Summer

Ok, so I’m back. I guess it’s been quite a while since I last posted! I guess I’ll break it down by months and cover the big things.
One of my highlights for June was going to visit my cousin Aundrea in Illinois for two weeks. She was graduating from high school so I went to celebrate with her. I had a lot of fun doing new exciting things like taking my first flight alone. I even shot my first gun! We did lots of shopping, preparing for her graduation party and just getting a chance to get caught up with each other. I had so much fun! I really enjoyed getting to know my Aunt, Uncle and other cousins better too!

A few days after I got back all of us kids were able to spend the week at Nanny and Babum’s house while Daddy and Mommy went to California. We also got to spend some time with my cousins Scottie and Lacey during that week.
In July we had a lot of things going on. I had a few wedding cakes to make over the last couple of months and they all took a lot of time and planning. We also got to spend time with the Robertson’s (my uncle, aunt and cousins from Illinois). They came to visit with Grandpa and Grandma Schnarr for a few days. We had a great time showing them around Lynchburg!
We were pretty busy in August too. I celebrated my 18th birthday on the 11th. We had a small party with family and a few close friends. I am so blessed with so many people who love me! They all gave me very sweet, meaningful gifts. My favorite gift though would have to be from my parents. It was a hope chest! I had been wanting to get one for a while now but this one will be so much more special to me because Daddy is building it himself! It’s looking beautiful so far! I love it! I’ll try to remember to post pictures when it’s completed.
I can’t believe it’s already September! Already we have celebrated Trey’s 10th birthday. And Amber’s is coming up soon! Trey is really enjoying the bag of candy and treats, the bike, yoyo, video camera and books he got for his birthday. All favorites of his! 
Today the kids started school again too.  I think so far it is going well and they are liking the book they have for this year. 
Well, again I’m going to attempt to keep up with the blog more often but sometimes life is so crazy I just can’t seem to catch my breath!

Happy 60th Birthday Nanny!

Nanny just turned 60 yesterday!  We haven't celebrated her birthday yet but we will in the in the near future and when we do I will post about how we celebrated this special day.  I am so blessed to have such a wonderful and sweet person as my grandmother.  Happy Birthday Nanny!

I have also added a new song to the Schnarr Family Music link if you are interested.

Happy 16th Birthday Tyler

Tyler turned sixteen on Valentine's Day.  We celebrated his birthday the Friday before.  Nanny and Babum let us use their house to invite some of Tyler's friends and family.  As a group we played "Tyler Trivia", we opened gifts and ate cake and ice cream.  Daddy and both Babum and Grandpa each gave a charge to Tyler.  It was a very special time. 
Tyler is thinks God may be calling him to the ministry so some of the gifts he received were commentaries and a Greek study Bible.  Another gift he got was something he had been wanting for quite a while, a Wii.  Tyler was very excited about all his gifts.
All of us are very proud of Tyler he is a godly man diligently seeking God's will for his life.  He has a great sense of humor and a fun personality.

Happy Sixteenth Birthday Tyler!  We love you!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Last night we celebrated Daddy’s birthday. We had Babum, Nanny, Grandpa and Grandma over for dinner to help us celebrate. Grandma said she thinks it has been around 20 years since they were able to be with Daddy on his birthday. It was a very special time.

Instead of cake (we are a little tired of that) Mommy made Daddy a coconut cream pie and rice pudding, some of Daddy’s favorites . Both were very good!

As gifts Daddy got a whole new out fit which he really seemed to like. He enjoys cooking so we got him a special hand held mixer too. The evening went very well and I think every one had fun.
I am so blessed to have Donn Schnarr as my father. He is such a good leader in our home. He is a hard worker and a wonderful provider. He makes me feel safe. He encourages me in my walk with the Lord. He has so much wisdom and insight that would be very hard to find in any other person. I admire his convictions and the fearless way he stands for them.

Thank you for you role in my life Daddy. Happy birthday.

Happy Birthday Blog

One year ago today I started blogging.  I have really enjoyed it!  So much has happened in a year.  Probably my two greatest highlights would have to be my grandparents moving here and my Graduation but so many other great things happened too. 

Thank you to everyone who has become a follower.  It excites me to know that people actually keep returning to my blog to see what I have written.  I intend to keep on blogging and look forward to seeing what this new year will hold.

Belated Birthday Dinner

Tonight Daddy and Mommy took me out to Red Lobster for my belated birthday dinner. We had a very nice time. All three of us love shrimp so we got the endless shrimp platter where you get to choose two types of shrimp and have as much as you want. It was great! It was nice to have some alone time with them too.
Afterwards we visited Grandpa and Grandma for a few minuets. Grandpa had his second round of kemo today. He seems to be doing ok. We are so thankful for how well his body has responded to the treatments.
Today we had our piano lessons. We are starting on some Christmas music. That is always exciting for me! Sometime in December we are going to be having a Christmas recital.
Trey has been doing well the last few days. He has not felt sick for quite a while so that is good. We are also thankful none of us have gotten whatever he had!

Happy Birthday!

Uncle David, Aunt Michelle and Nicholas came down last Friday to stay with Grandpa and Grandma. Since both Grandpa and Nicholas had, had birthdays that week we were able to celebrate with both of them. Saturday Grandma had us, along with Nanny and Babum, over for a little birthday party for both of them. She made a wonderful meal for all of us. I was able to make a cake for each of them too. For Grandpa I made a book cake because he loves to read and for Nicholas I made a cake with a party hat on top.It was so nice to be able to celebrate with them since we have not been able to do that very often.
Happy Birthday Grandpa and Nicholas!

