Bathtub Hilarity

Oh my goodness...
This is possibly one of the funniest and most precious things...
You tell me what makes you laugh more, Bubby or Daddy.

When searching for the video, I found this one of Emily from way back.
STILL makes me laugh.

Cousins!

Saturday, we drove out to Milsap to visit with Aunt Susan, Megan and the boys.
It was a very special visit because we got to meet Camden!

Precious little Camden, born 12/20/12 <3 br="br">

Emmy was so excited to see him!
Such a proud big cousin!

This cracks me up.
Looks like she's been up with baby Camden all night long!

 Yes, this was a very special treat for Emily, since we are all about babies right now.
She is so precious and innocent.
It's hard not to have the "parent" reactions to when she says that she is going to have a baby when she's 16. After all, she thinks 16 is all grown up. And, from a 4 year old point of view, I guess that makes sense.
It gave me a case of anginal pain, however.

Aaaaaand then there comes the questions on how did that baby get in the tummy and how does it get out?
Must me magic.
YES. 

Let's go with that, for now. 

At least until you're old enough for me to scare the bejesus out of you with obstetrical diagrams and pictures!
Being a Nurse Mommy has its perks, ya know.

 Maybe I'll pull some strings and park her front and center at an au natural birth...
Don't even get me started on sterile swab volunteer at the STD clinic.

Sweet cousins enjoying ice cream cones!

 Jayden is as cute as ever.
I was over the moon when he gave me a hug, and I stole a kiss, when we were leaving.
<3 br="br">Makes me happy that they can play together!

Merry Christmas 2012

It was a Merry Christmas at our house!

Santa, Mommy and DaddyDaddy, and grandparents were VERY good to our little monkeys.

Here's my attempt at making a picture collage with iPhoto, since there were SO MANY pictures to share.

All the pictures may not show up on the collage, but you should have the ability to play a slide show and see all the pictures that way...that is, if you are so inclined. I'm not pressuring you.

Let's see...
Weston, true to Bubby form was not the least bit interested in Christmas and opening presents.
He was pretty pissed to be awake, it seemed like.

I think Emily and I unwrapped most of his presents...

Emily was in Heaven.
Santa brought her Princess and the "Hopstar" singing barbie dolls and a microphone.
She tells me that her favorite presents were her new baby and the baby stroller.
Yes, we have entered the insane world of American Girl Doll with a "Bitty Baby".
Bitty Baby's name is undetermined, but has been all of the following:
Rapunzel, Kaley (cal-e), Molly, Haley (hal-e) and a few other things that I can barely pronounce correctly, much less spell.

I'm hoping she settles on Molly.

Bubby got a Lightening McQueen scooter from Santa.
After he had his second cup of coffee chocolate milk, he was more impressed.
Seems that his favorite presents is a giant roaring/talking dinosaur and Emily's doll stroller.

My TWO awesome gifts were my iPad and a new sewing machine!
Everything came in by Friday, and I've already started my first quilt!

I could not WAIT to take down the tree and utilize the space for craftiness.

Strips of the above fabric with lavender chenille back, rag quilt style

December?

1. Christmas Cards
Your Christmas card is going to be late...and, no offense, you might not get one.
First time ordering cards via Internet and they got our order wrong.
So, just in case, Merry Christmas!

2. Jack

Don't feel sorry for him, he totally deserves it

Ok, so the new puppy smell has worn off and now Jack is an accident having, biting and terrorizing little fuzzy demon.
Alright, he's not that bad. But, the honeymoon is definitely over.
Emily is still in love.
So, that's good.

3.Emily
She's been on a roll lately.
"I can't go to sleep; I'm allergic"
I wish I would write her words of wisdom down when she says them...I can't remember the rest, but trust me, they make you shake your head.

She had her Christmas Party at school yesterday.

"I had too much hot chocolate."

She's precious as ever and looking forward to Christmas.
She has asked Santa for a microphone so she can be the "hopstar" of Princess and the "Hopstar".
She is quite the performer.
We get multiple choreographed renditions of "Here I Am" from the Princess and the Hopstar, and "Extravaganzalorious" from Elf on a Shelf.

4. Bubby
Bubby and DaddyDaddy are both sick with icky colds.
They're so sad.
:-(

On the liver front, he remains a weirdo. While his enzymes have all improved (including his GGT by 1000 points), his bili level is up above 7.
What the heck, man?

He's almost as yellow as he was for his first Christmas.
:'-(
We're just going to watch him and see where it goes.

He crashed Emmy's party yesterday and discovered Doritos.
I guess it was the first time ever to have the evil cheesy chips and he couldn't get enough.

Check out those Doritos stains on his sleeves!

