Schaeffer Family

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

Bella is 15

Happy 15th Birthday to Isabella. She is a Freshman in High School. She is ready to take drivers ed and drive everywhere. She is smart and excels in school and loves her teachers and classes. She pays attention and gets things done. I am in Young Womens with her which has been so much fun to spend that extra time with her. She helps me so much with Evelyn and is a great babysitter. She loves to eat at Fugi in Pocatello. She chose chocolate cake with white frosting. And for her birthday dinner she wanted steak, mashed potatoes, and broccoli. Evelyn insisted on making her a cake this year. Pink frosting with lots of tasting in between. She was excited not to have to share her birthday day with Hailey or Daniel since they are both moved out now. She and her best friend Ruby had fun celebrating her day together.

True Glam

Evelyn LOVES lipstick and lip gloss. So much that I finally just gave her her own.
Its her favorite in every way,
pink
sparkles.
Shes getting good at applying it! Today I said I was going to do my make up and she said, "Me too!"

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Here Kitty Kitty Kitty

Right now we have 3 cats and I am not allowed to get any more. I guess Paul makes a good point there because Im sure I would have got another one for the kitten to have a friend by now.
Bella got Milly our first cat for her birthday in October 2017. I look at the pictures now and she looks so small! She is so big and furry now. She is our cat that will be on the porch with us but not on our laps. Shes perfectly fine not getting all the attention. She runs away from Evelyn, then and now. Sometimes she will let us snuggle and pet her but not often.
Hailey brought home India not too long after Bella got her cat. I was furious because she did not ask and surprised me with it. Someone had given it to her at school and she had taken it to all her classes that day! I couldn't believe the teachers let her do that. At first I wasn't sure we were going to keep it. Eventually it got along with Evelyn better than Milly so we kept her. She has been our best cat and most loved. She is friendly, LOVES Evelyn, and loves to be with us and be pet. If we are in the back yard the cats will hear us and come home. India and Evelyn have a special thing going and India would follow Evelyn everywhere especially the summer of 2018. We just got our newest cat Nova in August 2019. I have always wanted a fluffy Siamese and so when I saw her on facebook I went and got her. So far I feel bad because India still only barley tolerates her. Milly is nice and patient with her but isn't great friends. Milly is older and not as wild is mostly the problem so every time Nova pounces on her shes more annoyed than wanting to play back. That is the reason I would get another kitty right now, so this one can have a best friend and playmate.

October 2017 Evelyn and Milly

Oct 2017

December 2017

January 23, 2018

April 2018

July 6, 2018

August 9, 2018

They are seriously best friends! It is so cute.

September 3, 2018

November 4, 2018

December 2018

January 2019

August 2019

February 2019

September 2019

October 2019

First thing when we got home from church, grab baby kitty.

October 2019

September 2019

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Evelyn at the dentist and more...

Evelyn went to the dentist for the very first time on Tuesday. I have been talking to her about the dentist for at least 6 months. I did not want her to be scared. She has a Dora book about the dentist and she likes to read that too. She LOVED it. It was cute to watch her in the chair. She was nervous and I could see in her eyes all the questionable looks but she was excited to choose a new toothbrush and is already asking to go again. Soon she will find out what cavities are and then it will not be so fun anymore.

Evelyn is spunky and such a character. She says the funniest things which I know I need to start writing down. Today while walking into the store I held out my hand and she said, "I know the rules" as she grabbed my hand. This was funny to me because she has also been independent lately and will run ahead if I let her.

I just went on the back deck to answer the phone. When I tried to get back in she had locked the back door. Its always her, she thinks its hilarious to lock out brother and sister. Bad thing is she also does it when shes mad, luckily I'm home to save the day and let Logan back in. (Its usually those two arguing)
Here is a funny story by Bella about this:
So, a while ago Evelyn was playing outside. It was time for Evelyn to come inside, so I went outside to get her. The moment I walked far enough outside, Evelyn bolted in the house, shut the door, and locked me out. Then, when I asked her to let me in, she said, "Just use your muscles Bella!" When I then told her that using my muscles wouldn't work because the door was locked she ran away yelling, "Haha, sucker!" I took a few more minutes trying to get her to let me in, which failed, then I went and Mom finally let me back into the house.

Evelyn LOVES when Daniel comes home on the weekends. She likes to bury him in pillows and stuffed animals. She also makes him play animals or dolls with her. Shes at that stage where she wants someone to interact with the talking animal or doll. She doesn't leave him alone and hes too nice to tell her to go away. I've always loved how my kids get along with each other and how the older kids look after the younger ones.

Right now she loves Frozen and Elsa and Anna. She loves the music and singing. Her favorite song in the movie is Let it go. She is also into Moana, so that was on replay yesterday. Her favorite tv show is probably Daniel Tiger. She also likes umi zoomie, True, Pinkalicious.
She loves singing and dancing and just recently started ballet class here in Downey. "Watch my twirl, mom." She is such a cute dancer.
Her favorite food is probably smooth strawberry yogurt and popcorn with lots of shake on flavoring. She loves chocolate milk and is not too picky with food. She will eat something at most restaurants with me and Paul. So happy to share a little bit about this sweet little girl.