April and her turtle friends

Hi-diddly-ho!
We've had some unusually cold weather here in the Midwest. It makes us wonder whether or not Hamlet the heat-absorbing hamster is up to his old shenanigans again. Of course, we couldn't possibly know for sure unless we found those magical crystal droppings, but who has time to look?
It's warming up nicely now, and we're all grateful we don't live in Japan, where your toilet might catch on fire.
Samantha kissed a non-relative, naked boy in a bath tub over the weeked. She also gingerly touched his little bottom. I don't know where she gets this kind of behavior. No wait. I suppose I do.
The following pictures are little bit old, but such is the price of lingering in the non-digital age.
This picture makes Becky look like she's about 13 months along. She's actually mostly laying down on that porch swing.

Becky's OBGYN wanted another ultrasound, and boy are we glad we got one. Isn't she beautiful? And she already has teeth!
Sam's really more of a "destroying angel."
This picture was taken at 2:35.
This is 6-year-old cousin Jack. Jack is obviously not a tall boy, but he's wonderfully willing to hug and be hugged by Sam, who has a tendency to psychologically damage other toddlers and babies with her affection.