they wanted and a lot that they didn't know they wanted. Kaity got an I-Touch, and a reborn baby! Brody, a PSP, and a gun, and Abby, a kitchen, and a baby. The kids were so well behaved the week before, it is to bad we don't have "Santa is watching" all through the year! ;-) It was a fun Christmas with Abby, she actually understood everything, and was so excited!!!

There was really only one damper on the season, my mom's best friend unexpectedly passed away, and her funeral was on Christmas Eve. We spent so much time with her family when we were growing up, her kids are having such a hard time, I can't even imagine what they are going through, I would not be the same person without my mom! It was so sad, but really put everything in perspective. I realized how precious life is, and how we should just savor every moment. It also makes you realize it isn't the gifts that matter, it is just the time that we spend with one another!!

Jay has also caught the ice fishing buzz!! He is loving it, and is getting all geared up so the whole family can tag along!!

2008-12-23T14:28:00.001-08:00

Make a Smilebox greeting

2008-12-22T11:30:00.000-08:00

I got this through Candices' blog, so I thought I would give it a try I am tagging anyone that hasn't done it already!!

.1. Wrapping paper or gift bags? wrapping paper
2. Real tree or Artificial? Artificial
3. When do you put up the tree? weekend before Thanksgiving
4. When do you take the tree down?Usually on New Years.
Do you like eggnog? No it gives me the shivers
Favorite gift received as a child? My favorite present was a porcelain doll that I got when I was 12, it was so beautiful! I still have her!
7. Hardest person to buy for? Any guy in the family!
8. Easiest to buy for? Abby
9. Do you have a nativity scene? YesI have several!! I just got a new playmobil set, the kids love it!!
10.Do you send cards or email cards? email this year!!
11. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? I can't think of a bad one.
12. Favorite Christmas Movie? I love the Hallmark and Lifetime chanels at Christmastime, I could sit and watch all day and night
13. When do you start shopping for Christmas? The beginning of November, this is the first Christmas that I am completely ready!!
14. Ever recycled a Christmas present? No
15. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Caramels!!
16. Lights on the tree? Yes
17. Favorite Christmas song ? Let it be Christmas
18. Travel at Christmas or stay home? Stay Home & Travel
19. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer's? Yes
20. Angel on the tree top or a star? Star with twigs
21. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning? Christmas morning (one on Christmas Eve)22. Most annoying thing about this time of the year? Not being able to get it all done
23. Favorite ornament theme or color? Dark Red & Green
24. Favorite for Christmas dinner? Turkey
25. What do you want for Christmas this year? Just to see the joy on everyones faces!!
26. Santa or Snowmen ? Santa

Kaity's 5th Grade Program

2008-12-17T18:13:00.001-08:00

Kaity had her 5th Grade Christmas recorder program on Monday. We searched and searched for a dress, nothing like last minute, especially in Vernal!! We ran from store to store trying to find something that would fit, there was no way she was going to wear something from Wal-Mart!! Jay swears that Kaity should not be this opinionated about clothes this early in life! It makes me wonder!!
Her program was wonderful!! She has practiced on her recorder for a long time! From the minute she walks in the door from school you can hear her play! I am always telling her to not play because it is so loud in our house, but it sounded so beautiful in a large gym, with many 5th graders playing!! She also got a singing part, and she got to sing "Nuttin for Christmas" it was really cute!! It is hard to believe that this is her last elementary school Christmas performance! It is so sad!! She has grown up so much, and she makes me so proud! She is so willing to help out with her little brother, and sister. She has her own opinion on just about everything, but it adds so much to our every day life. I am so thankful for her!!

2008-12-04T13:31:00.000-08:00

This is a very sad post!! We had somewhat of a crisis yesterday!! Our dog "Buddy" was hit by "Grandma Nancie." The raw emotion that I experienced yesterday has me completely drained!! I felt so sorry for my mom, she would have done anything if she could have just changed it!! She had just gotten Brody on the bus, and went to leave the house when Buddy ran out in front of her! She had Abby in the car, and Abby kept saying "oh Buddy will be okay Grandma" she tried to explain the situation to Abby, but a 2 year old does not understand. I was at a Chrismas Party for the Board of Realtors, and forgot my phone at the office, so my mom called Jay. When I returned to the office I had 10 missed calls!! Talk about Panic!!! Jay was so worried about my mom!! When I told Kaity & Brody, I couldn't believe how much it hurt!! The pain I saw in their eyes is something I will never forget!! This whole experience has made me so thankful that it was only Buddy, and although he was part of our family, it could have been so much worse!! I think we will all be sad for a while, everytime that Buddy doesn't greet us at the door, or bark when someone pulls into the drive, or wake us up in the morning to go outside!! I think of how my mom must have felt, and if you are reading this mom, I could not be more thankful for you, and all that you do for us!! I am also a little thankful that it was you, because anyone else could have just left him there, and it would have been so much worse!! It also makes me respect you so much, because we buried many animals as we grew up, and now I know just how hard it is to see your kids hurt, and if you could take it all away somehow you would!! I Love You Mom!!

I decided to elf the kids!! Boy can they dance!!

2008-11-24T13:03:00.001-08:00

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

School Pics...

2008-11-17T06:38:00.000-08:00

I thought I would scan in the kids' school pics, so everyone could see how much they have grown!! They didn't scan in very well, I think it is the fact that you are not supposed to scan them in! ;-)

Kaity looks so grown up!! It is amazing that she is in the 5th grade!! She is such a great girl!! She has so many friends, including the boyfriend (YIKES!!)

