At snack time, Hailey asked if she could make "butterfly bread" (something she made at school). She told me all the things we would need - bread, butter, carrot sticks, and M&M's. (I didn't have any M&M's so we just used Skittles.) She said "OK, first we need butter the bread and then cut them into two triangles." She showed Max how to put them on his plate to make the wings. Then they added carrot sticks for the body and decorated the wings with the Skittles. She was very proud of herself for knowing how to make it and teaching it to us.


Max loved making his "butterfly".

Now time to eat it.




Abby's first bath, well her first bath at home anyway. (The breeder did give her a bath before we picked her up.)


She looks even smaller when she's wet.


Abby and Jack woke me up at 7:00 this morning. Hailey also must have heard Abby whimpering in her cage cause she came out shortly after. I fed Jack on the couch and Hailey cuddled with Abby at the other end. Max woke up at 8:00, The kids took turns cuddling with Abby while we watched Curious George. Abby fell right asleep on their laps. She is so cuddly. The kids just love her. After watching Curious George and Sid The Science Kid, the kids had fun playing with Abby. They ran back and forth and Abby chased them. They were laughing so hard and Abby's tail was really wagging. Jack thought it was funny too and was laughing at them. After breakfast, I put Jack on the floor to play. Abby kept coming up to him and he would reach out to touch her and then lean over to give her kisses (with mouth wide open). When Abby would walk away from him, he would start crying. Then as soon as Abby walked back up to him, he would smile and was happy again. He did this many times today. I took the kids outside to play after lunch. Abby didn't like to be down, maybe because of the wind. We went to store when Bruce got home from work. We gave all the kids baths tonight, including Abby. First Hailey and Max, then Jack, and then Abby. Abby actually seemed to really like her bath. She was very good about getting brushed too. She layed right back on my lap as I brushed her. She especially liked having her belly brushed. She didn't like the blow dryer much though. She acted a little scared of it. She was very playful after she was all done.