Knitting and Lizards

Nice random title....right Hannah? My little sister Hannah happens to think I have random thoughts....so I knew she'd enjoy this title. ☺ I've been so into my newest hobby lately that I've hardly had time to blog, or take photos, or make dinner...just kidding....don't worry I've been fulfilling all of my mothering duties! But I am really excited that I can now knit. In fact I told Scott I no longer have any boring moments!!

 Whenever I am waiting in the car, or listening to Hailey read, or watching TV with the kids, or watching them play even, I pick up my knitting. Not that all those moments are boring, but sometimes I need a little something to do with my hands. Above is my first clothing creation...skirts for the American Girl dolls....much more economical than buying them I might add! I am currently working on skirt #3. I also made a hat which was way too big for anyone in our family, so was given to a friend with a bigger head...more hair I should say....I am also currently working on a dress. It's lots of fun and I have a knitting friend who has helped me a ton. And the added bonus is she has a little girl who gets along fabulously with Avery and Alex, so for the most part Tami and I knit in peace (in between handing out fruit snacks and gogurts).

Also as you can tell from the above pictures....Avery is in lizard heaven. That's right....we have another lizard. I have serious concerns that after adding Lizard #2 to the family that soon we will become like a reptile family that has all kinds of reptiles roaming free through the house. If people start asking us to come entertain at their children's Birthday parties I will know we have crossed over from normal family.....to reptile family. Scary!!!

Anyway our newest addition comes from our good friend Angie. She is actually the one who inspired Avery to get  a lizard in the first place. She and her son Dillon decided their days of lizard parenting are over so they blessed us with Cricket!! Complete with a much nicer cage than Fishie has! And the best news is Fishie and Cricket are living quite happily together in the nice, new life cage. Which means a certain large aquarium is empty and a certain man in the house seems to be looking longingly at it ready to fill it with fish. Seriously....we need to sell tickets to small children to come to the Hoefer Zoo!!

(And this post is for you Katie....another sister...who was concerned about the family since I hadn't blogged or facebooked in awhile. We are alive and well. Just busy knitting and lizard tending.) ♥♥♥