The Rest

Other tidbits from our 'holiday'.
Cadence was a trooper when it came to our calendar of events. She outplayed and outlasted us all ... and without even getting cranky! Most nights she was up til midnight and most days she slept til 9 or 10 ... she even graced us with a few naps! We decided to get her out of the house one day just because ... so, we headed out to visit Uncle Steve. Within minutes, Cadence was fast asleep in the car. She remained asleep while I transferred her into the Mazda shop, onto the counter, into the Mazda Miata, back onto the counter and into the car again. She finally woke up once we were back home ...

We took my mom out for a dinner ... she deserved a break from the cooking after all! Cadence ordered for herself ... the usual, "Milk and pasta." She also enjoyed two big helpings of cesaer salad and managed to butter her own bread ... god forbid we should even suggest helping her!


Bathtime at Baba's was a breeze ... especially when one gets to wear the froggy towel!

Cadence insisted on doing jobs too. The only problem was each item she dried was tossed back into the wash water ... it was a never ending job. Talk about getting your butt to work ....

Tradition

For over 40 years, I have been spending Christmas with my extended family at the same house. Each year we feast, drink, laugh and catch up with one another. And as always there is music ...

Boxing Day

Boxing Day marks the final event of our 'festivus' trilogy. Once again we all come together as family for fun, food and fluids!
The names of the games here are Pass the Ace and Steal the Prize. There is nothing like healthy competition among relatives ... especially between the spouses!
It's not a party until it moves into the kitchen.

Keeping the cards close ... a good strategy!


Doing the dishes ... in the tub?

The whole gang ... almost!

You've Heard of a Horseshoe ....

This is a pre-Christmas story ...

The day before Christmas Eve, we had the car packed and ready to go ... just had to get Cadence 'suited up' and buckle her in.
As I began dressing her, she announced that her bum hurt. Great!!!! I envisioned spending Christmas Eve at a clinic for a bladder infection or something. As I put her in the carseat she once again shared that her bum hurt. Oh well. Three hours later we arrived at our destination. I pulled Cadence out of the car and carried her into the house ... guess what? ... her bum still hurt. I decided I needed to take a look so, I pulled off her pants and her diaper, laid her on the floor and had a good look. Low and behold, I actually saw a little something peeking out at me ... just the tips so .... I pulled. Here's the source of the problem ....

Yep ... her bum hurt!~

Christmas Morning ...

As would be expected ... Santa arrived on time! Cadence was excited to find a collection of fun items left in the stocking in her crib. They entertained her for quite a while ... in fact she didn't even really take notice of the piles of stuff under the tree. This gave us big kids time to grab a coffee and Baileys, stuff the turkey and get ready for the day. It was exciting to watch her open gift after gift. She insisted upon opening that we 'open it', which meant undoing each wire that held EVERY single loose piece of each toy in its package. I have to say, she has quickly caught on to this whole Christmas craze. But as would be expected ... by the end of it all, she was plum tuckered out!

Bad, Bad Blogger!

Well ... I was close to getting in the 500th post by the end of the year, but given my last week's track record ... that is NOT going to happen! I have photos in the camera that are ready to go and we've had 'occasions' that deserved blogging, but to put it out there ... I've just been a little lazy these days (AND busy too!). As ready as I've been for the holidays, there have been things that have come up that have just taken precedent so ..... my dear readers, you will need to wait a bit longer I'm afraid. It really is too bad ... we've had some real fun here with Cadence and it is sure to only get better!
In the mean time, we are packed and almost ready to head north tomorrow. Let's hope we beat the forecasted snow ....
It has been an absolutely WILD winter thus far ... the snow just keeps coming and coming ... and me ... I'm not a big fan! The only good thing I can say about it is ... now I can sit in the hot tub and plunk my pomtini right in the snow bank beside me to keep chilled.
I wish everyone reading a very happy holiday season ... safe travels to all! And to those waiting parents, I wish you much patience and hope that this is for you, the last Christmas without your child ... I know what you're going through! Merry Christmas everyone ... see you in the New Year ... there's no 'net where we're going!

Peace!

Phone Girl

Another 'conversation' with Baba ...