More of Squirt

We love that she sucks her thumb!
Thanks so much for the lovely photos, Ann!!

We love getting out!!

My kids are really fun, really cute, really charming--especially when we're out. Just like their mother, they love getting out. So today we went to the supermarket and it was very exciting for everyone because I was picking up some Grape Nuts and a canning funnel for myself (and a few other odds and ends), and Squeak and Pip were both getting a balloon at the end (because it's free). And Squirt got to look at her favorite person during the whole excursion. Excitement all around.

As we were waiting for the balloons, an older gentleman began admiring Squeak and Pip. And they just turned on the charm. "Hi!" said my little cherub, Pip. Squeak greeted him and started hamming it up. Pip called him "Bis-baba" (that's how they say "Great-Grandpa"). It turns out that this nice man has six girls, twenty-five grandchildren, and twenty-six great-grandchildren (so far). After a few minutes of conversation, he left. Pip wondered where he had gone, but I was busy getting the balloons, so I didn't see. Suddenly he returned with two candy bars he had just purchased. Oh, wow, and my favorite kind, too! He handed one to each of them--they were so excited. Balloons AND Butterfingers. What a party!