The Wheeler Family

Catch up....

2011-12-15T07:49:00.000-08:00

So, to say the last few months have been busy is a complete understatement. With traveling, sick kids, and a couple holidays we've been busy busy busy. So I'll do a few catch up posts and hope that it works for record keeping :) Warning- there are LOTS of pictures....you've been warned!

To Start- Halloween, it was so much fun this year, we went home to Nana & Papa's house to see them and have an early Halloween with my family. Brooklyn was a princess, and Braden the frog. We went to a carnival in Adrian and despite the cold I think the kids had a good time. Over that weekend Braden visited the ER for the first time, he ended up having croup. Scary night. When the kids and I got home we took them trick or treating. Brooklyn LOVED it this year, she thought it was pretty fun to ring the doorbells, and to get candy, of course what kid wouldn't (ok and adults too).

Next up on the list of things we did was SICKNESS- I HAVE to include this picture of Brookie being sick, she was SO miserable!!! It was pretty sad to see her so sick and "down".

What do we have next.....Thanksgiving, that was so much fun, we were able to go and spend the holiday with My family again. Brooklyn had a good time, and Braden LOVED the food. He's quite the eater. While we were home Braden boy perfected his "SERIOUS" face. Brooklyn did the same thing as a baby and it's hilarious to see Braden doing the same thing. Funny kids! Our festivities in pictures.

Last we have our Christmas planning/preparing, and most favorite- DECORATING. Brooklyn has been very excited about Christmas this year. Although, she has informed us that "I don't like Santa Claus", and when she's mad she even says "I don't like Christmas"....but she sure has had fun preparing our home for the Christmas, and she has recently told "Santa" that she wants a baby doll for Christmas- too bad Santa thought he was done shopping! Braden thinks it is just about the most fun thing EVER to go behind the tree and unplug our lights, he does this and then laughs when you pull him out...and proceeds to crawl as fast as can be right back under the tree! Stinker. I want to end on a note that I LOVE my kids, they seriously make me so happy, and make me laugh daily. I also want to say how much I love my family- they are so good to us, and my children LOVE them...so much. Last, I want to say how much I love my husband...we celebrated our FIVE year anniversary this year, and I just can't even believe it! FIVE YEARS...and looking forward to an eternity of happiness with him. He is so good to me! Enjoy

Just us :)

2011-09-29T21:35:00.000-07:00

Well- I could do a catch up post...but that's a lot to catch up on :) instead I'll share a few of my favorite pictures and some pictures of the new house we're living in. If you didn't already know- our little family moved to Pocatello, Idaho. David got a job offer here and we packed up and came. We're liking our house and so far (3 days) it's been busy busy busy. Hopefully we all get adjusted soon and get back on a normal schedule. waking up at 5:30 after going to bed late is NOT too fun for me. Brooklyn is such a night owl. :) Enjoy the pictures of my babes and the house.

Time keeps passing by!

2011-08-18T08:30:00.000-07:00

Well, I have neglected this old blog again! I have a little time now and thought I would write a little about my little crazies.

Braden- He's just a great boy, he's so sweet, hardly cries, and is just a happy boy. He is trying SO hard to crawl, and after a few minutes of trying just gets so frustrated with his little body. He is getting So big- up to 20lbs now. He has so many little fat rolls, and I LOVE them. The other day I let him have the spatula after eating some brownies, oh my goodness he was hilarious, he just went after that thing. We also ventured to the fair the other day, he was having a great time...then he fell asleep.

Brooklyn-She is just such a sweet heart. She loves to be a big helper (sometimes too much). She LOVES her little brother so much, and if someone tries to touch him they'll hear about it! She recently got done with swimming lessons. She did fairly well, she isn't a big fan of putting her head under water, but from day one to the end she progressively got more comfortable with it. When we went to the Malheur County fair the other day she had such a good time looking at all the animals- then she got to ride her first ever fair ride. She loved it, and because she wasn't tall enough to ride alone her nana got to ride too. Brooklyn picked the "car" they got to ride on and she picked the firetruck. She wouldn't stay sitting down she just wanted to dance and play. I loved seeing the look on her little face. She has been saying some hilarious things... just a few examples...all in her saddest/softest voice, "I'm not going potty ANYMORE, because nana help you" " I not goin' potty at the lake ANYMORE". "we don't show people my bum". "Kitty, be nice or I spank you bum" "Braden, you ok, Brookie here".

I LOVE my kids. They are so much fun to be with- even when they're driving me crazy. I love to watch them grow and learn, Love to see their little personalities. Now enjoy a few pictures of my little loves!

2011-07-18T10:45:00.001-07:00

First off, WOW, I am the worst blogger...I have so many things that I can/should blog about..and yet I never do!

So I'm going to start this one and make a little post on each kid, and what I love, then I'll post about what we've been up to this summer! LOTS of pictures to be included :)

Braden- 6months - 28 inches, 19 pounds (80th percentile for each)- head circumfrence I can't remember except 90th percentile!

Oh what a fun time this is with our little (big) guy! I seriously think that I was blessed with the worlds best children...but I also may be biased. Braden is such a happy baby, he is pretty content to just play most of the time, all by himself. He LOVES- and I mean LOVES his sister, he thinks it's hilarious when she jumps around in front of him, which then makes him bust out into the cutest belly laughs you've ever heard. He gets around everywhere by crawling backward, rolling, or scooting. He pretty much NEVER cries- in fact we were somewhere the other day and he cried because he was hungry, this is usually the only time he cries, and my grandma actually said, "is that Braden?" I don't think I've ever heard him cry. It's true, I'm spoiled...although he doesn't sleep through the night, but he is the happiest baby I can't complain too much. Braden is probably the biggest flirt ever, he loves people, and loves to grab faces. When he's done playing all you have to do is swaddle him up and he's content to either go to sleep, or just lay there all bundled up. He acquired a love for blankets from his sister (and mom). ;Wow, what else can I say, I love my little guy so much!

Brooklyn- 2 years, 26 pounds, and 30something inches. She was 65% height, and 50 percent for weight

Brookie, Brookie, what a fun fun age this is! I love to watch her learn, play, and explore everyday. She is talking so much right now, she is so much fun. We recently got her ears pierced and she makes sure to tell anyone that she sees about her new earrings, and "Brookie so beautiful". She loves to sing..and turns everything into a song. She is always moving, and never wants to stop. She LOVES to be outside, pretty much she would live outside as long as she had her blanket and some stuffed animals. From the moment she wakes up to when she goes to bed, she is constantly asking me to "go outside". She is in love with her brother, and happens to be VERY possessive of him. Anytime she has been asleep, or away from the room she comes back and asks "where Braden boy?" this is followed by a round of giggles and her tickling him. If anyone other than my David, my parents, or me try and hold Braden, Brookie will yell at you, and cry saying "no hold my brother," or "that my Braden boy". She is HILARIOUS about the pacifier. Brookie gave her paci to the baby calf right after she turned 2, so she's been having some issues with that. I will find her in random places of the house silently sucking on her brother's pacifier. I told David it's like she's an alcoholic that is SAVORING the taste..she will just lay there in complete bliss with his pacifier. She has the cutest curls, which are crazy most days, every morning I ask, do you want a ponytail, to which she replies, "no, I wan curly hair". She is starting to be really careful when she colors...when she isn't eating the crayons. She tries to make small lines and scribbles instead of coloring all over the pages. She loves to have her hand traced and tries so hard to do it herself. I wish I could post all of the fun things that she says for us, she's got such a goofy personality. Brooklyn is a very loving girl, she will randomly come up during the day and hug or kiss me. I love it! I love having a little buddy to play with daily, and I think she likes me too. We recently caught a caterpillar for Brooklyn, and then my mom got her a pet frog. She thinks all animals/creatures are just so much fun. She has some pet kitties that she carries around by the throat, why they let her I don't know. Brooklyn's caterpillar died the other day, and when talking about it she will tell you, "my cat-a-pillar went to heaven...he talking Jesus". She loves to pray, and anytime someone is saying a prayer Brooklyn is whispering her own prayer. Brookie is VERY shy when she gets put into a new situation. She will take a very long time to warm up to other kids/adults. She HATES water over her head/eyes...but loves the swimming pool. She loves slides/swings/ and all other play equipment. She is in love with her dad, and looks out the window anytime she hears a vehicle outside thinking that it's her daddy. We love this little girl so much! I can't imagine how quiet my house would be without her.

