It's Now 2020...

HAPPY NEW YEAR

from the 

Schmitz Mobile Chaos Unit!!

From our trashed house to yours!!!

Things To Warm A Parents Heart!

I likey!!  Robby helping Caleb with his reading homework!

Marshalltown Swim Meet

This is the second swim meet of Rob's that I was able to witness. There's going to be more than I'm able to handle with the ongoing matches of "My Back" vs. "Bleachers" coming up very soon.

I really like watching him compete in the waters and he appears to enjoy it as well but will not let on to that fact.

The team after their poolside meeting, just before the first heat.

Robby's somewhere in that photo but man, if I don't do these posts immediately after the actual event, I can't remember where the heck he was...

Pretty sure that's him in lane two.

Diving in for the Men's 50 Freestyle.

Got 1st place by a hair here...

After the final medley, the group that Rob (in back with arms folded) swam with, walking back to the team space.  

The two teams meeting after all was said and done.  And by said and done, I mean that Marshalltown kicked our butts!!  Not even close but still proud of both teams.

The SEP Rams boys gathering around their coach for a rah-rah chant at the end.  They also did a congratulatory chant for Marshalltown too!  Pretty cool.

Overall a very fun (and sweaty!) event.  The Marshalltown team treated our boys to a homemade soup supper afterwards.  I'm guessing that's just their tradition and wasn't anything special to SEP, but that makes it even more cool!

Robby wanted to ride home with us instead of staying for the team(s) dinner, but I made him stay as it's such a grand gesture.  He did and he was glad that he did.  He expected that it was going to be "school cafeteria soup" but he got homemade soups from "real Mom's"!!!  

The corn chowder was his favorite and he mentioned one of the Marshalltown moms as being his favorite as well!

Well done, Marshalltown.  Well done.

Merry Christmas!!

Merry Christmas from our mobile chaos unit to yours!!

Su Chef C!!!!

Our house is in shambles currently as we redo flooring, but that's really no matter.  After a day of hard work, we were making some Shrimp Enchiladas.  Caleb (and Steve [the dog]) were my helpers.  Dinner was great!!

Swimming in a Sea of... Pool. It's a Pool

The SEP boys after their big entrance.  Robby's right at the pole holding the flags across the pool on the left of the photo.

He done good!

Not quite as good, but still good!

Rob in lane 6 adjusting his goggles.

His relay team came in 3rd on this one.

In lane 4 for this relay.  He's the one getting ready to dive in.

1st place for that relay.

The teams shaking hands at the end.

LCC Christmas Service by the Kids

The "Littles". The littler kids singing being led by mostly youth instrumentation.

Mary and Joseph with baby Jesus.  Rob looks a little far away from his wife and kid...  LOL!

I was trying to capture the kid who was REALLY getting into the had motions!  He's about halfway left-of-center with his arms up as he was REALLY pumping the air!!!

The full compliment of the stable.