the music is by Marcia Ball.....it's the theme song of my life.
i am no steven spielberg.
i think this has a little bit of a wonder years feel to it.
ha ha ha
did you love that show????
i did.
how was your weekend?
how are YOU?
hot enough for ya? :) it is here in kansas....scorching.
my tan is coming along nicely.
happy monday to you.
ummm, WOW!! I love this. Such a great song and your video was awesome!
I'm gonna go share it with my little sister, who is the youngest of us 6 kids, married young, became a mother shortly after and now parents 6 kids, 5 of who she birthed and one on loan from the State. You remind me of her.
Posted by: Trish | June 27, 2011 at 01:49 AM
HEEHaw...that was fun!
Posted by: Valerie @ Chateau A La Mode | June 27, 2011 at 01:57 AM
Love it!
Posted by: Jennifer S. | June 27, 2011 at 02:01 AM
LOVE it! Very fun way to document the everyday things that make our lives go around.
Posted by: Chelsea in MO | June 27, 2011 at 02:02 AM
You always have such great ideas! I love this - no birthdays, graduations, bike riding without training wheels - just EVERYday. I'm tucking this one away....
Yes, i LOVED The Wonder Years. I wanted to be Winnie Cooper so badly. I loved her hair.
Posted by: Kim | June 27, 2011 at 02:05 AM
SO cute!
I wanted to be Winnie, and was in love with Kevin.
Posted by: Jennifer DeLosSantos | June 27, 2011 at 02:41 AM
Loved it! Particularly Waffle. And your lovely mirror smile. Here is Australia it is mid winter. And cold! Well, cold by our standards which considering we are mid-tropics, probably isn't that cold. Happy Summer!
Posted by: Michelle from Australia | June 27, 2011 at 02:48 AM
Haha Waffle is so funny!
Hope you have a great Monday : )
Gemma xXx
Posted by: Gemma @ Musings of a gem | June 27, 2011 at 03:12 AM
Super duper video. Really adorable, yes, quite Wonder Years and thank you God for a wonderful life for Meg! Not all peaches and cream I'm sure but just lovely. It was absolutely gorgeous in Chicago this weekend, sunny and a little breeze, we went to the racetrack and had a ball.
Posted by: Carol S. | June 27, 2011 at 03:13 AM
This was really cute...and fun. It really makes me want to record things like this. We never seem to see your oldest daughter around. Is she there, but just doesn't want to be in included...or not home much? Or still sleeping...:)
Posted by: Jen | June 27, 2011 at 04:34 AM
you are so creative and everything you do is so hAPpY. i love the sign in your kitchen regarding the use of plastic cups! i have 6 kids and in the summer i have to run my dishwasher 2 - 3 times a day, so we use plastic cups and paper plates to decrease the running of the dishwasher - i always wonder which way is better for the enviornment....better for my sanity is the throw aways. Thanks for the early morning smile - have a great day Meg.
Posted by: donna | June 27, 2011 at 05:38 AM
I wanna come over for coffee. all the way from NY.
hey, i am wondering how you attached the song of your choice to your flip video. i can't figure that part out and therefore can only add songs that come with the flippin program. ;)
Posted by: lorelei | June 27, 2011 at 05:46 AM
Loved it! Reminded me of when my four were little. It goes by fast, Meg! My baby will be 21 on September.
Posted by: Lori Bowring Michaud | June 27, 2011 at 05:50 AM
Okay, so I LOVE that you had to learn how to do the videos, AND you did it! Sometimes learning new things is hard, especially when LIFE takes over. Good for you.
ALso, I noticed the missing teenager...My 13.5 year old is beginning to disappear from family time as well. Something about friends...
Posted by: Mrs. | June 27, 2011 at 06:10 AM
um. i love you. that's all.
Posted by: danielle burkleo | June 27, 2011 at 06:16 AM
LOVED it! Makes me want to make a video of my family!
Posted by: Jenn Schires | June 27, 2011 at 06:42 AM
Fun! Love to see the daily life. What a great idea. Found your blog recently and have really been enjoying it.
