Cute kids!

Here are some random pictures of the kids from the last few weeks:

Cute Kaylee, finally getting some front teeth. (She was so excited that she could actually eat the corn straight off the cob last time we had it.)

Goofy Rachel. ;-) She is becoming more and more silly and giggly these days. Definitely hitting preteen years.

There's are handsome boy. He's also getting those front teeth back.

Sara, of course, has to copy Rachel's goofy face. Cute girl!

Like mother, like daughter... I sucked on my middle two fingers when I was little and my parents had a hard time breaking me of that habit. My poor mom tried putting hot sauce on my fingers (which I eventually licked off), sewing little covers that went over my fingers and tied around my hand (that didn't work either), and finally they took me to the dentist to have something put in my mouth which wouldn't let me get a suction when I tried to suck on my fingers.
I should have guessed we would have some struggles with this with Brooklyn because even in most of the ultrasound pictures she had her hand in her mouth. I've just about given up trying to keep them out of her mouth now, although I do on occasion still try to get her to take a pacifier instead. Sometimes it works, but not usually. I guess we'll eventually figure out if this habit is as hard for her to break as it was for her mother. (Hopefully not. ;-)

As part of the daily charts for the kids they have to set out their clothes for the next day. One day I walked into Bryant's room and this is what I found. He had set out clothes and jammies for the next few days for himself and his stuffed monkey. They were all so neatly displayed on his train table I had to take a picture. Silly boy!

Sara still likes to have turns to hold "Book-a-lynn". She only lasts for a few seconds most of the time, but they both love it. Brooklyn's face lights up when her siblings talk to her.

I went to check on Sara during nap time one day and this is what I found. You can barely see her head and her arm sticking out from under the book, which she apparently fell asleep reading.

Yes, Sara LOVES her stickers. She occasionally gets a treat of Mom giving her a full sheet of stickers to play with. Once in her hands, they don't last long. I just have to try and make sure they all come off before her clothes get washed. So far we've only had one mishap. ;-)

Brooklyn loves to play with her mobile. It's fun to hear her squealing and squirming with delight, and I love that it keeps her occupied so I can get something done occasionally.

Sara and her baby doll, which she convinced the Moore's to let her take home. (Thanks again Lisa.) She absolutely loves carrying this doll around with her and gets quite concerned if the music doesn't play the same, or if it doesn't light up (usually because the batteries are not in the perfect position, or need to be replaced.)