Wedding Pics!

Alex is "playing the piano"...


Me and my chicas

Family Time

Alex and I sharing a moment

Searching for the garter...

I'm channeling Tyra for a Top Model pose

Married!!!

I know, I know...I've been a huge slacker at updating our blog since we got married! Newlywed life is not much different than engaged life, except now we are more mushy to each other...who knew how fun it would be to call each other husband and wife! We are still waiting to get hard copies of our professional pictures, but our photographer has them posted on his website. It's www.pfeifferimages.com, click on clients and the password is Schenbeck to see all our pics. Some are very up close and personal! The wedding was wonderful. Alex and I had the best time and we were so happy that most of you were able to attend. Thank you all so much! From the flowers, to the ceremony, the food and the cake...everything went smoothly and looked beautiful. It's true what people tell you, that your wedding day will fly by...we wanted to spend more time talking to everyone, and before we knew it, the night was over! So much planning went into one day and now it's a million memories. We had a nice and relaxing honeymoon at Newport. We had a few nice days, we walked the doggies on the beach and visited the aquarium. We also had a couple of rainy days that we just stayed in our pajamas and watched movies all day. We definitely needed the break and the sleep, planning a wedding in a few months was tougher on us than we thought it would be. Now our main focus is packing for our big honeymoon to Hawaii. We leave the day after Christmas and stay for 1 week. We are so excited to get out of the cold, especially now that we got a few inches of snow in Portland today! Alex and I have never been on a big trip together, so this will be extra special. Hope everyone is doing well and we promise to update more often! I'll post some recent pics for everyone.

The LAST Night...

Tonight is the last night Alex and I will be "single" people...tomorrow is the big day and we are so excited! Thanks to everyone for all your love, support, advice and help!

First comes love...

Then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage. Today we visited a close friend of mine, Jen, and her husband Adam and their newborn daughter, Rubie Ann! Rubie was born on Tuesday, October 14th (she was due on Nov. 6th), and even though she arrived early, both she and mom are doing great. It's so crazy that I finally got to meet the little person that had been growing inside Jen's tummy...and when we were at work Jen would let me feel her push and move around, what a miracle. Rubie is such a doll, I can't wait to watch her grow! This is also GREAT birth control, as Alex and I both agreed that we definitely are not ready for kids yet! That's the great thing about working with kids and having many friends with babies...you can still enjoy and spoil them without having to be the responsible parents! :) Besides, we already have our hands full with our 2 furry boys...

Jen and I with Baby Rubie!

My dad, stepmom and brother came up from Bend for the weekend (last weekend). We went out to the Grand Lodge so they could see the wedding site! We were able to walk through the cottage and take some pictures. So far, we've pretty much got all the planning finished...now we just have to worry about paying for it! We have been very fortunate to have our parents contribute to the cost of the wedding, we thank you and love you. Here are a few pictures of the Grand Lodge.

The front of the Children's Cottage

My brother Nick playing bartender inside the cottage

The ceremony room, we will be married in front of the fireplace

Some special shout outs!

• Alex's lifelong best friend (and best man), Lee, and his wife Kim welcomed their first child, Ethan Ransom, into the world on Tuesday, October 14th! Everyone is doing great, congrats you guys, we can't wait to meet your little boy!
• One of Alex's brothers is going through some tough times in his life and marriage...our thoughts and prayers are with you.
• Alex has reached ONE MONTH without smoking, yeah baby! Thanks everyone for the encouragement.
• There are a million (or so it seems) birthdays coming up! So, happy birthday to:
  Mema, my grandma, Oct. 25th
  Elizabeth, my student, Oct. 28th
  Alex, my fiance :), Oct. 28th
  Lisa, my chica, Oct. 29th
  Me, myself and I, Nov. 1st
  Delani, my mom, Nov. 4th
  Shelly, Alex's mom, Nov. 13th
  Mike, my student, Nov. 14th
  Jen, friend/new mommy, Nov. 15th
  Anna, Alex's niece, Nov. 30th
  Nancy, my friend, Nov. 30th