As for me, I've been busy trying to keep up with these two kids, and see my sweet husband when he has time for us. I have been playing with my new camera, and my new photoshop...so that keeps me semi busy when the kids aren't. I have also gotten started making hair bows again, that has been fun! I recently dyed my hair with some red/blonde etc. We have been having a fun summer for sure!

Day 4 Photo Challenge

2011-06-04T19:10:00.000-07:00

Photo Challenge Day 3-(including day 2)

2011-06-03T11:49:00.000-07:00

So, day 2 was an awful day for me...I have been sick and pretty much slept all day...but the theme for day 2 was YELLOW...all I could think about was the nasty yellow boogery stuff coming from Brooklyn's eyes. NASTY stuff.! She had pink eye, which I never knew you could get from having a virus and wiping the snot from your nose into your eyes. YUCK...so we'll omit a picture for day two because it seriously was NASTY.!!!!!

Day 3- is Sweet, there are two things I have to note for this day of sweet because how can I pick only one :) OBVIOUSLY my children are pretty sweet...and the love they have for each other at even this young age, is SO SWEET..

Also sweet is the medicine that we're all taking..medicine to hopefully take away my strep...medicine for PINK EYE...medicine for the kids cough.....oh sweet medicine!

30 Day photo challenge

2011-06-01T11:30:00.001-07:00

The fabulous Amber Fischer found HERE posted a 30 day blog challenge...I took the challenge (day one is always the easiest) Well today's word is ME

It was hard to find one thing that was ME so I decided to try a few :)

ME: I am... MoM. NuRsE. wIfE. MaId. CoOk. BoOk LoVeR. PoTaTo cHiP aDdIcT. SwEeT aDdICt. BeSt AiRpLaNe rIdE GiVeR.

mE: I am.. non make-up wearing. Yoga Pant loving. messy hair do. messy house. weight to lose. tired. ME!!!

Braden, Braden, Braden.....and of Course Brooklyn

2011-03-11T14:12:00.000-08:00

I have recently been noticing that while I LOVE LOVE LOVE my little guy he is neglected quite a bit in the picture/blog department...It could be because now I have a crazy toddler who requires a bit more time..and a LOT of attention (mommy, mommy, mommy as I'm typing). Since I have noticed that I spend a little less time with my little guy, I have also noticed that he's SUCH a good baby. Brooklyn was a great baby too, I got lucky...the only thing that I DON'T love is that my children don't sleep through the night.....Brooke is almost two and still wakes up at least once in the night (she has bad dreams..wakes up screaming mommy...SO sad).

I just need to say how much I LOVE being a mommy! These kids are seriously so great! I just love watching Brooklyn learn new things every day, and trying to figure out what the new words are she comes up with. Braden amazes me everyday at home much he changes on a day-to-day basis! He's such a big guy, LOVE to see his chubs!

Here's a side by side picture of the kids...How alike do you think they look?

Here's some great pictures that my fantastic friend/photographer took for me when Braden was a newborn that I just HAD to share, she did such a good job, LOVE them!

And finally a few scrappy pages of our little family :)

And finally, Braden's stats at 2months

12lbs 2oz- 50% at the same age Brooklyn was only 10lbs

23.5inches-75% at the same age Brooklyn was the same length

-This is also being 3 weeks early...so he's a BIG boy.

-He is starting to really find his hands, and wiggle his feet

-He has rolled over from his belly to his back a couple times already ( HELLO SCARY)

-He LOVES his daddy and smiles at him so much

-Starting to giggle, has kind of a deep giggle so far

-Has a cute little cooing voice

-Eats like a piggy...which might explain his weight!

-Is such a great baby, he will nurse, take a bottle, take any type of paci, eat a bottle cold or warm.

A bit late :)

2011-02-09T15:52:00.000-08:00

Since it's been a month and almost a half since I had my beautiful son, I figured it was time to post the story and a few pictures :) It has been a whirlwind of a month and I'm glad we're on to a new one with new adventures.

Braden's Story:

Well, I had been having contractions the whole week and had gone in to the L&D department a couple times only to be sent home and told that if my contractions became more intense and closer together to come back. On New Years Eve we were planning on spending the time with my parents and we were there for OH maybe an hour or two, I started timing my contractions and they were every 3-5 minutes, and progressively getting more intense. So, after a while David said we better go in, it ended up working well since Brookie was already with them she just stayed and played while we made the drive to Boise. We got there and they had to check my dilation, I was at a 3. They told me that if I went walking for an hour and came back and I had progressed they would keep me, if not I would be going home again. We went and walked the halls of the hospital-which are REALLY empty at night especially on a holiday :). When I got back I had made SOME progress, but not enough, they said ok, we can let you walk again or you could try the Jacuzzi tub. They say when you're in "real" labor that the Jacuzzi will intensify the contractions and help you dilate. So which option do you think a 9 month pregnant lady wanted!! THE JACUZZI! So I got to relax in a hot bath for an hour! YAY me! At this point I was getting pretty tired but they checked me again and I had progressed enough to be admitted! We got checked into our room and then I got to sit in the tub again. after that they started my on an IV for my antibiotic and we just hung out. It was a lot more relaxed then it was with Brooklyn, but SO much similar. I was having some pain and I was tired so they gave me a little medicine and I tried to rest....nope didn't happen. We kept asking the nurses if the New Year baby had been delivered yet, and it was delivered at 2:30 that morning, DARN. We missed that one, but kept joking that wouldn't it be cool if he were born at 1:11, on 1/1/11. I guess he thought it would be cool too. They kept checking me all morning and I had gotten to a five and the doctor came in and broke my water around 8. This helped me get to a six. My parents had come in with Brooklyn and so she slept on the "bed" with David and my parents went to sleep in the SUPER uncomfortable couches in the waiting room. Around 12:30 they all left me to go to the cafeteria so that maybe I could get a little rest. About fifteen minutes after they left I pushed my nurse button to ask the nurse to come in and check me, I felt pressure at this point. My nurse had also gone to the cafeteria, so the other nurse checked me and said, YEAH, you're at a 10, BABY TIME. HORRAY, so I call David, his response is, we'll be there in a minute...he couldn't hear well and didn't hear me say that it was time NOW. So they came in the room and I said, uh It's time so of course my dad RAN out of the room. :) wouldn't you know it, our little guy decided that 1:11 would be a good time to be born, after a few pushes he was here, and had his eyes open and he was perfect...BIG, but perfect. He was born at 37 weeks and was 8lbs. OH I'm so glad he came early. Here's a few pictures and his stats ENJOY

Braden Lee Wheeler
1/1/11 at 1:11
8lbs 20.25inches long

Baby Braden :)

2010-11-29T10:56:00.000-08:00

I just had to post these pictures to remember them. I'm so amazed by technology today, seeing these pictures has just been so exciting, even Brooklyn can point out baby's nose..eyes, lips, and fingers. It's getting us all pretty excited to meet him! At our last ultrasound he was measuring a bit big so hopefully that means he gets to meet us a little early!

