#McBurrows family

[sylvanitchi]

magical babies ✨

[shilohsylvanian]

Mushroom hunting 💕

[del-sol-diminutives]

The Big Lemonade Stand Scoop!

Porto del Sol’s summers are always hot and sunny. This summer, Huey Seabreeze and Muddy McBurrows concocted a plan both cool and delicious. Lemonade!

“Now you boys have everything you need, don’t you? Extra cups and lemons and —“ asked Heidi McBurrows.

“Yes, Mom! We’re all ready to go.” The boys had been planning for days over the McBurrows’ coffee table, from borrowing and decorating the cart to testing lemonade recipes until they both had one they agreed on.

“All right, sweetie. You two have a good time.���

“Thanks, Mom!”

“Thanks, Mrs. McBurrows! We’ll do our best!”

The first to arrive at their little stand was the town mayor, Lionel Grand, and his son Lawrence. 

“Well, boys, what’s all this?” Lionel asked, examining their stand with great interest.

“Lemonade, Daddy! Can we have some? Please?” Lawrence asked shyly, burrowing into his father’s side.

“I think we can, if these fine young men will sell us some.”

“Of course, Mr. Grand!” Muddy passed out the cups that Huey poured.

“Please enjoy them, sir!” Huey gulped nervously. Their first customer was the mayor? This was make-or-break!

“This is delicious, isn’t it, Lawrence?” Lionel asked.

“Oh yes, Daddy! It’s really yummy! And nice and sweet on a hot day like today.”

“Well, thank you, gentlemen,” said Lionel. “We’ll be sure to tell everyone we meet today how wonderful your lemonade is.”

“Thank you, sir!” both boys exclaimed, and waved as their first customers headed into town.

“That was sure nice of him,” Muddy mused aloud.

“It was!” Huey said, wiping down the cart. He glanced back up, and his eyes widened. “Oh boy. Muddy, look!”

The mayor certainly had made good on his promise to tell people. Within minutes, the boys had a line that wrapped around their cart and continued down the riverbank. Everyone from town seemed to have decided to come out for a treat!

“Very fine lemonade, this. Good job, boys,” said Merlot.

“Thank you, Mr. Redwood!” Approval from the vintner and his wife was even better than the approval of the mayor! Everyone knew how hard they worked to make the delicious wines and juices Porto del Sol was famous for.

“Yes, indeed. Keep up the good work,” Shiraz assured them. “It’s wonderfully refreshing.”

“Thank you, ma’am!”

The line behind the Redwoods burst into a murmur of excitement, above and beyond the ongoing chatter as people waited. Everyone sounded enthusiastic about the boys’ little enterprise, especially with the Redwoods’ stamp of approval.

They served and served, and finally had to break out their reserved extra jug of lemonade. “It’s a good thing we made a lot before we set up,” Huey told Muddy.

“For sure,” worried Muddy. “After Samuel and Karen, here come the Pickleweeds!” There were seven in the Pickleweed family, and every single one of them was here.

“Oh boy … I hope we have enough!”

Huey wiped his forehead and breathed out a “phew!” The Pickleweeds had come and gone, and he and Muddy could see the end of the line. It looked like they had just enough to serve the Persians and Martha.

“Here you are! Thanks so much for coming by,” Huey passed out glasses to the Persians, while Muddy busied himself juicing more lemons and pouring more water.

He paused, and Huey could hear him mutter, “Uh-oh.”

He didn’t get a chance to ask Muddy what was wrong, because Hector and Isabella showed up just at that moment. “Hi Huey! Mom sent us to get some lemonade for Dad, please!” Hector said.

“He’s so busy working today, and it’s so hot. We’re bringing him his lunch, and a big thermos of your lemonade would really hit the spot.”

“Well, you’re in luck,” said Huey. “Muddy’s making more, but we should have just enough left to fill up that thermos.”

“Thanks, Huey! Thanks, Muddy,” the other kids chorused, and waved as they headed for Charles’ farmland.

“What was uh-oh?” Huey asked, once the Hunter-Smyths had gone.

