Old Habits Are Hard To Break

“You see these fingers?… well you won’t be seeing them in my mouth any more!” We recently celebrated a victorious milestone in Nya’s life… no more sucking those two fingers up-side-down! It’s been a tough habit to break, but thanks to some disgusting nail polish she finally conquered it! So after one week of no […]

Oahu Days 1 & 2

Well it’s the end of day number two and we are having a blast! Yesterday was pretty laid back and we just spent a couple hours at the beach playing. Today was a little more adventureous. Most of the day is documented by the attached pictures. Really the only thing missing is pictures of me […]

Off to Hawaii

Well it’s a little last minute but we decided to take a trip to Hawaii! All the details worked out perfectly and were on the airplane. Nya is so excited to spend time on the beach. More pics to come…

So We’re Moving?

Well many of you have heard the news that these Shenanigans are headed to the midwest. For those that haven’t, guess what? We’re moving to Michigan! Everyone that has found out has asked the same reasonable and expected question, “Why?” It’s been interesting trying to convey exactly why we feel like we’re making this move […]

Schemanski.com Email

Calling all Schemanski’s. I realized that I haven’t formally invited many of you to a free schemanski.com email address.  It’s hosted through Googles Gmail, provides 7GB of free storage and is accessible all over the world including on iPhones and Blackberries.  If you’d like an address just fill out the form below or go to: Schemanski.com […]

Some Recent Firsts

August has been jam-packed with fun, family vacationing, and celebrating. And with that has come many first for us and our girls. It’s funny to me how such joyous events can bring that little lump in your throat because it reminds you that time is so short. Kids are growing faster than you want them […]

All The Marks of a GREAT Summer

It’s only the beginning of July and we’ve already experienced days upon days of beautiful and unusually warm weather for us Alaskans! So this blog post will be short on words because, well… a picture is worth a 1000 words, as the saying goes… Elli eating on our front patio Sadie & Nya in their […]

Lions & Tigers & Bears Oh My!!

…ok, so not really any lions, and maybe just one tiger, but still ~ the Alaska Zoo was a blast for the Shenanigans. Of allllll the things Ty could do for his 30th birthday he chose to skip out on free tickets to a motivational speaking seminar and join his girls at the zoo. And […]

Train Adventure

Niki and I managed to sneak off for a little post turnaround getaway. We spent the night in Anchorage last night and are on the train headed to Seward now. More to follow…

Romantic Getaway For Two

We left the girls and went to Homer this past Monday and Tuesday for a little getaway … and the girls were still watching cartoons when we got back! Ha ~ kidding, kidding … please don’t report us. Anyways, thanks to a generous gift from our youth pastor & church, we got to stay at […]