All Grow'd Up! :D

When we last looked in on the Tea household, a new addition had made its way into the family and Peppercini was not taking it well at all.
Obviously it was not Honeydew's lack of sweetness.

Strawkiwi: Goochi-goochi-goo! Daddy's little princess is so sweet isn't she!?
Honeydew: *shrilly laughs then spits up all over Strawkiwi's shirt*Thistle was trying to get prepared to go back to work by learning some new recipes but was getting so frustrated and tired she kept throwing the books!


Meanwhile Thistle continued to warily watch Pepper with Honeydew. She didn't know what to make of the situation until...


She caught Pepper in the room one day holding Honeydew's bunny-bear.

He's lonely Thistle told Strawkiwi that night, We've been so busy with Honeydew that we haven't noticed!

Strawkiwi: Tomorrow night we'll take him out just the three of us


The next night Mint Fizz came over so that Strawkiwi, Thistle and Peppercini could go out together.

Mint Fizz: Here I've come to save the day!!! *laughs*


Thistle and Strawkiwi had a wonderful time out with Peppercini, the happy threesome went fishing and bike riding and ended the day by playing putt-putt and eating some pizza. The whole afternoon and evening Peppercini talked their ears off non-stop. Right before they left the pizza parlor to head home, Thistle and Strawkiwi explained to Pepper that he needed to just let them know when he was feeling lonely instead of being mean or rude to his baby sister. Pepper nodded and seemed noticeably happier, he was growing up so fast!
When they returned home, Mint was playing the guitar and singing nursery rhymes for Honeydew. In the threesome's absence, Honeydew had done some growing of her own!


Ta-daa! Are sweet little Honeydew is all grow'd up!

Thistle seemed less happy about missing her daughters birthday than the others.


Mint had made a cake and after they had all had a slice, Peppercini helped wash dishes!


Thistle picked up her little one and felt a little sad that she was growing up so quickly.


Thistle was even more suprised when Peppercini invited his friends over and sang happy birthday to Honeydew!

That night after putting everyone to bed, Thistle was cleaning up the kitchen when she felt sick. She knew immediately what was going on...another little one was on the way!


Thistle was startled out of her train of thought by hearing Honeydew cry out.


Thistle: What a pouty face! Did you have a bad dream?

Thistle sat her daugther down and started talking to her, to her suprise Honeydew started talking back! And boy what a diva she was turning out to be already! :)


Afraid to tell their son that another baby was on the way without fufilling their previous promise, Thistle and Strawkiwi bought Pepper his dream bike.


The look on his face was priceless as he sat on the bike and looked at his mum and dad! They then told him about the baby on the way and he seemed not concerned at all. Instead he excitedly asked if he could go fishing with his new best friend Todd and Thistle had to laugh before she could even tell him to go ahead.

Again, as it had the last two times, pregnancy caused Thistle to crave food endlessly. This time it was key lime pie--her favorite.

In fact, she loved it so much that she made it over and over and even sang about it!


Thistle: Key lime pie, key lime pie, gee how I love you, gee how I love you...


I think pregnancy is really does do a number of your brain Thistle.