The DeVaux's

monthS long update

2009-12-20T07:58:00.000-08:00

Not quite sure what the last post was about...but heres an update for the past few months:
~In June Dollie went back to school for the summer semester at OTC to try and get some classes in for her AA degree. Microbiology and U.S. History. Both were online. However she did microbiology online, we will never know, but she did and passed it thanks to Kay's expert help on making bread :) THANKS MOM!
In August she went back for the fall semester taking Math for Teachers I, American National Government, Physical Science and Environmental Science. Through the school, she was able to participate in a work study program and started working at Even Start; a literacy program designed to provide childcare to those parents who drop out of school to have their babies. The parents can come to Even Start and get their GED and Dollie provides the childcare for them. However, its not JUST a daycare. She has to spend countless hours and lots of resources to make lesson plans and activities for these little children. She loves it and feels like it is a worth-while program.

~Oscar has been working at Rivendell for about 20 months now....still working nights. He loves his job and what he does, but the schedule is terrible. However while Dollie was in school it worked out perfect. Now, however, its time to get a different schedule. The kids sure miss him bein home all night. They still don't sleep through the night.

~AdaBelle turned 3 in March and is just the sassiest gal...we have no idea where she gets THAT from :) HAAA! She is such an imaginatory (is that even a word?) kid.... Her cousins--YES all of them--are always at our house. Dollie sometimes has to set an extra place or 9 at the lunch table for all of them to eat. AdaBelle LOVES crafts and draws or colors constantly. Our fridge is covered with pictures she has done for us.

~Oscar viii (Boy) turned 2 in October and is the worlds' biggest BOY!!! jumping off things, playin cars, makin "boy noises", thinking bodily functions are hilarious... even laughs when the ketchup bottle "poots". He loves cars and puzzles and stickers and magnets and dinosaurs....

WE LOVE OUR LITTLE FAMILY!!!!!

Welcome home posters for Gabe

2009-06-11T17:07:00.000-07:00

The kids wanted to paint the other day and so I thought Welcome Home posters would be fun for them to do for Uncle Gabe.

The Boy's poster ended up being more brown than anything, but he had fun.

AdaBelle loves artsy things and is still working on hers. "it isn't good enough, yet, Momma." So this is her work in progress.

The 1st Cut

2009-06-11T16:59:00.000-07:00

Holding the hair

Hair in face

Little Oscar, Boy, as we call him, had some hippie hair going on for the past few months. So... I've been thinking about cutting it, but haven't had the heart to cut off all his curly locks. Well tonight we decided to just go ahead and do it. Here are the before, during and after pics of that... quite traumatic for me, 2 years worth of hair, a bit sad. But I think it looks good.

2009 Summertime Fun

2009-06-11T16:54:00.000-07:00

So this year we decided to get a couple different kiddie pools for the kids. We aren't planning on vacation and thought it would be fun for the kids to have things to play with at home. Here are some pictures of the Summer Fun!!!!!!!!

Been a While

2009-05-25T15:00:00.000-07:00

Sorry, it's been a while since Oscar or I have posted anything. Hopefully in the next few days we will be able to upload pictures of our family. :)

Some new things:

My mom had a total knee replacement on May 6th. She was watching our kids up til then. May 22nd, Friday, ended up being my last day of work at the ole Rivendell. We have decided that now is a perfect time for me to go back to school. And it just so happened that classes start on the 26th, tomorrow. And I got into all online classes and am able to stay home with the kids. This has been my plan since before I was married; to be a stay-at-home mom. To be able to hopefully be a good example to them on a daily basis and raise them in the Gospel of our Savior Jesus Christ. Working at the place I was and keeping the hours I was were not coherent in that plan.
So, I'll be starting online classes tomorrow through the next 10 weeks. I have applied to all the nursing schools in central AR and will hopefully hear a response before the 10 weeks is up. If not, I will transfer and take online courses through a University. As long as I'm in school and we can keep to our budget, we will be fine.

Oscar is still working the 11p-7a shift at Rivendell. He is looking for something else that will allow him to be home on weekends, especially Sunday mornings, and at night with us. I'm looking forward to that part as well.

AdaBelle is growing so tall and loves to read, watch cartoons, bake with Deedah, and play with play dough. She is a "jabberwalkie" as Grandpa calls her or a "chatty Kathy". She's very finicky when she's eating. She peels her chicken nuggets and hotdogs. She initially always wants ketchup but then doesn't eat it. She's our little "crazy girl" :) She is really fast when running and according to Sis. Palmer a speech pathologist, very intelligent.