“We forgot to bring more sugar!”

“Oh no! What’ll we do?” Now was not the time to panic! They both fell silent for a moment, trying to figure out what next.

“The Chocolates are just around the corner,” Muddy suggested. “Maybe Mrs. Chocolate will let us borrow some.”

“That’s a good idea,” agreed Huey. “If you’ll finish getting the rest of the lemons squeezed, I’ll go ask.” He pattered off before Muddy had a chance to say anything, and returned a few minutes later with a small blue canister. 

“She said we could take the whole jar and bring it back when we were done for the day,” he said excitedly. “Now we don’t have to worry about running out!”

“Phew! Well, let’s get this put together before anyone else shows up!” It was a good thing they scrambled, because —

“Hi guys! Smile! Freya wants to interview you for the paper!” Sherry said, just as they set down the fresh pitcher. She snapped their photo with smiles all around.

“That’s right! We overheard you asking Mom about the sugar, and your lemonade stand sounds awesome! Tell us all about everything! We’ll make it front-page!” Freya enthused.

The boys looked at each other in amazement. From the mayor, to the vintner, to the paper! Okay, it was Freya’s little Daily Chocolate that she hand-published, but even so, that was big! And Freya’s dad posted the paper up in his cafe, so people besides the kids would see it, too. Hopefully Freya would write them a nice article.

Muddy started explaining how they’d planned their enterprise, while Huey fetched her a tall glass of their freshly-made lemonade.

“I’m so excited to try it! Everyone’s been saying it’s so delicious and s—s——

“SALTY!” howled Freya. “You’ve been sabotaged! This is the crime of the century!”

Sherry put her hands up. “Freya, please, stop and think. They got the sugar from your own mom. There’s no way she would sabotage — “

“Someone must have sneaked into our house! That’s even worse!’ Freya started scribbling furiously in her notebook.

Huey took a tentative sip of the lemonade. Freya was right; it was terrible! The boys looked at each other anxiously, and Muddy wiped away sweat from his forehead. Front-page might not be good for them after all!

“Freya, dear, calm down,” said a familiar voice.

“Mrs. Chocolate!”

“Hello, boys. Hi, Sherry,” she beamed, and turned apologetically to Huey. She was carrying an identical blue canister to the one Huey had brought earlier, but it was a size larger. “I’m sorry, Huey. When I told you to take the blue canister, I didn’t tell you which one. The sugar is in the bigger one.”

“Oh, that’s what happened!” Huey looked flustered, but relieved. “I’m sorry, Mrs. Chocolate. I must have used two cups of your salt!”

“That’s all right! Let’s make up a new batch,” she suggested, offering the boys the other canister. They quickly set to work.

“Aw,” Freya groused quietly. There was no sabotage, just a misunderstanding. She drew a disappointed line through her Lemonade Stand Larceny title. Sherry patted her on the shoulder. “How about Lemonade Stand Luxury?” she suggested instead, as Muddy passed them each a newly-mixed lemonade.

“Aaaah…” Delicious. It was so delicious; cool and refreshing just like everyone else had said. “I think we can do that,” Freya decided, her disappointment vanishing under a wave of sweet lemonade. She nodded enthusiastically at Huey and Muddy. “Just you wait and see!”

“Thanks for helping us, Mrs. Chocolate,” the boys said gratefully. Not only had she saved them from a lemonade disaster, she’d saved them from Freya roasting them in the paper. What a relief!

“It’s my pleasure. Good luck with the rest of your day, boys!”

———————

The rest of the day went smoothly. Freya flopped nearby and scribbled furiously while Sherry snapped photos, and other friends came and went, getting fresh glasses of lemonade to top off their day. Finally, worn out and tired, the boys started packing up.

“That was a great day,” Muddy enthused. “Even with the mix-up!”

“It sure was, but I’ve learned my lesson,” Huey agreed. “Always, always taste-test before you serve anything to Freya!”

