Anaya helping dad fix the tub,
I'm not sure if she is bored or being goofy.

Thanksgiving at the Commons

Thanksgiving at the Commons

Anaya at the hospital

I really want to go home!!!!!
Anaya had croup on a Monday night by Tuesday morning she was in respitory distress. We went to St. Mary's and were there for 24 hours which doesn't seem like a long time but when no one sleeps it seems like forever. Everything turned out okay and a few days later she was almost back to herself. We all ended up with this really bad virus that lasted 3 weeks. I'm just getting over it. It pretty much wiped me out, Renee also had it bad.









Get me out of here!

Renee and her new do

Here is Renee with all of her hair in a bun. It was very long, down past her waist








They put her hair into two ponytails and then cut them off. It was a sad day for du momma






The final product and both girls on their first day of school this year

Renee's first haircut

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Anaya likes her high chair....for now...

Anaya's bad hair day

Here is a picture of Anaya after her bath last night. I thought
her hair was rather scary....
This week is crazy for me. Renee has orchestra practice, and
chorus concert tonight. Justin is doing a creative writing course
after school, has detention this week, jazz band practice, and
something else I can't remember. Barbara and Renee have talent show practice on Friday. Anyways, with gas prices the way they are mom's taxi service is going to have to raise the prices.

Renee is such a big help with the baby. Curtis has been working 12-14 hour days the last couple of weeks which is great because we are coming off of a slow winter. Which is great because I think we'll be able to get all the adoption stuff paid for so we can finish the process. We kinda ran out of money for a bit there. But, on the flip side I've been crazy busy with the kids and pretty tired at the end of the day. I'm trying to learn to do some creative time management. The kids have been good at helping out so I can't complain. Last night Justin helped Barbara with her homework!

Ian and Anaya

This is the little boy I watch.
He got Anaya an Easter gift.
(the ears) So, I needed to take
a picture. Anaya was pretty forward
grabbing his hand .....

It's a full body workout

The Latest in Maine weather

Well, Curtis has been gone for a couple of days and wouldn't you know we had a huge snow and ice storm. We didn't lose our power, but lots of others around here did. My yard is a mess and our storage shed in our yard collapsed. What a mess. Notice the birch tree in the center of the picture actually touching the ground. You could hear tree's snapping all over the place last night. Anaya was cute yesterday. So I guess that made it all okay...

Isn't she soooo cute. Renee was trying to get her to smile while I snapped a dozen pictures. She's wearing an outfit given to her by my aunt. She's a very happy baby.

Anaya and Ian eating

Well, here we have Anaya and Ian both enjoying a bottle. This was my first attempt at feeding both of them at the same time. I'm holding Ian's bottle and I propped up Anaya's with a blanket. They are pretty cute, today they talked to each other. I wonder if they have any idea as to what they are saying........

Anaya's milestones

Renee and her cello

A video of Renee playing her cello.
Guest star: Mr. Boardman (her instructor)

Not a very good video but if you listen you can hear her.

ruby playing