reminiscing
July 25, 2010, 7:42 pm
Because I haven't put up enough pictures from our movie-making experience in Austin (just kidding, people!), here's some more. These were all taken by our dear friend Greg (who plays Troy's brother in the film) and his amazing Nikon camera that I want for Christmas. He put these onto a disc for me way back when we all lived in the lakehouse together and I just came across it the other day. So without further ado ...;)
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July 25, 2010, 7:29 pm
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Huck worked very hard to fill out his personal information at church this morning, but he was a little concerned that he didn't have his own phone number. So he wrote "MOMS" underneath my cell phone # and whispered to me that I may need to pretend to be him for a while.
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some insight
July 24, 2010, 10:03 am
I like how Huck puts words together in his constant quest to articulate himself. Here are my latest favorites:He woke up in the middle of the night and requested some more water. After he drank some he said something like this: "I just had ... oh, what's the word? I just had ... um ... I just had ... wait a minute ... what is it? Oh, right. I just had a dehydrated yawn and that's why I needed some water."
Lately Huck's been complaining of a mysterious smell in his room once the air conditioner is turned off. (He is the only one who smells it, I might add.) In his exact words: "It smells like burnt soap in an iron container that is rusted and it's burnt also and then melted and rubbed all over my room."
The other day I overheard him and Troy talking about healthy eating habits while making our morning fruit smoothies. Troy was describing how our body needs good fats and Huck said, "That's right, Daddy! Because our eyeballs need fat around them so they don't bounce around our heads."
Who needs TV?
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[ 2 comments ] ( 11 views )surprise skills
July 21, 2010, 10:39 am
I think one of the best things about being a parent is watching your kids figure things out, with or without your help. Upon returning from our big trip Huck has surprised himself (and us) with new abilities. Suddenly he can go underwater and swim around a little bit, do the monkey bars and shoot baskets like a pro. I hope I never forget the look on his face when he realized he could do these things. He is one proud little kid. When I asked him how on earth he was suddenly able to do all these things he exclaimed, "Mom! I'm growing up!"In the words of my dad: "Well, that's what happens when you come visit Kansas."
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[ 7 comments ] ( 35 views )the last few days (or "will this blog ever end?")
July 18, 2010, 3:28 pm
We spent a few more hours in Wichita with my high school teacher Mrs. Webb and her husband Mike ...;)
And a stop off at Wilner Theatre on the WSU campus where Troy and I met 22 years ago ...
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Then onto Grandpa Schremmer and Grandma Rosie's for some Dr. Pepper, a song performance, and conversation ...
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One more night with the twins and their parents (which meant one more night for Troy to sleep on the couch and help out with night feedings) ...
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And we got to finally take a picture of Nana with her three grandchildren ...
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And then we dragged ourselves out of bed (and couch) at 5AM, got in our car and drove ten more hours back to Austin to spend one final evening with Shannon and Mike and Chuys ...
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... before boarding an airplane and landing safe and sound back home in New York with a thud and these words from our pilot: "Folks, we don't have enough engine power to make it to the gate so we're going to have to be towed." No matter. We just survived a wonderful five weeks away from our wonderful home and now we were back. Thanks to all of our Texas and Kansas friends and family for taking such good care of us. (And special thanks to Troy's bosses for letting us do this.) Let's do it again some summer. Please?[ 3 comments ] ( 13 views )
the hotel hottmans
July 17, 2010, 9:11 pm
And then the Hottmans gathered at a hotel in Wichita for a weekend of swimming, baby holding, birthday celebrating, cooking out, more swimming, some tennis, some hot tubbing,a walk down memory lane and a trip to the zoo where we became close friends with a tiger and a gorilla. Most special was meeting Sadie Starr, my niece Megan's baby girl who's carrying on a family name and good looks, and of course spending time with Hayden, my niece Kayla's one and a half year old son also with good looks. We got really good at holding cute babies during our time in Kansas, let me tell you what.;)
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[ 2 comments ] ( 8 views )grandma and grandpa and tacketts, oh my!
July 16, 2010, 4:40 pm
The next part of our journey was a visit to Grandma and Grandpa's where there was back yard golf to be played, Dairy Queen ice cream to be eaten, and Walter the Farting Dog to be read. The Tacketts joined us the next day for even more fun! By this point we Schremmers were on our sixth bed in nine days and had become professional suitcase packers.;)
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[ 3 comments ] ( 12 views )some more nana time
July 16, 2010, 4:19 pm
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[ 3 comments ] ( 11 views )fireworks fun
July 15, 2010, 10:37 pm
Next we got to spend the 4th of July with Nana & David in Newton where the pouring rain didn't stop the fun and fireworks. Their neighborhood went all out and Huck didn't stop shouting "WOW!" for about an hour straight. The next day we drove back to Tina and Scott's for some fireworks fun in the driveway, and again Huck's mind was blown. Never has he been this close to fire with a bunch of adults cheering him on to get even closer. Kansas may have to be our July 4th destination from now on.;)
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[ 3 comments ] ( 17 views )twice the fun
July 15, 2010, 12:33 pm
After ten hours of driving we finally got to meet Rylee Grace and Jackson Thomas on Friday July 2nd! I am happy to say that Huck, who normally could not care less about babies, is crazy for his new cousins. He especially loved holding Rylee and touching her little face. We also got to celebrate Nana's birthday a day late, play on the slip 'n slide, and take a nature walk in the rain. But truly, nothing could compare to sitting on the couch with a tiny little baby (or two) on our lap.;)
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[ 4 comments ] ( 16 views )last days of texas
July 14, 2010, 8:24 pm
We finished shooting the movie back at the end of June (feels like months ago) and then packed our bags and sadly moved out of our beautiful lakehouse. We then got to spend a few days hanging out in Austin with some of our favorite people without a bunch of cameras following us around before heading up to Kansas. So before I begin the long process of going through all of those wonderful pictures, here are a bunch from our last week and a half in Texas ...;)
I found these two having a campfire one warm morning, complete with all of our suitcases.
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Director Dezi with his young actors before filming them on a real-life quest.
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Troy and Huck (as Thomas and Jack) shaving together.
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The view from our bedroom deck. I miss you, bedroom deck.
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Our good friend Chad (who I am responsible for being in the film, thank you very much) during a church scene.
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Some pictures from Chris, Haven, Hazel and Lousia's house of fun. I mean, a zip line, people!
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Greg and I enjoyed cleaning the floors once everyone got out of the house each night.
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These three pictures were taken before and during our final scene of the movie, the big old family lunch. Sniffle, sniffle.
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Huck and Rachel were like real life brother and sister and are probably happy to being only children again!
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Troy and Mike having fun in the kitchen. Mike is the proud owner of the bed in which Huck was conceived. We did not sleep in that bed this time around.
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Chad could have spent the day reading at a coffee shop but instead he got to ride a train through Zilker Park!
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Our last dinner with our roommates the Wises at Kerbey Lane! (Wish Jennifer was pictured.) Sniffle, sniffle again.
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Our wrap party ... 'nuff said.
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One last night in Austin before driving for a really long time. Acrobatics with Mike! (Don't sleep in his bed.)[ 3 comments ] ( 20 views )