Posted by: Heather (One Take On Life) | June 27, 2011 at 06:44 AM
Love the video, the song fits it's perfect
Posted by: Christy | June 27, 2011 at 06:51 AM
good idea.....can you teach us how to put different music to the flip?
Posted by: donna | June 27, 2011 at 06:56 AM
Very 'Wonder Years'ish! Loved that show!!
The triple digits are going to hit us in a big way this week...live in your pool!
I want a pool...always been a dream of mine.
I'll just live in my craft room...another dream that finally came true! :)
Great weekend...got to make baby things all weekend with my little girl!
Posted by: Terrie G | June 27, 2011 at 07:10 AM
Fun! Happy Monday!!!
Posted by: Amy Lynne | June 27, 2011 at 07:12 AM
So fun!
Posted by: Amanda | June 27, 2011 at 07:23 AM
I love your family :) I feel like I am a part of it all...great video!
Posted by: sara's art house | June 27, 2011 at 07:24 AM
Needed that this monday morning:-) SO sweet! Fred Savage was my awkward little boyfriend. That girl he was in love with (was her name Winnie???)...way too skinny:-) Have a great week!
Posted by: Dina | June 27, 2011 at 07:25 AM
Loved it - thank you for sharing... so sweet! :)
Posted by: Karen H. | June 27, 2011 at 07:25 AM
that made me happy :)
Posted by: Karen Lehmann | June 27, 2011 at 07:25 AM
I LOVE your video! Seriously. SO adorable. Your house is awesome and your children beautiful. Those little chairs lined up on the porch...I want to steal that idea. Thank you for sharing your life. Happy Monday!
-FringeGirl
Posted by: the domestic fringe | June 27, 2011 at 07:30 AM
Must download that song. Loved the Wonder Years and enjoyed seeing your home and family. It was like getting to be the proverbial fly on the wall. Enjoy your sumer!
Posted by: Tina I | June 27, 2011 at 07:45 AM
Totally cute. Do you ever get tired of people telling you how fun you are?
Posted by: Kari | June 27, 2011 at 07:53 AM
Great video! Love the Waffle part! And the COFFEE part! Have a great day Meg!
Posted by: Rachel J | June 27, 2011 at 07:59 AM
Loved the video! I am new to this blog (have been reading it about 2 weeks) and I"m LOVING your honest and down to earth style. Your blog is an encouragement to stay at home moms who sometimes think they are going to lose their minds! Blessings to you and your family.
Posted by: Halley T | June 27, 2011 at 08:00 AM
So cute and it looks like a fun summer in Kansas. I need to learn how to cut video together like that. It looks fun.
Posted by: happygirl | June 27, 2011 at 08:01 AM
Thanks, Meg, that was a fun way to start a rainy Monday morning.
Posted by: Maria | June 27, 2011 at 08:06 AM
this is super duper cute! my little girl watched it over my shoulder and her comments were great. she loved waffle, the piano, all the colors in your kitchen, the globe. she said she wanted to live at that house. and honestly, so do i!!!
what a great way to start the day. precious.
Posted by: Carly Winborne | June 27, 2011 at 08:11 AM
that made me smile!!!
Posted by: tammy | June 27, 2011 at 08:16 AM
you are a "happy" in my day!
Posted by: Alisa | June 27, 2011 at 08:20 AM
Totally a Wonder Years feel..fabulous!
Posted by: Dori | June 27, 2011 at 08:21 AM
My daughter is 8 and she still has those littlest pet shop ALL over the place! Gotta love them!
And did I ever tell you we got a Labradoodle from the Humane Society and when I saw him I immediately thought of Waffle. Waffle is a Goldendoodle, right? His hair is curlier than our Flash. But they have the same adorable face. Love it!
My middle son watched the video with me and he now wants a Foosball table in our kitchen instead of the table. That would be fine and all except the daycare kids would have no place to eat. :o)
Wow, I just left a long blabbing comment.