Little O, Boy, Oscar Jr., or Ocho --take your pick-- is growing super fast and has passed AdaBelle in weight. He weighs 29 lbs and she weighs 26lbs. He has also is fast. He has little legs, but man can he make them go! He loves books and we have to read at least 2 before bed each night. I like it though, a little quiet, mommy/son time.

Anyway, like I said, hopefully I'll get some pictures posted before long.

2009-02-12T14:19:00.000-08:00

A--Attached or single: Attached just over 5 years now.
B--Best Friend: Jereamy
C--Cake or Pie: Pie--- Pumpkin Pie
D--Day of choice: Saturday
E--Essential Item: Money
F--Favorite Color: Pink
G--Greatest Accomplishments: working at the same place for 7 years, I guess.
H--Hometown: Glen Rose, AR
I--Indulgences: Online shopping
J--January or July: July
K--Kids: AdaBelle Jean -almost 3 years, Oscar Viii-16 months year
L--Life is complicated without: family
M--Marriage Date: January 30, 2004 (superbowl weekend baby!)
N--Number of Siblings: 2- brothers
O--Oranges or Apples: Oranges
Q--Quotes:
R--Reasons to Smile: My family
S--Singer/Songwriter: Daughtry and Leona Lewis
T--Tag 5 Friends: I don't have 5 friends who havent done this.
U--Unknown Fact About Me: I'm afraid of being alone
V--Very Favorite Stores: Target
W--Worst Habit: crying
X--X-ray or Ultrasound: Ultrasounds
Y--Your Favorite Food: pretty much anything Oscar makes.
Z--Zodiac: Pices

Random Pictures

2009-02-12T13:52:00.001-08:00

Kid collage Spring 2008

Both AdaBelle and Oscar like to eat bread or other crumbly things on the furniture. It seems this is their most favorite pass-time. (Its really annoying when they've been eating in our bed!)

Both of our kids are dare-devils and one of their most favorite things to do is have Pap swing them on his arm. He'll swing them back and forth, back and forth, and then up over his head. It's really fun to hear them squeal with excitement and have them wave at us from atop his arm.

This is AdaBelle's hair. It's actually more curly now then in this picture last month. She hates to have her hair washed or combed out. It's an ongoing battle. :) Suggestions about how to comb through the rats while keeping the soft curls are welcomed.

Blake and AdaBelle in TX during Thanksgiving.

The Boy.

True Description of Zodiac Signs

2009-02-06T08:50:00.000-08:00

So my friend, Rebecca, just sent me this email with all the true descriptons of the zodiac signs. I usually don't read or even care about these things, but because it's Friday, and I'm bored, I thought I'd read it. When I did, I found it to be surprisingly accurate. There are some things in here that I wished weren't true, but what are ya gonna do right when the universe is the guide.

PISCES (The Partner for Life)
Caring and kind. Smart. Center of attention. High appeal. Has the last word. Good to find, hard to keep. Takes everything personal. Fun to be around. Extremely weird but In a good way. Good Sense of Humor!!! Thoughtful. Always gets what he or she wants. Always has the last word. Loves to argue. Loves to joke. Very popular. Silly, fun and sweet.

January

2009-02-06T08:14:00.000-08:00

I am the chorister in primary. I printed off all these little picture frames from http://www.sugardoodle.net/ and want to put our kids' family pictures in them for this year's theme: My Eternal Family.

Well January went by fast, but not uneventful. Little O was sick pretty much the whole month with a double ear infection and a cold. Off and on all month.

AdaBelle is growing so fast and is getting more and more sassy everyday. She's our "Little Sassy Pants". She's potty trained except for at night and she's has been asking us for months "I wanna have a party. Can we have a party?" We had started asking her at the end of January what she wanted to do for her birthday so now she's all geared up for it. It's not til March, but since she's 2, she doesn't really get the concept of time.

Oscar is still working nights at Rivendell. the 11-7 shift is kind of hard on the family, but it's kind of good because he works Tues thru Sat so he's home Monday and Tuesday days to watch the kids. Therefore we only have to have a babysitter for 3 of the 5 days.

