Michaela is 14!

We can't believe how the years have flown by and our oldest is now 14! She is such a wonderful girl and we don't know what we would do without her. She is always so spontaneous and just makes us laugh. She has made some wonderful friends and is doing so well in 8th grade. We are so very proud of her! She had a fun birthday this year - the young women decorated our front door, she received several cards, and since I had a wedding cake due that day, Mark took her out shopping! We ordered pizza for dinner and just enjoyed time together as a family!

Pioneer Day

Okay, so I am so not a blogger as I was telling my dad last night. I have just never been interested in it. My sisters are great at it and I do enjoy checking in once in a while to see what is going on in their lives. That's when I realize how disconnected I am from my family. It's not some great news flash, I know that I am. It's pathetic when I get the big updates on the family through the yearly Christmas letter and find out all the news about my siblings that I didn't know. If it weren't for my parents I wouldn't know anything. So, maybe I should try a little harder, huh?! Anyway, I am not promising anything, but maybe if I blog once in a while it will help me to actually feel more a part of the Schaeffer family. So, here are a few pictures of our family. They are from Pioneer Day. I would post some from Halloween but I can't seem to find the cable to download the pictures . . .

Michaela

Hannah

Brandon Brandon & Kate Kate

Sara & Lexie

Mark & the kids