Sun Mote Copse de-light-ed

There was a lot going on around her, but Avery was perfectly content in her mother's embrace. She continued to purr, causing Elwood to pause in his tickling of Penn -- which had transformed into blowing raspberries on the boy's soft belly -- and comment on whether or not Avery was actually a cat.

When Crow began to whimper, Avery turned in his direction and stopped purring. She canted her head first to one side, then to the other, as her ears worked to single out her brother's voice among the other noises. Then she emitted a series of yips, effectively saying, "Mom's over here, come on, dude!"