Finally I am posting pictures. Steve bought me a new camera the week before our trip, Thank Goodness! HEre are a few to start off with. The girls had an absolute blast on our Disney 09 trip. They are already asking when we are going back.

no pictures.

Thanks to lovely sweet darling 3 year old my camera when camera heaven. :(
I wentto get the camera out christmas eve to get ready for santa and low and behold it no longer worked. I don think it is even worth getting looked at. Anyway no pictures for us of christmas morning, can you imagine how sad i was????? I did video the entire thing though so at least i have that. Whn my mom go tthere she had her camera so I at least got that.
Nothing special though.
Emerson is growing so fast I just cant believe it. She is now 17 weeks (4 months old). She is now rolling over and to her dismay gets extremely angry when she realizes that she is stuck there. So i spent a good part of the day rolling her back over and the other part is her stuck to my hip b/c she wants all the attention all the time. Rylie and Drew are still in love woth her and dont ever get jealous b/c they too love her to pieces.
Drew had a cardio appointment at the end of december and they are going to recheck her heart in 6 months. it looks like her aorta has some scar tissue and they may have to do an angiogram (ballon) to strecth it to giver her better blood flow. So we are just praying that it clears up on it's own. All things are possible through God!!!! She is on 2 meds which one she calls her chocolate medicine and the 2nd she calls "the other one". LOL I dont think the 2nd tastes as good as the 1st. LOL
Drew is LOVING her dance class and cant wait to start K4 in the fall.
They are dancing to A Spoonful Of Sugar for their recital and Rylie is dancing to Your the on that I want from grease. It is going to be soooo cute!
All is well here and hopefully I can get a new camera soon b/c I hate missing the growth spurts Emerson is going through.

IT SNOWED!!!!!

In Southern Louisiana, can you believe it?
People were so excited here I got 4 phone calls starting at 630 am to tell me it was snowing. :) Love all 4 of you. :)
Drew stayed outside all of 2 minutes then stood in the doorway the rest of the time b/c she said it was TOO cold. They had a blast and Rylie came in frozen to the bone.
The funniest thing was the previous friday she asked if it ever snowed here and i told her no. Well i was sure made a liar and she let me know it. LOL Our snowman lasted for 2 days but the rest melted by that afternoon. Don't you love their snow gear??? Rain boots and super light jackets. LOL

Merry Christmas

Sorry...

Okay so it has been almost a month since i last posted. Sorry......
Little Emerson is doing great! She had her 2 month check up this past week and is now 8 pounds 13 ounces. She started smiling at us this past week and oh it just completely melts your heart. I have yet to capture one on film (digital). LOL The girls are still completely in love with her and fight often about who will hold or feed her. I keep trying to explain to Rylie just to let Drew go first b/c she is only interested for like 5-10 seconds. :)

I will have pictures up soon. We went to New Orleans this weekend and I went to the Helen Brett show with my Mom and Steve took Rylie and Drew to the zoo along with my dad. I took Emerson to market with me and she was such and Angel. I think we lost about an hour of shopping time with every other person stopping to admire Emerson and ask like a millionquestions each time. She just kept her head poked out of the sling i had her in the whole time looking at everyone who passed by.
Have a happy thanksgiving!!!!

The Pumpkin Patch

Emerson Reese

I will have to do another mini session again of her soon. She wasnt cooperating very well. She is already growing too fast and she is only 3 1/2 weeks old. :( We ar going tot he pumpkin patch this weekend so hopefully more pics next week.

Growing...

One week old

2 weeks old

Today at 2 1/2 weeks old.

She had her appointment with the ped. on wednesday and she was up to her birth weight at 6 pounds 4 ounces. She had dropped down to 5 pounds 11 ounces.

She is adjusting well and sleeping pretty good at night. Although she seems to prefer our bed to hers. :(

More baby pictures

This is a picture of all 3 girls at a day old. Can you tell who is who??????????

Our newest edition!

Emerson Reese Schaaf
6 pounds 4 ounces
19.5 inches
September 25, 2008

I am on a roll!

I am getting all kinds of pictures up today. They were playing behind the couch yesterday and Drew said CHEEZZZEEEE!! MAma LOOK! So of course I had to take the picture becuase they were hugging instead of fighting over something. Then right after this Rylie decided it would be fun to jump off the couch a few times. After me telling her to stop it like 20 times she landed straight on her face on the berber carpet. She now has rug burn from the top of her forhead going straight done to her nose. Also she busted her nose so hard that is bled. She was not a happy camper at all. All is fine now, I thought she may have woken up with 2 black eyes but thankful that was not the case.

Rylie's first day of K5

Rylie was quite excited to start her first day of school. Though she is still not thrilled with havingto take naps. She loves her teacher which is good b/c she was sad that she didnt have the same teacher as last year. We are finally back in a routine and I dont feel so stressed all of the time. My house is so quite with just Drew. She keeps herself quite entertained during the day with minimal mess. :) Though she does miss her big sister. She wont be lonely for long. I only have a little over 7 weeks left before this new baby girl get here. Which might I add still doesnt have a name because once again we cant agree on anything. Oh Well... she will have a name eventually.

She looks like a little old lady here. LOL Cracks me up. Rylie bought her princess dress up for her birthday so she had to wear it as soonas we got inside. All the little girls had a blast. Another successful and fun party. Happy 3rd Birthday Drew!!!! CAn you believe she is already 3???? Seems like just yesterday that we were in the hospital.

Sun and Fun

We went to Destin for a week and had a great time. The girls LOVED it!
They came home with hermit crabs that Granny bought for them. Ask me me who thrilled I am to have smelly crabs in my house. LOL drew keeps insisting we go back to play putt putt. That may very well have been her favorite part. Enjoy the pics!

Good news

I received an update on Jason. Just a tad slow in updating.

Well great news today! Jason found out today that the cancer has not spread-it's contained within the colon wall. This form of cancer is very treatable and the Doctor expects a full recovery. Jason and Candace will see the surgeon on Monday and will find out about surgery then. THey will meet with a cancer Dr. next week also, to discuss treatment. We are all relieved and thankful. God is moving on their behalf-please continue to pray. THey have been so encouraged by everyone's loving words, prayers, and love that they have felt. Please continue-Jason will probably be in the hospital 5 days for the surgery, and then recovery time at home. Pray for a speedy recovery. I'll keep you posted as we know more. Please forward to your prayer partners! Thanks, Kerry Arsement

Prayers needed

I recieved this email this morning. Please pray and pass this info along.

Hello Friends
I'm asking that all of you join your faith with ours and believe that God will heal our dear friend Jason Esta. He's actually more than a friend, he's our son in the Lord. Yesterday, Jason was told that he has a malignant tumor in his colon. He will have multiple scans done tomorrow to determine if it has spread and the severity of it. As I know more, I'll let you know. Please agree with us that the tumor is no longer there, has not spread, and the peace of God that passes all understanding will be prevelant in Jason, his wife Candace, and their boys, Noah 8, and Rhett 2 1/2. Jason is a wonderful man of God who has meant so much to many people in his 33 yrs. He has a contagious personality that puts every one at ease. His love for God and man draw people to him. He truly lives what he talks. He serves the Lord daily by witnessing to others. Please join us in prayer and forward to other prayer warriors. Don't forget to have your children pray also-Jesus loves the prayers of our innocent children. We are expecting a miracle.

Thank you-Kerry Arsement

2D/4D Ultrasound Images