I am still at Rivendell as well. working Mon-Fri 0800-1630. It's a crazy place, but what do you excepect working at a psychiatric hospital, right? :)

that's about all for January. I'll hopefully get better at this posting stuff. **Actually it should be Oscar doing it since he's the one that started it, but since we don't have internet at home, yet, I guess I'll be updating it.**

*´¨) ¸.·´¸.·*´¨) ¸.·*¨) * Dollie * (¸.·´ (¸.·´

Apple, NineWest & CO., and Weldon's

2008-12-31T13:36:00.000-08:00

Santa brought Oscar an

Apple iPod this year. I didn't exactly get a picture of him with the iPod, but this is of him opening it.

Oscar bought me a really really nice NineWest & CO. purse that I absolutely love!

Mom and Dad DeVaux gave us a lots of lbs of meat! (that is the best present EVER!)

Our Little Christmas A.M.

2008-12-31T13:29:00.000-08:00

We got to sleep in this Christmas morning. However, when I did wake up to start breakfast we were met with a non-working refridgerator. Apparently, after a few minutes of trying to figure out what was wrong, a mouse had chewed through the copper cable on the plug. Crazy huh, so Oscar had to go to JJ's Truck Stop to find some electrical tape on CHRISTMAS!! He came home and after about an hour he fixed it and it started working again. (MY HERO!) :)

The kids then got up and we had breakfast that consisted of biscuits and hot chocolate. I was supposed to make chocolate gravy, bacon, biscuits and eggs, but since the fridge had been down, we decided not to.

We then passed out, one at a time, the kids presents. And like all little kids, The Boy liked the paper and the packing bubbles more than the gifts. I know what to get him next year!

Twas The Night Before Christmas

2008-12-31T13:08:00.000-08:00

Our kids are really too young to enjoy Santa and his legend, but we put out cookies and milk for him anyway. We also left oats out on the lawn for his reindeer. (I didn't take a pictue of that, it was dark)

AdaBelle setting out the cookies and milk for Santa. She was so tired. We had Christmas Eve with my family a little earlier. It was a long day.

This is the playroom at my mom's house on christmas eve. AdaBelle loves playing with Lidia.

This is Audrey and The Boy. They loved hanging out all night.

The Boy got this vaccuum from Didi and Pap. He LOVES it. They got it because he is always using the real one. He's our little "Maid Man"

*´¨) ¸.·´¸.

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.·*¨) * Dollie*

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Rivendell Christmas

2008-12-17T11:27:00.000-08:00

Both Oscar and I work at Rivendell so here are some pictures of the Christmas party I helped decorate for. I did all the centerpieces and the the Rivendell kids did the wall art. I think it turned out very well and since Rivendell doesn't give bonuses, it was a pretty nice party.

These 2 below are the finished mountain scene over the colored walls that the kids did.

These are the centerpieces I made with a very low budget. I wasn't 100% happy with them, but what are ya gonna do?

Big Girl

2008-12-17T11:15:00.000-08:00

AdaBelle has finally peepeed in the potty. We decided to potty train her a few months ago, but she apparently wasn't ready. Last month she decided she was a big girl and wanted to pee pee in the potty like Mommy. So she did and was almost completely trained to do the #1 and #2 when we took our mini vacation to Dallas and Austin for Thanksgiving. While there she got sick and had lots of accidents so we put her in pull ups. When we got back, well needless to say it's taken this long to get back on track. She took a picture of her first "real pee pee" as she refers to it and wanted to share it with ya'll.

Season's Greetings!

2008-12-17T11:08:00.001-08:00

H O L I D A Y M A G I C

*Some of our gifts*

*our blurry tree topper*

We put our tree up the other day and decorated it for FHE.

FINALLY my pictures are coming through; here's a picture of our kids in front of the tree. :)

Thanksgiving in Dallas

2008-12-02T10:51:00.000-08:00

We took a mini vacation for Thanksgiving this year. We decided to go to Texas. We left on Tuesday night at 6:00 and got to Marji and Jim's at 10:30. The next morning we packed up and took a quick trip to Austin to see Grandma B and Grand Dad. It was a good visit but the travel was atrocious! It took us 6 hours to get to Austin where it would normally only take 3. AdaBelle got sick on the way there and threw up all over her carseat. When we got to Austin we put her in the bath and she was very lathargic the rest of the night. I think Grandma B enjoyed the visit though. Unlce Tommy came by to see us as well and he's such a funny guy!!!! The trip back was uneventful but we didn't make it back to Marji and Jim's until 11:30 that night. Needless to say it was a loooooong trip.

We celebrated T-Giving day in Dallas at the Anderson's. We had: Marji, Jim, Thomas, Matthew, & Kaylee; Marcie, Jeff, Landon, & Blake Kump; Kay & Oscar DeVaux Vi; and AdaBelle, Oscar viii, Oscar vii, & Me.

