Baby Armpits

Mini Date with Goo Bear

She had to get out of the house before she Offed Kaleb. We escaped to frozen yogurt just in the nick of time.

Happy 7 Months Old!

Benny celebrated this day by standing up!

Kids

Kaia's Track Events

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Penny Giggles at Track Meet

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Kaia's Track Meet

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Puppy-dog tails...

Easter Baskets 2012

We were at Gammy and Gampy's for the weekend.

Kaia's art case

Gabby's gardener's bucket

The highlight of Kaleb's basket was probably his spiderman wallet.

Pennys make-up caboodle

Benny's basket highlight was the DIY sponge sensory toys

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Cuddles

Smelling sweet breath.

Egg Dying 2012

Pretty standard procedure this year. Charlie Brown's Easter Beagle, cups of colors, hard-boiled eggs, some egg-blowing (which I find oddly mesmorizing, sort of like peeling dried elmer's glue off your hands in elementary school), glitter, paint, and jammies.

Gabby's golden egg turned out quite stunning I thought.

This one was fun and easy.

Baby Food and Bow & Arrows

Benny says "Bloody Mole" with his eyes whenever he sees, hears, or smells food in his presence. He lunges for it and starts making raspberries and smacking his lips. He made his siblings breathless with giggles when he frantically yanked a straw out of my In and Out chocolate milk shake and held on to it for dear life, desperately trying to get it into his mouth.  Now, he enjoys pretty much any fruit or vegetable at the table, that is either too hard to break into peices and choke on, or is soft enough to mash between his gums. His favorites are avocado, pear, melon,  broccoli, and a good old apple or carrot on a rope (I tie a big carrot or apple to his chair with some butcher's twine).  He also loves egg yolks, and finger licks of homemade mac and cheese.  He most welcomes food, when it is served on mama's fingers. 

We finally got out the new bow and arrows brought to Gabby from Santa and Dad taught her how to use it. She was darn good.

This chap likes to sit out back in his baby thing and get some fresh air. Never a dull moment in the backyard, between that chickens scurrying about, and Gene showing the kids how to operate a weapon.

Doting Penny.

The Gals guzzling.

Kiddos Around the House-March

Benny is pursuing crawling, rocking on all fours, trying to stand, all the while watching his siblings intently and jamming things in his adorable little mouth.

Penny has been devoting herself to makeup.  Lately, she likes to enter a room with a purse in hand, lips pursed and saturated with gloss, and proclaim with a sigh, "Well...Seems like I'm always late!". Nobody gets it, but is sure is cute!

Gabby can be found sketching, brushing her hair, or tending to Benny

Kaia enjoys a pokemon battle on occasion.  She also loves to create little dens for herself with makeshift beds and nightstands, created from laundry baskets, pillows, and other fort materials.  Clearly..there are no siblings aloud.

This fine gentleman likes sleeping in.