Two new posts below!

2010-11-02T12:45:00.001-07:00

There are two new fun posts below...Check them out!!!! :)

Halloween :)

2010-11-02T08:48:00.000-07:00

So obviously I'm getting pretty bad at posting these days, I feel baby for this little boy because he's SO not getting the attention Brooklyn got :) well, we had a great Halloween and have been doing great. I'm 29 weeks pregnant, which means for me that I'll have my baby in 10 weeks..if not earlier because my doctor won't let me go past 39 weeks YAY. I've been feeling great for the most part, just growing...could be the Halloween candy though.

For Halloween we went to my mom and Dad's ward Trunk or Treat then visited some friends/family out there, Brooklyn was SO cute, she actually said trick or treat a couple times, she mostly said "HELLO" though which for her is a big step since she's usually pretty shy. I cannot believe that my little girl is already a year and a half old! WHERE has time gone! She is such a goofball and I love her! She makes my day/night! The other night at about 5 she came walking into my room and right up to me so I picked her up to bring her back to bed and she just hugged me then said momma....I said what Brookie, then she told me I love you. SO SO cute. I am learning though that as a parent I can understand all of her little "words" but I don't know if anyone else would. She LOVES to make funny faces and they sure are funny. I'm so excited to have our little boy join our crazy house!

Here are our pictures from lately, enjoy! p.s. ignore the sideways pictures, I have NO idea why it's doing that but I can't get them changed for some reason :(

Did I mention that one time we went to YELLOWSTONE

2010-11-02T08:20:00.000-07:00

Well, we got real ambitious one day and went on a little vacation! David had to go to Pocatello for some work and ended up not having to work the whole week so he decided it was time for a family vacation. It was pretty interesting to see all the sights, the winding roads were not my favorite being pregnant/sick and Brooklyn did surprisingly well for the long ride. We had fun and it was a great vacation! We planned it a little bit last minute so of course there were no "cheap" places to stay so we ended up staying in a cabin at the KOA camp, which I have to admit was not bad at all, and the price was just right! We saw a TON of wildlife, and the only thing I didn't get to see was a moose, DARN, next time!

We're HAVING a..........BOY

2010-08-26T09:46:00.000-07:00

So, we went in to our appointment yesterday and it was an experience :) Brooklyn was supposed to stay with a babysitter, but had an AWFUL night and we didn't want to do that to anyone so we took her with us. BAD IDEA. she screamed at the doctors office for the first oh 20 minutes, so David had to take her outside to calm her down so when they finally came back in she was happy again (sort of) so we saved the "good part" for him. However, the tech tried to be really sneaky when she ran over the "parts" the first time so I wouldn't see, but I totally saw and giggled. Then when David came in she said, "it's definitely a boy" YAY. We couldn't be happier, our little family will be perfect now, I'm pretty excited. He was not an active baby at all, his mannerisms are already so different than Brooklyn's. She was so wiggly and mobile when we did her ultrasound, she yawned, had hiccups, and stretched out so big for us. Little Brother moved but his movements were just little, no big stretches, and he's in a bad position to really get good pictures of him, SAD. He was SO stretched out all over in there while Brooklyn was folded with her legs above her head playing with her feet all the time. Maybe his "mild mannerisms" will last and he'll just be my timid baby, NO complaints if that's the case! Well, for viewing pleasure here are a few pictures of our little guy.

Brooklyn- Lots of words :)-Really big Post

2010-08-11T10:43:00.000-07:00

I just had to post this on here for my own personal record. Brooklyn is SO cute right now, she is learning so much everyday! I'm amazed at the things she picks up from one day to the next. I'll just do a list of all the fun things she knows right now:
p.s. don't forget to check out the videos at the end
Sounds:
Monkey-uses her arms to do this one
Sheep
Chicken-she uses her hands for this one too
Dog-sort of, meows for dogs most of the time
Cat
Dinosaur (and anything that Rawrs)- this one is so cute, she does hand motions for it too
Cow
Car/vehicle- sounds like BBBBBBB, drives around her toy cars while making these noises, anytime she sees a steering wheel she starts making the noise, "drove a boat" the other day

Words:
mama
Daddy-says it like daddeeeee
Papa
Grandma-only has said it once sounds like gmama
I love you-sounds like lalulu-mosltly just ticks her tounge out and makes the sound of I love you
apple
cow-sounds like ca
dog
Juice
More-said while using her sign language for more
Eat-said while pointing to her mouth
outside-sounds like "side"
that one-sounds like dem-used at everything she wants
hotdog
Night night
Bye-While waving
Hi-while waving
baby-sounds like bebe
Barney-sounds like benee- she LOVES barney
No no-always says it three times in a row like nonono
yes-sounds like da- and she nods her head
-I'm sure there are more, but I can't think of them all right now

Things she knows how to do that are not so fun!
Open Doors- NOT fun
Open Cupboards- NOT FUN
Open DVD player and Wii- uses this when she wants to watch Barney she goes and pushes the buttons to let me know what she wants, removed the dvd and puts it back in.
Climb ladders- This was discovered while we were playing in the yard she was trying to get into the Pool- SCARY on 8/10 she learned how to climb a ladder and go down a slide!
Get in the toilet-and flush it
Hit- we have told her not to hit people enough that now she just hits herself!
Once again there are so many more, but these are the ones we don't love!

Things Brookie loves to do:
Dance! she dances in place, twirls, and one day told me that I couldn't dance with her because that was for NANA- I asked her to dance dance and she looked at me and said NANA, like No mom I only dance for nana!
Read-she has this book that has a "ball" in it and instead of pointing to the ball she KICKS it, SO cute
Play with Dad-Whenever he walks in the door she greets him with a dadddeee and then makes him play with her
Eat- this is a great thing, she will eat so well for us, unless we're in public then she is TOO busy to eat
Get horse rides-she will come up to me pick up my leg and climb on and then jump like I'm ready mom
Be outside! her favorite thing to do is to SWING
Play with her baby- I started babysitting and she loves the baby
Put shoes on- anyones who get laid down get tried on
Squeal at nana- This is the cutest thing!
Be chased- if someone walks in the door she runs from them because she thinks they'll chase her
Blankies-she grabs them all day and cuddles with them
Teddy bears/Stuffed animals-these get kisses and cuddles throughout the day
Give kisses- mostly to other kids, and ONLY on the mouth, it's funny
Play with her cousin-she loves her Stella, and whenever she sees her they give big kisses, they also have this little game they have when sitting in the car seat next to each other- if one touches the others car seat they scream and swat their hand away. Seems like a mean thing but it's their game.
Swimming- she didn't at first but now she loves to swim
Papa-She love both of her Papa's and I get to hear how much everyday. She says papa all day long!
Nana- She loves Nana and knows that she is for playing and dancing! When she is reminded of nana, like by dancing she starts squealing and says Nana.
mama- she's very attached to Mama right now, only mama can calm her down if she's hurt or sad, I don't always love it, but mostly I do, because that's the only time she cuddles with me.
Aunts and Uncles- She LOVES when they come play with her, she gets so excited, loves her Uncle Cody and teases him tons, Loves aunt Cyndi because she brings Stella over, and Loves aunt laura because she plays with her, and gives her food! She loves all of her family, and knows who they all are even if we haven't seen them in a while.
Storms- we learned this the other day during a terrible storm we had, she ran through the rain and screamed when we brought her inside!
Balls-kicks and tosses around balls, surprisingly she doesn't throw other things, she knows that's what balls are for, and she doesn't really throw them that often just pushes them around
Tomatoes-Would eat them like apples if we would let her!

