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Muffin’s with Mom

Thursday, May 6th, 2010

Today was a very special day for me.  Meleia’s school had a special “muffins with mom” gathering for mother’s day.  it was very neat.  the tables were set with beautiful flowers in the middle, name tags, and our mother’s day gifts.. the class came in and sang a few song for us, told us a few nursery rhymes with guest MOTHER GOOSE  ;)   and then we got to enjoy yummy muffins with juice.  I have a video at the end of the post.  This even over filled my heart with love for Meleia.. and as her teachers told me a few days ago at conference, Meleia really has grown up.. :)   I love our daughter..

The class…

Meleia’s drawing of a little girl when she first started preschool, compared to now where she drew dad, mom, herself, and two babies :)

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Meleia with her friend Melody..

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My mother’s day gift she made :)

Click here to see them sing Love Grows

What a great Mother’s Day already– and it’s not even the real day yet!!!
A post soon to come of the babies who are growing and growing!!!

As promised…

Thursday, April 29th, 2010

Between all of the crazy things going on lately, and me being overly tired for some reason.. here is a quick photo update of what we’ve been up to inbetween everything…

it’s always nice to wake up to this…

so as i was typing my last post i look to my left and see this…

and i look to my right and see this…

meleia had her friend ali over.. don’t mind what she is wearing– she’s in the stage of dressing herself in a million layers that don’t match :)

cade played in his swing with some toys for awhile… it is so cool that they hold on to things now…

collin played on his belly for a bit…

and meleia says “good night! ”

 

Note- The pictures posted on here now will be small, but you may click the image and get a slideshow with bigger images…

Blessed.

Friday, April 16th, 2010

My babies.  We are very blessed.

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The one… The only…

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

miss meleia jean.. or mj (as daddy likes to call you)
daddy tells you everyday that you are his heart.
and mommy tells you that she loves you more than all the stars.
You are beautiful. It’s amazing. You
You understand. You are SO intelligent, beyond you age. You know too much. It’s scary at times.
You are a GREAT big sister… get things i need, playing with your brothers.. soothing them to sleep with their binkies… always making sure they are warm.. and the best of all, your singing to them.
You light up my life everyday, and never cease to amaze me by saying the craziest, funniest things! You are hilarious! You are MY sleeping beauty. I love to watch you sleep, so peaceful. quiet. cute. oh meleia…

Daddy and Mommy try to give you the world Meleia, because you such a special girl. You are completely amazing.. My sunshine.

Even when you are being a complete brat :)

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the weekend…

Monday, April 12th, 2010

so this was doug’s last weekend off from a two week vacation.. and my nephew stayed the weekend helping him with a new project in the works.. it was beautiful weather here and i just hung out with the kids… a pretty normal weekend i must say.. BUT next weekend, if doug doesn’t have to work, we have a baby sitter for the kids, YES, all three!! it will be so good to have some alone time..
here are a few pictures from the weekend… nothing too exciting…

on a side note.. collin is READY TO GO!!! if the kid had a little more strength and balance, he’d be taking off! oh boy… two boys crawling. it will be insane. although i think collin might skip the crawling and go straight to walking.. such big boys.. my idea for when they get mobile is a big octagon gate/play yard that can go in our living room and contain them in a pretty big space when i have to leave the room… and still waiting on t ball sign up’s for the girl… and her swimming lessons… it’s going to be a busy summer… and i might start taking classes again for medical transcription.. i am not sure, i have a lot to look in to.. but, we’ll see… here are some pictures from the weekend…

the happy boys before our walk…
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handsome cade sticking in there.. he looks so funny..
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collin fell asleep, head tilted and all…
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danielle, cade, and meleia eating at the dairy queen…
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meleia playing with nichole and alicia’s children…
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jeffrey enthused to be watching the kids play.. lol
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thanks douglas… back at ya..
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the beautiful tulip tree in our backyard…
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meleia and kaylen in the wagon, with brynn pushing and carson hanging out beside…
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and no post is complete with a picture of sassy sue…
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fun spring days :)

simple kind of life…

Friday, April 9th, 2010

since doug had surgery he has been home for two weeks.. we’ve accomplished a lot and he has gotten the time to spend with me, meleia, and the boys… we have been doing things that need done around the house, playing with meleia, cooking incredible meals, and just being together.. it has been nice.. the boys continue to crack us up everyday as well as beautiful meleia.. not much else to update on :)

the boys hanging out with dad…
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their outfits say “double trouble” and each has their name underneath a character.. :)
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brothers conversing…
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my beautiful girl…
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tired of getting pictures taken…
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mr. cade…
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mr. collin
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my fifteen year old nephew is staying the weekend with us.. i’ll experience what it’s life with four kids, one being a teenager!  wish me luck!

