Uncle Bill visits Baby Daniel.

Uncle Bill was so excited when he heard that Donal and Mags had their baby boy, Daniel, on January 1st, 2011. Susie and Bobby had gone to visit their Auntie Minnie in Palm Springs, and so Frank and Uncle Bill decided to rush over to Ireland and meet the new baby, Daniel.

Uncle Bill was delighted to be back in Ireland again, and to meet up with his good friend Rover. They hadn't played together for a long time and it was lots of fun. He likes Rover very much, and Rover definitely loves Uncle Bill too.
Uncle Bill took the time to talk with Grandma Connie about Susie and Bobby. Grandma Connie was wondering how the kids are - are they doing well at school? Uncle Bill told Connie that Susie is very good at reading - her favorite authors are Doctor Seuss, and Jackie Collins. Bobby is very good at arithmetic and Uncle Bill hopes that when Bobby grows up, he can get Bobby a job at the bank counting money with him in his department.
Soon it was time for a party with Uncle Bill. He played some songs on the piano and everyone sang along. Even baby Daniel seemed to enjoy it.
Uncle Bill played silly games and he wanted to jump up onto the deer's head. At Christmas Uncle Bill wore toy antlers and a fake beard. And now he was beside real antlers and he was excited. Uncle Bill is absolutely the life and soul of the party, and everybody was glad that he came to visit.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS!!

Uncle Bill loves a party. And he decided to invite his friends the Nutcracker Soldiers around for a Christmas Party at our house. They brought lots of presents, all of which were different types of nuts, and some jars of peanut butter, and Nutella too. It was great fun, and we all dressed up for Christmas.

Uncle Bill wanted to be Santa, but he was too fat for the costume - so Bobby wore it instead. But Uncle Bill put on a beard and some antlers, and did some very impressive dancing with the Nutcracker Soldiers. He also invited some girls around, but they never arrived. So, there was more food for everyone - hooray!

CUPCAKE BANQUET!!

Great excitement after Patrick arrived home with Grandma Connie from Ireland.
It was time for a celebration, so that Bobby and Susie and Patrick and Ted could all have fun together. A cupcake party was planned, and everybody got to work, preparing the fabulous cakes.
Finally, all of the cupcakes were ready, and Sean and Fiona helped Patrick setting up the cupcake shop.

Fiona knows that it's lots of work to keep everyone happy, and making sure that everyone gets enough cake. It was very busy, and Bobby and Susie had a fabulous time with all the other teddies. Bobby ate as many cakes as he could, but Susie is watching her weight and didn't eat as many as Bobby. They thought it was more fun than America. They love being in Spain with their teddy cousins.
At the end of the day, everyone was tired after a good days work put in. It was a terrific cupcake party, and all the teddies enjoyed themselves very much. Bobby was feeling sick though, and we didn't know what was wrong with him.

Bobby at the Doctor's Office!!

So, after the great cupcake party, Bobby was feeling very sick. He had a tummy ache and was feeling dizzy. So, Patrick volunteered to take Bobby to the Doctor, to get him checked.


They were lucky to get an appointment with Doctor Pascual, a very friendly Doctor, who specializes in treating sick teddies. Ted and Froggy came too, as they already know Doctor Pascual, and they like him very much. We were all worried that Bobby was very sick.
So, Doctor Pascual took Bobby into the surgery for a full examination - Patrick stayed with Bobby in case he was afraid. Bobby is usually afraid of doctor's offices, because he doesn't have health insurance. He was surprised and relieved to hear that the doctor visit was free in Spain. Bobby thinks that Spain must be a fabulous place to live. He wondered if Susie and Uncle Bill might like to move there.


After the examination, Doctor Pascual figured out what was wrong. Bobby was a glutton and ate far too many cupcakes, and it made him sick. Doctor Pascual told Bobby that everything would be ok again tomorrow.

Welcome Home, Patrick

So, it was time for Patrick to arrive home from his week in Dublin with Grandma Connie.
Ted was the most excited to see Patrick.
When they arrived to the house, it was time for a pool party with Susie and Pinky, and Bobby and Froggie.





Everybody had a great time splashing in the pool, and the teddies took a long time to dry out afterward. But it was all worth it to celebrate Patrick arriving home again.
Ted was SO HAPPY that Patrick came home too.

SUSIE AND BOBBY ARRIVE IN BARCELONA

BOBBY AND SUSIE ARRIVED SAFELY.
They slept all the way, and didn't have time to eat the sweets that Uncle Bill put in the box with them. They were so excited to see their cousins again.
Susie couldn't wait to see PINKY, and they had the best time together with Fiona. (Fiona is Susie's best friend in Spain). And Froggy and Bobby and Sean were all glad to be together again.

Froggy was especially enthusiastic about the clothing-optional time with Bobby.

Bobby and Susie were exhausted when they arrived, so Pinky and Froggy made sure they got some sleep. While they were asleep, Sean and Fiona went to see SHREK 3 in the Olympic Village in Barcelona, and on the way home, they got dinner for everyone in MacDonalds. (Mac Donalds is Susie's favorite place to eat, but Bobby prefers Burger King)

And all the teddies were woken up for dinner.

Susie and Bobby couldn't believe that they were on the other side of the world, and that while they were having dinner, Uncle Bill was at work in his morning time in California, counting money at the bank.

Bobby couldn't wait to eat his hamburger, even though it wasn't Burger King, because he hadn't eaten since he left Los Angeles. He almost bit off Sean's fingers he was so hungry.

Susie's favorite food is Chicken MacNuggets, and Pinky likes them too. They had a wonderful dinner, and they screamed a lot about things that nobody else understood.

After dinner, it was time to play - the sun was still shining and it was the BEST DAY EVER!

Finally it was time to get ready for bed again.

However, this was the day that the GREAT SPANISH FOOTBALL TEAM were returning to Spain from South Africa, and everyone was excited to see them and witness a great moment of history. Susie and Bobby don't play football - they play tennis and basketball in Los Angeles. So, they didn't really understand what was going on, but Froggy explained everything to them.

Finally after a GREAT day, it was time to go to bed. Froggy and Bobby really enjoyed storytime with Sean. Bobby can't believe how nice Sean is - he is SO HAPPY that he came to Spain on his holidays.

And Fiona's story was SO GOOD that Susie couldn't go to sleep (unlike Pinky who always looks a little drugged-out) - it was the BEST way to go to sleep with her best friend, Fiona.

NICE WEDDING TODAY

Today Uncle Bill went to the wedding of Blanche and Mister White, who he knows from the tennis club. It was a white teddy occasion (Mister White's grandad was German from Utah, and he was very fond of keeping everything white), even though Uncle Bill is not exactly fully white, he was totally welcome anyway. They all had a wonderful time, and Uncle Bill drank an excellent Reisling with his dinner.