It was fun. We had nutmeg potatoes, smoked turkey, ham, rolls, strawberry jello, stuffing, greenbean casserole, and lots of desserts. The kids ate outside and had fun screaming and running around in Marji and Jim's backyard. They had so much fun with eachother.

Black Friday was uneventful as well. Marji and I had thought about going to the mall near their house that opened at midnight but decided against it. We watched The Hulk and stayed up late. I spent most of Black Friday morning online looking for good deals and found quite a few. We left the Anderson's around 10:30 a.m. and traveled all the way to Texarkana where we stopped to shop at Ross' for clothes for the kids. *they grow really fast. both hit a growth spurt at the same time* We found some really good deals and made it back out to the car to hear the Razorbacks beat LSU!
We had to stop at Wal-Mart in Malvern on the way home and then we got home and bathed the kids and stayed up til Oscar had to go to work at 10:00 that night. All in all it was fun but I'm still recovering from sleep deprivation. AdaBelle apparently gets car sick and is still trying to get back on her schedule from the weeks' events.

Thanks to everyone who helped make the trip a success and for all the love and support ya'll give us!

~Dollie

November Summary

2008-12-02T10:34:00.000-08:00

In November we celebrated my youngest brother's 18th birthday. We got him a Sonic and McDonald's giftcard along with some DVDs he wanted. We ate out at Colton's in town and AdaBelle had a blast stomping on all the peanut shells on the floor! She's such a cutie!

AdaBelle has found a new love for doing crafts. She loves to paint and draw and color. She also loves stickers and foam. She's gotten pretty good at pasting and arranging her stickers.

Little O has figured out how to climb and can now get in and out of the bathtub at will. It takes him a little while, but if he wants out, he can do it.

*i guess i'll have to use a different computer to upload my photos, none of them have been able to upload.*

~The DeVaux Clan

One Year Older and Wiser Too

2008-10-30T06:55:00.000-07:00

Little O is now 1! Oh, how the time goes by. It feels like just yesterday I was put on bedrest and was unbelievably bored for the next 5 months. How difficult that was... and then again, compaired to having the little one here... Lets just say: Fun days at the DeVaux house.

I cannot believe it's been a full year! It seems like it took little Oscar Arthur Pascal DeVaux viii a wintery molasses to get here and now it's been a year. How he's grown and developed in that year though. He is running around, chasing AdaBelle and hollering. He squeals like a girl and tackles like a linebacker. :)
We had a really fun time. I had 6 paper boxes I brought home from work and all the kids made their own "car" out of them. We had paint and stickers and buttons and lots of fun.

*the invitations I sent out are in ppt format so I'm unable to post pics right now. I'll work on that and see if I can upload them later*

Reflections

2008-10-03T06:51:00.001-07:00

I have been reflecting lately on the more simpler times in my life. Marriage and family seem to complicate things. I wouldn't change it for the world, but things that used to be easy, like grocery shopping and going to the library and going to sleep, have become more difficult.

I often think about high school days when YM/YW on wednesday nights were my biggest worry. (if I had only known *_*) The days, and nights, spent crying into my pillow or to my parents about how some click at church or school had been mean to me or that some boy didn't like me or I had to face yet another surgery. How often it seems we become wrapped up in our daily life and forget about the big picture. If I could go back in time, with the knowledge I have now, worrying would be the last thing I would do. School would be my main focus. Living life the the fullest and just having fun.

To all of those who have this opportunity, ENJOY it. Savor it. When you find "the one" spend time with them and not worry about marriage and family. Love eachother (without relations) and become best friends. This way when the years go by and the kids grow up and all your kindergarten friends are gone, you'll still have your friendship to nurture your love.

Not that this blog is my "woe's me" sound board, It just feels better to get it out of my heart and into space.

****Feel free to comment .... .... or not****

Until Next Time,
Peace in your mind, Love in your heart, and Laughter in your eyes

Sibling-full weekend & week TO BE!

2008-09-18T13:36:00.001-07:00

Oscar is sooooo excited! Jenn and Trish and their kids are coming to town for the weekend and staying for like 10 days! He's super thrilled to be able to spend time with his sisters!
AdaBelle wakes up every morning and says "I want to see Twish and Gab and David and Mayee and Penny." It's really cute. She's ready to see all of her cousins. Yesterday she got mad because we told her she couldn't go to Thomas' house, he was moving and we'd have to wait and hang out with him a little later in the year. "I'm gonna wun to Thomas'. and I'm takin the boy with me!" She's such a little sassy pants! :)
Dont think I'm not excited to see the girls' too! It's just Oscar is feeling a bit homesick with 4 of his 5 siblings in different places. He's ready for us all to be back together!

