Friday, December 23, 2011

great....

It seems two cats in the Shaw household is not enough.


For some reason this stray kitten thinks he belongs in this house. Maybe it is the constant (read: mild obsession) attention that Amya gives to him. This guy does NOT get a break from her. And he seems to be loving every minute of it!


A couple nights ago I stepped out onto the front porch to take a phone call (it was so loud in my house I couldn't hear!). It was a very cold night. I looked up and saw a small animal race across the street, right in front of a car, toward the house. Poor Shelly, I kind of freaked out because I thought I was about see something morbid, and I was yelling into the phone.


This kitten came out of the night and sprung onto the front porch, then scurried into the house. Ugh! As soon as Dan and Amya laid eyes on him...well...I knew.


Nelson and I have similar opinions.



This morning I awoke to Nelson screaming for Daddy! When I rushed into his room, he was still lying down in his crib, but there was a small white kitten laying on his belly, asleep. Nelson did not approve.


We will be putting up flyers in the neighborhood...looking for "Rudolph's" owners. I know there are a couple people in the Shaw household who are praying the flyers go unanswered!

Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Sleepovers Are Not For Sleeping...











...well, maybe they are...

"That's Such A 'Monet'"

photo by Shelly
Amya and Kailey made these "Monet" lily pads with Shelly this week! Beautiful!photo by Barbara

Monday, December 19, 2011

Third Annual Cookie Exchange!


Shelly and I co-hosted our cookie party at her house this year!


There were a lot of these......


......and a WHOLE lot of this!


I ask, what more could you want?

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Before and After

"Before" I offered chocolate as a reward for smiling for the camera...


"After"

Friday, December 16, 2011

This Week...

...Nelson donned a tu-tu and took a few twirls.


...we got a little (I mean LITTLE) bit of snow. It was welcomed by two snow bunnies!






...I decided to try to take "portraits" of the kids by myself....

...30 seconds into it Nelson was totally stressed out!

Monday, December 12, 2011

Amya's New Obsession

A Digital Cupcake!

She bakes and decorates on Dan's phone! That was a weird sentence, I know.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

The Nutcracker!


Our community ballet company puts on a production of scenes from The Nutcracker every year. Amya takes ballet class there and got to be in the ballet! It was beautiful....makes me wish I could dance!!


Teacher Nancy has some kind of magic powers to be able to make little girls do whatever she tells them to! I do not understand how she does it!

Amya was a little mouse! All the little mice danced around and followed the "Momma Mouse" a.k.a. Teacher Nancy. Amya is on the left.


Amya is the little mouse on the left with her head up!

Friday, December 9, 2011

This Week...

...we had lots of playdates!








...Amya practiced being baby mouse #7.



....we swam.




...Nelson was happy! YEAH!!!