catching up...

First of all, a very Happy Easter to everyone! We enjoyed a cold, but sunny, Easter Sunday at Grandma's with Adam's family. Of course, the kids didn't want to leave, but they crashed as soon as we started driving and I enjoyed talking to my mom and dad (to stay awake - thank goodness for cell phones) while everyone - including Adam - slept.

Stephen has been very clingy - even more so than normal - and a runny nose and fever worried me that he was getting sick, but it turns out that he was just teething. His bottom right "first molar" is slowly but surely (and painfully) coming in.

Last week we were adopted, much to the children's delight. We've been watching her through the windows for several weeks and she finally allowed the kids to pet her, pick her up, and gratefully accepted her first meal.



Her name is Princess.



This "picture of the week" is a result of Teresa's discovery that one can write with charred wood. My little artist.



Finally our "story of the week". The kids have a dress up drawer. Anthony likes to play with the girls, although we don't have too many "boy" clothes save a cowboy vest and hat. His recent favorite dress-up item is a pair of pretty white gloves. The kind little girls wear to church on Easter Sunday. When confronted with the idea that he might be wearing girls gloves Anthony emphasized that they are not girls gloves. They're Mickey Mouse gloves.