How Time Flies...

Here is our beautiful Lynsey Jo (age 8). 
She's hugging on her pink heart pillow from her new big girl room.

Here Lynsey Jo (age 8) is holding her special puppy, Puppy Love.  
(That was my special puppy dog when I was little.)
Like Momma, like daughter!

Here Lynsey Jo (age 8) is holding
her baby sister, Kelci (age 4 months).
Just look at those sweet, sweet faces!

 

 

 

Look at that smile on Kelci's face (age 4 months)

She just ADORES being with her big sister, Lynsey Jo (age 8 years)

Can't you just hear Bayleigh (Age 2) saying, "Taaa-daaa!!"?
This is SO her personality!

Does this look like trouble or what?  Lynsey Jo (age 8)
has the look of "Who?  Me?", Bayleigh (age 2) has that
little angelic look that has already gotten her out of
so much trouble, and Kelci (age 4 months) looks like
she's thinking, "I don't know what these girls have
planned but they're crazy.  Get me outta here!"
Three precious, beautiful, amazing girls!

You can just see the love they have
for their big sister in this picture.
They are SO comfortable with her!!

This is one of my favorites!! 
Look at those smiles on their faces!! 
Brings smiles to this Momma's heart.

Just look at those sweet baby blues...  Melts my heart!!

How could you not want to hold and love on
this little chubby face all day long??!!

Lovin' on her very special "rabbey" names "Meow." 
She can't live without this stinky ol' bunny...

Ginger Rogers Ain't Got Nothin' on Bayleigh!

So, it's been busy, busy, buuuuusy for us lately.  Last week was no exception...  It was filled with a really sick child, doctors appointments, immunizations, and so much more.  

Out of the blue on last Saturday (the 10th, I think) Lynsey Jo starting throwing up, and it went on for days.  Just when we thought she was getting better, it would come back.  Ick!  For four days she didn't eat, slept a lot, and was either getting sick or nauseous.  Finally took her to the doctor's on Tuesday and was told the doctor has already seen four other kids with the same exact illness - even started on the same day.  (We saw her at 10:30AM, so it was scarey that she'd already seen four others before us.)  

Then, on Thursday poor Baby Kelci got immunizations and it didn't go so well.  First, she did NOT like them.  Screamed like no child I have ever heard before.  Face and head was red, had a vein popping out on one side of her head, screaming bloody murder.  It was horrible to watch.  (Both Bayleigh and Lynsey Jo always did fairly well.  Maybe a few tears, but never anything close to this.)  Then, one the injection sites got all red and swollen, and had a big lump under it.  It hurt her pretty bad.  And, while she was still the most smiley baby in the world most of the time...occasionally you could tell it was hurting her and she did her fair share of crying.  :(  Today she seems to be doing better.  The lump is still there, but the doctors said as long as there is no fever there is no need to worry.  So, I'm doing my best to "not worry."  (Which means I am telling myself repeatedly to "not worry" all while I worry my Mama brains out...because that's what us mama's do.) 

And, this weekend was a continuation of the craziness for us.  Bret has been working SO hard!  He works his day job and has been taking side jobs after-hours and on weekends to help us out.  (I feel so blessed to have a hubby who loves us so much and takes care of us so well!)  I have taken on a couple jobs that I can do after hours and on weekends that have helped us out  little too.  This weekend I did a TON of filing at a storage unit for the medical office I am working for (in the snow and rain...and, oh my, was it COLD).  So between the kids, home, shopping, cooking, cleaning, our jobs, etc., we are super busy these days.  But, it is it all worth it...we have one truly amazing family (who I couldn't possibly love more)!

While most of our weekend was working, cleaning, children, we did find some time to have some fun.  Bret enjoyed some online gaming and I got to sneak out for a bit.  This evening I took Little Miss Bayleigh out to a local bar (yes, I said "bar"...trust me on this one) for their Family Fun Night.  Once a month Whiskey River closes down the bar and create a family-friendly environment with singing, dancing, games, food, face-painting, etc.  It is really fun!  Bayleigh LOVES to dance she is always excited to go to these.  I got some video of her this time - she was really getting-down-and-getting-funky.  It was too cute so I had to share!  I'm sure she'll be mortified one day that I posted these, but I just couldn't resist.  (Once you see them you will understand.)  c:

This week the craziness will continue.  Lynsey Jo has her BIG play at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts!  It's her first big play so everything is new and she is unsure what to expect...so it has created some anxiety.  But, she is SO talented I have NO doubt she will be amazing!!  I can't wait to see her.  And, there will be LOTS of family and friends there to see her.  She is so happy to have all the support.  (So is her school, Corridor.  Thank you all again!)  We are especially excited that Grandma and Grandpa Doser from Baker City are going to make it to Eugene to see it too.  (Yay!!)  Wish her luck and stay tuned for the details of how it went...  (And, video.  And, pictures.  And, anything else I can get my Mama paws on.)

