Our little one

Meet our Precious Little Gift!!!

17 weeks

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart." Jeremiah 1:5

catching up..

I apologize that it has been so long!

I've been trying to wait until I figured out my camera,

my computer hasn't been reading my memory card &

I can't find my camera cord.

We have been pretty busy!

I have started a new job at a small coffee shop on base.

I am currently working at the register & s.l.o.w.l.y

learning the "art of coffee"  ;)

(Its their motto, since they make designs w/the foam & such)

I only work a few hours a day, but it is nice to get out of the house

and have something to do again.

Jason is still working hard at his job :)

He is also studying incredibly hard and putting in long hours on his days off.

Please keep him in your prayers as he takes his test in about 3 weeks!!!

We were FINALLY able to get an appointment with a midwife!!

I am currently 14 weeks along, 

and we should be getting an ultrasound within a week in order to confirm it! 

I am soo excited to see this little one!!!

That is life .. so far!

I will do my best to update more often, and hopefully post up some new pictures soon!

Happy Birthday Jason!

On December 27th, my wonderful Hubby turned 24!

I know he doesn't ever post on here, so

I thought I would share something that he had written:

its my 24th birthday and i cant stop thinking how much God has provided me.

a beautiful wife, a baby on the way.

my own house, a free car and a job i can make a career out of.

the military has probibly been the greatest life decision ive made

besides accepting christ as my savior and marrying the love of my life.

i feel like just yesterday i was fresh out of high school with no responsibilities

 and now its all different but for the better!

 the lord is so amazing

 the way he works through peoples lives and changes those who are open and willing!

 thank you so much for my wife and future baby!

help me to be the best father i can be.



Happy Birthday Jason!

'Tis the Season

I can hardly believe December is already upon us!

The holiday season has been different

 having to be so far away from family and friends.

As our first Christmas as a married couple approaches,

Jason and I have had fun introducing each other to the

holiday traditions we are used to and creating some of our own.

One tradition I grew up with that I desperatly wanted to continue was

having a REAL Christmas tree!

I was able to find a tree farm where we could walk out and pick our own tree to cut down.

I have so many memories of going out and my brother and I running around to see

who could pick out the BEST tree!

My mom can tell you that when picking out a tree

we always argue on what size to get.

Mom would always point out trees that were hardly as tall as she was,

where I would be pointing out trees that were realisticly

to tall for our living room.

Eventually, mom would give in and let me get the tallest one we thought would fit.

Most of the time we had to trim the top down for the angel to fit, and her head would be squished on the ceiling.

(Mom, I missed doing this with you!)

Well Mom, Jason and I have vaulted ceilings...

Can you guess what our tree looks like? 

Thats right!

Our tree is almost ELEVEN FEET tall!

(it still doesn't touch the ceiling.. guess I'll have to find a taller one next year.. j/k!)

This is Jason's first time having a real tree :)

although.. I had to agree to vacuum all the pine needles to get him to agree to a real one.

Jason knew that getting a Christmas tree is one of my favorite traditions.

He was so sweet and let me pick out my favorite one,

I couldn't believe he agreed to let me get such a tall one! What a sweet hubby!

Even as tall as Jason is,

he had to stand on one of our chairs that you can raise up

in order to put on the lights :)

Yes, my husband decided to plan out where to put the ornaments :)

Decorating OUR FIRST TREE!!!!

I was to scared to stand on the chair...

so Jason was in charge of all the high branches

Jason had to go up into the loft in order to put the angel on top!

Our first Christmas Tree











Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is our Thanksgiving since Jason had to work Thurs.

Before I wake Jason up & we get started on the chaos

of cleaning and cooking and organizing..

I wanted to take a little time to think about what I am thankful for,

because I have been so incredibly blessed 

I am so thankful for my family.

You are so incredibly supportive.

I am so grateful to have been raised in a Christian home;

to have been able to know Him from a young age.

I can't tell you how comforting this has been to me lately.

