me and bubba

i took this today with my cell. i thought it wad cute and wanted to share. he was saying ''cheese''.

a serious post...seriously, i'm not kidding. seriously.

first off, no pics for today. secondly, i'm feeling sentimental so this is a rambling kinda post about family and grandparents. enjoy getting a peak into my head ;)

today we stopped at great-nanaw phyllis' and great great nanaw byers house on the way down to my parents house. the boys did SO good on the drive, we didn't even have to watch the Backyardigans! whew! the nanaws spoil them rotten and love them to death so i knew they wouldn't have any problems watching them for a bit while i went over to my papas house. nanaw phyllis was worried but they did great. bubba didn't cry at all, which is awesome for him! of course they couldn't get over how big pooks was getting, how much hair he had, etc.

i am so glad that the boys love and are so close with their grandparents. it means so much to me, and i know it will mean a lot to them when they are a bit older. i loved having so many grandparents ( i seriously had 10 grandparents/great grandparents growing up) and i loved having them so close. while the number is a little smaller nowadays, i still love it. i feel bad because work, money, life, etc all get in the way sometimes and i feel like i don't visit as often as i should, but i love the time that i do get with each of them! even if its just visiting with papa barry for an hour like today, or taking nanaw phyllis to a doctors appt---i just love it and i can't wait for my kids to realize how special that is!

right now, just on my side of the family, they have nanaw, papa, 2 great papas, 2 great grandmas, and 2 great great grandmas! usually no more than 2 months go by before we visit or they visit, not counting phone calls and such. we try to go down every single holiday and some birthdays, and i am just so grateful! i just wish they all had internet to read/see my blog! the boys of course don't really 'get' it right now. although bubba is slowly starting to realize that he has a lot of nanaws!

he is really starting to adjust better with B's family too. i really think its just the language barrier that intimidates them. while they don't understand much english, and they don't understand any cambodian, i think that they do recognize the difference and are a little hesitant at first because of it. now that we live in the same town where B's parents and most of his siblings live, thats helped tremendously. i am just so glad and so fortunate to be surrounded by family! seriously, in 2 hours or less i can be at any of my grandparents house, my parents house, my inlaws house, several of my aunts/uncles/cousins houses...heck even my brother! its just great!

anyways, i hope you enjoyed my moment. now call your grandmas/grandpas!! seriously :)

woohoo!!!

***doing a happy dance***

TWO "Bears" were found today! Woohoo! Thanks to the awesome mamas who helped me out!! bubba will be beyond thrilled!

***resumes dancing***

we've got TEETH!

as in plural! while i was trying to get a picture of pooks tooth this morning..i noticed more than one! he is getting both bottom teeth. granted they are like a milimeter above his gumline right now, but still. i did get a pic...here they are!

(you should be able to click on the pic for a bigger image)

and a super close up...if you can't see them, well use your imagination!

Have YOU seen this toy??

this is bubba's ''bear''. yes, its a blue puppy-we wont go there. the real question is do you have one? have you seen one? bubba LOVES LOVES LOVES this toy, he has to have it to sleep, in the car and any other time he doesn't feel good, is nervous, or scared. the problem is, bear has been the ringer a few too many times. he is suppose to play music, but thats worn out. his pull handle on his tail broke off, which is minor. he has been restuffed, he's been washed, he's gotten an un-intentional bath a few times (seriously, in the bath tub). oh yeah, did i mention that we used to have more than one?! i bought a couple when target had them on clearance over a year ago. the first original bear, stopped playing music a long time ago, he lost most of his stuffing and an eye. i used to have to bang it against the floor for the music to play and even then it played for about 2 seconds. he is in bubba's memory box. we had another one that i have no clue what happened to it or where it is currently residing. needless to say, mama could really use another bear for backup. this one is kinda on its last leg and i've run out of options. especially now that bubba can pull the tail on his own, which he does when he gets tired, but isn't working out so well now that the music isn't playing very well. HELP! if you have this, know someone who has it, saw it at goodwill, see a kid in a store with it....get it! i will pay you for it, i promise. my blog readers--help me out! let me know if you find one!