Random photos of the kids.

Julia wanted to look like her friend Avery. Avery has thick, beautiful hair and always has it in barrettes or pony tails and looks positively adorable. Julia brought me a handful of hair goodies asking to look like Avery! She added the earrings afterward.




Right before she realized I was taking her picture and started to pull everything off.


Andrew's new cast. WARNING: Do NOT look at it in direct sunlight. Will cause blindness!


Katie resting and watching TV after being destructive. The room was clean when the kids walked in there. Never stays that way for long if they're around.


Tommy is absorbed in his TV and snacks. This kid is a couch potato!


Julia showing off her sticker earrings! She was a bit too close to the camera but hamming it up pretty good! Please don't mind the messy face!

The night before

Since Andrew couldn't eat anything after midnight of the day of his procedure, we kept him up late making mini muffins and eating them as they came out of the oven! Andrew loves to cook and this was a nice way to spend some quiet time with just him before the big day. He did great with the surgery and was up and playing indoor basketball with Tommy later that same day.



Jim oversees the filling of the muffin tin.

Julia tries her hand at make-up application.

Julia loves putting on make-up. Every chance she gets, she sneaks off into my room and gets into my make-up. This particular morning, she took advantage of me being in the shower to try putting on more than just "lips". She got into the mascara and eyeshadow as well.

This looks like a mug shot!


She told me she couldn't "paint her eyes."


Andrew getting in on the photo fun. He's finally comfortable with the cast and shows it off a bit. The next cast color he picked was bright orange.