Mondays

Avery and I went on a walk and and met a new friend.

Avery got some Nemo tattoos at Cailyn's birthday party, and wanted to show all of you how cool they are!

Being a monkey.

Avery decided she wanted to push/pull the wagon instead of ride in it. Her "baby bird" was sitting in it instead. She holds her pretend baby bird in her palm and carries it around very gently. What a good Big Sister she is going to be.

Taking a break from the pool.

Baby Evan is here!

Avery is officially a BIG SISTER! Evan was born this morning, and hopefully we'll be able to post some pictures of our newest Critter soon. Congrats to the Suver Family!!!

Camera-less

For once, I'm not behind on my blog updates, just without a camera. Brandon is in California earning a certification through work, along with visiting family friends. He has the camera in his possession, therefore, Ritter's Critters has to take a break until next week.

In lieu of seeing what we've been up to, you get to read about it! The kids love working with their flashcards (thanks Target dollar bin!!!). We've been learning our shapes, and most of the kids have them down pat. Octagon is their favorite; who would've thought! We continue to work on colors, numbers and letters as well, but their favorite is still the Nemo flashcards (:

As always, they're being perfect little angels for "Nanel/D-yell". WINK, WINK.

Who are you talking to Avery?

Avery was eating Care Bear fruit snacks and had one left. I noticed she was walking around with it, but figured she was about ready to eat it. Then I heard her talking softly and realized she was talking to her Care Bear gummy. Maybe she was preparing it for the path it was about to take to her tummy.

Chance Turns 2 Today

Today was Chance's 2nd Birthday. We had balloons galore, and they were sticking to C.J.'s back.

Matt got the kids to stick balloons under their shirts so they could look pregnant too.

Mommy and Yay Yay belly bumps!

Avery was doing a good job staying in the lines.

"It's my birthday and I'll dress how I want to!"

Glam Girl.

Cailyn was really moving to the music!

Birthday dance party!

This was our "school" session. We used flashcards to work on our shapes and colors. We also practiced naming the various Nemo characters. This kind of knowledge will be very important in their future endeavors.

Loungin' with my brother.

Uh-oh, here come the crocodiles!

Teamwork

The bubble wand got pushed down into the jug - very hard to get out, but they all gave it a shot.

Avery's turn. Although they didn't get it out, they used good teamwork skills.

Hey Avery, watch out for that tree!!!

C.J. helping Brandon fix a toilet.

C.J.'s 3!

Two down, one to go.

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