this is my boy.  while running around outside, he accidentally knocked over little sister #2 and she ended up skinning her knee.  she cried.  he helped her up, brushed her off, and gave her a hug.  but still she cried.  so they brought her over to mommy.  while she cuddled on mommy’s lap, my boy sidled over and said he still felt bad about his little sister getting hurt and wondered what he could do to make her feel better.  after brainstorming a few ideas, he declared he would draw a picture just for her.  he sat right down and began drawing the house from the movie “up”, complete with…

i’m a week behind again.  i’m sensing a recurrent theme going on around here.  but i did have a good reason this past week for falling behind. this dude… decided that last week was as good a time as any to go ahead and catch a bug.  daddy initially suspected an ear infection.  but the high fever followed by the telltale body rash and mommy knew it was roseola.  which meant lots of extra fever meds, extra fluids, and extra cuddles.  since he’s normally always on the go and doesn’t usually want to sit around with me anymore, the extra snuggle time was actually very sweet. but not so sweet…

ok, and maybe this one was taken a couple months ago but i never got around to blogging about it.  so here it is because it’s my favorite shot from that night.  apparently, my rules for this project are of a capricious nature.  but that’s okay, i think. we were at the ucla basketball season opener a couple months ago.  the game was a stinkin’ loss to loyola marymount for cryin’ out loud.  but it didn’t matter to this little one, not with the hot dog, popcorn, sprite, cotton candy, and free-from-the-concession-stand-guy lollipop she consumed all in one night.  the loss did kinda bother daddy (and his thinner wallet), however.

ok, so the first three images may or may not be from the same day.  (they are).  but i love each one so it counts!  🙂 jonah giving daddy kisses.  actually, daddy discovered that if he chews on a pretzel, jonah will lean over and lick his cheek trying to get a taste.  but we’re counting it as a baby kiss all the same.

i have a few weeks to catch up on… i’ll take the sibling affection in whatever form it comes.  this time the younger two were snuggled up together in a laundry basket while the older two were pretending they were horses pulling a wagon.  good times.