Do I Dare?

Out to see Bolt in 3D with Dad and Conor.

A Good Mom Would Grab The Child, Not The Camera

Cookie Time

Started out as a Mommy-Ari project, but we were discovered by boys. . .

Rowdy With Uncle Eric

Thanksgiving Princess

Thanksgiving, Day 2

Off to see Nana, Gramps, and crew.

Bananas In Pajamas

Well, technically, not pajamas, but Gabrian fell asleep in his clothes on Grandma's floor the night before.

Mmmm . . . Whip Cream

Mmmm. . . Dessert With Cousins

What We're Thankful For

When She Puts Her Own Band On

Artistic or Studious?

Cameron Helped Her Get Dressed

(Yeah, really!)

Conor's First ER Trip

He was feeling much better after getting out of the motion of the car and having his foot iced for an hour (a school lunch bench collapsed on it).
Until this day, he was the only one in the family who hadn't had to have an emergency visit. . .

Here, he's learning just how long such a visit can take.

Singing, Dancing, Silly Girl

My Cuties on 11/19

Kittens And Dogs Getting Along Pretty Well

Views Of Ari As She Attacks Me On The Floor

Girls And Kittens. . .

. . . have been friends since the beginning of time.

Gabrian Teaches Ari Her Letters

Some Of The Cute Things That Live With Me

Just not a baby anymore!
Neither of them!

9 months ago today:

http://thenortons.blogspot.com/2008/02/my-youngest-three.html

How could they all three change so much, so fast?!

(Of course, I haven't changed at all, in years . . .)

Hitting the cereal before waking up.

Nana And Her Grimy Granddaughter

Cameron 2nd Grade Mug Shot

Some Kittens Picked Out Lora At Kountry Critters

The grey one is Rumor, and the black one is Whisper. They are 8 weeks old and were bottle-fed (super friendly).

Mom, we have the guest bed covered with the plastic sheet so no "cat residue" gets on it, and we are introducing the kittens in small doses to Blacktop so they can be in the Wreck Room. :)

Owls Are Birds Of Prey!

I went out to investigate a significant "thump" on our window and found this little guy stunned on the deck. He's a pygmy owl, probably not as tall as the length of my hand.

Only problem -- he was lying face down, and I saw his grey speckled back and wings and thought common flicker. I picked him up to see how injured he was -- and he sunk his talons into my thumb. They are sharp, strong, and very curved --they go deep, and they're hard to pull out. I have no questions about how they catch their prey!

Gabrian and Ari's School Pictures

Three poses of each, and I'm not thrilled with any of them (tho a couple are kinda cute).

Ariana, 2 years

(The day after her 2nd bday)

and Gabrian, 3 years

(Well, 14 days before his birthday.)

All of those, and I like these better:

http://tinyurl.com/5kzlap

http://tinyurl.com/6lnlza

Tried a little color correction. I thought it was just that they were over-saturated, but I finally noted - Gabrian was wearing an olive green sweatshirt, not brown. . .