Grandpa is showing us how to be more frugal, by buzzing Jackson's hair in the front doorway. "Welcome to the Schwartzs everybody, just step over the hair"...nice!

Abster is walking all over the place! However, she is using the Jeff Galloway method for running a marathon. Run several miles then walk a mile, only she is walking ten feet and crawling two feet until she gets to her desination.


Abby got a new buggy, but Jackson and Catie quickly took control of it and pushed each other down the drive..."real fast!" It always amazes us how no one wants to play with their own toys.


We attended the Silent Auction and Family Fun Night at Jackson's school. First, we enjoyed dinner brought in from Bambinelli's. Then, we showed off our dancing skills with some "freestyle" moves Jackson taught us. We had a successful night of bidding on various items at the Silent Auction. The highlight was our winning bid on Principal for a 1/2 day, the best $51 we ever spent! Steve was disappointed when he found out that it is Jackson that gets to be Principal and not himself. Jackson has lots of plans for the school, including no homework, and only "Specials" classes (art and PE).

Jackson out on the dance floor...

Jackson and his friend Josh reading Kung Fu Panda... a door prize from the event. Catie even won a Cinderella book.



Jackson's first grade science project was to choose an animal which they would like to learn about, and make a model of the animal. The choice of animal was a no-brainer for Jackson! Above, a possum made out of a milk carton. Thanks Grandma Moe... She kind of forgot the the students are supposed to do most the work...

Spring is here!

Catie will not wear a swim cap in the pool but likes wear it around the house... go figure.

The kids enjoyed a superhero party at Isaac's house few weeks ago!

Jackson had his friend Ian over to play... It was a gorgeous weekend, 70 degrees and sunny both days, so we were able to spend some time outside. Ian and Jackson are two peas in a pod. Both love possums, and as you can see above, both love to be silly!




Abby is into the Big Wheel just like her brother and sister, only she likes to go backwards...




Unfortunately, Jackson shows not desire to play a "regular" sport like baseball. No worries, because Catie and Abby are picking up the slack.

The Great Blizzard of '09!!

The kids sneaked EVERY pillow in the house into our bedroom (on Steve's watch), and had a blast jumping on them and building forts.

Jumpin' on the bed (again, under Steve's watch)...

Here is our "blizzard"! We have gotten about 4 inches so far, and it is still going strong... The kids could not wait to get outside to play in the snow, but had to wait for Abigail to finish her nap.


"Sam" the Snowman looks kind of feeble but it's understandable for our first snowman ... We had a great time working on our snowman and having an intense snow.