I know I am so lucky & blessed to have been raised in the Word

from such a young age... that I have been able

to know Him for so long, and have the example of a family who desires

to serve& follow Him.



I am so grateful for being blessed with such a WONDERFUL husband.

Thankful to his parents for raising him in the Word.

Marriage does take work, but what a blessing it has been!

I am so blessed with the extended family marriage has given me.

I couldn't have asked for more supportive & caring in-laws.

Thank you for taking me in so quickly & making me feel

apart of your family right away!

I am thankful for all the opportunities I have been given.

I am grateful for the wonderful home I have been given.

I am thankful for my health and that of my family's.

We have so much to be grateful for...

But I want to leave with a verse..

giving thanks & praise to

He who provides for all our needs!

 I am so grateful that I am HIS!

Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth.

Worship the LORD with gladness;
come before him with joyful songs.

Know that the LORD is God.
It is he who made us, and we are his;

(I am so grateful to be His!!!)we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving
and his courts with praise;
give thanks to him and praise his name.

For the LORD is good and his love endures forever;his faithfulness continues through all generations.

A Little More Like Home

Some WONDERFUL News!

For those of you who hadn't heard,

After 4 months of waiting & paperwork...

(DRUMROLL PLEASE)

OUR THINGS ARE FINALLY PACKED AND ON THE WAY TO ENGLAND!!

YAAAAAAY!!!

What a blessing!
It is estimated we will have our things sometime early in January!

We are so excited to be able to set up our house!

We also got our new couch delivered this week.

It is nice to have some furniture of our own!

A big (& comfy!) improvement from the little green seats provided by the AF

We also added two new furry additions to

the household.

Sir Ratigan & Penny :)

(Sir Ratigan from the great mouse detective &

Penny from the rescuers)



Sir Ratigan(L) & Penny (R)

We were able to take some small trips the past couple weeks.

Our friend Michaela came to visit her, now FIANCE (they got engaged while she was here),

so we tried to keep her busy while he was at work.

We were able to visit Scarborough Castle

Daniel, Michaela, & Jason

And we were able to visit Skipton Castle

So far we seem to be settling into a routine.

Jason has had less classes & is getting into his work schedule, which helps.

Thanksgiving is coming up, and although Jason works Thanksgiving day,

we are having some friends over for a dinner on Sunday the 28th.

Hopefully all turns out well!

It will be my first time cooking thanksgiving dinner,

and since we don't have our things yet,

this means:

1 pot, 2 pans, and plastic "silverware"

with which to make & serve a Thanksgiving dinner...

It will be an adventure... we shall see how it all turns out!

Life!

Sorry I waited so long to update!

We've been trying to get into a routine.

But Jason has had classes, which initerrupt his work schedule.

His schedule is crazy, 3 on 3 off, nights & days.. soon they will be trying out a new schedule

where its still 3 on 3 off, but they work days for a couple weeks and then switch to nights.

Maybe this will help our routine! 

We've taken a couple small trips lately.

One of which was to Lakenheath AFB.

We were able to sign up for cell phones, get some uniforms for jason, the usual errands..

OH and of COURSE.. Taco Bell!!!!!!

Jason was soo excited they had a taco bell on base, he has been craving it ever since we got here!

 I was also able to go on a hike in the Yorkshire Dales.

It was a 6 mile hike, which took us past Bolton Abbey and then through some of the most BEAUTIFUL countryside!

I kept wishing I had brought my Bible and could stop and have devotions,

but one scripture kept running through my mind. 

"The heavens declare the glory of God;
   the skies proclaim the work of his hands.
Day after day they pour forth speech;
   night after night they reveal knowledge.
They have no speech, they use no words;
   no sound is heard from them.
Yet their voice goes out into all the earth,
   their words to the ends of the world."

Thank you for all the letters & boxes we have been getting!

We miss and love everyone MUCHO!

God Bless,

The Schulhauser's <3