shes my maya

This little girl, is so amazing. She makes me laugh a million times a day, she is so sweet and she loves her little brother with all her heart. She is goofy and silly, she has the biggest imagination of anyone i have ever met, she can have a conversation on her fake phone to her opa for 10 min straight. she is spunky and wild and loves to dance. she likes to use the vacuum hose as a microphone and can sing almost as many songs as i can. She is kind and loving, she is affectionate and cuddly. she is mine, she is Maya, and i could eat her up.

happy halloween

what a great night! Maya had a great time trick or treating. we all went out, Jon stayed home to pass out candy to kids that came to our house, but we had fun going in our neighbourhood and to a few Friends' house.
Maya was an elephant, and eli was a banana! Eli did really well and slept the whole time. it was a nice crisp evening, just cold enough. We first went trick-or-treating, maya caught on right away that saying trick or treat meant candy, she would open her bag, say thank you then turn to me and say very loudly "Next house??" that was the response after each and every house. we then came home for a wonderful supper cooked by jon of BBQ pork chops, mashed potatoes and steamed carrots. yuuum. then to top the evening off we went to the bridge and watched fireworks.

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we're baaaack....mwahahahaha!

We have missed so much since i have last really blogged. we lost our computer for the 2nd time in 2 months to a stupid virus...which came along with another 200.00 bill...sigh.
i uploaded my camera for the first time in a month! and was surprised by how much has happened! let me fill you in! lets start at the beginning..ill try to be chronological

-Eli turned 1 week old don't mind the dorky soother, it was the only picture i could get before he shot poop all over the place, the photo shoot had ended before it had even began...

-we had 2 aunties come to visit from Ontario, Aunt beth (left) aunt hanna (right) they spent 1 week here with us, and were a big help and a lot of fun! Maya was totally in lobe with "two aunties" she was spoiled with lots of gifts, stories and tons of attention!

we had a lovely thanksgiving. another year to scream of blessings, Jon finishing school, Moving back to telkwa, a healthy pregnancy and great birth of a beautiful son, great friends and loving family.
maya reads to her brother. it was the absolute most precious thing to see your kids interacting. Maya is such a great big sister, better than i could have ever imagined or prayed for. she is so loving and attentive.

maya had her 2nd sleepover with gramma and opa. this time things didn't pan out so well, she had a great time, but she ended up coming home around 1am, she was sick and i was up anyways, so she came home.

here she is with her over night bag that she packed herself. quite proud of it too!

Maya and eli snuggle before bed. Maya is always asking if Eli can lay beside her, so this time i let him, and she was on cloud 9. she was telling him stories and singing to him and kept pulling the blankets up so he wouldn't get cold.

Eli is sitting in his bumbo chair. it almost makes me cry to see this picture, he looks so old already, he is such a little man! he loves his soother and is very strong holding up his head.

Maya playes with Eli. I was feeling rushed and hadn't made supper one evening, i asked maya if she could please get some toys for her and eli to play with while i got things ready for supper. she said sure and with in 10 min she had all her favorite toys out and was ready to babysit :) She was feeling a bit jealous of my coo-ing at eli while he was in the bumbo chair, so she decided that she needed a turn too.

snuggles are a constant thing around here. no one ever gets turned away from a snuggle or an offer to "i hold bebee broder" (baby brother)this time, maya found a piece of pink satin in her toy box and wanted to share it with Eli eli tuned 1 month. just plain ridiculous that my new baby is already a month old! with Maya i was always rushing everything and could never wait for her to reach the next milestone or skill. now, i just want to squish my baby back to being tiny and make him stay small forever!

Eli sleeps in his crib. this never lasts very long either, just up until his first feeding because i am too lazy and the house is too cold for me to get out of the nice warm bed and put him back, so i just snuggle him and go to sleep


I catch a smile. eli has the cutest smile, almost as clockwork as he falls asleep he rolls his eye back and cracks the worlds cutest smile. this was just the ending of it, but i still caught that gorgeous lady killer smirk!

uncle comes over and carves pumpkin with Maya. maya is not only spoiled by her grandparents, but her uncle rushes to her every beckon call. He is such a great uncle, and today he came by to carve pumpkins with Maya. they decided to make a scary face :)

hopefully we'll be able to keep up on all the events from now on..sigh..all in the life of trying to "keep up with the poelmans"

pintle pintle widdle star...

please have patience..

we still have no Internet..so, you get no pictures of the cutest thing on the planet..seriously, i fall more and more in love with him each time i look at him.

here's some new things:

my mom and dad are in Cuba...lucky!
Eli and i have thrush..nice
Maya colored on the wall...sigh
Peanut had a sleep over..hooray!
we have no Internet and my house is STILL messy..surprise surprise...
signed up for the church Christmas play..I'm the narrator.
Eli still has a plugged tear duct..yucky..
that is all...pictures to come,...promise!

the latest

We have had some very busy days over the last week. We were very excited to welcome Jonathan's sisters Hanna and Beth for a visit last Monday. Maya instantly fell in love with them, and they welcomed her hugs with open arms. they were such a great help for me and eli and a treat to have over. Hope you come again soon!!!

Whats the best part of Aunties coming over when you're 2?? PRESENTS!!! Maya was spoiled rotten by everyone in Ontario and enjoyed open a lot of gifts.

Maya is SUCH a great big sister. She always wants to play with eli, give him hugs and kisses. she cant seem to master just walking by him. She always has to stop, say "awwww...so cuuuute!" and give him a hug and kiss then she can continue on her way.

Yesterday, we celebrated Elis baptism. What a glorious day! After church we had some guests at our place for some coffee and cake and soup. It was so nice to have people over and to celebrate Eli.

our first family photo..eli in his "baptismal gown" not dress... :)

The proud aunties and baby eli

"OPA OPA"

Gramma and Opa stealing some snuggles.

Maya enjoying her cake

I feel totally lucky to have these 2 beautiful children! They are so special, and it makes my heart melt to see the love that Maya has for her little brother; Eli. They are going to be great friends!

sorry for the interuption

our internet is out. boooooo

Eli is doing great, he is thriving and growing and eating like a champ. He is super gassy but content. At the last Dr's appt he was up to his birth weight, and grew a few cms. He is still a bit jaundice but, it seems to be getting better.

My sister in laws Hanna and Beth are here visiting and helping me get used to a life with 2 kids. It has been glorious having them here! Thanks girls. I have lots of great pictures to share, but seeing as we don't have Internet i am using the computer at my parents house and don't have my camera here.

Tuesday night i was blessed with a great baby shower. It was lots of fun to see Eli being passed around and everyone making googly eyes at him. We got spoiled ROTTEN!

On Sunday we will celebrate elis baptism, and we hope to have friends over at our House after church, I'm excited about that and hoping eli does well during the service.
Well, hope every ones week is going good
our 2nd week as a family of 4 is going fairly smooth.