More from July

First trip to TARGET! I know for a fact, I am not the only one who has documented her child's inaugural Target trip...right Kristy??!!

Mornings are Fun!

It's barely 8:00am and we have had such an exciting morning. Cailyn arrived with toy catalogs and told me she would show me things to buy Nolan. When we started going through the pages, she was filled with so much excitment, and I began to hear, "Wow, that's amazing" and "This is making me crazy"! I must admit, there were a lot of wonderful toys to admire.

Then, when Avery arrived with her flashlight, they decided they should have a fort, so Matt built them a little hide-a-way where they could read and hopefully not be "bothered" by the little boys.

Speaking of those little boys, they are hilarious together. Evan thought it would be helpful to feed Nolan his breakfast (cereal and fruit), so he dipped the spoon and actually did a great job at getting it into his mouth. Then Evan found Elisabeth's pacifier and laid it with her in the swing. He then found Nolan's pacifier and so lovingly shoved it into his mouth. He is just like his sister, trying to take care of everyone! Evan and Avery love each other very much. I can see it right now as Evan gives Avery a big bear hug...or is he trying to tackle her? Either way, he's full of love!

How fast our mornings move. Now Evan is being silly with Nolan once again. He's got Nolan by the leg, not letting him crawl away. Nolan doesn't mind. He's going to snatch Evan's chocolate milk, so all will be good.

Those two boys are going to be soooo ornery together. I know this because it's already starting. Yesterday I had to put Evan in time out for biting Avery. Then Nolan was being a little pistol about something, so for the mere cuteness of it, I put him next to Evan. I snapped such a cute picture and cannot wait to share it on here. (I have to do that from our upstairs computer, so you will have to wait).

Yesterday was also filled with funny stories (I guess we're never really lacking funny stories in Critterville). Avery was in the bathroom doing her business, and we hear her calling for Cailyn. So Cailyn opens the door and says, "Yes, Avery?" Avery responds, "I love you Cailyn. I wish I could go at your house." They proceed to chat in the bathroom while Avery is sitting on the toilet, and all I can picture is two little teenage blondes, primping in the bathroom together.

Someday, when Blogger accepts videos from the Flip camcorder, you will all get to see these silly kids in action!

And the Gold Star Goes To...

Chance was doing good things today, so he got a Gold Star award! You can see the pride on his cute mug!

Love that face Avery.

Awwww.

Get Ready, Get Set, Jump!

C.J. : "Hey Penny, want to go on the slide with me?"

Penny fell for C.J.'s trickery. You can see that she is not happy, however, C.J. is having a ball!

Penny decides enough is enough, and finds her own spot on the teeter totter.

All is well between Penny and C.J.

Farewells and New Beginnings

I've been doing my best to get the blog updated with pictures from July to present, however, it is a slow going process. Sometimes Mr. Blogger just doesn't feel like accepting my pictures, no matter how many times I try, and of course, I can't just skip putting the pictures up...so we'll continue to try and make some magic...and fine some time!

As the headline states, we've had some good-byes and some hellos. C.J. and Chance "graduated" from Ritter's Critters and are now enjoying preschool. We had a fun week with them prior to their last day. One day we had a Pirate & Princess party, and I will hopefully get those pictures up soon, along with some stories! They are definitely missed around here, but we know we'll get to play soon!

Our new addition comes to us from the Skiles family. Little Elisabeth has been coming for about 3 weeks now, and she has been such a delight. She is currently sleeping in the Moses Basket that Evan and Nolan used as newborns. I recommend them - THANKS SUVERS!

Speaking of her being a delight, this morning she was "talking" and smiling and then became a little sleepy. I wrapped her in a blanket, picked her up and she was out! She has been snoozing ever since. Nolo and Evan are playing cute together with the toys on the floor and Avery and Cailyn are sitting at the table talking like little grown ups. I've been doing my best to keep a running log of their funny conversations, as well as, the fascinating and cute things that the little boys do together. Those will also get posted...sometime (:

Okay, my few minutes are up....babies are waking, girls are in need of some story time, and I think I smell a skunk...................