Prom Dress Shopping

Today we went prom dress shopping.  Dingy tried on a TON of dresses. 

 

This one "felt funny"

 She didn't like that strappy thingy that flowed down the front.

 This was in the running for a while.  In person it looked a little like Cinderella's dress. 

 We got an 'eh' for this one.

 This was nice except by then, she had already tried on the one she bought.  Her mind was sort of already made up.

 This white one actually made her look fat.

 I really preferred the darker colors for her.

 I would have voted for this one of it had been a darker shade of green.

 Nice socks, huh?

 This had my vote until we went to a different store. 

We did buy a dress.  It was none of these.  I didn't post a picture of it.  You'll have to wait til prom night and see it with her all ready to go. 

Baby Cries

OK.  I know this is mean and we really should have just picked the poor baby up, but this is just a little funny. There's an app for your phone that sings the McDonald's fishy fishay commercial song.  You can also use the app as a mouth to talk through.  Rod shows the app singing. Marvel demonstrates using it as a mouth to talk through.  (or scream)

Valentine's Day

We bought Dippy a bag of Starburst for Valentine's Day.  It was a HUGE bag.  He built himself a pyramid out of them!  The big goober.

 

Gryffin Getting Comfy

Well, Gryffin is just making himself comfy in his new home. Rod had just gotten up from the bed to go get Dingy from work.  He came back in for his phone and Gryffin was in his spot!! 

 

 Then, I was on my recliner putting Marvel to sleep, and he climbed up and laid down on my legs!  See Stella?  She's NOT happy at all!!  That is HER spot.

The Difference Between Our Dogs

I bought the dogs each a rawhide treat for Valentine's day.  Nothing fancy, just a braided rawhide chew.  I gave it to them around 2:00 when I was getting ready to leave to pick up Dippy and Dingy.  I was only gone about 45 minutes.  When I got back, Gryffin had his all unbraided and very much chewed.

 

 Stella made herself comfy in Widget's bed but still had almost all of hers left.  and all still braided.  I'm not sure I have ever seen her unbraid her treats.

Marvel

Marvel was taking a nap the other morning.  I looked over and saw that he was awake and looking up at this weird angle.

 

 

He was trying to watch TV!!  This kid sooooo fits into this family!! 

On My Fridge

Yesterday, I noticed this picture hanging near the bottom of my fridge.  I knew that Dingy or Dippy had drawn it.  I assumed it was Dippy since he draws regularly.

Then last night, Dippy asked Widget what it was doing on the fridge.  I asked him if he drew it.  He said he drew it and gave it to Widget.  I guess Widget just knows that drawings go on the fridge!  Dippy did not tell him to hang it up.  He did that on his own.

The New Puppy

Well, we finally caved and allowed Dingy to get a new puppy.  He's 11 months old.  It sounds like he had been kept in a cage almost all the time.  He also had bald spots all over, possibly from fleas or who knows what.  The lady we got him from treated him for those spots and you can't see them.  He came here Friday afternoon and has adjusted pretty well.  He likes everyone, but knows he belongs to Dingy. 

 

Stella's not sure she really wanted a brother. 

 There was a lot of snarling and running and yipping.

 

Thankfully, Stella and Gryffin (that's his name) have settled down.  They still play some, but they can also be calm in the house.

 

Dingy worked yesterday.  She had an extra long shift, too.  She went in at 11, but wasn't done til her normal time of 10:30.  When she left, Gryffin followed her to the door and he stayed there for at least 20 minutes.

He finally got up and started wandering around.  He was fine all day.  He had no accidents in the house and has (so far) not attempted to chew anything he is not supposed to chew.  He made friends with everyone.  He allows Widget to hug him....he's the perfect height for Widget.  While we were watching tv, he laid on the bed with us.  But as soon as Dingy came home, he really livened up and was very glad to see her. 

I'll try to get some better pictures of Gryffin this week.  Hopefully it will be nice outside and we can go out and get some outdoor pics. 

Marvel's New Pants

I picked up a new outfit at Target last night for Marvel.  I didn't notice the color until I got home.  Silly me.  I thought I bought him gray pants with an orange waistband.  Not according to the tag.  The tag says, "Elephant/hot sauce".

 

 

I still say they're gray with an orange waistband!!! 

 

This was supposed to be a pic of him wearing them.  But he fell asleep.

And, yes, Grandma!  I rearranged the blanket so that he didn't suffocate himself!! 

Evil,Evil Stairs

We have some very, very evil stairs!  A couple of weeks ago, Dippy was taking Widget down the stairs to his Dad.  Widget was throwing a temper tantrum, and did something to make Dippy fall.  He kept ahold of Widget (Unlike the time Rod fell while carrying a plate.  The plate was thrown up in the air!)  But Dippy hurt his right arm in the fall.

 

 Then, later that SAME night, I was in the livingroom and I heard a huge crash.  I knew someone had fallen on the stairs.  For some reason, I thought it was Goofy, but I didn't hear any crying.  I went to check it out and there was ROD!!  HE fell down the steps...and hurt his right arm! 

 THEN...we found out that Widget had a bruise on HIS right arm from the fall with Dippy!

 

The stairs get even more evil here.  We all remember Widget's bad fall last week. 

 

Well, guess what!  Goofy fell running up the steps before school yesterday.  And bit his lip!!!!  These stairs are out to injure this family!!  (Or the family needs to be more careful going up and down those stairs)

Goofy got his lip on both the inside and outside.  We think he didn't bite through.  He has a habit of holding his lip between his teeth, so we think he just bit it from both sides. 

Dingy was the first to leave the dinner table last night.  When she went to go upstairs to her room, we warned her to be extra careful. It's either her turn or my turn for the next casualty! 

Marvel's 5 Months Old!

Marvel is 5 months old today.  And look!  Widget will smile for the camera again!!! :)

 

 I don't think that his tooth really did go all the way through his lip.  He looks bruised and red on the corner of his mouth, but there is no scabbing on the outside.  He seems to be healing up pretty well. 

 Widget was pointing at the flash and the lens on my phone. 

 This is how Rod holds the baby.  I was trying to get dinner on the table.  Rod was 'helping'.

Pedicure Time

See the pretty green toes?  Guess who they belong to.....

 

GOOFY!!!  He has always let Dingy paint his nails.  Apparently, he still does!!!  We went out the other day and this is what greeted us when we came home!!

Our Injured Widget :(

These pictures are very much out of order.  We'll just piece the story together as we go. 

 

Friday, Widget fell on the step.  He didn't fall down the steps.  He tripped near the bottom on his way up.  He somehow hit his chin/mouth area and bit his cheek..... very badly.  He came in to the room with a mouthfull of blood.  We took him to the doctor Friday night, but they said they can't do anything for that kind of an injury.  He doesn't like to have his picture taken now.  He told me I could take a picture of his boo boo yesterday morning, but this is what he gave me.

 And he hid here, too.

 If you look at his right cheek, you can see that it is puffier than the left.

 I was trying to get a picture of the inside of his mouth.  That little red mark on the outside is also from his fall.  Rod is pretty sure that he bit the whole way through his lip.  We were having problems keeping his mouth clean.  He needed his paci that day, but the blood kept drying around the edge of the paci.  He hates having his face washed anyway, but the injury makes it even worse.

 

 

This was last night. 

 

Rod was able to get a picture of the hole Widget bit in his cheek .  Sorry.  The picture is a little gross. 

Because of this Widget now has a new word.  Hurt.  :(