[systemsylvania]

McBurrows Mole Family

Brother - Muddy McBurrows

BROTHER MUDDY McBURROWS keeps his mother very busy too. He always seems to be covered in mud, even when no rain has fallen for weeks onend. Muddy sets off to school every day in a clean pair of blue and white dungarees – but by the time he gets back home, no one can tell what colour they are! How this happens Muddy is never quite sure, especially as he only plays rugby and football a couple of times a week! Of course, his mother always makes him jump in the bath the moment he steps through the door, but his father just strokes his head proudly and says, “You're my little mud magnet, you are!”

[arlo-rose]

I don’t have an explanation for this just that I’ve been obsessed with calico critters/sylvanian families since I was like 6 and me and @knightcharlotte were in vc unsupervised so…

Fable SMP characters as calico critters/sylvanian families:

Aax: floater seal family

Addie: Midnight cat family

Arisanna(+ the allays): Puddleford duck family

Athena: Maple cat family

Bruin: Porridge bear family

Caspian: Brushwood shiba family

Centross: Alpine snow leopard family (but maybe make it black so it’s a regular panther?)

Easton: McBurrows mole family

Fenris: Husky family (but make them darker colors too?)

Galahad: Soyokaze cat family

(I love these ones sm they’re so cute)

Haley: Fisher cat family

Icarus: Tuxedo cat family (I’m still debating about this one they were tricky)

Momboo: Walnut squirrel family

Ocie: Cove otter family

Rae: Flora rabbit family(but with darker colors maybe?)

(Am I biased cause these ones are my favorites and I really wanted Rae to be a rabbit? Absolutely yes)

Seven: Gray cat family

Ulysses: Splashy otter family

Ven: Slydale fox family

Will: Penguin family

Thank you for coming to our ted talk :D

[jishinsjourney]

It’s casual day for William and Stella!

They needed something a little less fancy than their special-date clothes. This way they can look nice but not worry too much about getting messy if they have work to do.

Both outfits are made from the Sylvanian Families pattern books I picked up on Etsy, and that is also where I acquired the tiny buttons.

Up next will probably be new outfits for the McBurrows family, and a small story photo-shoot with the lemonade stand once Muddy has something more than a vest to wear. I want to incorporate most of my characters into that, at least in cameo, so everyone’s gotta look good.

[inhidingxoxo3637]

Acosta is the sylvanian family mole

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[sylvanianfamilieslove]

[calicocritteroftheday]

calico critter of the day:

molly mcburrows (mcburrows mole family sister)

birthday: june 27th, 1985 (cancer)

[toytheatre]

Sylvanian Families - McBurrows Mole Family 

[beingstacey]

My answers under a read more because it’s kinda long.

1.     When did you got your first Sylvanian/CC? 

I was given some as a gift for my fourth birthday.

2.     -Who was your first SF/CC?

Margot Marmalade and the baby twins.

3.     -Which was your first family (complete or almost)?

The White Warren Rabbits.

4.     Did you had any as a child? And/or did you like them?

Yes, I loved them as a child. I moved away from them as a teenager and started dabbling in collecting as an adult.

5.     Was their a character/item you really wanted but never got as a child? 

I wanted the Dandelion Twins and the Underwood Badger family. I also longed for the cream mansion with the green roof.

6.     Did you watched the cartoon? Did you watch it now?

I didn’t watch the cartoon but I watched The Sylvanian Families Stories narrated by Bernard Cribbins.

7.     Who is your favorite character/family?  

Margot Marmalade will always be special to me. I love Nurse Emily Nightingale, Ollie Oakwood, Lena Bamboo, The Bullrush family, Heidi McBurrows, and Miranda Maple.

8.     Any character/family you don’t like?

The DeBurg Penguins. I’m not a big fan of the chocolate rabbits either (sorry). I don’t like the new anthropomorphic horses – I like them as objects and the sets are nice, but I don’t feel they’re in keeping with the SF brand.

9.     Do you have any fakes or off-brand?

No for the figures. I try to furnish the house with only SF items. I have bought dolls house rugs because there are no official SF ones. I’m thinking of wall papering a cottage with regular doll’s house paper.

