Fell Asleep Standing Up . . . Again

I've Been A Norton For A Month!

Yep, Still Has A Rash

"Hi, Nana!"

He wanted me to take his picture to say, "Hi, Nana!" and it turned out pretty cute. Then he told me, "Mama, you're a good brother."

The Rash

Gabrian has this rash on his face, arms, legs, & back. He has no other symptoms. No fever. No itching. No signs of discomfort. Hmmm. . . reminds me of this:


Looks a lot like a rash Cameron had at the end of January, 2004 with no other symptoms. . . Here we are going through the same steps. Pictured here is the bath, in case there was an irritant on his skin, followed by clean clothes in cash the irritant was in his clothes, and some Benadryl in case it was a histamine reaction. Gabrian has been through the same sequence. With Cameron, we also had a trip to Dr. Bennett, who said it was most likely a virus, and not to worry as there were no other symptoms. So I think we'll skip the doctor trip this time. It looks like Fifth Disease, I think; maybe they're just lucky that they both skipped all other symptoms.

Ariana has her First American Cold as well. She is a grumpy, unpleasant little gal with a never-ending nose-fountain. I was going to start her doctor visits this week (faxed the post-adoption forms to Dr. Bennett), but now, I won't. We also won't be visiting daycare with the two germy kids today. We do have Conor's basketball practice and Andrew's orientation to high school (no, we are NOT that old!) this evening.

Gabrian Loves Grapefruit

He wanted it. . . so we let him have it. Much to our surprise, he wanted more and more.

Littlest Scientist Found A Spider

Gabrian Set The Table

He did such a good job, one piece at a time, that I hated to change anything!

Sweet Carseat Buddies

Companionship makes the ride less unpleasant.

2nd Grade Basketball

Shall We Race?

Of course, we have to have TWO of everything.

The Empress Surrounded by Her Slaves

Too Much Thursday

. . . and too much mac 'n cheese, and too many potatoes, and too much pulled pork . . .

Spring Fever

No Coat weather. (I know it's not really spring; the snow is visible in the background. But we can see the picnic table again now, so it's time to start getting ready.)

A Classic Game: Laundry Basket Derby

But it's just no fun when your brothers go to school and your basket has no power.

Daddy's Little Girl

There Are 5 Of Them

so it is nearly impossible to get a good picture of all of them.

Michael Is In This Picture Somewhere

Dancing With Cameron

I Like Hats

I can wear several myself,
or I can share them with my sister.
Don't we look cute?

Ari and Conor

We had to do a little editing before posting this one. Conor didn't have a shirt on & didn't want to share the picture. So together, he and I drew him a shirt.

Starting To Play Together. . . Sometimes

Hooligan and Hooligal

We can't decide if she's Hooligal or Girligan.

Please, God, Make Her Go Away

I Wanna Hold The Baby

My Youngest Three

A Family Game of Chase

Brought laughs from Ari. :)

I'm Up For It!

I don't know what a basketball game is, but I'm ready to go!

The Norton Chaos Increases