I guess he thinks one day we'll all live in one big mansion in the country with a bunch of dogs and tons of kids and ice cream and a little brook beside the rolling, lush, green yard with a stand of oak trees in the distance and a tire swing... oh, the dreams we have!

"Remember When"

2008-09-18T13:36:00.000-07:00

This is fun!
Here are the directions:
1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!
2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you.It's actually pretty cool (and funny) to see the responses.
If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. :)

September

2008-09-11T14:12:00.000-07:00

Not a whole lot has been going on in our family. AdaBelle and The Boy have been really enjoying eachother lately. They chase eachother around our house and laugh and laugh and laugh. They both are into cars and farm animals and dinosaurs, they love their baths and food. Both of them are moochers and we love it!

This past week I have been planning Oscar's first birthday party. It has been fun, but really kinda sad for me. Knowing he's the baby and our last 1st birthday ever. Makes me cry. His b-day isnt until October 26th, but the ONE year is a big deal. I want everything to be fun and exciting!

Here are some pictures of AdaBelle and The Boy through his 1st year:

ps: pics not posting; have to try again tomorrow.

June & July

2008-08-07T07:08:00.000-07:00

Update from June and July: There really isn't much to tell about whats going on so far, actually. Oscar has gotten used to the new hours he's working. It actually works out well for us as a family because we don't have to get a babysitter for 3 days in the week. Oscar gets to play Mr. Mom. He secretly likes it though. :)

At the beginning of July "the boy" started cruising around the furniture and by the middle of that same week he started letting go and walking on his own. But when he fell, he had to crawl over to something to stand back up and be on his way. AdaBelle liked helping him walk from place to place. "I help the boy walk!" and she would clap whenever he would fall because he would give this big 2-tooth grin and laugh a big belly laugh. It would tickle her.

Oh, I started selling Park Lane jewelry in July. I found that I loved their products, so I started selling them to get lots of free stuff. :) It's nice to get out and be with people my own age and chat about age-appropriate things instead of sittin around watchin Dora, or the Wonder Pets, or the Little Einsteins, or Toy Story, or The Jungle Book, or Cinderella. Don't get me wrong, we're a very active family, arts and crafts, playing tag, swimming, starting a band of pots and pans (their favorite!). So we do other activities than watching T.V., but when we do watch it, it's those shows.

So I also have an obscessian with on-line shopping so my co-worker and VERY CLOSE friend, Jereamy made this poster for me. I think it's really cute!!!

I guess that's about all for this update, hopefully it won't be 3 months before we update again.

~Oscar, AdaBelle, Ocho, and Dollie

2008-05-19T11:55:00.000-07:00

Family Portraits

2008-05-19T11:40:00.000-07:00

Well the other week our little family had portraits taken. I thought it was going to be a good thing since we had never had them done professionally before. However, I guess I didn't factor in that we have a 24 month old and a 5 month old. It was insanely terrible. AdaBelle threw her first fit. It was embarrassing. We got some good shots, but not near enough for what we paid for. Hope ya'll enjoy them. We gave the printed ones away for Mother's Day gifts in cute little wooden frames. (I always try to do a picture for holidays and such).

Since this time AdaBelle has thrived on fit-throwing and enjoys telling us "No" or "I go ask Daddy now. I go ask THE BOY now. I go ask Didi now".... whoever is not telling her what to do. But it's fun.

for those of you who have multiple children; I honor and pray for you daily. :)

Love ya'll!

DeVaux Family

Working

2008-05-16T07:18:00.000-07:00

Oscar started his new job this week. He is liking the job, but not the shift. He works nights on Fri-Mon and its hard to get used to so far. I'm sure his body will adjust soon. Hopefully anyway.

We don't really have any news, but I thought I would do a short posting. Maybe the pictures will post. *fingers crossed*

Have a wonderful weekend all who read this!

