Kitties and Pink Bones

It was a rough night for me last night (both girls were waking me up every hour or so for something) so Sean let me sleep in while he took care of the girls before church. I found this picture in our picture file on the computer and discovered what he and Brooklyn did while Mommy blissfully slept....This is Brooklyn's favorite dress - her Easter dress this year. It's pretty fancy and I don't like her to play outside in it or wear it for anything other than church or nice occasions. Every day she wants to wear the "pink dress with the pink bones." **There are two little pink bows on the dress and, try as I might, I cannot get Brooklyn to say bows instead of bones!** Anyway, she knew it was finally a church day and I think she had this dress on before she even got her morning cup of juice. She also put her pink bone in her hair to match. The girl loves pink. All girl.

And yet...she couldn't resist the kittens. She sneaks out to our bodega (our laundry/storage building) quite often to get a peek at the kittens and play with them. If I had been awake I never would have allowed this (do you not see how the one kitten is shredding her pretty dress with its little claws?) but Sean grabbed the camera instead. Oh well. Good picture anyway. And a nice shot of our washing machine!

The kittens are ready to go to their new home - an orphanage run by a missionary here in Shell that has had a rat problem. They look like rat killers, don't you think? I have a feeling that at this point, the rats are bigger than the kitties! They have given the bodega a distinctive smell, though, that is bound to keep rats at bay....or anyone else, for that matter.

**Oh, and if you click to enlarge the picture you will also notice Brooklyn's dirty face after eating breakfast with Dad. Goes nicely with the Sunday attire, don't you think?! This kid cracks me up!