All it took was a little instruction from Papa to get them started.

LiliBee asked for a little clarification.

CareBear needed a little reminder.

But, once they got going, a good time was had by all!

CareBear likes to show off their handiwork.

LiliBee explains how everything works.

And then there is lots of climbing.

And jumping.

And climbing.

And, surprisingly, a lot of getting along!

They’re apparently playing with scraps of the new floor.

And fishing in the water dish, or something.

I ask them “aren’t you cold?”…

And LiliBee agrees that it might be a bit chilly.

We had a pretty boring week for the most part, just the usual stuff. CareBear went to school, we visited the farm, we ran errands in the rain. Our big fun was going to Z’s third birthday party! Cake, balloons and presents are always lots of fun. The birthday girl got a big kick out of blowing out the candles and doing some quality control on the cake frosting. It’s fun to see all of the kids growing up and changing so much year to year.

I promised to share the ultrasound pictures of Banjo this week, but my scanner won’t talk to my computer. I’ll have to get my computer guy right on that… or I might wait until he’s not so overwhelmed with finishing the rest of the house!

This week will hopefully bring things back to normal. Chris is back to work after his unanticipated vacation time and I get to go to preschool on Thursday to play with the kids… I mean “work”. And we’ll be planning for LiliBee’s birthday! I can’t believe she’s going to be two years old next week…

Scheduled to arrive early next year.

“Stand over there together so we can take a cute picture of you!”

“Ok, look over here!”

There. Kind of.

And it’s all over.

So, like idiots, we tried again.

“Stand by that tree so we can see how tall you are!”

“Ok, look at the camera!”

“Yes, that’s a pretty dress.”

“Can’t you both smile at the same time?”

And, because we are incapable of learning our lesson…

“Sit on those cool benches!”

“Wait! Let me take the picture!”

Ehhh… forget it.

This is why I take so many pictures. It takes a lot to get a few good ones!

The kids love the goo because it acts kind of solid when you pick it up and then oozes right through your fingers.

This makes it particularly good for making a big mess.

You’ll notice that I tried to use a sheet to keep things a bit cleaner. It didn’t work.

Luckily, this stuff dries fairly quickly and sweeps or vacuums relatively easily once it does. Cleaning up the kids requires a little more creativity… particularly trying to keep them from shedding bits of colored goo all over the house.

I’ve learned that the pink and green colors clean up more easily than the blue.

After the fun of goo time, everyone needs a break.

Though CareBear’s definition of “break” is different than LiliBee’s.