The Schneider Family Blog

On the 7th day of Christmas.....A Holiday Home Tour This is how we do Christmas!!!!  This year 6 Christmas Trees.....We have 7 but I only put up 6 of them this year...one in each room.   This is a long post, so keep scrolling.  :)  (Some of the pics aren't great because it was really dark in my house when I was taking them.....) My room....I love my skinny tree.    Burlap and muted colors....love it.  My mom made this ornament for me this year....it is quilted from fabric from my wedding dress.   I love it so much... Bet you can't quess who this pink tree belongs to????  This tree screams Rheagan.  When we saw it in the store 3 years ago we had to have it.   Pink, pink, pink!!!!  and her favorite ornament.....Beiber Fever!!! This is the game room tree....Go Cubs!!! A sweet little tree for our little sweetie....It is the girliest thing ever!!!   The entry into the house....there is a matching tree on the other side of the hall  I just could

On the 6th day of Christmas.....some elfish mischief!!!!  Jingle, our elf on the shelf has been hanging around the schneider house lately.   I haven't been very good and catching all of his crazy moments but here are a few of our favorites..... He was really excited about reading our Christmas books.   Our Christmas books are very special to us.  We get a new one each year.  These books get packed with our christmas decorations and only come out at Christmas.  It makes reading them each year really special.   My mom did the exact same thing when I was growing up and I remember loving getting them out each Christmas season. This little trick was our favorite.....do you know that our sneaky little elf painted Rheagan and Ryane's noses while they were sleeping one night.   My little "Rudolphs" couldn't believe he was so sneaky.   Their reactions were hilarious!!!!! don't mind our early morning bedhead!!!   Here are just a few othe

On the 5th day of Christmas......The cutest Christmas Elf you have ever seen!!!! This little guy belongs to my cousin and he is such a cutie!!!!  We will get to see him this weekend.....he is growing too fast....

On the 4th day of Christmas......Gymnastics for both Schneider girls!!! My girls love Gymnastics and I finally brought my camera to their classes and snapped a few pictures.  Rheagan is doing awesome---her coached talked to me last week about having her moved onto team.  We are really excited.  She has learned so much in such a short time.   We are very lucky to have such an amazing coach and Rheagan loves him!!!!   I didn't get nearly as many pictures of Rheagan because instead of taking pictures, I just can't stop watching her.  She is really something.   It won't be long before that girl is flipping all over the place.  Ryane loves her "nastics" too.   Every Tuesday she gets so excited for her class.  She is so strong and fearless.  The best part is that she just has so much fun!!!!!    Watching her at her "nastics" class is one of the highlights of our week. Uncle David and Aunt Jeri have been coming to class sometimes too.....

Beep, beep, beep....I interrupt this 12 photos of christmas broadcast for something WAY MORE IMPORTANT!!!! so while everyone around me has been posting on facebook about the recent tragedy in Newtown, I have held my tongue and kept my true feelings about it all to myself.  I've been glued to the news and searched for endless hours on the internet......WHY????   that's right.....I just want to know WHY???  I am one of those people who need closure, right or wrong, I need to know why people make the choices they do....I'm still waiting for that piece of evidence that will "paint the picture" of how and why things happened the way they did.....I believe, there is always a reason..... Normally, I'm not a major news watcher.  I watch a little in the morning to see the weather and traffic but tend to turn off the TV when things get sad....don't want my girls to see how scary the world can be...... BUT today hit me HARD!!!!!   First of all, my sweet big gir

On the 3rd day of Christmas.......The photos from our Christmas card session.....Thank you Tracy Ivy Photography.   Tracy and I shot session side by side this holiday season.  After finishing up a full day of shooting she got a few pics of my sweet babies.....love them... 

On the 2nd day of Christmas....It's a Christmas Photo Booth.   Friday night we had my work Christmas party at my house complete with photo booth setup.   So on Saturday, the girls and I had a little fun....it was super cloudy out so the light is horrible but we had fun anyway.....here we go..... The last one is my favorite......love my silly little reindeer!!!!!

Newsflash......I am the absolute worst at taking pictures of my own girls and actually posting them for others to see.   I take them but never share them.....and of course I hear it from the family all the time......"we never see new pictures of the kids"  and "where are the new pictures of your girls" or "what happened to the pictures you took at  _(insert name of family event here)__"  so when I came across this blog post  I knew this would be the perfect thing for me to do to.    12 PHOTOS OF CHRISTMAS.    So for 12 days, I'll be posting photos...some Christmas related, some just fun photos shoots we have done and are doing,  some just pics that I love.     In January, I am planning to make my 2nd "for the love album"   1 picture each day of January, real life at the Schneider house for 31 days.  I loved my album from last year and can't wait to make my new one.  In the mean time..... On the 1st day of Christmas ......my beautifu