Schisler Family Pictures

Here are some recent family pictures we took. Zach had been running a fever for the 5 days prior to these being taken, so he's not as animated as I would have liked, but I am so grateful to Jonathan's cousin Alli for spending part of her thanksgiving taking these photos. I don't have all of them on my computer yet, but here are some of the favorites of the ones I do have.

Thanksgiving Weekend

I think this picture sums up our weekend. :)

We had a great thanksgiving! Jonathan's family came in town for Thanksgiving lunch and we had Thanksgiving dinner with my family that evening. Thursday morning was the first day Zach didn't run a fever over a 100, so we were especially grateful for that. However, our nap schedule was a little off due to the festivities as you can see by this picture from Saturday night.

We took Zach to see the lights at Silver Dollar City on Saturday. He LOVED the moving tree, and the parade. We got lots of pictures, but we've been in a computer transition around here so I don't have a way to get them on my new computer just yet. I will update the pictures as soon as I can.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Under the Weather

This has been a strange week around the Schisler house. I finished up dance classes last week so I haven't been at the church at all since Sunday night (You would understand how amazing this is if you realized that I typically visit the church about twice a day). I also haven't had my typical turbo kick class so we have spent a lot of time at home recently.

I mentioned in my last post that Zachary had been running a fever this weekend. Well, I took him to the doctor on Monday morning because his fever had gotten up to 103 and was still high even after he had tylenol. The doctor said his ears, throat, chest, nose, and everything else was clear so they decided it must be a stomach virus. I don't know how long a stomach virus is supposed to last, but as of this morning we are going on our 5th day of a fever over 100. I'm starting to wonder if there is something more going on. Please keep Zachary in your prayers. He's been a real trooper but you can tell he doesn't feel well at all.

I am hoping he will recover quickly, He loves to eat and his appitite hasn't been normal lately. I was so excited about his first thanksgiving, but now I don't know if he'll eat much of it at all.

Priceless....

Here are a few pictures from this week. Zach hasn't felt well this weekend, he's been teathing and running a fever, so it makes me smile to look at these pictures of him smiling. I can't believe he's getting so big.

It's all a blur...

Wow! I know it's been a long time since I have updated the blog. I promise I am working to get better at this. Life always gets crazy this time of the year, and although that is not really an excuse I am just asking for a little grace.

I have recently come to the realization that life with Zach isn't going to slow down anytime soon. Actually I have found that the older he gets the faster he moves and the faster I have to react. :) I have also found that while I am learning to keep up with our new pace, my camera is still lagging behind. It seems every picture I take turns our blurry because Zachary decides to move before the picture can take. I think I need a new camera with a faster speed for Christmas. (hint, hint...) Here is one of my recent favorites, and a few blurry pics to illustrate my point.

My Baby is Walking

Since he was like 2 weeks old, Zach insisted on standing on our laps rather than sitting. He's always on the move, and his favorite spot in the house is the living room where he can move around all of the couches. He's been starting to stand up on his own, but as soon as he realizes it he sits down because he was afraid of falling.

Then today... I went to pick Zach up after dance from his Grandmother Schisler's house only to find that my baby had started to walk and I missed it. He did however show off for his mommy and take a few steps (about 3). He then also showed off for Daddy when we got home and took several more steps. I also was able to get him walking on video, so as soon as I figure out how to transfer it to the computer I will try and upload a video. I can't believe my baby is starting to walk at 9 1/2 months!

Also, one last thing. I wanted to say congratulations to our friends Travis and Desty Ellis. They welcomed Kailyn Marie Ellis into this world this afternoon at 2:53pm, she weighed 7lbs. 7oz.

Warm Soup for a Cold Day

Recently I signed up to be a part of General Mills Psst.. Program. This program offers high value coupons to those who are willing to share them and pass them on to their friends.
I just received my first set of coupons for $1.10 off a single can of any Progresso soup. I went to Walmart today to purchase my soup and it's on sale for 1.50 a can, so with the coupons you will only pay $0.40 a can!
If you would like a coupon you can leave a comment with your email address, or email me at hschisl@gmail.com

The more coupons I pass out, the more offers I will receive in the future, so I would love to share these with you!

Have a great Monday!