I couldn't last a week...

I tried... I really did. But couldn't last the week without a post of some kind. So I figured, how about the rambling kind! We've been busy busy getting ready to vacate.the.premises. But we've also been busy having a lot of fun.

Tonight I will share tantalizing tales of.... poop?

Do you all remember this contraption???



Well, I'm starting to think the books/papers in the bottom was a great idea.



Good thing I moved them....two days before it was christened with poop.

We've been adjusting Abby's bedtime...and by adjusting meaning shes.been.running.the.show. So, we've been finding Abby passed out in the oddest places with the oddest faces lately. She might kill us for these in the future, but we find them adorable and endearing.





And, when favorite toy is torn from her grasp, she assumes this "comfort position"...


Usually her hand is up on her forehead, but sometimes, this is as far as it makes it.

We're going to see how much her hair grows in the month we're away from Ty...


The back...


Annnnnnnd sound asleep.....


Ha ha, Daddy was mocking her... She totally doesn't get it.


When did she get SO LONG?????


Oh, did I mention at her four month appointment for her shots she was 15lbs 7oz and 26.5 inches long?

Most days her eyes are so.dark. that I love to dress her in of blue, as it brings out the tiny bit of blue that hides in there.



OH I almost forgot we got our first wound.

...and survived.

We chilled with The Tam and her terrific tickets.


She wasn't excited at all...


She was going that evening to enjoy super great seats...


...at a ridiculous price!!!!


I told her to practice her Sheldon-call.... ha ha...she'll totally kill me for this one.


But it's worth it...and I know she doesn't check the blog, ha ha.



OH and check out our new Nanny Cam


Ha ha...just kidding. Thats not it.

This is...


ps. AND we had delicious Steel Cut Oat and Flax pancakes. YUM.


(It's B.'s recipe and boy is it good with some peanut butter and a smidge of Mrs. Buttersworth - my guilty pleasure!)

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTT....

HELLO everyone!!!! (waves white flag)

I am not gone, though if you only know me through the blog you might have thought otherwise.

Nope. I have just been busy spending boatloads of time with my husband. Who is leaving for a month to go the Olympics for work. Yuck, I know. Thank goodness I won't be alone for the month though!

AND so we have been busy spending time with each other - packing every.little.thing. up and putting it in storage, because with my husband gone, I am leaving, and contractors are coming to renovate the house!!!!!!!

Yep, that's right. Construction central around here. So Abby, Weston and I will be on the Griffith Family (minus daddy) Roadtrip 2010!!! Rather than try to designate one room with an bed, laptop and nothing else to keep us entertained - and to try to stay out of the drywall dust etc... I decided to get outta here. OH and the other great thing that many of you might not know - when we bought this house we were fully aware of it being a fix.er.up.er. and there is mold in the walls of the basement, so Abby and I are not allowed to be here once they rip that all out anyways.

Things will be sealed up, vented out, and under.construction.

I can't wait until we come home though - we've picked our materials that we like. However, it will be a surprise to come home, as we are not really sure what it will look like. (Don't worry, the guy we've given creative freedom to is really great!).

I have new pictures to post, and things to say, but until Thursday (when my entourage head out), you will have to be patient. THEN I will post all my posts from the last week.

So being the kind person that I am, and knowing that many of you were afraid I had fallen into a well... I just wanted to tell you all that I'm not buried under an avalanche, nor have I been chopped up by a freaky person CSI-Miami style, nor am I sitting on a sunny beach somewhere....

I'm just home. Enjoying some time with my family. Getting gray hair over the reno. Hot-tubbing whenever the mercury climbs high enough that I won't freeze solid between the door and the tub. Taking boatloads of pictures. Packing things up and all over the house. Stacking things in piles. Preparing for my mainfloor to be sealed all up. AND excited to get outta town and see some old friends!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just a SIDENOTE....

Can I say how much I love that I have a BabyWearing husband!!!!

Jan.19.2010 -

These are the wild.west-coast.people we went hiking with. They came out to the prairies to visit - and it was SOOO nice to see them!!



T and B come back anytime!!!

Jan.17.2010 - Family Shot Whilst Hiking.

Okay, we've finished the hike at this point.

Jan.16.2010 - Hank.

This was Hank at the end of our 7km hike. STILL PULLING....

We're dog sitting this week, and this pup has SO MUCH energy!!

Yust a few extras we found in a corner....

We found a few extra photos today.

They weren't "solo-post-worthy"...

But some were quite cute. LIKE THIS ONE:



Darn SOCKS. (that says DARN...stupid font).



Darn BABY. (that says DARN...stupid font)



Darn SNOWSUIT. (that says DARN...stupid font)

And... just because I'm STILL NOT over it....:



DARN GUM. (that says darn. stupid font).

yes...I really do find myself hilarious in case you were wondering.

Jan.15.2010 - HOH-LYMPIAN?

Dah dah dah dunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn dun....DAH DAH DAH DUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN DUN, oh wait...wrong song.

ANYWAYS, guess who saw the Olympic Flame in all it's glory today!!



Yep, we did.

We had a power snooze while we waited....



..watched some people dancing and sang out loud for Tammy:




You can dance if you want to,
you can leave your friends behind,
and if your friends don't dance and if they don't dance then they're no friends of mine...

AND THEN.... there it was.



No, it's not the best picture - that's what you get for pulling a Random out of the crowd to take your photo, however, Abby will have this photo for the rest of her life - who knows how old she will be when (or if ever), the Flame ever returns.

Jan.14.2010 - I really need to stop hanging out with this DOG!

Yes, this one.



The baby hangs out in her bouncer, and Weston and I play fetch...no, I try to play with him, he hoards all the toys and lays on them.

I clearly need a new friend.

Jan.13.2010 - Who needs a beach or a Corona with a view like this!

Beaut.i.ful.

Tha.New.Tub.

My husband LOVES hot tubs.

He loves them equally as much in +30c and -30C.

So much to his delight he was given a hot tub (in brand new condition) for free.



Yep, thats right folks, free.

Now if that isn't the right price, I don't know what is.

So, an addition to the deck and a railing later - voila.



A new. free. hot tub. adorn our backyard.



(oh and did I mention, that funky wood box is home to an old tv with satellite)

So it's The Biggest Loser Tuesdays, and Grey's Anatomy Thursdays around these parts...



...come on over!

Things we love!

Stay tuned folks, for an upcoming post ALL about the "things.we.griffiths.love".

Like this:



and I have to show these again:



and loads more.

We thinks we should offer a giveaway of our a few of our favorite things just.to.be.a.bit.funky.

So....stay tuned. 2010 is our year to step out of the box a little and share the love!

Jan.12.2010 - Nicole.Hates.Boardgames.

Yes, the title is true.


I loathe boardgames.

Well, I do. I'm totally a sore loser.

Somehow I always end up angry with the winner....

...pictured here. Look how smug he looks.



This was me today...



Note: NOT the winning color by a mile.

Sigh....good thing there was great food!!!

Jan.11.2010 - NOBODY.IS.FUNNIER....

...than my daddy!!!

Even if he has the grossest thumbnail around!!!!

Jan.10.2010 - Splish Splash...

...she was takin' a bath.