Kansas Video

Here are few video's from our time in kansas



play time with papa & Gracie giving us the play-by-play


fun anywhere!


hoping to get a tornado...have you ever lived in a location where sirens could not warn you?


more fun times!

VBS

Oh we LOVED vbs this year and one of your sister churches is hosting in August and we just might have to go again;)

Excuse Me

We interrupt this regularly scheduled program about Kansas Christmas to show you a little video that is way past due.  I had a hard time getting the one to upload due to the length but here you go.

Every year I interview the kids for their birthday and ask them a series of questions.  Gracie's went as it always does but nolan's well let's just say you will see my normal day with my little boy who is so silly.  You will also see me try to hold in the laughing so he does not see that he is funny.  I try several times to recover thinking I can just cut out the silliness but I just can't come back from it.  I have tried several times since this to tape him again and he just says the same thing.  Happy 3rd Birthday little man.

Gracie Turn's 6 from Candace Schenk on Vimeo.

Nolan turns 3 from Candace Schenk on Vimeo.

Video Friday {wrestle time}

Since daddy has been super busy with work and his back a mess I have become the person to wrestle with although it lasts for about 5 minutes and I know it is not as fun as when daddy does it but the kids need that so I help out.

Video Friday {dance at home}

One night I asked Gracie to show us some of the dance skills...notice when Nolan takes a turn.  No worries on him picking up on the girly moves.

Video Friday {1st show}

growing up my brother would put on dance shows for my parents....how embarrassing, thank goodness there's no video proof but I got proof of my kids first show and I am sure there will be more to come.

Video Friday {football nolan}

On our visit to Cincinnati we went to a park that had pee wee football dummies set-up.  Nolan of course wanted to tackle it.

Video Friday {school days}

How I love dropping and picking my girl up from school.  I hope she never loses this sweetness.
She's in the pink boots...

Nothing Special

This video is nothing special to most but it was a quite day at the park and I know someday I will thankful for these little sneaks back to when they were little.

Bike Riding

I mentioned in a Kansas post and Cincinnati post we had been working on the no training wheels thing.  Well, she has had not training wheels for a while but is very stubborn I am sure you can't believe it.  But she hates me trying to teach her, she believes she should just be able to pick up on anything and just go.  Finally she got frustrated enough she did just go.  One day I was trying to give her a few pointers and she got so mad she stomped her foot said fine I'll do it by myself.  She was so mad she got on her bike and took off.  Yes, seriously!  Troy and I just stood there watching waiting for the moment she would just crash but no she went all the way down the street and back.  She is a full rider but her bike is a little small can you tell?  She has had this one since her 3rd birthday and she will be six in November.  She does use her breaks but it's a sharp break with a skid.  I have been trying to tell her to break slowly and that has not gone well either.  Man she can have a temper, sure your not surprised by that either.

The below are the only pictures and video I have, sorry I was not very good at commemorating this occasion as I should have been.

Troy was trying to get Gracie to say, Gracie riding her bike taught be her mother...something like that but it was all jumbled and I started the video late....can you tell I am a pro:)

Do you love Nolan's jealous attitude?

p.s.
she does own a helmet and usually wears it but we just totally for got on this ride, I know the importance, I promise!

Video Friday {cincinnati}

While in Cincinnati we did lots of swimming.  Turns out my little Nolan is a natural swimmer.  He is not afraid at all which is a little scary.  Not that you need to know this but when I was little I watch my brother almost drown.  A neighbor jumped the fence and jumped in the pool to save him.  My mom was inside cleaning a house and had no idea.  So when it comes to water and my kids I don't handle it all too well.  Anyway I am excited to see Nolan so excited to learn how to swim more and more.

Video Friday {home}

This little video is nothing special for the time just something we have want to capture for a while.  We have this weird mail box in the neighborhood and every time we go by it the kids growl or yell or something so this time we had not seen it in a while so I decided to try and capture the moment.

Video Friday {kansas}

It's time to share some of the video's from the summer.  The first is for family.  Nolan has taken his sweet time on potty training.  The best way to say it is that we just doesn't care unless he wants too.  On this day Nolan peed his pants only once but Mema would remind him over and over why he couldn't ride the combine, tractor, or in this case the Gator.  Mema was riding the Gator and kept going past telling him why he could ride and had to watch.  It was so funny Papa couldn't stop laughing. Oh and notice how Mema throws her hands to her hips Nolan does this.