Daddy/Daughter Time

Last week Dann & Emma made a quick trip to Edmonton to visit family & friends, while Ethan & I stayed home fending for ourselves. I loved the fact that I did not have to get up @ 7:00 a.m. to watch Treehouse or make oatmeal. Ethan and I hung out in bed and watched Regis & Kelly. It reminded me of the days when Emma was a baby (the only difference was I watched repeats of Dawson's Creek with Emma).

Emma loves visiting her cousins, and when she gets back home all of her dolls and stuffed animals undergo name changes to "Natasha", "Taryn", "Courtney", "Jenna" etc. (she has so many to choose from).

Dann and Emma also spent some time with Jim & Kerry (old school friends of Dann's). Emma loves playing with their kids, Abbey & Max. Emma & Abbey went to West Ed to hang out for the day, while Max stayed home with his nanny.

The girls had a blast together and of course a visit to West Ed would not be complete without an afternoon @ Galaxyland play area.

It took Emma a little time to warm up to the idea of riding rides (2 hours) but after she saw how much fun Abbey was having, she jumped in with both feet. The girls really enjoyed themselves.


As I mentioned before, Dann & Emma's trip was quick (3 days) thus it hardly felt like they had left and they were back home. Emma was a normal 4 year old, and pushed every button of Daddy's on the trip home. She asked a zillion times "are we home yet?", "how much longer?", "can we stop and stretch, cause my bum hurts from sitting?" When Dann tried to make the trip a bit more enjoyable by putting on a movie for Emma, she would watch for a few minutes and then tell Dann that he could turn the DVD off as she wanted to play with her toys instead (hahaha, I knew I stayed home for a reason)!!



Even after trying times, Emma still knows how to win back our hearts by saying something sweet or doing something silly... refer to picture below!


Emma discovered how to cross her eyes.
Her comment to Dann was, "when I do this, I see two Daddies!"
Moments like that make being a parent all worth it...

... still love those little baby feet!

he's soooo cute!

While Dann and Emma were in Edmonton, I unpacked all of my old Barbies that my mom kept, including furniture, a baby nursery and many clothes. The kitchen and bathroom once belonged to a family friend, Carmel.

I decided to use a part of Emma's dresser for a Barbie apartment. The bathroom, bedroom, and nursery are on the top floor and the living room and kitchen on the bottom floor.

When Emma came home she could hardly contain herself. She has been playing "Barbies" ever since. Of course this means that Dann and I have spent our fair share of time in Emma's room playing Barbies too. One day Ethan was having his morning nap and Dann and I were both playing Barbies with Emma. Dann started to make funny adult comments about the dolls and their rooms, so I thought I would share...

Here is Teenage Barbie. She could not keep her legs closed and got knocked up. Now she spends her Friday evenings in the nursery with her triplets... dirty whore!

Here is Homo Ken cooking in the kitchen. His Speedo was in the wash, so he wore his new track shorts & white Army boots instead. He is auditioning next week for the Village People come-back tour!

Porno Barbie got herself a new pink scooter. She likes to wear her black leather coat with nothing else on. Hopefully she does not wipe out or there could be some serious road rash in unspeakable places!

Crack Whore Barbie (on the left) and Call Girl Barbie are hanging out exchanging stories.

Their work is very similar, the "Johns" are just different!

Genevieve Barbie is hangin' out while Ballerina Barbie takes a bath. I think Genevieve Barbie is hoping Ballerina Barbie asks her to wash her back. If that happens, maybe Porno Barbie will stop by to visit!

I'm a Barbie Girl, in a Barbie World...

HAHAHA!