She is such a fun girl, I love to see how much she is growing, and see her little personality come out, she's going to keep us on our toes because she's a VERY adventurous child. She takes off if you let her and doesn't even look back. She's a very sweet baby and pretends to be shy at first, and some days is shy toward people but after a minute she warms up to everyone. Brooklyn We love you!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yT3CFNuC2dE - Brookie and the storm video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=124OMMa4eD4 - Brookie walking video

About time for an update :)

2010-06-20T20:34:00.000-07:00

So this past weekend has just been so much fun, David is the BEST daddy to our little girl, and we got to celebrate him. I also have the best DAD who I couldn't have asked for a better person to have raised me, him and my mom mean so much to me. They are seriously the cutest Grandparents too, Brooklyn just waves bye to me when my Dad is holding her, and she LOVES to squeal with Grammy. I have also been blessed with a wonderful Dad-in law. David's dad is so great with Brooke, she loves him and loves playing with him. We celebrated with both families and that means we ate LOTS of great food! I got David a pair of binoculars for his birthday/Father's day, he seems to like them, hopefully they work great for him!

Last week on Thursday David got a phone call at 7 in the morning saying that he needed to be in Utah by 8 the next morning and so Brooklyn and I decided to go with him! I was a bit nervous about taking such a quick up and down trip but it actually turned out not to be so bad, Brooklyn traveled pretty well, which I am so grateful for! We went shopping and in this mall they had a little play area where Brooklyn had SO much fun. They had a slide there that was super inclined and Brooklyn insisted on climbing UP the slide, I was pretty impressed that she figured that out. She was such a happy girl, and loved playing on all the things and meeting new buddies.

Finally, I get to our surprise! We are expecting a BABY. I found out a few months ago but wanted to wait and tell the news, I'm super impatient when it comes to these kind of things so I had to try REAL hard to keep it a secret, well I'm 10 weeks and we just barely told, I consider that an accomplishment! We are super excited/nervous. I'm pretty excited because I'm due almost two weeks after my sister in law, and about a month after my sister! YAY. So has anyone had experience with the INTELLIGENDER product? We tried it and e-mailed my results to them and they replied pretty instantly and "read" my results. So at this point the result is BOY. we would be pretty excited if that turns out to be true, however a girl would be great too since we already have everything GIRL. Either way we are so super excited.

Happy Birthday Baby

2010-04-29T12:53:00.000-07:00

My baby turned ONE. Can you believe it because I CAN'T. She has been such a joy and a blessing to our little family. I love her more than words could ever express! She changes and grows daily, every day. She loves to give us attention, and to tease us, her little personality is SO FUNNY. The other morning she woke up and gave David a kiss, then leaned right over and gave me a kiss, it was the cutest thing. She is WALKING everywhere! Can't keep up with her anymore and I LOVE it. All of a sudden she is SO curious about opening doors, cupboards, and drawers. She hides binkies all around the house, I have NO idea where they are. She is quite the CLIMBER, she climbs all over EVERYTHING. She LOVES to be OUTSIDE and if I would let her that's where she would be all the time. She LOVES her daddy and when he gets home she gets so excited and runs around the house making him chase her! SO SO cute.

I just don't know what I would do without my sweet baby, she has such a goofy personality and things she's so smart every time she does something, like make a toy work. She has a special bond with me, mostly because I'm home with her all day. She is afraid of strangers, and anyone who she doesn't see on a regular basis, and it takes her a little while to get comfortable enough to go to others. She LOVES David, and knows that Daddy is for playing with, mommy is for comforting. She has SO many bruises on her legs from walking/running, it's so cute and yet so sad. She has 8 teeth!! Two of them are top molars which were NOT fun when they were breaking through. I just LOVE and cherish being home with her, there are hard days, and some challenging times, but overall I just couldn't imagine having her go to a daycare. I am so fortunate that David works so hard for us and that Brooklyn is SUCH a good girl. I LOVE my little family.

For her B-day party we went to the park, we had family and friends there and we had a blast. She was spoiled and for the whole part of opening presents all she wanted was to read her book she got! She Loves Books. She also got a v-tech turtle thing that you climb on and it sings and when we set that up for her she loved to crawl up and ride the turtle. She gets so proud when she figures out how to turn on the buttons to make the turtle sing, she has this super cheesy grin that is Ultra cheesy because of the gap in her teeth. She LOVED her cake...after she realized it was ok to destroy it. I found out that Albertson's gives away a free cake for Baby's first b-day, HECK YES. It was a good party, the weather was a little cold but overall it was a good time.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!

On another note Brookie and I were lucky enough to get pictures done with a great photographer you can see herhere

. She did some pictures for Brooklyn's first b-day and since David couldn't make it I got to be part of the wonderful pictures, we had a good time, and I LOVE the pictures she did for us!

Finally an update!

2010-03-26T13:21:00.000-07:00

Well, it's going to be short, and of course all about Brooklyn! But we are just all wrapped up in this sweet little girl. She keeps us on our toes and is definitely growing up way too fast! Brooklyn will be a year old in a MONTH!!! CRAZY. David and I are just us, we're busy with work and I recently got called into the primary secretary position which I am LOVING it's so much fun. I wanted to highlight a few of the new things Brookie is learning to do!

*Standing up all by herself (learned how to stand up holding a ball)
*Pulls herself up on ALL furniture, toys, people, etc.
*LOVES..and I mean LOVES dogs
*Says Mama, dada, dog, and barks at all animals
*Sings when Music is playing
*Dances with music
*Plays with other kids, and LOVES them
*Crawls EVERYWHERE
*Occasionally takes steps (when she thinks we're not looking)
*VERY balanced!
*LOVES noses
*Gets extremely excited about balls, dogs, and food
*Really likes eating hot dogs
*Has five teeth two top, two bottom, and one molar
*Is currently working on getting three more teeth (two molars).UGH
*"blows" kisses by smacking her lips together

Brooklyn is just the sweetest baby ever!!! I love to spend every day with her, she brightens up my day by giving sweet kisses! She is usually a happy baby, she's a little nervous around people but will eventually warm up to everyone! She babbles all the time and is usually pretty good at playing by herself so that I can get things done, however, if I'm in the kitchen she's crawling all over my legs and wants to be picked up to see what it going on. I can't believe that in a month my little sweetheart will be ONE!!!! So sweet!

One Heck of a week

2010-01-18T20:26:00.000-08:00

WOW that's just about all I can say for this past week! Wow and UGH. I'll do a time line of events to highlight all of the craziness.