Easter…

Monday, April 5th, 2010

we had a very wonderful easter here.. it was mine and douglas’ second easter today… although all of the kids woke at different times, we were able to spend some time with each one while getting their things..

meleia woke first… and hunted around the house for eggs. it didn’t take her long!! she was so excited at all the candy they were filled with!! she walks around like a zombie saying “chocolate” lol… she then opened her easter basked full of money, clothes, toys, and more candy.. i’d say she was pretty happy.
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collin woke up next and was in a good mood watching everything he was getting.. :) clothes, candy, toys, a duckie…
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and then poor cade.. you can tell he doesn’t feel good in these pictures.. but he still enjoyed, i promise :)
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the rest of the day we took it pretty easy. i cooked a roast and we all lounged all day. it was a very nice easter :)

the past few days…

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

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…
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doug outside the hospital :)
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grandpa came by….
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meleia had a race set up in the kitchen with bleachers and fans.. it’s was terrific!
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cade sat in his bumbo…
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collin sat in meleia’s dora chair…
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the boys hung out on the floor together…
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meleia on her dora four wheeler that she is FINALLY not scared of after three years!!
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the boys getting walked…
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cade in his little hat…
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collin in his little hat…
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i hope there are more sunny, nice days in the future…

meleia’s first trip to the park this year…

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

danielle offered to take meleia to the park since it was such a beautiful day out today.. of course meleia was ELETATED… she is so excited that summer is coming.. she is going to take swimming lessons, and be in T- Ball.. and she is ready to get to go for walks, have her and daddy time at the park, get out her sandbox and slide, and ride her bike and four wheeler all around!!  plus she knows her birthday is in the summer.  wow, 4 years old, i can’t believe it!!!  what a big, bright, beautiful girl… or i am biased. :)

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grandma joy gets to visit again…

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

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….
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eating at pizza hut, obviously amusing aunt lori…
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grandma joy and collin, cade, and meleia…
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grandma and collin and cade…
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taking a ride in their pimp stroller…
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collin and momma time…
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and they played so hard they passed out together :)
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hope everyone is enjoying family lately…

playing and sleeping kiddos… :)

Monday, March 15th, 2010

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!
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playing at jocelyn’s birthday party…
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and the new play dough she earned..
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the boys enjoying their mobiles..
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little collin played himself to sleep
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my sleeping men
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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!!!

they smile!

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

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…
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goofy mr. collin
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happy babies…
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and mad babies… :)
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meleia (im)patiently waiting for her nails to dry
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and here she is in all her glory getting to dress herself.. crazy kid.
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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!
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it’s been a long, long time….

Monday, September 21st, 2009

almost two months since i have posted anything… i guess that goes to show how much this pregnancy is taking over my life… there have been many, many events in the past couple of months that have definitely been blog worthy (ultrasound photos, the in laws visiting, meleia starting school, bret michaels concert, getting a new house, jamboree, i could go on and on… ) but rarely do i even turn my computer on now days… i use douglas’s computer to check my facebook and surf around for baby items.. other than that, i’ve been very internet quiet, per se.  i am now 27.5 weeks along, so only about 9 weeks to go- since twins are considered full term at 36.  i still am dealing with the whole having twins issue, which is a given… trying to still figure out how it’s going to work out.. luckily i will have a lot of help… my dear friend mary has been helping me deal with a lot of issues, as well as getting things ready for the arrival of the boys… she is throwing me my baby shower and making awesome tie dye bedding for their cribs.. my belly is growing HUGE and i am mostly over the sickness stage, mostly.  they do leave me very, very tired all of the time though.. soon i will be on bedrest and things will change again.. names have been chosen, however i am keeping them private for now.. .we have gotten a beautiful new house that douglas has been working very hard painting every weekend so it will be perfect for us to move into.. it is sooo big and there will be plenty of room for our growing family.. :)   as well as having a spa room that i will take full advantage of every chance i get!!!  meleia started preschool, blows my mind away.. she is soo incredibly smart and beautiful it’s amazing.  everyday she learns something new and my love for her only grows stronger by the minute.  she is going to be a terrific big sister… her new thing lately is singing song after song after song and practicing ballerina moves that grandma pat taught her.. she has also learned the price of toys and recently has starting asking daddy for “forty dollars for a ki lan doll”  it’s been quite comical.   douglas parents came to visit for three days.. we had a very good time with them and it seems it went to fast… we packed a lot of events into the few short days we had and i am incredibly lucky to have met them.. everyone here loved them and they felt the same.. and the best of all– they told us our present for the babies– a years supply of diapers!!! by far the most amazing and practical thing someone could give us… michele white- our amazing photographer friend- has also opted to give us a free maternity shoot, as well as their new born pictures.. i consider myself very lucky to have all of these special things going on in my life… i will try to update more often, but as we all know, the more time passes, the harder things will be!  wish us luck!  here are a few new pictures…

meleia’s first day of school
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the hottub in our spa room :)
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eating at the resort with doug’s parents…
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meleia found my lipstick!!
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oh how she makes me smile…

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

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the princess turned three!

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

meleia’s birthday was monday, the 20th.  we had her party on sunday… here are quite a few pictures of the big girl’s past few days… her party and her big girl bed…  

the cake
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mommy, meleia, daddy, and spongebob.. lol
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waiting patiently after blowing out candles…
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opening her new dvd player for the van and dvd’s from us..
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more gifts…
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AND… her big girl bed!!! complete with new aerial bedding :) so adorable…
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i can’t believe how time flies.  what an angel i have.  and how lucky i am.  i love you meleia jean oehler.  you have grown into such a mature girl.  :)

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