Turning Over a New Leaf

2008-05-01T13:28:00.000-07:00

Fam Update: Ocho--aka: Little Oscar, Cal, Oscar-- is apparently well and was never septic to begin with. For those of you who don't know what I'm talking about, the last 2 weeks have been a nightmare for our little family. on April 22nd Ocho had a fever of 102.5 so I thought it was from a combination of teething and slight ear infection. Well Wednesday night he had a temp of 104.2 so we headed off to the ER. I usually can handle sick kids, but when temps get that high, we're off to figure out what's wrong. So we get the the ER and the DR. looks in his ears and said they were clear. He wanted to do a urine test and some blood work to rule out kidney infection or UTI. They took blood and urine sample and sent us home. The next night, Thursday at 1130 p.m. we get a call from the ER that took the blood and said that our son was septic, we needed to bring him in asap for a shot of Rocephinne. So we did and came back home. The next day, Friday at about 3:30, our pediatritian's office called and told us we needed to go to Children's Hospital because Oscar has a positive culture for staph and strep in his blood, they need to do a spinal tap on him. So now we're off to Children's. We get there and the Dr. comes in to look at Ocho and says she thinks that lab was a contaminate because this baby doesn't look sick. He is showing no signs of sepcus so she took some blood herself and sent us home (we spent 7 hours in the Children's ER that night). Saturday afternoon comes around and an R.N from Children's calls us and says that No, they were wrong, the sample wasn't a contaminat and we need to come to be admitted to the hospital for IV antibiotics. He told me what Dr. to meet with and where to go when we got there. We were admitted to the Infant Toddler Unit Saturday night at 5:00. Monday a.m. comes around and a Dr. who is over all the residents at Children's comes into our room and says, well, yeah, now it looks like both the samples we did were contaminates. The number of bacterium in the blood is so astronomically high, that if it weren't a contaminate, this baby would be dead by now. So he sent us home after spending 3 days in the hospital (with no IV antibiotics might I add). They weren't able to get an IV started, so they ended up ordering IM antibiotics.

So, for those of you who prayed and called and thought about us during those weeks, we are truly appreciative because without them, those blood tests probably wouldn't have been a contaminate. They probably would have been true of what was in his system. Thank you.

Now AdaBelle has a double ear infection which she gets, usually, when she's teething. She's probably cutting her jaw teeth since her cheeks and mouth are always red and broke out. About normal right, get one kid well then the other gets sick.

And I had a minor operation on my knee on the 29th to remove some mangled cartilege but I'm doing as best as can be expected with a mom who has 2 little one's and a job to go to.

Well Oscar did like his job at Arby's at first, but now it has become a struggle. We don't see each other that often and when we do it's when he comes in in the early a.m. and flops into bed or when I get up to go to work. And there have also been some backbiting and bickering and lying going on, so he has decided to take a job at my work where he will be a Mental Health Associate (MHA) here at Rivendell working 11p-7a 4 days a week. He will be full time and get a pay increase for working that shift. He is excited about this but because it's a completely new field, he's a bit nervous. I'm excited because I'll get to see him 3 days out of the week with only the kids for interruptions.

Anyway, just thought we'd let everyone know what's going on. Thanks again for everything ya'll have done.

~Dollie

2008-04-11T13:04:00.000-07:00

This is just a little video of AdaBelle and The Boy on Easter. I'm not sure if there's sound or not. (Oh and keep in mind, I'm not a professional) :)

2008-04-11T13:01:00.000-07:00

This is The Boy and AdaBelle watching their shows.

Another Catch-up

2008-04-11T12:03:00.000-07:00

Well I think the girls are supposed to be coming into town this weekend, but I had a chance to get caught up on this thing.

Not much has happened since the last posting.

Easter was fun. AdaBelle and Madison had fun fiding eggs at Grandma D's house (that's what AdaBelle calls her). But of course, we forgot our camera so you might have to go to Pam's page to look at those photos.

I hope to be able to upload the photos of Didi and Pap's Easter celebration (my parents. AdaBelle now calls Mimi Didi.)

We have had quite the last week weather wise. Thursday 4/3/08 there were 13 confirmed tornadoes that went through the state with 7 of those going over our house and up I-30. Luckily, thankfully, no one in our family or any of our belongings were destroyed, ruined, or hurt. Then yesterday there was another tornado that went right by where I work. We were all in the hall for about 45 min until it passed and it was safe.

Oscar celebrated is 34th birthday in on the 4th and on Monday, I kidnapped him and took him to Conway to get away for a little while. We ate and had a good ole time. I bought him a watch that he picked out and I think he really likes it.

I think that's about all for now. I hope to be able to post some pics so ya'll can see our growing fam! :)

Thanks for all ya'll do!