*Sunday night, arrive in Pocatello, enjoy a few hours with David's wonderful aunt and Uncle, who happen to have a wonderful home, and are kind enough to share it with us.

*Monday, Brooklyn learns that she loves the little weeny dog and thinks he is great, until he barks...that scares the heck out of her causing her to topple forward and have her first real Crash. Causing me to CRY, be heartbroken because she was on my lap and I couldn't stop her fast enough. :(

*Monday, Brooklyn learned to crawl real crawling! She's been doing the army crawl for a while, but she just got up and started crawling like hey I've been doing this forever.!

* Tuesday, had a pretty good day except I had to go to the primary care center for a HORRIBLE UTI. Which is where I'm predicting our next bad thing came from, read on.....

* Wednesday, actually a really good day, went shopping with David's aunt, found some SWEET deals, Brooklyn was SO SO SO good for me all day long. She was so happy and playful all day! We came home, she took a nap, woke up and had some food. She ate almost all of her food when suddenly she started throwing up...SO MUCH! She didn't stop throwing up, stayed up all night sick sick sick! Poor baby, her first real illness, which also, made me cry (I'm kinda wimpy).

*Thursday, Brooklyn was still sick and not real active, she was pretty lethargic all day and just snuggled (when I wasn't cleaning her mess up or changing her dirty bum). I love that she snuggled with me but sad that it was because she was so miserable.

*Friday, David called me in the morning saying he didn't feel well...oh great! We were supposed to be going home this night and he said he would come home early and we would just leave...I said, NO WAY we will just wait until you are better the best decision ever! He was so sick, poor husband. Brooklyn was also still sick this day but she was getting a little better.

*Saturday, we woke up and decided to start getting ready to go home. We headed home and everyone was better! I was so excited that this virus happened to slip by me! WRONG! I got sick this night at 12:00 and didn't sleep at all...sick sick sick. Not a fun virus!

*Sunday, ME-sick sick sick, everyone else, HAPPY and HEALTHY, which is good!

As I sit here tonight David is well again, Brooklyn is on the mend, I think the left over "sickness" is from her top tooth trying to come in. David left a few hours ago for another week in Pocatello and I think I'm going to go to bed pretty darn quick! David gave me a hard time the other day for not updating our blog so here we go! Oh and he told me to change the background... This is for you honey!!!

Fun new projects

2010-01-02T13:21:00.000-08:00

Look how much fun I've been having! I created these fun new blog backgrounds, and the one I'm currently using! Tell me what you think.

Holidays/Eight months

2009-12-28T13:06:00.000-08:00

So we have been a little busy the last couple months. We had a tough couple weeks with finding out that we were pregnant and then we ended up having a miscarriage. It was and is tough but we are looking forward to eventually trying again and we just enjoy spending time with our little Brooklyn in the meantime.

Brooklyn is SO much fun right now, she is army crawling everywhere, and she's getting so good at it. She LOVES toys and will roll/crawl so that she can get at them and play. She turned eight months old on Christmas day and oh was it fun. She wasn't as active with the wrapping paper as we thought she would be buy oh does she love all the gifts. She was SPOILED from everyone! She got clothes/toys/blankets, and so much more. She would get fixed on a toy and just spend time playing with it and then she would move on to other things. Here are all the new fun things that Brooklyn is doing in a list:

-Army Crawling
-Rolling ALL OVER
-Has BOTH bottom teeth (top are coming FAST)
-Blabs all the time
-Stands up on objects
-Will NOT sit still in your lap
-Gives GREAT kisses
-Loves suckers
-Knows how to operate her toys
-Sleeping pretty much through the night
-Eats pretty much anything we give her

Basically she is the best thing ever. We sure enjoy her sweet spirit in our home. She is such a happy loving baby. I feel so blessed to stay home and enjoy watching her learn and grow.

Our holidays were a lot of fun, mostly because of Brooklyn but also because we got to spend time with families. It is so nice to live close and be able to share the holidays with both of our parents, siblings, and Grandparents. We just really enjoy all of their company. Please enjoy some of the pictures of the holidays.

Six months...can you believe it!

2009-11-07T09:51:00.000-08:00

So my little princess turned six months old...I just cannot believe it. She is just changing every day, she is such a happy baby I couldn't ask for anything better! We went to her doctor the other day and he was saying that at this age is when they start to get stranger anxiety, not Brooklyn. As the doctor was saying this about her getting stranger anxiety she was laughing and smiling at him! He was surprised, not us, I swear she likes other people more than us sometimes. She is such a flirt, anytime we go anywhere she smiles at anyone who walks by. She knows no stranger.

6 month stats:

Weight: 16.4lbs-40th percentile
Height: 26 1/2 inches 75th percentile

She still REALLY hates the car seat. We went on a trip to Pocatello and she did not enjoy the ride down one bit, lucky for us she slept almost the whole way home.

She is quite a talker..she babbles at us all the time, especially in the morning time. She started saying Ba ba ba and loves to talk to her dad.

She sits up all by herself really well now, unless she sees something she wants then she dives for it and sometimes crashes.

She LOVES to eat, so far she has enjoyed everything we have tried....except chicken. Hopefully she will like real chicken because we eat a lot of chicken.

She is still not sleeping through the night, I have no idea what to do, we've tried "scheduling" naps, and feeding times. She wakes up to eat at about 2-3 every night. And she whines a couple times for her paci. I just hope she grows out of it. It's not too bad I suppose.

We just love this little girl and the sweet spirit she is in our home. She is her daddy's little girl all the way, but she is my princess. I feel so lucky to be able to stay home with her and watch her grow and change. I am so grateful for my husband and family and all they do to support us and the love they give Brooklyn.

I decided to do a little mini photo shoot with Brooklyn, she's so fun to take pictures of!

by the end of this she was so angry at me! But she's so darn cute!!!

Happy Halloween..a little late

2009-11-07T09:38:00.000-08:00

For Brooklyn Halloween was just another day :) she dressed up as a little bee and went and saw her Grandpa and grandma Bennett. We met them in Nyssa to see my dad's mom at the assisted living where she is staying, all the people gather in their foyer and hand out candy to all the trick-or-treaters that come in. Brooklyn and Stella had them all going. They were flirting/smiling at everyone and everybody just thought they were so cute. After that we went to my parents house and had pizza and saw some trick-or treaters. It was a good time.

Just a quick update

2009-10-19T10:31:00.000-07:00

We took Brooklyn to the Pumpkin patch this year and it was a lot of fun, she was so good! She is almost 6months old and here are the fun things she likes to do:

*Loves to put her toes in her mouth!
*Is such a happy camper in the mornings...which means Cranky at night
*Sits up all by herself
*Loves toys and is figuring them all out
*Can grab toys and pass them back and forth from both hands
*Doesn't mind being on her belly as much, she gets tired of it because she can't crawl
*Scoots around slowly
*Loves to eat!
*Loves to play with people
*Very ticklish on her sides
*Loves to play peek-a-boo with blankets and has figured out how to move the blanket off so she can peek.

These are just a few she is getting so smart every day. We love our little girl and could not imagine things without her. She is the center of our universe.