Posted by: Sugar Mama | June 27, 2011 at 08:25 AM
That was fun! Loved the song! Beautiful house! Beautiful family! Can't wait to meet you at our photo shoot !!! Of course, I think my kiddos are just secretly hoping to meet Waffle. ha :)
Posted by: Cindy | June 27, 2011 at 08:33 AM
Good morning to you, too. Thank you God for Megan and her beautiful family! :)
Posted by: Wendi | June 27, 2011 at 08:36 AM
That's so great! Looks like you're having a fun summer. I have that flip camera too...isn't it awesome?!
Posted by: Lisa | June 27, 2011 at 08:42 AM
Love the song and love the video. My two year old has asked me to watch it three times now. Also love getting to see your house as a whole, putting together all the pieces I've seen in your photos. Thank you for sharing a bit of your life with us!
Posted by: Angela Atkins | June 27, 2011 at 08:44 AM
OMGoodness I LOVED the Wonder Years! Remember when Winnie was hurt and Kevin climbed up to look in and check on her in the window and Bob Segar's "We've Got Tonight" was playing - LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!! :)
Posted by: Kerri | June 27, 2011 at 08:46 AM
Loved your video. Loved the Wonder Years. Have a great day!
Posted by: Sarah Alcantara | June 27, 2011 at 08:53 AM
i usually never watch videos on blogs, super cute video. ahhh..the wonder years, love. i think i need to see if the library has it now, my whole family watched that when it first aired, it is a part of my childhood!
Posted by: amy | June 27, 2011 at 08:57 AM
really loved that! thanks for sharing your life with us.
Posted by: Linda | June 27, 2011 at 09:01 AM
Looove the video!
Sorry I don't usually comment but I always read you in Google Reader!
Love all the color in your life, I am redoing my kitchen right now and I'm actually doing white cabinets and black countertops, I like that I can use accessories to change the color and look whenever I want.
Posted by: Lisa | June 27, 2011 at 09:01 AM
your kids crack me up, and so does waffle. Great job on the video...it was nice to start my Monday work morning!
Posted by: robin | June 27, 2011 at 09:09 AM
Cuteness! What a happy home you have there!
Posted by: Kelly | June 27, 2011 at 09:10 AM
I love this!
Posted by: Sheila P. | June 27, 2011 at 09:18 AM
LOVED the video!! So fun! Thank you for sharing!
My sick little one danced along to the music while we watched. I guess it's on the new download list. :-)
So, how were the pumpkin chocolate chip cookies? They looked yummy.
Posted by: Ashley | June 27, 2011 at 09:23 AM
Great way to start my day at work! shh don't tell anyone....
missed seeing your oldest but I am sure she is to busy....mine was at that age.
love love this video...please share how to do this with music...i have wanted to do some myself and would love to find out how.
Posted by: Beth | June 27, 2011 at 09:23 AM
It is still rainy and spring-like here in MN. I am yearning for heat and sunshine! So is my garden. :-(
Posted by: Mrs. Edberg | June 27, 2011 at 09:25 AM
This is so fun Meg! Love the music and I'm thinking I might copy this idea for the 4th of July :)
Posted by: Shannon | June 27, 2011 at 09:28 AM
I loved it! Thanks for sharing. I am reading Crazy Love right now. Thanks for recommending it. It will be life changing. I can't remember if you have read Radical or not. But that is my rec to everyone other than Francis Chan's books. It's a must read for Christians I think.
Posted by: LeAnne | June 27, 2011 at 09:29 AM
Oh I love it! My weekend was great, thanks for asking and I am good. It's my birthday! My husband made peach/blueberry and chocolate chip pancakes this morning and cleaned up the kitchen! It's gonna be a good, good day! Maybe I'll take a video too. hmmm . . . fun stuff. Thanks for sharing. Have a spectacular day. Kelly
p.s. I love the new header!
Posted by: Kelly | June 27, 2011 at 09:29 AM
What a fun video!! And no, you're no Steven Spielberg, but You.Are.Meg.Duerksen!!!!! Seriously, that was so cute and I love your home!!
