Enjoying Hooper hot springs in Southern Colorado...

Visiting Arnold's parents in southern Colorado was a fun part of the trip! We went out to dinner and visited the local natural hot springs swimming pool in Hooper!

Kenny and Lisa enjoying the pool!

Arnold and I relaxing in the hot springs! What a great way to unwind from a long long road trip!

Jessica on her way to dive off the diving board!

When the fountain is on the temperature of the water cools down a bit. Once it turns off the water gets really really warm!!!

Grandma, Lisa Nicole and Jessica enjoying the Hooper Hot Springs swimming pool in southern Colorado!

Visiting Temple Square in Salt Lake City...

One of our favorite things to do in Utah is to visit Temple Square in downtown Salt Lake City. We never grow tired of the displays or scenery! It gets better and better each time we visit!

Kenny, Lisa Nicole, and Jessica in the gardens just inside the entrance to the Salt Lake Temple grounds.

Arnold and I on the steps of the east doors of the Salt Lake Temple.

The kids had a fun time taking pictures of just Arnold and I this trip. Either they're getting old enough to enjoy a bit of photography or they are just tired of me always taking pictures of them!!!

More pictures of people and places we love to visit in Utah...

Arnold is so cute with all the little cousins! He would die if he knew I posted this one but I thought it captured just how amazing he is with all the children! We should've had a hundred of our own!

Appa hanging out with Nikki...or is it the other way around?

Bonfire behind Oma's house in Alpine!

Checking out the Hacking's horse and Missouri Mule in Lindon!

Blowing bubbles with Boston in Pleasant Grove!

Seeing lots of family and great friends along the way...

Visiting with Doris and her beautiful grandsons in Woods Cross was an exciting part of our visit! We couldn't resist playing in the back yard like our children use to years ago when they were the boy's age! What fun memories!

Our trip to Utah wouldn't have been complete without a stop by the old Woods Cross city building! Soooo...when's the next election?

Jim and Diane Hacking invited us for one of the best Saturday morning BREAKFAST feasts we have EVER had!!! What fun it was for us to sit and visit and hear amazing stories about their mission in Independence Missouri and all the latest happening with their beautiful family!!!

Visiting with a friend of ours from Woods Cross was a fun part of our trip! Camille was good to let us have lots and lots of one on one time with new baby Hadley! We couldn't get over how big Boston had gotten in just one year! We all had a fun visit!!!

Running into one of the elders who served in our Ward in Mobile while visiting BYU! What fun to see these young men back home and thriving as return missionaries!!!

Auntie Mibi and Arnold sharing a "moment" during our family BBQ!

Utah Family Summer Trip...

On the mountain behind Oma's house in Alpine with the cousins!

Oma having fun with Kenny and Jessica!

What a great father/son picture!

I LOVE this picture of Arnold and Lisa Nicole!

Thirty plus hours and Nineteen hundred miles on the road...

Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House...

As a family we attended the Oquirrh Mountain Temple Open House in South Jordan, Utah. It was the first time my children were able to attend an open house and walk all the way through a temple! Here they are with their cousins!

The weather was cool and you can see the dark clouds looming, but the crowds were light and it was the perfect evening to attend an Open House!

This had to be one of the best parts about the Temple Open House! The hospitality tent! Free cookies and lots of fun displays to enjoy!

Arnold and I in front of the temple by the fountains.

A family photo in front of the temple. I might just have to frame this one!

Schloemer Family 2009

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Mother's day with the elders...

There's nothing better than spending Mother's day with your husband, daughters, and fantastic "sons"!

Cajun Shrimp Boil was on the menu tonight as we celebrated Mother's day and said good by to two elders returning home this week! We'll miss you Elders Wright and Holmoe!

Coastal Kids Quiz Bowl...

Kenny tried out and made it on the Alabama Coastal Kids Bowl team for Hutchens Elementary school!

After months of preparation the team was ready for the tournament!

Taking a quick break to review their notes!

Kenny's team won all four of their rounds and placed 4th in the competetion!

Posing with their announcer...WKRG Weatherman!!!

Welcoming baby Noa...

After a very long day of field trips to New Orleans, YW activities, and school we couldn't resist a midnight run to the hospital to meet Baby Noa! We bribed the mom and dad by saying we would come armed with Wendy's frostys and french fries! I knew it would do the trick!! hee hee!

Our dear friends moved here several years ago with the Coast guard when we first met them. We've seen them through the long distance dating, the engagement, the wedding and now the birth of their first baby this week! We had so much fun visiting with them and enjoying their newborn baby! Its been many many years since we've had the opportunity to be around such a tiny little baby! In fact, this we realized was Jessica's very first experience!

At the hospital Kenny was a natural! Jessica was a bit hesitant to hold baby Noa but we later found out it was because she was so worried she would "squish" him!

I can't wait to be a grandma!!!! Doesn't Lisa look like a natural? Oh well....I guess I can wait a few more years right?!

Baby Noa has no problems being the center of attention!!! And we love it!

Doggy vets and pet piggys....

We took Tux in for his third set of shots today. They were the first set for us so we were a little anxious! We tried to make his morning as comfortable as possible knowing exactly what lay ahead for him. He had no idea what was coming!

Being in new places makes Tux a bit nervous. He wasn't sure where he was but we think he had a clue something was up! He couldn't figure out what kind of "bed" this machine was! (PS He gained one pound since we got him!)

When the vet entered to administer Tux's shots we were both taken back by what we saw through the door! So much so that I knew I had to get a picture!!!

Even Tux was a little confused!!!

But there it was! Plain as day! A pet piggy wandering the halls of the vet office! Who knew????

Three musketeers and an admirer...

Jessica and her two best friends from school at their last honors program assembly! If you look closely at the background above the middle girl's head you'll see the boy who has had a crush on Jessica for the past two years! Every holiday or special occasion he gives her a special "something"! I'm so excited I finally have a picture of him! (Of course I was never able to get a 'real' picture of him because Jessica said that would be way tooo embarrassing!) Yay! For finally being able to document Jessica's first crush!!!!

Spring is in the air....

We had our annual Spring Fling at the elementary school this month! Lots of games, food, and fun for all ages!!!

Kenny's main goal this year was to win a 2 liter bottle of soda at the ring toss! I told him I could just go buy him one at the store but he just looked at me as if I were crazy and said, "Its not the same mom."

It was a good day for Kenny at the ring toss! He walked away a very happy winner!

Jessica's Teacher Date...

At our annual Silent Auction we bid and WON a Teacher date for Jessica! She spent the afternoon with Mrs. Fadeji at the movie theatre to watch Monsters vs. Aliens and had an ice cream at Marble Slab with four other lucky 3rd grade students who won Teacher dates with their teachers! After the date Mrs. Fadeji gave Jessica a ride home so she could see our new puppy! What a fun way to spend the afternoon!