All About Brooklyn.....again

2009-09-13T07:21:00.000-07:00

So, obviously my life is all about this sweet little girl, but she is so good/cute I totally don't mind :) Brooklyn is now 4.5 months old and her personality is really starting to come out, she's a flirt/talkative/smiley/happy baby. She LOVES to roll over and recently started eating her first foods, we've given her rice cereal and applesauce, she LOVED the rice cereal and thinks applesauce is ok. I swear she doesn't think I feed the food to her fast enough but I can't do it any faster!

About a month ago we decided to go on a little trip with her to Portland, my sister in law was blessing there new daughter and so we went up to her house, and visited a couple coasts. Brookie did pretty good in the car but after that trip now hates the car seat. We went to seaside and Cannon Beach, she slept through seaside but woke up to enjoy Cannon beach with us. It was so beautiful and the weather was so great. Overall it was a great trip and I'm so glad we were able to do it this summer.

I'm glad summer is coming to an end, Fall is my favorite time of year. I have been wanting to break out my fall decorations and David keeps telling me it's too early. I just love all the fall colors! I am a little scared going into the cold weather though, I don't want Brooklyn to get sick, but know it's unavoidable. Unless I become a hermit....not a bad idea! I hope this summer has been as great for everyone else as it has for our little family.

Brooklyn's new things:

-She is almost 26inches...that's the 75% for her age.
-She is 14lbs, that's between 25-50%
-She rolls over all the time...and just today rolled from her belly to her back..this makes it nice for me :)
-She is trying SO hard to crawl, she gets her legs up under her but cannot figure out how to coordinate her legs and arms to pick herself up..but I'm afraid it won't be long
-She is teething..which is NO fun for anybody. The drool is non-stop, fussiness is sometimes hard to handle...
-She is on Strike against sleeping through the night...DARN IT
-She LOVES to eat solid foods so far. She has tried rice cereal, applesauce, and some peaches.
-Talks ALL the time, and giggles a lot. Especially when her daddy gets home or is around. She loves her dad!
-Found her FEET and thinks they're pretty neat!
-Loves blankets and to put them in her face, weird I know..this kid would much rather play with blankets and hands than toys.

Brooklyn

2009-07-08T17:45:00.000-07:00

Since it's been a while I figured I'd post a couple updates. It's been a while so here's what we've been up to.

First off, I have been working for my dad a couple days a week sometimes and Brooklyn rides in the swather with me! It's fun, it's nice to have company even if she doesn't talk to me. She is really good and for the most part just sleeps. The following pictures are of one of the days in the swather where we were cutting the hay and a couple fawns kept jumping in front of me, so I tried to catch this little guy, he was so small he couldn't get out of the way, so I grabbed him and made him ride with us until we were done. Enjoy.

Brooklyn turned two months and this girl is SO happy. She smiles all the time now. I LOVE IT!! Every morning when she wakes up she wants to play and coo and smile. She makes it easier to get up. She has started to sleep through the night. Here are pictures of my adorable girl smiling.

Brooklyn got introduced to PUPPIES..Everytime you ask her if she wants a puppy she gets a huge smile! She loved them and her dad will not let her have one :) Probably because we already have two dogs lol. But Here are some fun pictures with the puppies

Over the fourth of July we went camping for the first time..Brooklyn did great! She liked the water for the most part, she did get pretty warm sometimes, and that's when we would strip her down to her diaper and get her all cooled off! She was such a good girl! I just can't believe how lucky we are. She enjoyed camping and was always smiling and playing with her cousin and her grandparents. Her grandparents think she's so cute! She interacts with them so well, it's the cutest thing to watch.

David had a birthday in June and we got TOILET PAPERED...It was FUN, There was the sign on his pick-up that said HONK IT'S MY BIRTHDAY. All morning people were HONKING. It was a lot of fun, we had a picnic in the park for his birthday and then went to TRANSFORMERS, Brooklyn did GREAT in the theater honestly I don't have very many complaints about my sweet girl :)

Finally here are just some miscellaneous pictures that are just too cute not to share!

1 Month

2009-05-29T11:25:00.000-07:00

Our little girl is one month old! Time has gone by and I want to highlight some of the great things, and not so great things of this past month.

*Sleepless nights
*Tears of Joy
*Tears of Frustration
*Tears for no reason
*Loving her smile
*Loving looking at her..Staring at her
*Knowing now that when my mom/dad said you'll never know how much we love you until you have one of your own, SO TRUE. I LOVE YOU GUYS that much too!
*Never wanting her to grow up
*Wanting to get back to pre-baby weight, but really not caring
*Loving how my husband is as a father, how great he is at it
*LAUNDRY..it went from whites/Darks/pants to...Pink/White/Dark/Pants
*Two words...BLOW OUTS
*Brooklyn getting better after her reflux
*Starting to get more sleep
*Realizing how important and special my family is
*Being home with my precious daughter ALL DAY playing with her

These are some of the wonderful and not so wonderful joys of parenting, I LOVE IT!!! We have had a great month getting to know our little girl, she is changing so much and it's sad that she'll grow up someday and not need us like she does now. I really realize how much my parents love me, because I feel like I love my daughter more than words could ever explain, and I suppose she will never know how much that is until she has her own. We blessed Brooklyn on Sunday, May 24, 2009. She looked beautiful in a dress that I made (not the best work ever). But she's so cute she pulled it off. It's so amazing that I have a husband who can bless my daughter with all the things that she needs in her life. I also appreciate that my father was able to be there and stand in to bless her in her life also. HOW AMAZING. My Grandfather was also there and able to stand in! David has a huge family, so his Dad, brothers, and Grandpa were also there and stood in. What a wonderful experience it was, and the blessing David gave her was amazing. I recorded it for her so that when she is older she can have it. I'm so excited that I have a wonderful family. I'm feeling very blessed today! I LOVE YOU GUYS!!

Update

2009-05-12T12:06:00.000-07:00

So Being a mom is AMAZING. I love my daughter so much, she is growing and changing every day. I love watching her smile, even though she has no idea she's even doing it :). David and I are having so much fun with her, she is getting better about sleeping and staying awake longer and longer each day. I have to say too that my husband and family have been such a great help! They have taken turns with her when I needed sleep and they have given Brooklyn and I so much love and attention.

Mother's Day was GREAT! How weird that I am a mother now! I love my mom so much, she is such a wonderful person, a great example, and a WONDERFUL grandma. It's wonderful to think that I'll share these same experiences with my daughter as I have with my mom. David got me a great new camera for Mother's day, it's smaller than my other one so I can take it with me in Brooke's diaper bag. It's so neat, I love it!!!

Brooklyn Kay Wheeler

2009-05-03T20:37:00.000-07:00

So it has been a while since I've posted and that's because I had my sweet daughter!!!!!

Brooklyn Kay Wheeler
April 25, 2009
6lbs 5oz
20 inches long

So the story, I went to the doctor on Tuesday and they wanted to do an ultrasound to check out the baby and see how she was doing. They looked at Brooklyn and she passed her non-stress test with a B because she wouldn't breathe for us the whole time! Silly girl! My blood pressure had been high for the last few weeks and it kept getting worse and I kept swelling, they imagined I had preclampsia. Well, on Friday I was sitting there and got a phone call from my doctors office wanting me to come in and do another ultrasound. Well, Brooklyn looked great and passed her test with an A this time! Then they checked my blood pressure a couple times and were concerned about it so they said we're going to have a baby! HOLY COW!!! They were going to start an induction process that evening with a cervical gel to get things started and then start me on Pitocin the next morning. Saturday morning they started the Pitocin and said "prepare for a long day". Well, about 12:00 they checked me and I was progressing a little bit, and having pain. I was given some drugs to help with the contraction pain SO LUCKY! I pretty much slept through the pain! Then I woke up a couple hours later with TERRIBLE contractions, they checked me and I was farther along then they thought I would be. Then I got my wonderful epidural!!!!! A little bit later I felt the pressure and knew it was time...at 4:20 and after pushing for only about 10-15 minutes my sweetheart was here!! So that means I had a THREE HOUR labor!!! CRAZY.

