My Girls

So the last number of blogs have been about the boys, how cute they are and how they are developing. Tonight we will get a glimpse of that but with MY GIRLS in the story too. It is easy to forget that we have two great little girl puppies at home that are just a part of the family makeup as the two trouble makers I just put to bed. The boys and girls have games that go on throughout the day from morning wake up to bedtime bath.
I also do have a couple really cute Boy stories to share with you from this week and then last but not least I am going to try and start a "Moment of the week" the idea will be that the moment is one of those moments that has caught me during the week with a strong emotion, sad, hilarious (this week), crazy or just the boys being boys.

Ok, so the girls... when we go upstairs to get the boys ready in the morning we are always joined by Devo and on the rare occasion that Margie is not searching the downstairs tile for a fallen food kernel she will join us as well. The door opens I start singing and Devo does a crazy rush, she runs in checks each bed for the right occupant and then in a full sprint will circle the center of their bedroom floor two or three times before leaping onto B's bed or darting out the join Marge on the food search. "Good morning boys"...love the girls.

During the day there seams to be a constant dog interest. Caleb feels the only way to get his hands clean is to stick them in Devos face and let her lick them, he has yet to understand why it works only some of the time (like when he has food on them but then not so good when it is dirt).
Braydon finds things to throw for Margie or he will start a game of chase that Margie loves for one lap and Devo sees through for the next 20 or 30 laps. They laugh hysterically the whole time. Caleb has a favorite past time of going outside with the dogs (all by himself) sitting in a patio chair and watching the girls run, fight and chase birds! He will be out there for hours!
Zonie also likes to grab Devo by the collar and drag her around..he doesn't get too far before she pulls away but they are a cute pair.
We have started family walks in the evenings and the boys both take turns walking Devo. Braydon always starts because she has the most energy at the beginning and he knows how to pull on the leash and plant his feet so he doesn't get pulled down. Zonie is also getting quite the knack for it, the only problem is that every once in a while he will just let go of the leash and no one recognizes it until Devo is off on her own somewhere.

"Good night boys"... when the boys are in the bathtub Devo loves to come in. They line their toys up on the side of the tub and she comes by to lick the water off of them and one by one knocks them all back in to the boys. They think this is the greatest!! Braydon will be in fits of giggles from the first one she knocks back and Caleb (loving to do whatever his brother does) will stock the side of the tub for round two of Devo knocking them in.

Margie is my "bench warmer" she never really starts a game and she doesn't really ever see a game through to the end but when she is put in to play she is the best and the kids love the game that much more because she is now participating. When it comes to a dog (Devo is great don't get me wrong) but Margie is irreplaceable!

They are great dogs and though I am often overwhelmed with Devo's PUPPYNESS but we are really lucky that the boys have such good friends.

Now for the boys. Caleb has had a BIG week he has started running! It is adorable. His little knees dont bend at the same pace, actually one leg is running while the other is walking but he is certainly covering more ground and loves to put the new skill into action when he sees you coming at him with a diaper in hand. He has also added a few new words to his vocab..."All done" and "your welcome". My favorite thing to report on him is that he is my laundry helper. He loves to push the buttons I show him after I have loaded the clothes and when the dryer is done he will stand in front of the open dryer with me behind him and take out each article of clothing one by one. He takes it out and holds it over his head until I grab it and then he get another one. It is the perfect height for him and in all reality taking the clothes out of the dryer is half the job...So thanks again Zonie!

Braydon fell back in love with a bunch of old toys this week. There were a handful of wooden trains, cars and other random objects that had totally lost their appeal until he and I glued Googlie eyes on them all. That was our craft project one night and now he has put his other toys aside and is playing with all the new faces. (who knew what eyes and a sharpie smile could do to a castaway). They went to the Children's Museum this week with Lauren and had a blast and I am THRILLED to report that Dino Fish is dead....no one took it too hard.

"Moment of the week" Both boys standing around the coffee table playing when Braydon stops playing....looks at Caleb and says "Zonie are you pooping again?" I couldnt stop laughing!!