First signs of summer

The weather allowed us to get into our bathing suits, play in the sprinklers, have a picnic on the grass, and ride bikes in our pajamas this weekend.

Homework Helper

After setting Luke up at the kitchen table to do some homework today, I ran upstairs to do a few little chores.  When I came back, this is I what I discovered.

Really not okay for our cat to be ON our kitchen table ... but too cute not to take a picture of.

Kitty Cat Love

Linus is a pretty amazing cat considering all he puts up with.  He is pretty tolerant with the kids, and even seems to really enjoy being around them, especially Mia.  On this morning the kids were playing on the floor and Linus was snoozing in the rocking chair .... but once Mia saw him there, she rocked him for a bit, and then they both jumped in to join Linus.

A few minutes later....Linus had enough!

Mia is 20 months

Our other babies

When people hear that we have both a dog and a cat, they often will ask us how that works.

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then here is the answer to that question:

Linus moves in

Mia is sleeping in the cradle in our room this weekend while SacEast visits. So, I come up for bed last night, and this is what I find:


Um ... really NOT okay. First I made sure Mia was okay, then I grabbed my camera, and then I started wondering how he was able to get his 14lb body into that cradle and snuggle up at her feet (mind you, she's not even 12lbs), without waking her up!?

Linus seriously thinks that the cradle is his bed ... it's coming down soon and he's going to be one sad kitty.

A "picnic"

Luke set up a "picnic" today. Everything is about pretending and imaginary play right now, so I wasn't surprised when I found Luke setting up a pretend picnic for us. What made me run back and grab my camera was the fact that he set a place for Linus ... and Linus was there cooperating.

We turned Luke's pretend picnic into a real one when I decided that we would eat our real lunch (made up of items that did not crumble or stain!) right there on the staircase landing.

Mia joined us when she woke up from her nap.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Buddies

Luke and Linus have a love-hate relationship.

Here is one of their more loving moments:

Meow

Our watchcat

I went looking for Linus the other night ... and this is where I found him.

I think he was actually sleeping with Luke, but woke up when I came in. He seemed just happy to sit there and watch Luke sleep.

Crazy cat! One day he and Luke will be great friends (right after Luke stops trying to ride on him like he's a horse, and brush his teeth!).

My 19-month-old cutie

How is it possible that he is nearly 20 months old? Here are a few pics from earlier in the week: