Mo and Poppa

Mo, Mo, Mo, Mo!

Today Mia, Brianna and Hadley woke up to find that the mailman had delivered these while they slept.

"Did Mo send Mia a birthday present", I asked myself when I opened the box. Two in fact! And a present for Bri and another for Hadley. Hadley is showing all the presents in the below picture.

Mo, Mia loves the memory cards and more than anything loves putting them into the box. And every girl has to have their own pair of bunny and giraffe slippers. They are way too cute. Hadley thinks all of the gifts are hers as does Brianna of course. Hadley has yet to play with the giraffe toy you got her because Mia is so enthralled with it. So I guess it all works out to be fair in the end.

And Finally, Mo, you have to stop spoiling the Deebles. What did we ever do to deserve this? All I remember is that it all started over the love of Yorkie Poos and then progressed somehow into spoiling us rotten.

Mo and Poppa, your generosity no longer even registers on the scale. We have been showered more by you in the last 3+ years than most people get in a lifetime. We can't thank you enough!

p.s. Dan here. I agree with everything that my wife just wrote, except for the "you have to stop" part.

p.p.s Elise here. Yes you can stop whenever you want and let's face it who is the boss of this family.

Happy Birthday Mia!

Yesterday was Mia's second birthday. Daddy came home a little early and we had a small Deeble Family 5 birthday party. Mommy decorated the dining room while the girls napped. Or I should say while Hadley and Mia napped and Bri talked and protested for an hour and half.

The girls woke up to Daddy coming home and a festive house. It was so fun to see how delighted they were by the balloons and cake. It is amazing how just the simple things fascinate them. How sad that we lose that so quickly.

I think all that Mia really neeeded for her Birthday was a helium balloon. As is Mia's style she started off unsure of the balloon and then slowly became delighted with it. Brianna of course was delighted at first sight. Hadley as always was the little angel baby. So fun!

Daddy got Mia a little band set. Nana and Poppy got the girls bikes for their birthdays. Yeah Brianna scored and got hers early.

And Butde and Papa surprised us last weekend by deciding to jump in the car and drive from Winter Park to take Mia to Build a Bear. Unfortunately Mia was not quite sure of Build a Bear. So we are going to have to take her back with Bri and pick out her bear. Brianna will love it and therefore make Mia more comfortable with the whole thing. So needless to say Mia had a wonderful second birthday.

Peek A Boo

So we have been quiet here because I have been trying to load some videos for over a week and I keep getting error messages. So I am going to have to investigate further to find out where the problem lies.

These pictures are freeze frames from a video that we have of Brianna and Mia playing Peek-A-Boo with Hadley. Bri started the game and then Mia joined in when I got the camera out. It was one of the most priceless moments yet.

Hadley just thinks the girls are hilarious. In this clip she is laughing hysterically at the girls (primarly Bri).

Brianna is fascinated by Hadley and tries to do everything that she sees me do. One of my challenges is that the rougher Bri gets with her, the more she laughs. Which causes Bri to get all the crazier. It's a viscious cycle of unending escalation.

I realized today that in most of our videos the girls are just in diapers and this one is particularly bad because their onsies aren't even snapped. Well, part of the problem is I strip their pants off for every meal - otherwise they trash their pants.

And then today was a potty training day. So they never really had pants on. I am on day three and Brianna and I are about ready to give up. :( It is soooo much work taking her to the bathroom and washing her hands all the time. I think being potty trained is overrated. Bri does too.

Mia isn't showing even the slightest bit of interest, thank goodness. I don't think I could handle doing two at the same time. However if I have to resort to candy incentives I have a feeling that Mia might perk up to the idea.

Hadley 5 Months Old Today

Our Happy Hadley Who at 5 Months. Wow is time flying.


Hadley's Big Sis couldn't resist getting in the picture.

Trying to get a picture of Nana's 5 Girls under 2

Nana wanted to get a picture of her 5 newest grandchildren. 5 girls under the age of 2. Suffice it to say, it was mayhem.

A Week at Nana and Poppy's House

So the Deeble clan went and spent a week with Nana and Poppy. Dan wanted to take a 4 day, 3 night study leave and so the clan headed to Columbia to spend a week with Nana and Poppy while Daddy was away.

Let me tell you it was an adventure as always. Packing up three kids, two dogs (one of them sick) and two adults is not a job for the faint of heart. As always it takes me way longer than I ever imagine it will. But after getting up at 7am and working madly all morning long we finally got out the door around 3pm. Yep, you read that right. It took that long to get all the laundry done and folded, put into suitcases and then packed into the car. All the while taking care of three munchkins and two dogs.

Then just to make the trip a little more complicated Keiffer decided to get sick. So I not only had to take care of three kids away from home but also carry one of my dogs everywhere. Poor Kieffer had to spend one night in the vet. But honestly for the first time in her life I think she liked it there better than at Nana's house. After lots of drugs and three doctor visists she is now feeling better. Yes, we live at doctor offices.

But all that aside as always it is a great time. The girls are spoiled rotten by grandparents and aunts and just plain love being there. I am spoiled rotten by now having to make any dinner for myself and get some help cleaning high chairs and bibs. And I enjoy the company during the long days. We are all a little lonely when we get back home.

Here are a few pics from being at Nana and Poppy's.

"Dan" and "Ryan" Growing Up:

Bri Finally Has Enough Hair for pigtails:

Mia's First Tricycle Ride:

Brianna's First Big Wheel Ride:

Happy Hadley Who