10.  Do you have any houses/buildings or do you just have the figures?

I have the windmill, canal boat, boutique, school house, the original cottage, the cottage with the balcony, the caravan. I recently got two broken country manors from Ebay with enough good bits to make a three storey mansion. Oh and the Cottage Hospital, Florist, and Post Office. The little buildings are my favourites.

11.  Did you make things for them? (clothes, furnitures, or customs?)

I remember making books for them as a child. I tried some of the crafts in the collector’s magazine when I was young. I’ve made bedding for them because I think that’s something the range is missing.

12.  What is your most wanted family/building/Set?

Right now I’m interested in the nursey toy set that comes with a panda and white rabbit (not available in the UK yet). I’m tempted by the Waddle Penguins – the adults are so cute. I need the Evergreen grandparents and older siblings.

13.  Do you have any family/character/set you are dying to see being made?

I’d like more small part sets, candle sticks, pictures, mirrors – I like the little details. I saw a prototype for a chicken family that was never made and they look quite sweet (but my Sylvanians have a bowl of little eggs which already suggests the existence of smaller chickens that a Sylvanian farmer keeps somewhere, so it might be a complicated addition).

14.  What is your most rare/expensive piece in your collection?

I have the Japanese White School and Big Teacher Bear. I love Big Teacher Bear.

15.  What do you like most about SF/CC?

For me the nostalgia and the quaintness of it all. I like the vintage ones and I feel they live in a timeless world. I tend not to buy modern accessories like TV sets or refrigerators. I have a mangle instead of washing machine.

16.  And what do you dislike?

Nothing I can obviously think of.

17.  Quick! You could have one family for free right now! Which one did you grab?

The White Ermine family – there’s no other way I could justify owning them.

18.  Would you like a collab/crossover with something else?

Nope.

19.  If you could be teleported into their world, what animal would you be?

I would like to be Mrs Big Teacher Bear and be bigger than all the other creatures so that I can still appreciate the daintiness of the world.

20.   Bonus question, if you would like to say anything else ^^

This was fun. I don’t really talk about SF here and I liked reading other people’s answers. (I am a bad typist and I didn’t proof read).

A Sylvanian Families/Calico Critters survey for the fun!

Ok, I’m just bored and wanted to do something fun to know each others collection! Anyone feel free to reblog with your answers!  (* ^ ω ^) (mine are under the “read more”)

-When did you got your first Sylvanian/CC? 

-Who was your first SF/CC?

-Which was your first family (complete or almost)?

Did you had any as a child? And/or did you like them?

Was their a character/item you really wanted but never got as a child? 

Did you watched the cartoon? Did you watch it now?

Who is your favorite character/family?  

Any character/family you don’t like?

Do you have any fakes or off-brand?

Do you have any houses/buildings or do you just have the figures?

Did you make things for them? (clothes, furnitures, or customs?)

What is your most wanted family/building/Set?

Do you have any family/character/set you are dying to see being made?

What is your most rare/expensive piece in your collection?

What do you like most about SF/CC?

And what do you dislike?

Quick! You could have one family for free right now! Which one did you grab?

Would you like a collab/crossover with something else?

If you could be teleported into their world, what animal would you be?

Bonus question, if you would like to say anything else ^^

Keep reading

[shilohsylvanian]

Alicia Persian, Grey/White Persian Older Sister Monty & Mo Mcburrows, Mole Twins

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[shilohsylvanian]

Heidi McBurrows, mole mom Credit

[calicocritteroftheday]

calico critter of the day:

digger mcburrows (mcburrows mole family father)

birthday: february 17th, 1985 (aquarius)

[calicocritteroftheday]

calico critter of the day:

muddy mcburrows (mcburrows mole family brother)

birthday: april 19th, 1985 (aries)

[shilohsylvanian]

Calico Critters Mayor Election “ I'll make an underground den at everyone's house I love to dig! So if I'm mayor, I'll make an underground den at everyone's house. Underground is a lovely place, cool in summer and warm in winter. And your den will be your own little secret hideaway—isn't that exciting?”

Voting Starts Nov 2. Could this be to determine a new set?