Cadence: the Dog Bully! ;)

Making Up for Lost Time

Danny and I had a GREAT time in San Francisco celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary. It was nice to get away to see and do new things. We learned that typical San Fran weather hovers between 55 and 65 degrees almost all year! It was beautiful in the sun, but chilly in the shade. We arrived on Wednesday morning and spent the day walking around and riding the cable cars. We enjoyed dinner with my old roommate, Kristy, and her boyfriend, Chris. It was good to see them! We rented bikes on Thursday and rode around the city, visited Baker Beach, and crossed the Golden Gate Bridge to cruise through Sausalito. Sausalito was beautiful and our favorite part of the trip. We also made a stop by Lombard Street (the crookedest street!) We rented Go Cars on Friday and saw the painted ladies (you know, the houses from Full House?) and Golden Gate Park. We also checked out China Town that night. Of course we enjoyed some great food and were able to fit in a couple trips to In-N-Out Burger and lots of sourdough bread for Danny. I posted pictures on facebook (I like to keep the blog mostly about little Peanut)...so check them out! Mom and Dad took really good care of Cadence. We knew she would be fine with them! We got to Facetime her everyday, so that helped! This was the first time I left her overnight! When we got to their house Sunday morning to pick up the Peanut and Pup, she wouldn't stop laughing because she was so excited! It was adorable!

We took some time off work on Monday to make sure we spent some quality time with Cadence. We got some great pictures in the meantime...

BFFs 4 Life

"Wow, all this work makes time fly!"

She likes helping me with the laundry so I let her get up close and personal ;)

So, what have we been up to lately? Mammaw came up last Thursday to watch Cadence while daycare had their in-service day. Even though Cadence still acts funny with adults that she doesn't see on a regular basis, she had a good time! Thanks again, Rhonda! Also, we celebrated my mom's birthday this weekend. It was nice to spend time with the family. Danny and I are getting ready for our trip to San Francisco. We will be leaving early Wednesday morning and coming back late Saturday night. We will be celebrating our 5th wedding anniversary! We are super excited, but we know we will miss our peanut! We can relax, though, because we know she will be in good hands with her Grandma and Poppa. Enjoy some of the latest pics we've taken...

OBSESSED with phones! I think she will eventually be a typical teenage girl!

One of her Braves onesies from cousin Melissa! Love you Mel!

Grandma's birthday!

Peanut & Daddy time :)

Cadence has discovered Scarlet's tail!

Don't worry, Scarlet's trying to bite her tail...not Cadence! :)

The other day Mom and I were talking about how much Cadence has changed since she moved up to the 12-18 month room at daycare. We know part of it is her age, but we know that she picks up on what the older kids are doing and she has a great teacher as well. Cadence's vocabulary now consists of the words, "Puppy", "Mommy", "Daddy", "Poppa", "ball", "baby", "yummy", "no", "snack", "book", "baba" (for bottle), "please", "thank you", "hi", "hello", "bye", "go" and I think she's close to saying "water". She can also sign, "all done", "please", and "more". It is really cute! Right now she is really into pulling herself up onto furniture and she's figuring out cruising. She loves practicing walking while holding our hands. She's becoming such a big girl! She also loves hiding behind things and popping out to play Peek-a-boo. The other day before dinner, she was hiding behind the coffee table and peeking her head up to see Danny. One time she did it and smacked her mouth on the table! She bit her tongue for the first time...it was not fun! She finally calmed down with the help of her pacifier and was back to her self after dinner...whew!

This is how we find Cadence in the mornings now...

This Girl's Got Some Serious Moves!

Summer Time!

As usual, the Schuermans are keeping very busy! During the weekend of the 4th, that Friday, we went to my Dad's birthday party at my parents' house. We were also celebrating the fact that my Dad is now cancer free! There was definitely a lot to celebrate and we enjoyed some great food and some great fun. On Saturday, we took a trip to Hamilton and were able to spend time with Cadence's Mamaw, Papaw, Uncle Mike, Aunt Annie, and cousins Emilee, Lily, and Gracie! Although Cadence had a rough start, she was having a blast by the time we had to leave. She liked the pool, but is still getting used to the bright summer sun! On Sunday, we took a family bike ride down to Ohio State's campus. Lastly, on Monday, Cadence, Danny and my Dad supported me at the "Freedom 4-Mile Run" and we stuck around for the Orange Township parade. Cadence was such a good girl and loved her first parade!

On a side note, I forgot to mention that at Cadence's 1 year doctor's appointment, that Cadence was 18 lb, 14 oz (20th percentile) and 29.5 in. tall (55th percentile). We've got a skinny stringbean on our hands! She has 6 teeth now, crawls like a madwoman, pulls herself up onto furniture and cruises around the coffee table! She gives kisses, shakes her head "no" (even when she means yes) and dances all the time! We can't get enough of her!

Thanks for the adorable dress, Ashley! :)

Have we ever mentioned how much Cadence LOVES Scarlet?