Here are a few facts you may not have known about Chewy and Obi:
-Chewy likes to take showers with us. Actually Obi likes them too, but he prefers to come in and play in the water when you are done. Chewy likes the water so much he decided to join C in a bath recently.
Turns out he prefers showers (don't worry no one was injured during this adventure).
-Chewy and Obi have turned Yoda into a cat. I really mean it! He is a push over - he completely gave up the pet leadership position in the house just after they arrived. He gives up his bed (or shares it and there isn't much room), they groom him, and snuggle up with him to sleep. J actually saw Obi trying to nurse on Yoda (maybe we should have told Obi that Yoda is a male AND a dog). They are all very close - sometimes too close.
-You can't leave a toilet seat up in our house - or you will have footprints on the seat. Is toilet water really that tasty? (I think Yoda might have taught them that one).
-Chewy likes to explore the garage. This isn't our preferred place for him, so he generally gets in trouble for that.
-Obi likes to climb. He likes the rafters in the basement. Wonder if he will be mad when it is finished off?
-They like to chew electrical cords. This is quite annoying especially since they chewed up my noise canceling headphones - those are pretty essential to finishing my dissertation and I am annoyed that I need to get another pair.
-Obi likes to try and catch the fan - ceiling fan. He hasn't been successful but I have a feeling he's going to keep trying.
-They love to join you at the table when you eat. This is a no no, but that doesn't stop them from trying.
-The neighbor kids come to our house to play with the cats. They say they are here to play with H & C, but then end up inside with the cats while the kids are having fun outside.
-Both Obi and Chewy like to snuggle with babysitters. Kind of sweet to come home from a date and see a teenager snuggling your cats.
-They also both like to lick sweaty shaved heads. Weird but true. Strangely enough, those with shaved heads don't seem to mind all that much.
There you go, the not so secret facts about Chewy and Obi.
I love this time of year here! The other day it was nice and cool so we went with some neighbors to pick strawberries. 
We ended up with 10 lbs and I have already made 2 batches of jam - with a third to make this week. Yummy. Our jam from last year is almost gone, so I am making a bit more this year.
C had her preschool graduation last week. It was fun to see her with her friends and close this chapter of her life. They did a 3 little pigs play whereshe was one of the little pigs and said "not by the hair of my chinny chin chin." That was pretty cute and she said her part very well. 
The kids also sang a song and then danced on stage to some music, but C just stood still the entire time (unless her teacher came over to wave her hands in the air). 
I don't think J was a fan of the music - Justin Bieber and Miley Cyrus. Kind of funny that she didn't want to dance - she usually isn't shy, but she said she didn't want to do it in front of so many people. Congrats C, so excited for you to be in kindergarten!
I am a little behind in all things blog related. Too much is happening too quickly and I am too busy to keep up (did I really use use too and to 4 times in one sentence?). 
I will start with H turning 8. This makes me feel really old! When I was a mom of very little kids people often said "enjoy it, it goes so fast". I remember thinking each time I heard that, "yeah right you aren't up with this kid every night - 2am doesn't seem to fly by". W
ell, unfortunately it is true. While the young years seem to drag in some ways, they really zoom by too quickly. So now I am officially a mom of an "older" kid. We spent his birthday doing some of the normal birthday things (cake - or key lime pie, presents), and then went to his soccer game that evening. He was thrilled to have a game on his birthday. He is #16 in the photos. I am sure there will be more soccer photos on this blog in the future. Later this summer Harrison will be baptized and we are very excited for this event. PS His favorite birthday gift was a pocket knife from his dad. 
