Introducing...Vala the Hedgie

So, we decided that a mom/wife, a daughter and 3 girl chinchillas just didn't give us a high enough girl count for our house. I mean, I grew up with gads of sisters so I miss that estrogen-rich environment. We had an opportunity to add another girlie to our collection when another family on our homeschool email list needed to find a new home for their little hedgehog. My sister, Mindy, has had a notable history of hedgie ownership so we have our own expert that helped us figure out we wanted the cute little bugger. Kyrie and I went and picked her up tonight and she sure is cute. We've pretty much just enjoyed looking at her so far since she needs time to acclimate and get settled in. She also hasn't been very socialized so far so we'll have some work to do in that department. We look forward to getting to know her and her hedgie ways. We're already coming up with fun ideas of a little house to make for her and such things. I'm sure some of those pictures will crop up here as well.
Today, Kyrie started attending a little theater group a homeschool mom in our group has started doing. Her best friend, Felicity, and her little sister, Avonlea, are doing it as well. I think it's going to be a big hit. They did some fun activities that reminded me a bit of "Whose Line is It Anyway?" When I came to pick them up, there was much smiling and laughing so I think this will be fun. Kathryn, the mom doing it, is really good with the kids and helps them feel comfortable doing new and sometimes silly things.