Buttery Goodness

Daddy and Maddie were patiently waiting for popcorn on Saturday night. Mmm...
Watching the popcorn popper is half the fun!

The pups

These pictures were taken Dec. 4, 2009. This was the first time the puppies ever got to play in the snow!




They loved chasing after Aaron!



And they patrolled a little on their own, too. They are almost camouflaged in the snow!

Aaron had enough excitement outside and passed out on the floor! * Wink... Isn't he a cutey-pa-tootey?

And then it was time for a little rest when they got all warmed up and found a comfy spot to lay down.


Chauncey LOVES Aaron and Chloe is never far behind!

Ahh Aveeno

Ok, so this is not going to be the next advertising campaign for Aveeno baby soap. However, 'tis the season for Aveeno. This winter my little sensitive skin baby will not suffer due to the harsh winter, dry air.

I plan on slathering her with Aveeno every chance I get, which usually entails a little kicking and screaming, but it's worth it. I don't want another bout of baby eczema to deal with this winter!

Sooo... although it does not smell as sweet as other baby soaps and lotions, Aveeno does the trick to avoid the itchies.

Seriously, mom! What's the big idea here?

And here are the results... a baby soft baby girl, smiling like a little bathing beauty!

The money shot...

Oh alright! I'll pose for you!

Our little model. Have your people call our people, Aveeno. We'll talk...

More fun in the photo booth

I love this goofy Photobooth thing on my Mac. Madeline and I look at Sesamestreet.org for her daily... sometimes hourly... Elmo fix. Inevitably, we always seem to end up in the Photobooth just for a sec or two.
Good times... It gives you a few seconds to prepare before the photo is snapped, but... who needs preparation?
Sometimes it catches some good pictures, others are random, weird shots... abstract art, perhaps?

Chauncey the Chauncinator and the Chloe Bug

Our new babies (English Springer Spaniels).... boy did we sign on for a wild ride with these two!

We have Chloe... she's such a love bug!

And we have our Chauncey! He is a survivor... the runt... now a chunk!

Madeline loves them! When they are out in the entry way, she goes up to her baby gate and says "Up! Up!" She wants to get in there and race around with them!

She tells them to sit, too and enjoys giving them biscuits. I once caught her feeding them mass quantities of biscuits through their pen. She thought she was doing such a good thing by feeding those hungry puppies. They probably thought this little short girl is alright!


The pictures with Madeline on Grammy and Papa's couch were taken before we brought them home. They were still so sweet and not getting into nearly the amount of trouble that they get into nowadays.

Just the other night, Tuesday, as a matter of fact, Aaron had to search for 50 minutes for Chauncey because he decided to chase a rabbit. Chloe was bopping around the neighbors yard... she must have lost her brother in the chase. They were only out for about 5 minutes by themselves when they decided to boogie.... Wonderful, right?

We were freaked!


But anyways, we're all in love with them...

Madeline has been doing really good with them chewing and biting - she tells them "NO!" And she gets right up if they try to lick her in the face... Eww! Mommy freaks out about that... (as shown in the top picture, blaaaah... yucky!)


These little ones certainly are something... A chore, awesome, fun, trouble, hilarious, irritating but ya gotta love 'em.