Well, all kids are in bed (haaaaallelujah!!) and it's getting late.  So, I must close this post.  I hope this finds you all well and having an amazing weekend (or, week...depending on when you read it).  We love you all and can't wait to see you soon.  

Hugs and love,

Leslie and family...<3

 

Did you hear the one about the sick girl, the big girl and the silly girl?

 

Yesterday was quite the day.  It started off relatively quiet...but that changed quickly.  I was sitting at the dining room table working on my computer when I heard a sudden burst of quick little footsteps and then a splash.  Yep, Lynsey Jo (who hadn't woke up feeling fine but started to feel icky around noon) had throw up all over our living room carpet.  My poor baby girl!  Bret and I went into Mommy-and-Daddy-Clean-Up mode...he started scrubbing the carpet, I grabbed a bowl for Lynsey, and we got the mess cleaned up and Lynsey Jo all cleaned up too.  It came out of the blue and hit her hard.  She didn't eat a bit the rest of the day and just laid around on the couch.  Around 5PM she fell asleep while watching Food Network (yes, she is her Momma's daughter) and pretty much slept the rest of the day away - until about 8AM this morning.  Her fever has broke and no more throwing up, but we're still playing it safe and she's limited to the BRAT diet - bananas, rice, applesauce and toast.  Not too yummy, but better to be safe than sorry.

And, Kelci is growing up SO fast!!  After a couple weeks of trying REALLY hard Kelci finally rolled ALL the way over by herself!!  She been rolling most of the way over for a couple weeks now, but that darn arm kept getting caught under her body so she wasn't able to make it all the way over.  Well, yesterday while we were all running around cleaning and taking care of our sick girl she pulled a fast one on us and flipped over.  I had her on the floor playing on her play mat, and next thing I know...she's on her tummy!!  We were so excited for her.  c:  She'll be running around before any of us knows it.

As usual, Bayleigh kept us laughing through it all.  Her latest accomplishment - opening doors.  She now knows how to open all the doors in our house and loves to do it.  She really loves to open then, yell something at you (something like..."bye Mommy!") then slam it shut.  Then, open it up and do it again.  She just cracks up the whole time.  (It's awesome how much that little girl loves to laugh.  But, at the same time, when she's not happy she's REALLY not happy!)  c:  She's LOVING her new big-girl-room and doing SO well at staying in bed.  In fact, it used to take her about an hour or longer to fall asleep when she was in her crib.  Now, she's usually asleep within about 10-15 minutes.  It's awesome!  (First couple nights were hard, had to tell her to get back in bed about 50 times...but now she never gets out.)  And, she's been sleeping with her door open so Whiskers likes to sneak in and sleep with her.  

Not much else new here.  Bret and I are happy and healthy, and excited to have just celebrated 3 years of marriage.  (Woohoo!)  Our world is limited to work, kids and cleaning most days...nothing exciting.  But, the kids make sure to keep up laughing with their funny sayings and behaviors.  I'll keep an ear out for any funny Lynsey Jo, Bayleigh Savana, and Kelci Lee stories and will make sure to share them as they happen.  I hope you all are well!

All our love to all,
Leslie Marie and family...<3

Bayleigh-isms...

The other day I was in the kitchen and Bayleigh was in the living room when all of a sudden I hear a little squeaky voice yell, "I am NOT happy!"  I started to giggle, then asked her, "What Bayleigh?"  And, she repeated...even louder, "I am NOT happy!"  I have no idea what she was mad about but it was so cute to hear this coming out of such a little person.  c:

Doser Family

Pictures, pictures, and more pictures! Here is a glimpse into the life and times of this crazy Doser clan. I'll be adding more as I go so come back and check them out. (Hoping there is a way to notify you when I have added more, but not sure yet.)  Anyhow, just click on the picture of the girls to the right of this text and it should take you to an album full of other pictures.  XOXO, Leslie and Family

I found this the other day and thought it fit the reason for our new family blog perfectly, so I had to share.  I think many of us feel this way these days...  

Just know you are all in our thoughts, prayers and hearts.  We love each of you so much and look forward to the next time we can connect!  

All our love, 
Leslie and Family

Testing. Testing. 1-2-3...

With so little free time to call the people we love as often as we would like we have decided to try something different to keep in touch: blogging!  I'm really new to all of this new fandangled blogging stuff so I wanted to do a "Test Blog" before going live - and here it is.  (So far, so good!  Wow, I feel so techy...)  Once I get this posted and get a feel for what I am doing I will start adding more.  My hopes are to, one day, post something every day so you all can keep up to date on all the happenings of our clan.  So, until I am totally familiar with this blogging stuff please be patient with me...as I am learning as I go!  Love and hugs to all, Leslie Marie