Way way WAY too cute!

Last weekend Vance had the idea to go to a farm to get the girls bunnies. (The week before we had had some wild bunnies, but sadly, they squeezed out of the bunny cage)  So, when we went to get the bunnies the farmer said we could have a kitty.... well we couldn't leave with just ONE kitty :) . The farmer said that we could play with them all together ( REALLY?) But, so far all 4 seem very happy with the idea. 

Vance built this "playpen" that the kids can be in & play with all of them. So very cute!!!! Anna's bunny is the white one & her kitty has the white paws. They are both named Kayla after their cousin. Sophia's brown bunny & darker kitty are named Chase, also their cousin & Kayla's brother. So, Kayla, Kayla, Chase & Chase are the latest animals to join this crazy place we call home :) 

"Fixed, & he didn't even know he was broken"

What can I say? Our sweet Brutis ( who I have nick-named Bruce, I think it is MUCH funnier to have a dog named Bruce) had to wear this funny contraption all last week. On the day it rained, this cone worked just like a funnel. Poor poor puppy. 

Fun weekend

What a fun weekend! The weather was fabulous for playing outside, so we played out ALOT! And we had 2 party;s 1 at the local church & a birthday party. The girls had to wear their party dresses- a new thing around here- lots of "party dress" wearing. They did lots of crafts & had their faces painted & then went bowling. Fun fun times!

 

Freinds?

Oh I hope these two will be close as they get older! They bounce between BFF's (seen in the above pics) to FIGHTING! 

It is almost Aril! How did that happen??!! We are SO  looking forward to being outside, parks, pools (oh, I can't even imagine), gardening & maybe even baby goats.... fun!

Everyday scenes

Anna- Crazy hair, always with little baby, & blankie. Here she is very seriously singing "You are my sunshine" That's OUR song :)

Trying to make an everyday thing & make it "crazy fun" :) the bubbles weren't working, so we added balls. 
Little craft boxes & Momma blogg'n

Brutis, the whoosie dog, playing with his kittie friend from INSIDE. It is 5 degrees outside, even a dog knows when it is too cold to play outside :)

Winter morning activities a.k.a. The Hive

Sophia has always been an early morning girl. She wakes up around 5:30 - 6:00 am. (Anna, is not in these pics, because she sleeps to a normal time of 8!) Agh. We used to "nuggle" & watch cartoons, but lately that  isn't cutting it. So, she wakes up w/ oodles of energy. So, I have found some fun books that have activities to keep us busy! "Big Book of Things to Do, Art Starts for little hands, & The Great Thumbprint Drawing Book"So busy that I have called the kitchen our "hive" & I am the queen bee, of course!

We have "sculpted" w/ clay, learned to tie shoes, cut cardboard hearts & covered w/ foil, screen printed, baked cupcakes, made countless other dishes,  made drawings from thumbprints. That was this week. I'm tired. 

Clay animals & faces. We sculpted, baked, & painted them! So much fun for the girls... ok I had some fun with it too :) Anna did this activity. It was in the afternoon. :)

Sophia taking my picture, after we mastered the art of teaching/learning to tie shoes. 

Sophia, celebrating after she learned to tie :)

Look at the concentration in the loop progression. Way to go!!!

Trick-or-treating

Here are a few pics of the girls very first time trick-or-treating around a neighborhood. Since we don;t have one of our own, we adopted our friend Jen's. It was great wonderful fun to be w/ friends & see the excitement at getting a candy at each new house. So fun! Sophia decided to be a butterfly, so we did a last minute hair & make-up. When sh saw herself in the mirror, she said "oh, I like the way I look." Anna was a very sleepy clown, but it didn't take long for her to catch on to the idea, of walking to a house &  getting candy. On the way home she said from the backseat "Momma, I liked that very much" :)