About Brooklyn, she was born with Blonde hair and blue eyes. Such a beautiful little girl. She is such a great baby, she hardly cries unless it's time to eat and I'm not fast enough. She is getting better about sleeping and she is the best little thing that her Dad and I could ever have asked for. We are so happy that she has come into our lives. She is the best blessing EVER!! Enjoy pictures of my beautiful girl.

All coming to an end!!

2009-02-22T21:02:00.000-08:00

I been gone a long time...it seems like there are no great things to blog about lately...until now...I have only 10 weeks left of this pregnancy! HOW EXCITING!!!! It's great to feel her move inside of me, and she does that A LOT! Her hiccups are so fun. At the time she is breach, hopefully she will turn, they say the should know that by 32 weeks. I am almost done working, I have had such a great time getting to know all the women I work with, and the opportunity to work there has been so great. I have learned so much, and made great relationships along the way. The ladies have all been great during this pregnancy, I haven't been so easy to work with. I've missed lots of work and they have been great. Here are a few pictures of the party, the belly and more. I will update again soon.

My Sister is also Pregnant! She is due anytime now, she'll be induced on Wednesday. That will be exciting! We got together with my Mom and made enchiladas and aprons! I was stupid and sewed my pockets shut. It was an interesting project..a little challenging for my small brain.

The party at work was a complete surprise!!! David picked me up for lunch and turned the opposite direction of home, so I asked him where we were going, he just told me it was a surprise, so I thought, GREAT, I don't have to cook lunch, he's taking me out! Well he turned back and went to in front of my office, and I was like ok what's going on, he told me to go in the break-room. They were all in there with a cake, pizza, and gifts, it was so neat!! They are way too nice!! I'm so glad to have great people in my life!

Our Adventure

2008-12-16T21:24:00.000-08:00

It was SO neat to see our little Brooklyn at her ultrasound. The tech couldn't get very many good images so we get to go back in a few weeks for another one. She looks perfect. She had the hiccups and kept punching herself in the face (as seen in video) Anyways, it was tons of fun and she looked great. She is measuring just right in every way, her legs are actually a little longer than the rest of her. Her little legs are a week ahead of the rest of her body. The rest of the time we got to see her new toe obsession! She loves her toes so much. It was so precious.

Longest Blog EVER...a few updates!

2008-12-07T13:21:00.000-08:00

So, David checked out our blog the other day and was like honey, you really need to update it, so here goes...prepare yourselves, it's going to be a long one!!!

So, I probably have personally told everyone here but our good news is...We're having a little GIRL!! It was so neat to finally know what we're having, although David is still convinced that we're going to find out it's a boy. The nurse told him that those don't usually grow that fast, nor do they fall off, so It's a girl! We have talked about names and so far the one that we both think is good and we both like is Brooklyn Kay Wheeler. So, for now that's the name we've decided on but it's still early enough to change it. We'll keep you updated.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my family. I had a few out of town family members come and we had a great time enjoying each others company. My mom had gotten all of us kids and our spouses and also for the grandparents. We then took some family pictures. Mom had also gotten all of us ladies some crafts so that we had something to do while the men watched football and games and stuff. Dad and mom had decided to buy a Wii for the family to have fun, Everyone loved it, even Grandpa Dee!!!

I can't believe how early it seemed like Christmas items came up this year, and I'll admit I couldn't wait to get my tree and decorations out! I'm terrible I know! But I got a bunch of decorations out and we put up our Tree. I love to turn off all the lights and just look at the tree lights and my decorations. It's a wonderful time of year!

Hope you enjoyed looking at all of our fun times! We are really enjoying each others company. It's been so nice to see everyone!

Update

2008-10-22T15:47:00.000-07:00

So, our baby is now 12 weeks old and we are so excited to be done with the first trimester! We went and had an ultrasound done for some screening, it was so neat! The baby was very mobile, it kept bouncing and jumping around. We couldn't get a picture to do the full screening because the baby kept falling down into the bottom of my uterus and getting So comfy! It was using the curve as a pillow and kept falling asleep after jumping around for a little while! The baby kept putting it's hand over it's little face to be comfy, but he had his little legs all kicked back! We are so very excited! We really wish we knew what we were having but I suppose we'll wait. Here is the little peanut that is making it's Mommy so happy!

Long wait....

2008-09-15T20:33:00.000-07:00

So it's been a very long time since I've posted and the reason for that is because I've been horribly sick and having a lot of problems. By now you're wondering why...well...after much waiting David and I are starting a family of our own...that's right, we're having a BABY!!!!!! We found out a little while ago but have been waiting to tell people because of all the scary things that can happen. Today I was having some problems and my Doctor's office wanted me to come in and check things out. So we went in and had an ultrasound, It was so Amazing to see our little peanut and it's little heartbeat!! We are so excited and cannot wait to see our little one. The estimated due date for our little one is May 6, 2009. I hope you enjoy seeing pictures of our little peanut, we sure do!

CAMPING

2008-08-12T18:10:00.000-07:00

David and I decided to go up with his family camping! It was a lot of fun and we had a lot of fun boating. David did a great job wake-boarding! Oh and then there's David's STACHE, isn't it handsome!!!!! Ha ha

Don't bother me....I'm reading :)

2008-08-07T09:46:00.000-07:00

So...I'll post later but...I'm reading BREAKING DAWN~!!!! it might be a day or two before I post...but I'll be giving my book review soon enough..!!!! SO EXCITED... I wish I could take a day off work to read the book, how lame I know!

NEW things

2008-07-23T21:05:00.000-07:00

So David and I got a new freezer, and of course with that we have to fill it! We decided that going to COSTCO was a better decision. Oh my heck. We seriously thought our grocery bill would be about four hundred to fill it. Nope..it was a lot more then that.Since we got so many groceries David cleaned out my fridge so we could put some stuff in it. Now it looks so EMPTY. ALSO, I FINALLY got my boot off! Since I only really have sandals David got me some new shoes and I thought I'd share some pictures of all of that with you all!

We should be OK on groceries for a LONG time.

Lake Fun

2008-07-23T18:23:00.000-07:00

This last weekend we went to the lake and well It was a bummer for me...David had a lot of fun. I was pretty gimpy and laid up but we got to park the boat and swim a little. David did awesome on the wake board, I was pretty darn impressed! He did awesome! It was a great day out on the lake!

LOOK AT THAT AIR! He did GOOD!

David and I had a lot of fun

Even Baby Jacob had fun! He mostly hung out with Grandma and Grandpa on the beach but I think he loved it!

Back Yard Adventure

2008-07-09T09:02:00.000-07:00

Our holiday started out a little early with me having surgery on my ankle, It was supposed to be not very invasive but well, that's what it turned into. Then we had a little BBQ/pool party with all of David's family. It was a lot of fun and a little exhausting! Our porch turned out so wonderful and it was perfect for our party! We love our back yard so much now!