Elise
Posted by: Elise | June 27, 2011 at 09:32 AM
love it, it looks like having 5 kids and no school is just fun.
and because that situation (with 3 kids) is comming my way in about 3 weeks i enjoy this video so much. gives me courage :-)
Posted by: leonieke | June 27, 2011 at 09:34 AM
Very cute. You know it's coming . . . what programs/camera did you use for this? It is so sweet - I wish I could look back at my childhood in videos and definitely want to start recording these!
Posted by: Sharla | June 27, 2011 at 09:35 AM
I loved it!!! I so think I need to do that! You and I are very alike...thing is, everything you Sonia something I LOVE, and so I copy it!
Posted by: Melissa | June 27, 2011 at 09:35 AM
How fun!! Thanks for letting us in :)
Posted by: Cassie | June 27, 2011 at 09:36 AM
hee-hee; super cute Megan! I love it...now to just get a shot of that ever-elusive-Lauren :-))) Maybe you could sneek in her room and take a video of her sleeping - may be the only time she'll "let" you get her on film :-) Hahaha.
Posted by: Juliann Brenner | June 27, 2011 at 09:43 AM
I love this!!
Posted by: Beth Ann | June 27, 2011 at 09:44 AM
YOU are so FUN
Posted by: Denine | June 27, 2011 at 09:50 AM
What a great video! I am love your house. I live in Texas and it is super duper nasty HOT!
Posted by: Necole | June 27, 2011 at 09:53 AM
Ha! My 18 month old was completely enthralled with this and sat still on my lap for 2 minutes...this never happens! I think he especially loved Waffle..."doggie, doggie"...haha! Have a great day!
Posted by: Lisa Goldstrich | June 27, 2011 at 10:02 AM
i love this so so much!!! WOW, your house is clean. And your house just looks so happy and pretty and cozy. love it. this is a happy video for this monday morning. you can make a video anytime, yes please. :)
Posted by: sara @ it's good to be queen | June 27, 2011 at 10:03 AM
loved so many things about that video!! talby's chair bumping sean's chin, waffle's legs on the wall (that's how i sleep, too waffle!), the colors, the fun activities... we had that croc, too... it popped after the first use... boo!
the weekend was fun, but mondays are always rough for some reason. wish my hubby had summer vacation, too.
Posted by: julie | June 27, 2011 at 10:04 AM
Great video! Great to see that someone else's house is a mess too! A hint on using plastic cups. At my Friday mom's Bible study, we made cork coasters one day when we didn't have a babysitter and therefore no Bible study. I cut mine in circles, decorated each with permanent markers with a look that represents each kid. Their cup for the day sits on that coaster. Made one for myself and the hubby too. I need another one, one for coffe and one for water! ;-)
Posted by: andrea | June 27, 2011 at 10:06 AM
I love it! I know you don't have a perfect life. None of us do. But, it looks like a fun, happy life. Such a fun house for your children! They do realize that not everyone has such a cool looking house, don't they? Thanks for bringing smiles to so many faces!
Posted by: Laura | June 27, 2011 at 10:06 AM
Loved it. In fact, Id be perfectly happy if all your posts were just like this one. Its like happy in action:)
Oh and I made some of my own Anthro inspired towels(http://handbagsnpigtails.blogspot.com/2011/06/anthro-inspired-vintage-towel-tutorial.html) like the ones on the link in your sidebar. Such a fun,easy(& inexpensive) craft project. Want me to come teach it at craft weekend? Hahaha...obviously kidding. Im still sad that I cant come:(
xo
Posted by: Sarah @ Handbags*N*Pigtails | June 27, 2011 at 10:08 AM
creative & warm
Posted by: Mansi | June 27, 2011 at 10:09 AM
Love the song! GReAt video. Waffle, kids, coffee, and an alligator wave...so sweet. :)
Posted by: Heather R. | June 27, 2011 at 10:18 AM
Oh, I loved that so much I cried,that's no surprise since I'm pregnant & I cry at the drop of a hat but...!
Posted by: Juli | June 27, 2011 at 10:20 AM
Love it! You are quite an inspiration!