She tends to be a little lippy, and thinks that she is 16 but she helps me so much, and makes me remember being that age!!

Brody's look in this picture tells it all!! He is such a little pleaser!! He loves Kindergarten, and his teacher Mrs. Lewis!! He has grown so much, and is trying so hard to have the perfect smile!! ;-)

And last, little Ms. Abby!! The pic tells it all, she is such a little wild one!! But she is so sweet!! This age is the best!! She loves everyone (if you are doing what she wants) and has the cutest little voice!! She did however learn her first cuss word, and it is amazing how cute it sounds when it comes out of her little mouth!!

Picture Tag...

2008-11-17T06:31:00.001-08:00

I was tagged by Dez, and thought this would be kind of a fun little thing to do. Here is what you do. Go to your pictures and go in the fourth folder and pick the fourth picture and post it. Then, go to the six folder and get the sixth picture and post it. This was the first pic!! It makes me laugh, it was last winter, I sent this pic into KUTV, and they put it on the news!! We got so much snow in this storm. I know this is coming.......and I am not looking forward to it!!

My second pic is........Ms. Kaity!! We were at Steph's house in this pic. This is a fun thing to do. It makes you remember pics that you haven't seen in quite awhile!!
I am going to tag anyone who hasn't done this already!!

Halloween

2008-11-01T19:09:00.000-07:00

It is so hard to believe that Halloween is over!! That always means that Christmas is less than 2 months away!! We had a great Halloween! We were in charge of Kaity's party at school, and it went over better than expected! I think the kids just know that it was their final elementary school Halloween Party!! We played Mummy Wrap, and the boys seemed a little stronger in this game! Jay was off, and reluctantly came to the party with me!! I was so happy that even though he was a little unhappy about it, he was a trooper!!

Abby was Abby Cadabee, from Seseme Street, she looked so cute with the pink & purple yarn hair!! Brody was the Lowe's race car driver, we don't even know his name, but it said LOWES and that is all that matters. Kaity was a Dallas Cowboy, and a cute one. I think at that age I would have been the cheerleader, but not Kaity!! Even though Jay & I are not the biggest fans of Halloween!! Kaity was bound and determined to Trick or Treat for as long as possible!! We made it through a couple neighborhoods, and the Grandparents, and then we headed home!! We had a spagetti dinner afterwards with Curtis, Amanda, & the Boys. It was overall a great night!! But I am glad it is over!! Now we have got to start getting ready for the HOLIDAYS!!

Deer Hunt.......

2008-10-28T09:02:00.000-07:00

So the deer hunt is finally over!! I am always a little relieved when the hunt is officially over. But I do love all of the time we get to spend together in the month of October!! I am looking forward to getting ready for the HOLIDAYS!! They of course will be here before we know it!!

Kaity has been elected into student council, and she is very excited!! I am working this week on getting a Halloween Party together for her class!! 5th grade is a little tougher than any other, they are of course to old to "craft"!!

Brody is loving Kindergarten, and I love to see him so excited about it!! He does have to be tested on Wednesday for speech, they think they can really help him improve his speech. I guess all I can say is "early intervention!" He loves his teacher Mrs. Lewis!! And has just settled in completely. He had a really tough time not going to school during the hunt, but he made it!!

And for Abby she is just as wild and crazy as ever!! She loves going to Grandma's - Both Grandma Cindy & Grandma Nancie!! We are so lucky to live close to both of them!! She is going to be "Abby Cadabee" for Halloween, it should be really cute!! I will have to post a video of her dancing, she absolutly loves to dance!! And has some really good moves!!! I will post Halloween pics next week!! Hope all is well with everyone!! Stay in touch!! J&J

Hunting Season

2008-10-15T11:38:00.000-07:00

So I guess I will try the blogging thing!! I know I am jumping on the band wagon a little late, but better late than never!!
So it is October, which means of course "HUNTING!!" We have been camping every weekend since the 4th, and it has been a lot of fun! Other than the fact that the weather will not, or has not been cooperating!! The first weekend was a little chilly but we had a great time!! At the beginning of September Jay had invited a bunch of people to come up and camp, I think he had counted 18! He was so excited!! But between the first of September and October, a few accidents had knocked that number down to just family. Les & Cindy, Sami & Brian, Amanda & Curtis and My Mom & Dave came up to camp with us. Sami & Brian being from "the city" thought camping might not have been as relaxing as the spa, but they had fun anyway. Brian was a little anxious about the whole hunting thing, he was very concerned about the fact that if he shot an elk, they would be taking it home on top of the Four Runner, but they didn't have to worry because the hunters were all unsuccessful, but it is the memories that count!!
In the middle of the elk hunt, Jay took a quick trip to San Diego for work, and the kids and I got caught up, at work and school. We then took the camper back on the mountain for another round. The weather was really crummy, and it snowed and was absolutly miserable!! Jay & Michael took the Prowler out on Saturday night, and froze!! They didn't even see a track!! We woke up on Sunday morning to quite a bit of snow, needless to say "Road Hunting" was where it was at!! When we got back to camp, Jay decided we just needed to pack up and head home. We were lucky he made that decision, because we barely made it out, the roads were so wet, muddy and slick!! Thankfully there were some hunters that helped Jay push our car up a hill, and we headed home!! It is memories we won't soon forget!! We are going back up this coming weekend for the deer hunt, we will keep you posted!! Hopefully I will be posting pics of Jay's big buck!!