Wordless Wednesday

So I am stealing "Wordless Wednesday" from another fellow Mommy blogger..there..I said it!  I have been so stinkin' busy I just haven't had the time or energy....BUT..I still have some wonderful faces to show off!

Ruby growing up to fast in grandmother's jewelry 

Biscuit and what the hubby calls "our new 1200 dollar kitty" hangin out

"The Rubster" livin la vida loca!

I mean really??  A match made in heaven...

Ella Mae sunscreenin' daddy up before a swim...great job Ella :)

Sister's first bath

                                               

It's all good in the hood down yonder!  Just had a huge shin' dig for the pip-squeak...more on that later!  luv and hugs to the homey's  :)

She's a He..

Well..there is never a lack of excitement around the Plachta household...or eye-rolling!  The latest chapter includes a broken leg...and lots of duckets.

So it was no secret to me that my hubby was not thrilled about bringing home a stray kitten..I think his exact words were "we need another pet like we need a hole in the head".  However, I like to think one of the reasons he loves me so much is the fact that I care...not only for our real babies...passionately, so much I think I drive him crazy sometimes...but also for our "furry" babies too.  So when I drove off to work and heard a noise after pulling out of the culde and saw Srgt Pepper in the rear view mirror...my heart sank.  She likes to hang out up underneath the car, and apparently she was still in there when I drove off.  I was so afraid to walk up to her for fear of what I would see.  But in true Pepper style (tough as nails) she was looking up at me as to say "WTF lady?"  She had something obviously wrong with her back leg or legs....so I rushed her to my hubby who imediately gave me an eye roll.  The ol' I told you so eye roll.  So....he takes her to the vet and it was confirmed that HE indeed had a broken leg that actually requires kitty surgery.  And yes...I did say HE...so the hubby officially has another male in the house!  The vet said we could possibly amputate and save a few bucks (kitty surgery ain't cheap)....but I would hate to think if someone had the choice to take one of my limbs to save some duckets, or save it...they would choose the latter of the two.  All money is is just dirty green paper..right?  She...I mean HE...is a Plachta after all...Till death do us part lil' kitty...your stuck with us, four legs and all!!  Surgery is scheduled for 7am manana....and I have been officially cut off in the pet department.

See why I couldn't say no to bringing her/him home??

Ella and Pepper playin in the "bushes"

                                                

Finally...oh, and vacation

Oh my goodness...we are FINALLY done with the Lost series!  Free from the shackles!!! Maybe now I can get some blogging done instead of wondering what is happenin' on that stinkin' island...GEEZ!  The hubby and I have made a deal to never start watching another series like that again...ridiculous...Anywho..that does not mean there has been a lack of excitement around these parts.  LOTS of fun happenins!  Let's see..where to begin??

The hubby has been teachin' Ella Mae some dance moves....

Ella took this one

Looks just like her daddy..HA!!

                                       
I found these on the camera after the fact..so Ella Mae had actually taken the ones of her daddy...pretty good...don't ya think??  Her new moves will come in handy on the dance floor sooner than she thinks...

So we went on a little family vacation to the mountains...and it was there that Ella Mae decided it was time to potty train herself.  Crazy..I know..strange people..strange potties...you would not think that a good recipe for potty training, but hey? We'll take it!   She has been going in her "big girl panties" to daycare and wearing them at home. She even goes all by herself at home.  I was cooking and I heard the potty flush the other night and she yelled out of the bathroom "Can I have a popsicle now?"  We had to ween away from the popsicles cuz she would get them every hour on the hour at this point! 

Our trip to the mountains was absolutely perfect...fresh mountain air....COOL fresh mountain air..it is about 200 degrees in Texas right now, so it was quite the treat. The girls both did so amazing..partly cuz I still have such amazing friends there, and I think kiddos have a sense about those things and do well with good peeps...and thats what it was..a "good peep" fest.  Old faces from all over came for my great buddy DK's wedding.  And this is where those new dance moves came in handy for Ella...Tim was actually teaching her the "sprinkler" and the "lawnmower" right before and she was bustin' those out...Hilarious!



Plachta invsion on the dance floor

We also got to say goodbye to our wonderful big buddy Bogart.  We spread his ashes on top of Vail Mountain under a tree with a great view.........
                       

                                              

       Ella was so sweet and kept saying on the way up that we were going to say bye-bye to Bogart in the sky.  And then she proceeded to "share" her candies with him (by jamming them into his ashes) once it was all said and done. She even bent down to give him a kiss....RIP big buddy...we sure do miss you!

Ella sharing her candy with the buddy

                                        

Ruby's "do" was quite crazy while in Colorado............

Every morning I would have to spend about 15 minutes trying to de-tangle it..super funny!  I think it was that dry mountain air............and speaking of our newest lil' lady..................She is sitting up all on her own!! WOOT! WOOT!  More on her progress and our vaca soon...right now this tired mama is gettin' some shut eye....life is good my friends!! Luv Luv Luv!!!!

How could it not be with these amazing faces to look at every day??

                                       
                                          

                                          

still Lost....

