so the past few days have been a little busy… friday night doug and i got some alone time together, we went and ate and had a drink.. it was nice. monday douglas had surgery on his shoulder.. my mother sat with the kids all day and i drove him to ottumwa.. it was a rough day, although i did shop a little we took it easy yesterday.. i cleaned while meleia was at school we then we all hung out with babies… today it was beautiful outside and with doug’s arm feeling better he was able to help drag most of meleia’s summer toys out, like her sandbox and slide, etc… i took hot water and washed everything down and it’s all brand new to her! she had a blast outside today! even the boys got to get in their stroller since it was nice and have a little fresh air.. before the pictures i have a side note…
douglas is the best.. before worrying about his surgery he was out shopping for me a new bra and underwear… and meleia candy.. i love him. i love my family.

douglas and i before eating…

doug outside the hospital

grandpa came by….

meleia had a race set up in the kitchen with bleachers and fans.. it’s was terrific!

cade sat in his bumbo…

collin sat in meleia’s dora chair…

the boys hung out on the floor together…

meleia on her dora four wheeler that she is FINALLY not scared of after three years!!

the boys getting walked…

cade in his little hat…

collin in his little hat…

i hope there are more sunny, nice days in the future…

so as most of you already know, my grandma joy has gotten pretty sick over the past year and has had to be put in a nursing home…. between all the snow we’ve had this winter, and me not taking the babies out much with all the sickness around… she has only gotten to see them once before, christmas eve. today was my aunt debbie’s birthday, so after picking meleia up from school we gathered at pizza hut with mom, grandma, debbie, missy, and lori.. and after they brought grandma joy over to visit… you could see the happiness in her eyes.. amazing. she talks about them all the time and this was like the best thing for her… we all had a nice visit for the afternoon… i’m glad for days like this…

here is meleia all dressed and ready for the warm weather for the school day….

eating at pizza hut, obviously amusing aunt lori…

grandma joy and collin, cade, and meleia…

grandma and collin and cade…

taking a ride in their pimp stroller…

collin and momma time…

and they played so hard they passed out together

hope everyone is enjoying family lately…

we had a good weekend around here.. doug was off all weekend.. and we pretty much just hung out at home.. the boys enjoyed playing with their mobiles we finally put together.. and they slept   meleia had a busy weekend as you’ll see in the pictures.. i love my family..

i once thought meleia did good at putting on make up, until she came out looking like this!

playing at jocelyn’s birthday party…

and the new play dough she earned..

the boys enjoying their mobiles..

little collin played himself to sleep

my sleeping men

which reminds me how sleepy i am… all the kiddo’s are in bed.. and i am headed there too. poor douglas is sick so i get night duty until he’s feeling better!!!

a quick update.. the boys are doing terrific… staying awake a lot..telling lots of stories and smiling so much   it’s amazing.. they are liking their toys and are now big enough to sit in their bumbo seats…

meleia is still busy as ever and loving school… she still plays dress up every chance she gets, as my pictures will show… and has been going on a lot of play dates lately that she loves..

busy, busy around here for douglas and i still… but we are still pulling through     he had his birthday a few days after valentines day… meleia made him the best card ever   and he got a lot of nice gifts and cash!   love you baby.

mr. handsome man cade…

goofy mr. collin

happy babies…

and mad babies…

meleia (im)patiently waiting for her nails to dry

and here she is in all her glory getting to dress herself.. crazy kid.

doulgas’ many cards for his birthday, along with the awesome pen and business card holder his aunt and uncle sent… can you tell which one is from meleia she spent an hour painting this thing!