Hamster, Take 2

We can have kids and cats.

We can have cats and hamsters.

We can have hamsters and kids.

But we can’t have hamsters, kids, and cats.

About a month after Lucky’s demise, I allowed Piper to use her own money to buy one more hamster.  This one was a cute dwarf named Sweetie. 

She lasted almost two weeks, with only a few close calls. 

We’re done with hamsters. 

Easter Pictures—What We’re Really Like

The first shot looks like this:

But our true colors came out pretty quickly.  This…

…was quickly followed by this.

…and by this.

The devolution continued. Piper.

Then Wesley photobombed another family.

And that’s how we began celebrating Our Risen Lord.  You are welcome, Jesus.

Easter

Every Easter we host—dinner, egg hunt, the whole dozen eggs. 

Every year, I dread it—Easter always comes 3 weeks too early, the house is never ready, the yard less so, and I have no inspiration.  And every year, I am so glad we did it and I vow to do it the following year. 

The Day of the Salamander

It looks like a salamander, which sounds better than just a lizard, but I found this little guy when I was ripping apart a falling garden wall and rebuilding it.  (Note: Dwayne put me in charge of it years ago, I think because it was small and hard to screw up.  Ha—don’t underestimate ME, baby!)

 

He was quickly loved, and the girls went to work building him a salamander resort.

Salamander passed the IQ test by disappearing during a popsicle break.

Seaweed & Squid

I could be referring to an aquarium visit, or an art project. 

Really, it’s just a fancy way of cutting up hotdogs and serving it over cabbage and noodles.  The kids absolutely love it until they had to eat it.  Sigh.

BFFs

I’m not sure who loves whom the most in this threesome—Wesley, Spiderman, or Parker.  We’ll call it a tie.

Pioneering Piper

The girl loves to have her picture taken.  And having a reason to have her picture taken!