Super Bowl Sunday

Some of the ladies: Me, Elizabeth, and Steph

We spent all day Sunday at a friend's apartment to celebrate Super Bowl game day. We were literally there for ten hours and obviously couldn't leave Emma crated that long so she came to the party too. She was really well behaved (yay!) and only got off her leash once when someone let her out. She ran away to go to the bathroom in private but came back and everything turned out okay. But after that we just tied her up to trees and lamp posts so she felt close but was in no danger of getting hit by a car.

Emma was helping the boys grill. 

The weather was really nice Sunday, which was great because we spent a lot of time outside. We grilled, threw the football, and played corn hole out there. It was one of those days where you are very aware and thankful of living in the South as opposed to the North where there are still snow banks and having a shoe-less day outside in the sun isn't going to happen.

Grilling the brats after boiling them first in beer.

Steph, Sierra, and Elizabeth

Brandon

Tyler, Tim, Kevin, and Mike

Jason and Miguel... Miguel borrowed Liz's sunglasses.

And I borrowed Jason's sandals because I wore heels like a fool.

Elizabeth and Steph

 

 The boys cooked brats, burgers, short ribs, and a pork loin. It was so yummy. One of the best parts of Super Bowl Sunday is the food! And yesterday I took a day off from not eating dairy and gluten... it was a bit of a risk, but I actually feel fine today, with the exception of being a little fatigued... but we also didn't get home until after 12:30 am... which is REALLY late for us these days, ha.

Thanks for grilling guys!

Yummy seven layer dip!

Jason made a killer pesto bread! Nummy!!!

I spent wayyyy too much time hanging out at the counter...

Besides the food, one of the highlights, for me, was when the boys entertained some of the kids in the apartment complex by playing corn hole and football with them. It was really sweet. They were so good with the kids and you could tell how much the little boys loved the attention. Miguel and Mike played a quick game of tag football with two of the kids and the little boys took it sooo seriously. It was precious.

We matched!

And of course Emma made friends with the little boys too.

After the sun started setting and we had gotten our fill of some yummy food we went inside to start watching the game. Jason was really kind to have us all over to his house. Of course we all ended up making a huge mess. I think almost everyone spilled something at some point. 

Brandon's sad face for spilling, again. 

"Miguel what time is it?"
- Miguel turns his hand to read his watch... with a full cup in his hand. And that's how a whole full cup got spilled

At six thirty when the game stated, Elizabeth decided to take a power nap. 

She ended waking up a while later because she was cold. After adding a blanket and getting tucked in she was happy and comfortable... for a while.

... until Emma accidently tailed a drink off the coffee table right onto Elizabeth's face.

Thanks for being such a good sport about it Liz! Emma's sorry!

By the end of the night, the steam vac had made an appearance

But besides the spills, the night went really well and everyone seemed to have a good time! Emma was the only one who didn't seem to have the best time =( All the noise and cheering really scared her. Halfway through the third quarter we put her in the car to distance her from the crazy noise. It was way past her bedtime and she enjoyed the quiet time to sleep.

Miguel got some cuddles from Liz because she was more accessible at the time. 

Mike, Brandon, Miguel, Tim, Kevin, and Jason... notice no girls took part in this halftime game. 

"Mom... why is everyone yelling?!?"

Steph and Tyler

It was great that the team Emma and I were cheering for won. But hands down the best part of the night was what came on AFTER the super bowl! All the girls and Jason stuck around in the living room to watch GLEE while everyone else went into the other room to play play station or something. Psh.  All-in-all fun day with good friends!

GLEE!!!!
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9 months!

It's Emma's nine month birthday today! She is still a puppy and has only grown 10 pounds since we've had her. We brought out some of her old toys for her birthday and she is happily playing with her old de-fluffed rabbit.  Here are some pictures from her day at the dog park a couple of days ago.

Under is still good, duh. 

"My toy"... "No, MY toy!"

This other dog was also named Emma and is only 7 months old. 

Once Emma got the toy she dug a hole and put the toy in it. 

And then Emma also had to sit in the hole...

120 lb Rottweiler

Emma has been sick today. She wasn't feeling well to her tummy and was really struggling with her potty breaks. That's when I noticed she was bleeding... a lot. I immediately scheduled an appointment at the vet. Emma remembered her last time there and tried very hard to show me the door to leave. The vet tech came in and took her away to take a stool sample. The door shut behind them and next thing I knew I heard loud bangs, scratches of puppy nails on metal, and whining. After a few minutes of a loud struggle from behind the closed door, the vet tech and Emma reappeared. Emma made a mad dash for my legs.  The vet tech said once she tried to get the stool sample Emma turned from a 28 pound puppy to a 120 pound rottweiler! Emma did NOT like her messing around down there. Would you?

Emma stared at the door to leave the whole time, occasionally looking back at me to let me know that was the exit.

Next the vet came in and talked to me about her symptoms. They gave her a shot (which she also put up a mad struggle during) and tested her for parasites and other illnesses. The good news is that her tests came back A-OK. The vet thinks the bleeding is just secondary to her having diarrhea. We have two antibiotics to give her over the next couple of days and she should start to do better.

The hair left over from Emma's struggle with the vet and vet tech. She did NOT want a shot!

I am soooo thankful it wasn't something too serious. It was very startling to see Emma cause that much blood. It was also really hard seeing Emma struggle at the vet for the first time. Ah, it just breaks my heart. I wish she could understand that we were only allowing these things to happen to her in order for them to get fixed.