Catch Up

2008-02-05T06:42:00.000-08:00

Well, since Oscar doesn't have access to the internet readily, I have the exstatic pleasure of updating our blog. (just now figured out how to do this) So to catch up on the last 2 months:
*December we had a wonderful Christmas. AdaBelle got lots of toys, a bean bag chair, tons of movies, and clothes. And little Ocho got lots of clothes, afterall, he is a baby. We spent Christmas Eve at the DeVaux's with Pam, Micha, and Madison and Christmas Day evening with the Floyd's, Bell's, McIntosh's, Cruz Collodo's, Weatherford's, McNearney's, and McFadden's.
Oscar was jobless from December 26th until January 14th.
I found out in December that I was eligeable for graduation with an AA degree. Doesn't do anything, but still feels good to have graduated with it.
*January 14th Oscar was hired as assistant manager at Arby's (WOOOHOOO!!) and seems to love it! We celebrated our 4 year anniversary on the 30th and stayed home to watch Music and Lyrics. My parents watched the kids.
*February 3rd we blessed baby Oscar and had a huge blessing circle: Oscar, Pap (my dad), Grandpa (oscar's dad), Grand Dad (my grandpa), Everette (our good friend), Joe (our good friend), Dane (my brother), and the bishopric. and February 4th Oscar got his first paycheck, (even bigger WHOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!).
I will celebrate my 24th birthday on the 20th of this month and hopefully will be able to have a family get together. (yes, I like presents!)

So that's some catch up for the past couple months, maybe I'll get better at this posting thing!

Love everyone!

DeVaux's

Mimi and Little Oscar Glen Rose football game

2007-12-10T07:11:00.000-08:00

Little Oscars first high school football game! It was Glen Rose and Shiloh Christian(defending State champions). It is Dollie's High School (Glen Rose) that she Graduated from. They made it to the state finals. It was played at War Memorial stadium in Little Rock. Glen Rose won it in overtime 35- 34. Won it on a 2 point coversion to win the State Title. It was the best high school football game I had ever seen! It was Awsome! Go beavers Go!

Little Oscar and Mom

2007-12-10T06:53:00.000-08:00

Little Oscars first Christmas. He just woke up.

Dollie and AdaBelle

2007-12-10T06:42:00.000-08:00

Two Beautiful Young ladies stricking a pose in front of the christmas tree! Merry Christmas!

Every Woman

2007-12-05T07:05:00.001-08:00

ANGELOU'S BEST POEM EVER

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
enough money within her control to move out
and rent a place of her own,
even if she never wants to or needs to...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
something perfect to wear if the employer,
or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE .
a youth she's content to leave behind....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ..
a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to
retelling it in her old age....

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
a set of screwdrivers, a cordless drill, and a black lace bra...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE
one friend who always makes her laugh... and one who lets her cry...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ....
a good piece of furniture not previously owned by anyone else in her family...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
eight matching plates, wine glasses with stems,
and a recipe for a meal,
that will make her guests feel honored...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE ...
a feeling of control over her destiny...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to fall in love without losing herself..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to quit a job,
break up with a lover,
and confront a friend without;
ruining the friendship...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
when to try harder... and WHEN TO WALK AWAY..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that she can't change the length of her calves,
the width of her hips, or the nature of her parents..

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
that her childhood may not have been perfect..but it's over...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she would and wouldn't do for love or more...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
how to live alone even if she doesn't like it...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW..
whom she can trust,
whom she can't,
and why she shouldn't take it personally...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
where to go...
be it to her best friend's kitchen table...
or a charming inn in the woods...
when her soul needs soothing...

EVERY WOMAN SHOULD KNOW...
what she can and can't accomplish in a day...
a month...and a year...

Ada playing with brother

2007-11-27T11:42:00.000-08:00

AdaBelle loves her little brother! Always hugging and kissing him. She thinks he is her baby.
Give me kisses, she says! I wonder what he is thinking right there? Oh No, here comes my drooling sister to give me kisses.

AdaBelle 20 months

2007-11-27T11:38:00.000-08:00

I am not Constipated, Dad just scared me.

2007-11-27T11:32:00.000-08:00

Here is Little Oscar 4 weeks old. Good looking young man! Do you like my red contact lenes?

Tag- You're it!

