Schoonmaker Reunion 2010

In June we had a family reunion in Utah where ALMOST everyone (we missed you Nicki) got to come. It was so fun to see everyone and even though Jeremy and I have been married almost 2 years and dating for over 5 years it was the first time I got to meet a few of Jeremy's siblings which was great!! So here's some pictures from that.

Our first day we walked around BYU campus and went to the Bean Museum which Karli LOVED because she loves animals! (dead or alive apparently) This picture is taken before we went to the museum it is of Karli and her mom and Evaleen and her mom.

Karli and her cousin Estella Grace (Robbie's youngest)


Jeremy is holding Karli and Ruby and they are not quite sure what they think about it.


One of the really fun things we did was go to a jumping place... it was like a big gymnastics training area and it had trampolines, mats, a big pit full of little foam cubes you could jump into...and it had sumo suits... which as you see in this picture and the following video Jeremy and Trista found.

Pre-Move Favorites

We have so many pictures and videos for the last few months so I am just going to do a bunch of posts to get caught up. This first one is just some random pictures from before we moved.


This is a collage that I made of our pretty lady!


This is one of the all time favorites of McQuade children everywhere. The hat/boat/t-shirt story that my dad does with the newspaper. She is cute in her hat!


Karli and her Grandma.


Karli found one of her mom's hair ties and decided it was quite tasty...she looks like she has a goatee or something.


Karli got to try a shake from Sonic...big mistake we couldn't get it back from her.


Brushing her teeth all by herself...she's cool!


Grandma Schoonie got her a new book, and they are reading it together.

We Have Arrived!!!

Well since the the last post SO much has happened. Jeremy graduated, got a job, and we have moved to New Mexico! We are renting a little house in a cute suburb of Rio Rancho. Karli was a trooper through the packing, moving out, moving in, and unpacking in which time we didn't get to spend as much time playing and reading with her. Jeremy has now completed the first week of training at his job and really likes it! I took a video of the house so that certain members of my family can see the house...but I sound pretty geeky so just ignore that please! Since we finally got internet today I will try to do some more catch up posts cause we have had a CRAZY few months with good stories and pictures. Hope you enjoy!

Breaking News!!!

Karli has cut her first tooth, and almost her second. This happened today while I was taking a final. No word yet on the size or shape of the tooth, but we will keep you updated as information becomes more available to us!

It's been a long time since my last post, and we don't have much news. Karli is growing fast: crawing, teething, etc. Jeremy has ONE week of school left! We have applied for several jobs but have yet to hear from them. Here are some pictures and of course a video. Enjoy!

Pretty little girl!



Karli LOVES going outside and playing at the park. Her favorite as you saw in our last post is the swing. She has gotten even more excited about swinging since then: we will go outside and she will start shaking and grunting with excitement, it's really cute.


Karli loves her daddy and when he gets home he is pretty exctied to play with her. Here is one of their favorite games.

Karli's Swing

Well, Karli is getting bigger. She is semi-mobile and so close to crawling it's scary, she actually started eating some baby food,(much to my relief-there for awhile I thought I was going to have to nurse her exclusively until she left for school)and she has now grown out of her swing. I have posted a few videos first showing her in her new swing and then her growing out of it, and finally of her in a "big girl" swing. Enjoy I know we did!

Bedtime For Baby

Karli was playing with her "Uncle" Christopher (who is practically a member of our family) after her bath and before bedtime she LOVES Christopher he makes her giggle. This is, in my opinion, one of the cutest new things that Karli does. (And she technically isn't doing it in this picture, but we CAN'T get a picture of her while she's doing it so just imagine it, because this is RIGHT before she did it) She lays on the ground and puts her feet up on whatever is close (in this case the futon) and she pushes against it and raises her butt of the ground so the only thing touching ground is her shoulders and head... of course it makes it rather difficult to change her diapers now because she will lift her hips off the ground there too.

Karli still likes to be swaddled, but she also like to have her pacifier in while she sleeps, and so we have to go in and put her binki in her mouth when she squawks. And we usually get her craned neck and a HUGE smile.

Karli was just laughing at me while I was rocking her to bed...not the result you usually want from rocking a baby to bed, but it was ridiculously cute!