Posted by: stephany | June 27, 2011 at 10:20 AM
Oh, this is so fun! Can I come stay at your house? It looks so busy, happy, colorful, warm! I'm new to your blog, and I'll definitely be back :)
Posted by: ThisMamaThing | June 27, 2011 at 10:24 AM
so. i totally cried. what is wrong with me? this video is beautiful. just makes me sad to realize my kids are growing up and I have almost nothing recorded of their daily lives. thanks for the daily inspiration.
Posted by: Tonya | June 27, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Love your video! What a great slice of life you captured.
Posted by: Jimi | June 27, 2011 at 10:28 AM
What a great happy video! Awesome start to my Monday morning. I like Waffle's cameo appearance and all the Pet Shop people. My daughter would be in heaven in that room! Great song too. I'll have to check out Marcia Ball.
Posted by: Leah | June 27, 2011 at 10:46 AM
Now this is the kind of video blogging I would like to see more of! I watched this entire thing with the biggest smile on my face. Wonderful. So feel-good and happy.
Posted by: Kate S. | June 27, 2011 at 10:48 AM
What a happy home! I just finished my daughter's playroom re-do which was totally inspired by you! Thanks so much for sharing this!
Posted by: Courtney | June 27, 2011 at 10:49 AM
it's been so hot here(a whole 30 minutes away from you)and it's gonna be so horrible wed and thurs...but it's absolutley beautiful this morning!!!
Posted by: the whyte house | June 27, 2011 at 10:52 AM
awesome job on your video!
Posted by: Tammy | June 27, 2011 at 10:55 AM
So fun... and I am jealous of your CLEAN house!
Posted by: jen | June 27, 2011 at 10:57 AM
love it! You are so blessed!
Posted by: Holly | June 27, 2011 at 10:58 AM
Huge, huge, huge smiles! Thank you for giving me such an AWESOME start to my Monday!
Posted by: Kate @ Songs Kate Sang | June 27, 2011 at 11:02 AM
Loved, loved, loved it!
Posted by: Stephanie A | June 27, 2011 at 11:18 AM
Just love it!!! Love all your stuff, especially your coca cola mouse pad!!!
Posted by: se7en | June 27, 2011 at 11:28 AM
Oh my gosh!! That was absolutely adorable. Loved it!
Posted by: Lisa | June 27, 2011 at 11:29 AM
Cute video!! My weekend was perfection - I had a baby last Saturday and have spent every day since soaking up baby newborn smells, squeaks, and snuggles.
Posted by: lisa | June 27, 2011 at 11:45 AM
SO FUN!!! love that!!!
Posted by: meaghan | June 27, 2011 at 12:01 PM
what a nice reminder of what is important....family!
Posted by: tiffany m gardner | June 27, 2011 at 12:05 PM
That was just the cutest little video :)
Posted by: Janelle | June 27, 2011 at 12:07 PM
totally made my day. who could ask for more?
Posted by: lauren | June 27, 2011 at 12:08 PM
My kids were dancing around to the song, so I played the whole thing again and they watched. About halfway thru, Jack said, "I want to go to that house!" I think he like the lego rocket. Lily liked the pool. :o) Wish we were neighbors!
Posted by: Vicki | June 27, 2011 at 12:10 PM
cute. and i love that it's scorching hot and you're nice enough to make cookies. :)
Posted by: aubrey | June 27, 2011 at 12:15 PM
I am the little sister mentioned in the first comment and I loved it!
Posted by: Gina | June 27, 2011 at 12:22 PM
Loved it! Definitely had a Wonder Years vibe to it! Brought a smile to my :)
Posted by: Melissa Martin | June 27, 2011 at 12:53 PM
People in my high school used to call me Winnie-loved the wonder years! awesome video! i'd say life is pretty good at your house! and mine,too-we are blessed!
Posted by: amy b. | June 27, 2011 at 01:00 PM
I luuuuuvvve your video!!! Absolutely adorable and celebrating the everyday. Thanks for sharing.
Posted by: Iris Brown | June 27, 2011 at 01:13 PM