Happy Birthday Amber!

Yesterday we celebrated Amber's 12th birthday. This was the first time Grandma and Grandpa Schnarr were able to host one of our birthday parties.

Grandma made a wonderful turkey dinner for us (our family, Babum and Nanny). She put out her beautiful China plates and glasses for us to use. Amber loved the meal and the time with family.

For her cake I made her a banjo the same size as the one she plays. She really liked that.

For her birthday she got candy (perfect for Amber), a horse blanket, and the American Girl Doll, Kaya, she had been wanting. She was very excited!

Trey's 9th Birthday Part 2

On Friday we were able to celebrate the second part of Trey's birthday. It was so nice to have both sets of grandparents at the party. We had a very nice time eating a great dinner and opening gifts. Trey was very excited money he received! I think he is already planning how he will spend it!
For his birthday I made Trey a cake that looked like a monkey face. He loves monkeys so I think he liked it a lot.
We were able to have a great time laughing and joking with everyone. I think Trey had a wonderful birthday!

Trey's Birthday Part 1

Yesterday Trey turned nine years old. He was very excited! We had a small celebration last night with Nanny and Babum. He opened a few gifts and we had cheese cake and ice cream. For dinner Mommy made Trey's favorite meal - Breakfast! Trey loved the blue berry pancakes, orange rolls, bacon and egg casserole!

Once Grandpa and Grandma get settled in we will have another little party for Trey. Trey will enjoy celebrating it all over again!

Happy Birthday To Me!

This Tuesday I celebrated my seventeenth birthday. I had a nice time with my family and friends Mr. and Mrs. Gregg & Peggy Lawrie. My mom made me a delicious cake and a wonderful chicken dinner. She even brought out the china dishes for me! After dinner we all sat around and played a card game called spoons. That was a lot of fun!
Everyone gave me very sweet thoughtful cards and gifts I loved! Thank you everyone for making my birthday special!

Happy Birthday Trent!

Yesterday Trent had a Friend birthday party with some boys from church, Josh and Bailey. From the sounds of all the laughing I think they had a good time! All the boys swam in our pool for about an hour. My mom also took them to a local bowling ally to play a game. From what I hear everyone did a good job and had lot of fun in the proses!

Scott's 16th Birthday

On Saturday we went over to Babum and Nanny's house to celebrate my cousin Scott's sixteenth birthday. It was a very nice time. I think Scott really had fun!

Scott is such a kind, tender-hearted guy. He was very grateful for all the gifts he received and made sure to thank everyone. I really enjoy spending time with him. He has such a unique personality and is always carefully of others feelings.

Happy Birthday Trent!

Saturday we Trent's 11th birthday. We celebrated it with him on Friday. Babum and Nanny came over for dinner and we enjoyed one of Trent's favorite foods-peperoni loaf. For the recipe visit my brother Trey's blog : http://treysstuff8.blogspot.com/search?q=loaf
Trent had been wanting a DS for quite a while and for his birthday he finally got one. He was very excited!
Happy Birthday Trent! Have great year!!!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Today is Mommy's birthday! Yesterday we celebrated it with Babum and Nanny. We had a great meal from a Chinese restaurant. Then we eat cake and ice cream and opened presents.
I can honesty say that I have a great relationship with my mom and that she is my very best friend. She is always such an encouragement to to all of us and we love her very much!

Happy Birthday Grandma Schnarr!

Yesterday Grandma celebrated a birthday. Unfortunately we were unable to be with her but she was in our thoughts.

Grandma is a wonderful sweet lady who always makes you feel loved. She is such a special, caring person and we miss seeing her very much. We are so blessed to have such a godly lady as our grandmother! Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday Babum

Happy 60th. Birthday Babum!

As I mentioned before we celebrated my grandfather's birthday by throwing a big party. He really seemed to enjoy it. He got lots of funny gifts, we had clowns, Larry Trivia, a Pinata and much more. Nanny also put up a table with pictures of him throughout the years. This slide show is just a sampling.

We are really blessed to have such a wonderful Babum, Dad, Husband in our family! Happy Birthday and many more!

Nanny's Birthday

Today we celebrated Nanny's 59th. birthday. We all went over to our grandparents house, along with Aunt Vicky, Scot and Lacey (Uncle Scot was not feeling well and unfortunately couldn't make it). Babum had ordered pizza for dinner so we all enjoyed that. Then on to the presents and cake. Nanny's favorite type of cake is white with lots of icing. She also likes swans so I made her a cake with swans swimming in a lake (the picture is above, if you would like to see more cakes click on the "Ashley's creative cakes link on the side).

Afterwards Tyler, Amber Trent and Trey played with Scot and Lacey downstairs and the rest of us talked in the living room.

We are all very blessed to have such a wonderful Nanny!

Tyler's 15th. Birthday

Yesterday we celebrated Tyler's 15th birthday. At our house when we celebrate, the birthday boy or girl, gets to choose the meal. Over the years we have had many interesting dinners including buzz light year breakfast cereal (Trent then age 5). Tyler however chose one of his favorite chicken dishes. Then we opened the gifts and ate the cake. Tyler's favorite dessert is fruit pizza so Nanny made him that to eat too.
This year Tyler received many things including a weight lifting set. In some of the pictures you can see him trying them out. So we are expecting to have a muscle-man in the family soon!

Happy Birthday!

Sunday night after church our grandparent came over to celebrate Daddy's birthday. Everyone seemed to have a very good time. He opened his presents then we all eat cake and ice cream. Then we sat around and talked for awhile. That is always a special time for our family.