2007-11-26T15:02:00.000-08:00

Sorry ya'll! Just now figured out this blogger thing! :) And I'm back to work now and have access to the internet. so here goes:

A: Each player has to list 6 facts/habits about themselves
B. At the end of the post, the player tags 3 people and posts their names

1: I am a sucker for reality T.V.: (Amazing Race, Big Brother, Survivor, I Want to Look Like a High School Cheerleader Again, DCC Making the Team, America's Most Smartest Model) Oscar likes to watch some of these with me; not the girly ones though. (He's a tough guy)

2: My biggest habit is twirling/twising my hair. I've done it my whole life and now AdaBelle has started twisting too! I acutally think it's really cute.

3: I love to sleep in. AdaBelle loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and so until this week I would stay in bed while she watched her show and nursed little Oscar and dozed in and out of sleep to "hot dog hot dog hot diggidy dog..." (I don't feel so bad now, knowing Trish does a similar thing)

4: I'm a sucker for kid's/baby clothes. I love to shop for them and get very excited when I get the register and the total is cheaper than my calculations! This is another reason I had to go back to work. I never knew checkbooks talked! :)

5: I love roller coasters! I have a need for speed. Oscar hasn't been but I absolutely adore Sandusky, OH. That was the best vacation ever! The roller coaster coast! I can't wait to go back. The euphoria of racing down a track up to 80 miles an hour -- OH its the BEST!

6: I like going to the chiropractor. After being on bedrest for over 5 months, I had to do something right! well I love being put back in line!! :)

Now I Tag Jennifer, Kay, and Gabe
And then I found this really cool name thing!:
1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car) – Skippy Toyota
2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fav ice cream flavor, favorite cookie) - Strawberry Oatmeal Rasin
3. YOUR “FLY GIRL” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name) - Ddev
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) – Pink Koala
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) - LeNore Benton
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)Devdo
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd favorite color, favorite drink put “The”) - The Orange Sprite
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers) - Larry Paige Jay
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne, favorite candy)- Cool Water Reeses
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names ) - Jean Howard

This blog stuff is fun!

AdaBell, MOM, Little Oscar

2007-10-29T12:24:00.000-07:00

That is me with Mom and my sister Adabelle. If you can tell I am a little mad. I was eating before this picture. I want more milk!

AdaBelle the Big Sister

2007-10-29T12:19:00.001-07:00

AdaBelle helping out with holding little brother! She loves to hold and kiss him! She is the big sister now.

Oscar Arthur Pascal DeVaux VIII is finally here.

2007-10-29T12:07:00.000-07:00

The 8th is here. He came into this world at 8:37 am. Little Ocho weighs 7lbs 8 oz and is 19.5'' long. He has a full head of hair, unlike his daddy at this point of his life. Little Oscar was a scheduled C-Section. Dollie is doing great! Both Oscar and Dollie went home Sunday afternoon.

Little oscar is on his way

2007-10-08T11:48:00.000-07:00

We should have little Oscar in a few weeks. Last week we had a little scare with Dollie going into premature labor again. A priesthood blessing was given and the help of the nurses and doctor. Dollie came home with pain pills and medicine to help stop the contractions. So far so good! Just need to hold out for another couple of weeks. We are ready for little Oscar to get here!! I know Dollie is. AdaBelle is doing OK. She has had a ear infection for the last couple of days, so my nights have been with her cause Dollie is on complete bed rest. I guess I am getting prepared for more sleepless nights here in couple of weeks.
We will let everyone know when he will be here.
Thanks for all the prayers that have been on our behalf of our family.

Get the Kitty!

2007-07-28T09:38:00.000-07:00

AdaBelle watching Angel getting Hermin the cat.

Meowww.... Don't I have a cute butt.

2007-07-28T09:32:00.000-07:00

Adabelle and Cousin David taking a little snooze from a busy day at the beach. Shhhhh... Where are Davids cars?

At the beach in Florida

2007-07-28T09:24:00.000-07:00

AdaBelle and Grandma DeVaux in Florida at the beach... Notice Aunt Marji (pregnant) walking behind them.

Look out Nascar!

2007-07-28T08:01:00.000-07:00

Don't I look great in my ride. I am thinking about getting some spinners on this pimpn car. Honk...Honk... Oh yeah!

Bouncing on Pap

2007-07-28T07:09:00.000-07:00

I love playing with Pap (grandpa Floyd) on the trampoline. She looks like she thinking, MMM.... what can I get away with now?

2007-07-28T06:54:00.000-07:00

Smile AdaBelle

Hey everyone! I love taking baths!! I am getting older. I am almost 17 months! Yeah!!

2007-07-28T06:45:00.000-07:00

Had a great time in Florida with the whole family. Ada is striking a great pose for our family.