Funnies

Things that Luke says that make me laugh:

I ate my food and it's in my (points to belly) throat, now it's going to go to my large intestine.

Here is what I woke up to this morning. At least he's not putting permanent marker on the walls!

Monthly Update

Lately Luke has been saying funny things that don't make sense like "Ma-ee I don't want to go to bed, I just want to play with toys for a couple more days."

Luke's foot measured 6.5" so his shoe size is a "10 toddler/infant". He wears 4T shirts and 3T pants. It seems like both boys have long torsos and thin waists. Henry is wearing size 9 months; he is 10 months old. I'm not implying that you go buy them things, but I get asked frequently about sizes, so I'll post them on here.

All during Henry's 9th month he started sitting up, crawling, standing up, clapping, waving, and sharing a room with big brother Luke! If you flash him a big smile he returns it.

Luke likes to wake up with the sun all summer, which means he's up around 6-6:30am everyday. We don't get up until 7:30, and we told him not to wake up Henry or us. So his solution is to drag a chair over and sit in our bedroom doorway and watch us for an hour until we wake up. Fun. He's also taken to sleep walking, which gives me a bit anxiety at night. It usually happens around midnight. Also fun.

Jared has work training in Sacramento this week, so we are all going and making a trip/vacay out of it. We plan to go to Fairy Tale Town and Funderland. Pics to come!

Gloria Schooling

Here is the obituary for Jared's mom Gloria.

Gloria Mae Schooling passed away at her Red Bluff home on August 4, 2013 at the age of 56 after many years with ALS. She was born in Red Bluff, CA to Warren and Pauline Myers on January 20, 1957.

Gloria is survived by her husband, Brian Schooling, married 38 years. Her mother Pauline has passed away, and she is survived by her father Warren Myers, of Anderson, CA.

Gloria had her close family surrounding her throughout her illness and in her recent days. Her husband Brian, her daughter Leslie Faggard, son-in-law Jim Faggard and grandson Micah Faggard all of Red Bluff. Her son Jared Schooling, daughter-in-law Ginger Schooling, and grandsons Luke and Henry Schooling, all of Chico, CA. She is also survived by her brothers’ families: Bradley and Shelly Myers and family. And Charles and Mary Myers and family.

The family is also very thankful for Gloria’s wonderful and loving caregivers: Alicia Manzo, Anna Peck, Suzanne Love, Nichole Toothman, Shelly Myers, Colleen Myers, Helen Raglin.

Gloria graduated from Red Bluff High School in 1975. She was a talented and devoted homemaker and mother all her years. She was a born again Christian, attending Gerber Bible Fellowship all her life. Gloria’s talents and hobbies included birdwatching, volleyball, flower arranging, piano playing, singing, miniature shoe collecting, and being a Grandma!

Her memorial service will be held at Gerber Bible Fellowship, 301 Samson Ave, Gerber, CA on Saturday, August 10, 2013 at 11:00am, with a luncheon following. She will be remembered at Tehama Cemetery in Gerber, CA.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made at Memorial Fund to help pay for funeral costs. Condolences and photos are at Gloria's Memorial Page. 

The family has been enjoying this Bible verse: Romans 14:8-9 If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lord's. To this end, Christ died and lived again, that he might be Lord both of the dead and of the living.

Here is the video Jared made that is a slideshow of pictures of Gloria's life with her husband Brian, daughter Leslie, son Jared, and grandkids Luke, Micah, Henry, and her first granddaughter in Leslie's belly. If you don't see the video below, click here http://youtu.be/2BoRypRFnAo. The second to last picture is her last day and all her kids and grandkids are in the pic.

3rd Birthday "Favorite Things" Questionnaire

Every year on the kid's birthdays I'm going to ask these same questions and see how they change, from age 3 on. I didn't know about it on Luke's 3rd birthday, but he's still 3 so I asked him today.

1. What is your favorite color? Red
2. What is your favorite toy? A tractor
3. What is your favorite fruit? An orange
4. What is your favorite TV show? Oscar’s Oasis



5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Quesadillas
6. What is your favorite thing to wear? Red dinosaur shirt



7. What is your favorite game? Angry birds
8. What is your favorite snack? Goldfish
9. What is your favorite animal? A cow
10. What is your favorite song? Wheels on da bus
11. What is your favorite book? How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight



12. Who is your best friend? Vince
13. What is your favorite cereal? Granola
14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Play with toys in sandbox

15. What is your favorite drink? Lemonade

16. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas with lights
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? Froggie the night light (it projects stars on the ceiling)

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast? Cereal
19. What do you want for dinner on your birthday? Cake
20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A doctor

Henry and I

Singing twinkle twinkle little star

I hear Luke singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star everyday, and I thought hey why not video tape it. Click here to watch the video. There's no end to this song, I just stopped recording. He could sing it forever.

Pool Day

We took the boys swimming at the pool today, and it was so much fun. Henry was in a donut floatie that has a seat with leg cutouts, and he was so cute. He would splash his hands in the water, then squeal in delight when he splashed his own face. Big smile the whole time.

Luke had a mini life vest on and we tried teaching him how to swim a little, but he was scared of floating, even when we held him. Baby steps I guess. He kept asking if there were alligators in the water.

The pool is in the middle of Bidwell park, and is filled by Big Chico Creek, so it's a creek pool. On one end the pool is level with the creek, and at the other end is a dam with a fish ladder. It's hard to describe I guess. Anyway it's free and has nice scenery. Even though a lot of people go to it, it's so big you don't really notice.

It's all cemented and has a shallow end and a deep end like regular pools. The creek is on the right and the pool is on the left in the pic below: