Our Hands Full

Here is what our hands have been full of lately:Ksenya is a little pianist - always playing (and struggling to share practice time with her brother). She also loves to read and is still a huge fan of Junie B. Jones, and has also been loving the "Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle" series again. She is our "little Mama" and is a little bossy and a lot helpful. She likes to sneak in and clean the kitchen for Mom when I'm not looking.
Kabe is a major ham - always trying to get people to laugh and usually in very obnoxious ways. He is a laugher and loves loves loves school. He likes to read, enjoys his piano lessons but most of all loves being outside. He is the bringer of the wood and the feeder of the horse and is always very willing to do his "chores". He likes to sneak outside and bring Mom pretty rocks that he finds.
Miss Ayvri is quite the determined little one and knows when she doesn't want to do something. She is usually a happy girl and is very happy to finally get to go to "freeschool" twice a week. She loves coloring and playing with her babies and her kitchen and likes to hold her baby sister whenever she can. She sneaks hugs from anyone she can whenever she can and has a great contagious giggle that she is free with.
Brigham is a brute and loves to attack you when you're not looking. He's a loving cuddly guy who loves to be read to and played with. His favorite things all have wheels and the whole family likes to get him to say "Kachow" and "You hurt your what?". He is constantly asking to watch the cars movie and has to have his cars jammies and book at bedtime. He is finally learning how to make the kissing sound when he gives kisses which helps it to feel a little less like a head butt. He likes to sing in church (during the speakers) and in the grocery store and just about every other public place he's in and he has the sweetest little singing voice.
Darla is all smiles all the time unless she's messy (which she hates) or hungry (which is pretty well scheduled these days). She loves all the attention she gets and likes to be in her pack-n-play out in the middle of all the chaos. She still loves to be in the sling with Mommy but is getting big enough and wiggly enough that it's not going to last forever. She loves to roll over and wiggle around and is always kicking. She was wearing her slippers that Grandma made her the other day and found her feet and has since not been able to leave them alone. She also likes to hear herself talk and makes the best baby noises.

Dad & Mom are staying busy at work. Mom helps out at the office most days for a few hours or more and Daddy is putting in lots of hours and energy every day but Sunday there. They have both taken up reading again and Daddy is finishing "Great Expectations" and Mommy just finished "A Tale of Two Cities".