So my hubby and I are 99 episodes deep into the Lost series...only 21  more to go... I can't wait to break free from the "Lost shackles".. Anywho..I am blaming this for my lack of writing in the past week (again :))  Not that my pip-squeaks have not been doing amazingly cute and wonderful things..More on that!

We had a wonderful visit from Aunt Sara and Uncle Matt, and as soon as they got here they were tossed into the mix without warning...they got in at midnight, and the next morning with only a few minutes of instruction, the hubby and I are out the door to work and they are left alone with the nose-pickers.  These guys are old pros though...so it was easy for them to swoop in and work their magic.  There was lots of painting of the finger nails, hide and seek...and of course a friendly game of put-put golf.  These guys, like Tim's parents, are no-hassle wonderful peeps that love my girls, not to mention my hubby, to pieces and I just don't have a bad thing to say about that :) 

Ruber Doobs just had her six month check-up and is still kickin' butt and takin' names...she is up to almost 13 lbs!  We started feeding her some pureed foods and she goes after it like her mama does chocolate...see for yourself........

See the "crazy" in her eyes..she loves her some pears :)

Nothin' better than a sweet potato "fu man chu"

             

We also took Ruby to the lake and got her lil' chubby feet in the water this last weekend.  Ella Mae was swimming around in just her arm floaties for a while...2 1/2 and already establishing her independence....sniff sniff..I wish there was a way to hit a "pause" button. 

Snoozin' on the boat

The clan gettin' wet!

Look at that sweet baby belly!!

                                                        
Life is all good over in these parts....here is an update on on new lil' four legged furry friend........

Biscuit is still trying to figure out what she is, but her and nanners have been attempting to play....it is pretty funny.  She jumps straight up on her hind legs like Superman taking off and then bats her front paws in the air, sometimes getting nanners face in the mix. Biscuit likes to just be near her, and as you can see in the pic has no concept of "personal space."  No doubt they will all soon be long time buds!  Have a good weekend peeps :)                              

Introducing....

Well...it is no secret I am a sucker for animals. So...when I show up to drop my daughter off at her in-home daycare and there are two kittens on the stoop.......needless to say...without further a due...introducing "Sergeant Pepper"....

You can imagine my hubby's suprise when I tell him he is not only picking up a toddler but grabbing another new addition on the way out the door!  I just couldn't help myself though.....I mean...LOOK

                                   

I had no choice in the matter really....and quite honestly, she is a good fit.  She doodies outside, lets my daughter carry her around, and she sticks up to my dogs.  I think her and nanners were actually playing today. Once her and Biscuit figure it out it will be all good in the hood.  Ella Mae keeps walking around saying "yes you can hold my kitty" and the Srgt has fun playing with all the fun dangly things with Ruber Doobs on her activity mat. So there you have it.....Welcome to the Plachta family Ms Pepper..goood luck :)
                                       
                                      
                                        

Terrible twos....

You know it has been a "trying" week with your two year old when Ballerina barbie says to Swimsuit barbie... "you're driving me nuts!!"  That was the conversation they were having in the back of the car on the way to lunch this afternoon.  This comes after a 30 minute struggle over what shoes to wear, and once we got the ones on she picked out on her sweet Fred Flinstone feet...Of course she wanted different ones. Needless to say...."you're driving me nuts" has been my anthem this past week.  It is mentally exhausting!!  Maybe I just need to stop all negotiations.  I sound like I took someone hostage or something (my sanity perhaps..Ha!) Her new thing is "three more minutes Mommy"...as in "I am going to watch this movie for three more minutes" after I tell her it is time to turn it off.  Or my personal fave " I will go to be in three more minutes"...and then the battle begins!!  She is funny because she puts her thumb and index finger together to make a circle and leaves the other three fingers up and will shake them at you...three more minutes...

                                        

Three more minutes mommy!!

                                                  


In between our "negotiations" though, she is still her wonderfully sweet Ella Mae self....her endless hugs for her sister..the way she calls her dolls "sweetie" like her dad calls her and strokes their hair and pats them to sleep.  Today we had a salon session...she pulled..I mean brushed my hair in an attempt to get it into a ponytail, and then I got to paint her toe and finger nails..her "po-tails" as she calls them.

                                                

Ella's "Poe Tails"

                                          



  So yes....some moments she "drives me nuts"....but if she was perfect all the time maybe I wouldn't cherish our "salon time" as much as I do  :) At least Ruber Doobers remains cool as a cucumber.  She seems  to wake up on the right side of the bed every morning...she has even started "giggling" a bit     :)

Lucky Ladies

I absolutely love watching my hubby with my girls when he doesn't think I am watching...........

                                                  


 I have the most amazing hubby...even though I wish he could throw a load in the wash occasionally(and remember he put it in there so I don't find it moldy a few days later) or scrub something every now and again...but seeing him with our girls...watching him get in below zero pool water because Ella Mae wants to swim, or the sweet way he bargains with her to keep her in line...  Working hard to give Ruby the undivided attention and love she needs after teaching someone elses kiddos all day...As much as he drives me crazy from time to time...Ella Mae,Ruby and I are one  pack of lucky ladies :)