Poor little guy.

5. Me

I turned 30 last week.
I guess I am officially an adult now.
:-/
The DaddyDaddy was wonderful and surprised me with a dinner Saturday night with friends and family...even though I had to wear a sombrero and be the target of loud singing.
As a present to myself, I went and had a physical.
I mean,  guess that's what old people do?
Along with the realization that I am an adult, I guess I need to really start taking care of myself.
So, had to get all the baselines checked.
Blood pressure was good, blood sugar was certainly in range, cholesterol and LDL were NORMAL (shock) and even my HDL was in range.
Triglycerides were the only area I need to work on...and as I incorporate more fruits, vegetables and flax seed (like old people should), that should come down.

So, that's what we've been up to.

Can't wait to see what Santa has in store for us!

An Early Christmas Present

Purging of the phone:

Our little guido

Bubba Teeth!
Thanks GD!

Precious Sleeping Angels

The sunset that I shared with my Emmy <3 br="br">She pointed it out and wanted to watch it.

Alright...
I woke up yesterday, took Wes to get labs done (which are par for the recent course, btw) and came back to do some stuff around the house.
NO INTENTIONS of what occurred after this point.

A friend of mine recently had to put her beloved dog to sleep and she was searching for a new puppy.
Somehow, "Hey, you wanna ride with me?" turned into this:

Meet Jack.

DaddyDaddy and I had been talking about a puppy for the kids for a while.
There was the former weenie dog that now lives with Nana...custody surrendered when Emmy was 6 months old because of multiple bad behaviors that I couldn't deal with with a little bebe.
Then you will remember bunny-sitting over Thanksgiving break and the heartache that came when Loki went home.
Well...maybe we'll get a bunny for Christmas.
DaddyDaddy was on the fence about the bunny.
Other suggestions included a dwarf hamster and a guinea pig.

No.

So, back to Wednesday afternoon.

Mini schnauzers.

It also happens that as I become an old woman, I am developing allergies to animals. Especially dogs.
Just so happens that schnauzers are on the hypoallergenic list.

One thing led to the next, and I am in TRACTOR SUPPLY (YES, you read that correctly) getting a crate and dog food.
I use to think that I never fit the "personality traits" for a Sagittarius.

Mostly because it says that Sag's are impulsive.

pssh

I'm not impulsive.

Hey! I'm gonna be a nurse! Lets buy a house! Get a Lexus! Get a puppy!
oh...
Well then.

Emily is his mommy.
I am his cousin.

Sometimes his aunt.

But, she is always his mommy.

Emily spoon-feeding her baby

So cute!!

Other Golden Family reactions:
Weston: Meh. Don't let him touch me. It's ok if I chase him. Don't let him touch me!!

DaddyDaddy: Schnauzers are stupid. **pet,pet,pet**who's a good boy?** ;-p

Max: Pissed off! I was getting dressed in the bathroom this morning, and he jumped up on the counter and one by one, knocked all of my toiletries off onto the floor.

Out cold on the DaddyDaddy's lap

So far, so good.

He's a good little guy.
Very little whining.

Sleeps in his kennel.
Goes outside without much of an issue.

And now to end with some gratuitous Bubby sweetness:
Bubby eats a Drumstick (ice cream)
Actually, Bubby straight up snatched it out of Daddy's hands and ran off with it...

You can't really be that upset with such a cute little ice cream thief.

Christmas Parade!!!

December 1st! 24 days till Christmas.

We had plans to go out of town and visit family this weekend, but with the long week away at TCH, we decided to stay close by. But, still visit some family and have some Christmas fun.

We packed up this morning and met Aunt Susan, Megan and Jayden in Weatherford for the Christmas parade.




Beautiful girl!




Emily and her cousin Jayden
(he's not even 2! We grow 'em tall in the Golden family)




Pretty much the entire day. Sleeeeeepy!








Waving to the motorcycle gang



<3 look at that belly






Couple of the classic cars from the parade. DaddyDaddy was drooling over the General Lee.



Speaking of General Lee...



This is a first for me and I'm from Louisiana!

We went back to the farm for a bit to let the kids run around and work up an appetite. A rancher has a few llamas out on the property, complete with a new fuzzy baby.



Bubbly had enough of the llama drama and took off. Zoom in...that's him allll way down down the road. Don't discount him, just because he's solid doesn't mean he's not fast.

We FINALLY got to eat at On the Border (I've only been craving it since we moved up here...) and some Stinky McStinkerson ruined it and threw tantrums and had to be removed. :-( anyone want to babysit so we can enjoy a meal out without naughty children??

And just of bit of silly random...Emmy having fun with Mommy's new toy:

Location:Weatherford