Family Funny Faces

Crazy people!

We live with a VAMPIRE!!

The other night Emma didn't want to go to sleep because she said she was afraid of the dark. We always leave the hall light on and she has a nightlight in her room that is on all night. We told her that it wasn't even dark in her room. She said that it was so we decided to show her what dark really looked like. We turned off all the lights and shut her door. This is what dark is, we told her. She said she liked it better that way and wanted us to leave so she could go to sleep. After we had been gone about 15 minutes we went back in to check on her and this is what we found. She had fallen asleep with her play vampire teeth in! We busted up laughing and were able to take this photo without her waking up. We took the teeth out and waited till morning to ask her why she had them in. She said that since it was so dark in her room she was pretending to be a vampire because they aren't afraid of the dark. I guess my obsession with Twilight has worn off on Emma!!
This girl is crazy and can fall asleep with weird things going on...check this out from last Easter.

She got a rubber pencil from the Easter bunny and decided to "experiment" with it :)

Surprise Package

when i got the mail today there was a cute little package addressed to Ms. Julie Holland. on the front it said "a fitting gift for you" i decided that emma would really enjoy opening it and finding out what the surprise was inside. i told her that she could have whatever was inside for her very own. she asked if the package was for her and i said that it had momma's name on it, but that i really wanted her to have it. she was so excited! she immediately tore open the box and with a huge smile on her face asked what it was. as you can see from the photos, i was incredibly shocked when i saw what was in it and tried to quickly think about how i was going to explain it :)
so........it was bandaids for your bum and purple poppers in 2 different sizes!! she really had a great time pulling the strings and exclaimed "MOMMA, I CAN PLAY WITH THESE ANYTIME BECAUSE THEY ARE JUST MY POPPERS NO ONE ELSES"

what could i say??? i guess next time i get an unexplained package in the mail i should be more careful!

PURPLE POPPERS

hello..goodbye...hello!

Last week we adopted a cute little mut from the animal shelter here in fairfield. We named her Daisy and she is a total sweetheart. Emma just loves her to death! Daisy has a shady past, being 2 years old and having lived in 3 homes already. But we figured with enough love and attention we could be her final family. She hardly ever barks and is housetrained- 2 HUGE pluses! She is a really good dog and has learned very quickly. Emma likes to hold her by her front paws and make Daisy "dance" which she doesn't like but endures.
On saturday Dan was working in the garage and Daisy was with him. Without thinking, he opened up the big garage door and out Daisy bolted. She ran down the sidewalk and around the corner. I followed after her and tried to lure her back with treats but as soon as I got remotely close to her she would run farther. I decided to head back home and get in the car. Dan and I searched around for a while and couldn't see her anywhere. We figured she would come home when she was hungry. But she didn't. Emma was so distraught! We left the garage door open about 6 inches overnight so that if Daisy did come back she would be able to get in.
Sunday and monday passed and there was no Daisy. I posted a lost dog ad on craigslist hoping that someone had found her. I called the animal shelter where we adopted her, but as a government agency they were closed over the weekend and on monday for columbus day. I figured if we hadn't heard anything by now, she was gone forever.
Until this afternoon.......I got a message from the shelter that a woman had brought Daisy in and didn't want to leave her. Luckily they had the phone number for the lady and when I called her she said I could come and pick the dog up! I guess Daisy was under the car at this lady's house and she took her in. She said that she had to wait until today to take her over to the shelter, since it was closed. Emma and I went over there right away and brought our little doggie home.
I was very relieved, especially since Emma had been praying like crazy for us to find her. I didn't want to have to explain to her that Heavenly Father still answers prayers even though we don't think so sometimes :)
Anyway....I feel bad for the dog because her life has been so unstable lately. I just hope that as she spends more time with us she will have less urge to run!