Forest Caturday

 Just look how brave our little Devon Rex kittens are 

traipsing through the forest.....

Look at this huge forest ahead of us

How can we ever traverse this thick wilderness?

I am going to try to make my way through

Oh... I need a rest

I don't think we will make it through this Caturday

Let's just hang out in this nice meadow

Happy Caturday!!!!

Happy Half Birthday Hazel

 Yesterday we celebrated Hazel's half birthday!!! 

This sweet, thoughtful, creative, smart, girl is now THREE and a HALF!!

And what do we do for half birthdays?

Make half a birthday cake of course!!!

With lots of sprinkles *obviously* 

And we mean LOTS

Of sprinkles. Don't forget to add in toddler giggling. That is required for the recipe!

Half birthday sprinkle fantastic!

Time to add the frosting and decorations

UH OH! Baby monster is awake and ready to "help"

Guess who signed 'more' and said Mooooooooooe the whole rest of the time we finished the cake.

Luckily we finished without too many casualties by the smallest toddler

Happy Half Birthday Hazel!

May you stay as colorfully YOU as ever!

I cannot believe you will be FOUR in just six months time!

I love you oh so Much!

Always,

Amelia

Charlie and Biscuit go for a Swing

 Kipper the dog the stuffed animal (who was once Grandma's lovie and now belongs to Colton who lovingly renamed him Biscuit) invited Charlie puppy lovie and Hazel to come over to Yesteryear Acres to try out the new swings Grandpa installed. 

First Biscuit and Charlie tried the bucket swing that goes really really high!

Biscuit was SO brave and tried the swing first

Good job Biscuit!!

Now for double the puppy loves in a swing

Go Charlie!

Go Biscuit

Everything is better

When you can share together!

Oh cousin crew.... Do you know what else could be fun?!

Taking the puppies for a swing on your lap!

Let's go puppies!

"Weeeee!"

Mid-Swing *SMOOOCH*

Best

Puppy Lovie

Playdate

Ever!

May the adventures of Biscuit and Charlie continue!!!

Always,

Amelia 

Is He Awake YET MOM??!

 Well it seems like Thatcher has become the Doodle doggies favorite human... Endless fetch, smells like snacks, drops said snacks, not fast enough to catch them and demand hugs ... A big 10/10 in their book!

Thatcher had the NERVE to take a long nap in the afternoon and the Doodles kept staring at me...

Chews ball intensely... 

Is he awake yet??

No, sorry not yet Mav

SIGH, guess I will play by myself...

I have my ball

The really good throwing one....

Is he awake yet Mom?!!?

Oh silly boys!

You will be the first to know when he's up!

OHHH Thatcher... The doggies are ready to play!!!

Always,

Amelia 

Has Anyone Seen

 I don't know if it is just our weird subgenre of family... but if you were to go up to *most* of us and say, "Has anyone seen..." and pause. I can say with 97.5% confidence we would respond "A dog dyed dark green??? She's about two inches tall with a strawberry blonde paw!" And if that doesn't ring a bell in your head you can be glad you don't have that lingering song lyric game in your head 24/7 and then go check out 'Quiche Lorraine' by the B-52's (*disclaimer, I have always hated the ending of that song, but it still gives a chuckle).  So when I was putting Hazel to bed and saw Alice hiding in the lovie pile on her bed, I just could NOT help myself and had to have a good ole giggle fest!

Has anyone seen... 

A doggie hiding in this scene?

Oh ALICEEEE Where are you!?! 

Always,

Amelia 

Junior Fetch Wrangler

 We got a real live Junior Fetch Wrangler here at Always Amelia!

Thatcher has been doing a LOT of copying lately, from words to routines, he's trying it all

But my FAVORITE one -although him putting dishes into the sink and helping with the dishwasher are a close second-

Is trying to work our fetch throwing stick to play with Ernie!

Ernie is sooo patient

"Errrneeeee Draaaaaa"

Aka- Ernie Drop

I never have to say "keep your eye on the ball to Thatcher, he's after it!

With a little bit of teamwork

To make the dream work

Thatcher is ready for his next toss

Come on Ernie!

"RUFF RUFFFFF!!! RUUUUUFFF RUUUUF!!"

Extra points for enthusiasm with the throwing stick to cheer Ernie on home!

My little Junior Fetch Wrangler!

The best days are spent like this <3 

Always,

Amelia