Dishwasher

Isi can use a step stool. She's a menace.

Then she got (fell) off and walks, pushing it. Looking for trouble!

Isi and Butterscotch: a love story

It's a little one-sided

She loves him. She thinks everything he does is hilarious. She grabs his bell if he'll stay still (below). He....tolerates her. But he doesn't run away. He does stay right where she can't get closer though.

She's learning to pet and not grab fur.

Church clothes

Isi is ready for Mass! Tessa too

Car Mass!

Now we're home and still cute

PE

It's been a while since we went to gymnastics, so Justin is running exercise classes

Max and Tessa were in bed but wanted to join in too

Messes

It's a lot of fun to dump stuff out

 

Reading eggs

This is part of Tessa's school work, but anything on a screen is fascinating 

“Teepee”

Is it cultural appropriation? Maybe. Is it inaccurate? Yes!

Standing

She has excellent control and lowers herself, but will she step? Not yet!

Snowplow

First it snows. Then you plow.

Then your sister insists on being in the picture 

Doorbell

Charlie used his circuits to make a doorbell! James helped, Max tested.

Snow creatures

Lucy built a snow chicken and used discarded feathers

James built a snow hobbit

Charlie built a snow Gandalf, with staff

Pj pants

Max apparently got the memo that this is the time to wear pj pants with regular shirts because that's what he's done the last two days.

His zoom speech therapist will never know. Unless he tells her, and he might. Those are Lightning McQueen pants, and worth bragging about.

Naps

Max likes to sleep here by my bed at nap. Kids are weird. Butterscotch has the more comfortable spot, but Max makes sure he has an exercise mat, Justin's pillow, and my blue blanket.

Stuff Isi Likes

The pantry. She loves the pantry.

She usually likes the playpen, which is good because I set her in there frequently so I don't have to watch her around the stairs. Or the pantry, or the boys' room, or any of the other places she believes she belongs.  

More chickens

Are you sick of chicken pictures? It's Charlie! And Morbin Blackchicken! (This is my favorite name because in a favorite book of theirs the villain is a hawk named Morbin Blackhawk and this is the meanest chicken.)

Yes they do visit the neighbors every day.

Experiment

Justin and Charlie did a science experiment and Max was prepared to watch safely

More outside animals

Extra impressive: one chicken and one cat

Costumes

Max was a pirate

Tessa tried out the dinosaur

Before and after

Max had a snack and went to get her one but she thought he just took the food and left

But then she had some

Isi’s Saturday

Charlie will push her, and she can hold herself up no problem 

She loves Butterscotch. He fascinates her. So they're both in the shower.

Bonus: Max in the snow

Chickens

The kids helped the neighbors clip the chickens' wings and then had an impromptu photo session. Prepare yourself for chicken pictures.

Chickens

The neighbors have a great view!