This is right after we filled the pool it was FREEZING! He was the brave one!

Our final porch production!!! Doesn't it look great! It is!!!

The Kids had such a great time playing in the pool! Who knows what Jade is showing us her foot for! We really enjoyed watching them and we only had one get injured!!! That has to be a pretty good record. Man the hot tub was so yucky after the kids kept getting in and out with all their sunscreens! we ended up having to drain it! It was totally worth it though!

Just a couple pictures to see how much we all had lounging around all day! Food, fun, and family, what more could you ask for!

The ADULTS...even had fun! Boys will be boys right! Jeff was the "pool monster"...I think :)

Well, This was our little adventure, I hope you enjoyed peeking in our backyard! We sure had a lot of fun, and hopefully we will do it again soon!

YARD WORK

2008-06-26T21:30:00.000-07:00

So David has been doing a project in our yard and I'm trying to clean up our house. David poured me a really nice deck, him and his brother and dad all worked on it one weekend and it totally rocks!!! So Katherine came over to check it out and we got some cute pictures of Jacob he was so cute holding his little book! We had a lot of fun and the guys worked so hard. David sun-burnt his back so bad, I felt bad for him. The porch turned out so great and I totally love it, I'll post some more pictures when we get EVERYTHING done. Also, I have some pictures of some beautiful flowers David got for me. He is s sweet guy.

Father's day

2008-06-26T16:50:00.000-07:00

For Father's day weekend we had a great time, there were many things going on. We went to my grandparent's 60th wedding anniversary party and for the first time in YEARS all of my family was together, it was a lot of fun to see people I hadn't seen in a long time. David got to meet a whole new side of the family and that was fun as well. We celebrated David's Dad's Birthday and Father's day at a family barbecue which was also a lot of fun. Here are a few pictures that will help you see how much fun we had!!!!

2008-06-12T12:37:00.001-07:00

All About Me Alphabetically!
A. ATTACHED OR SINGLE? Attached to my wonderful husband who I love more and more daily!
B. BEST FRIEND? David is my best friend, other then that mostly my sister and sisters-in law, you become pretty close to them when you're married.
C. CAKE OR PIE? MMMM Pie for sure.
D. DAY OF CHOICE? SATURDAY,
E. ESSENTIAL ITEMS? hair tie and makeup
F. FAVORITE COLORS? Pink
G. GUMMY BEARS OR WORMS? WORMS, they feel cool going down
H. HOMETOWN? Nyssa
I. INDULGENCE? Chocolate, shopping, pop!
J. JANUARY OR JULY? July, I hate to be cold!
K. KIDS? someday
L. LIFE ISN'T COMPLETE WITHOUT? My husband and family
M. MARRIAGE DATE? December 8th 2006
N. NUMBER OF BROTHERS AND SISTERS? 1 brother 1 sister.
O. ORANGES OR APPLES. Hmm, that's tough, I like them both equally
P. PHOBIAS OR FEARS? driving off a cliff!
Q. QUOTE: "God didn't promise days without rain, laughter without sorrow, sun without rain, but he did promise strungth for the day, comfort for the tears, and light for the way"
R. REASON TO SMILE: well, I'm alive, I have a good job and a GREAT husband, you'd smile too!
S. SUPERMAN OR WONDER WOMAN? Superman, Wonder Woman,pshh..who's that,I'm Wonder Woman
T. TAG 3 PEOPLE:I dunno...
U. UNKNOWN FACT ABOUT ME: I love the TWILIGHT SERIES!
V. VEGETABLES? I love them, mmmm cucumbers and carrots
W. WORST HABIT? haha..it's a weird one..leave it at that!
X. X-RAY OR ULTRASOUND? Well, X-Rays are way less painful! here drink a ton of water and don't go pee! Yeah RIGHT!
Y. YOUR FAVORITE FOOD? chicken
Z. ZODIAC SIGN? Virgo
K. The first two things you would do if you won the lottery? Pay off our debt and but a new house On a hill in the country, then I'd invest it, after a nice shopping spree! :)

Memorial day fun

2008-05-29T18:46:00.001-07:00

We had a very fun memorial day weekend, We spent time with both families! Shanon came home for the weekend so we went to the Wheeler's and the boys shot guns and the girls and kids played sing star and Guitar Hero! It was pretty fun, but you can see for yourself!

All about My HUSBAND

2008-05-16T10:12:00.000-07:00

What is their name? David Lee Wheeler
What pet name do you like to call them? Honey
How long have you been together? A year and a half
How did you meet? Long story...at church
What do you like the most about them? EVERYTHING, he treats me so good and I love him more every day
What do you like the least about them? ummm, that I don\'t see him ALL day long...
What is the best thing they have ever done for you? Married me
What would you kids look like if you had kids? They would be beautiful, and They\'ll probably have red hair :)
What is the worst argument you have had? probably something stupid that I started
Do you still kiss a lot? every day
Who asked who out? David probably
Can you see yourself growing old with them? Yep, old and wrinkly bring it on!
What is the one thing you would like to change about them? Maybe that his poop wouldn\'t stink, ;)
What do you think they would like to change about you? probably the same thing
What is the first gift they ever bought you? My Wedding ring
Do you have a favorite song together? I don\'t think we do
Which famous person do you think they look like the most? hmmm, None really
Would you say the two of you are a good match? We are a perfect match

Tag

2008-05-15T15:38:00.000-07:00

I'm it!

When you read this go ahead and fill one out of your own... Enjoy:
Who Do You Love? David my family and our Poochies.
How Long Have You Been Married? 1.5 years!
Who Said I Love You First? Amanda Because she's silly like that
How Long Did You Date? Well, 6 Months all together!
Where Did He Propose? Long story, he didn't have a chance to
Who Is Smarter? David for SURE
Who Does The Laundry? We both do.
Who Pays The Bills? Amanda, David helps sometimes
Who Mows The Lawn? Both of Us, Mostly David
Who Cooks Dinner? Amanda, David can do a mean bowl of Ramen Noodles though
Who Drives? David ALWAYS

April 12-13th

2008-04-13T19:00:00.000-07:00

We had a very interesting weekend, David and I went out to my Parents house and helped my Dad and Mom work his cows. David had never done that sort of thing before and was VERY excited. It was a lot of hard work and I got sunburned really bad!!!! To top of the excitement of the day there was a cow that was having some problems giving birth and David decided to help! He thought it was so much fun!!!! The baby was having some problems and we didn't thing that it was going to make it, after some work and with David's help the baby ended up living! So, in honor of all of this I named the baby DAVID!!!!! Then Saturday was David's Grandpa Wheeler's Birthday, he turned 89!! So there was a pretty big family get together. It was very fun and there was TONS of food and lots of fun family!

The New year!!!

2008-04-10T21:56:00.001-07:00

So, It's a new year and we have NOT been good at keeping up with our family and friends! We have been married over a year and it has been very wonderful. We have done some major renovation on our little home which is now starting to look like a home! We're pretty settled in at this point. David is no longer laying carpet and is now working for a company out of Wisconsin, although most of the time he just works out of our spare bedroom (he loves it). Amanda is working at a law firm in Ontario. We are having a blast and CANNOT wait until Summer!!!!!! Well, that is our update and I'll start trying to post new things on here to keep you all informed!