Kimbro Visit

We had a great time with the Kimbro family yesterday and today. There certainly is a lot more activity with three kids than there used to be when there was only one! But it was really fun to watch all the kids interact!

Eleanor was very helpful pushing Carter in his swing last night

This afternoon, we went to the Prospect Park Zoo where we fed the ducks. We also wanted to take a ride on the carousel, but we got there too early! So we went to the zoo, which was lovely. Eleanor and (big) Thomas turned into turtles at the zoo...

And the Kimbros turned us on to some good kids TV shows, for which we are very grateful!

You can see more pics of the visit on their website - A Little R and R (accessible under Links).

The Boys

We are having a very nice time with the Kimbro family this weekend. We'll post more about our time together later, but here are a few pictures of Carter and Thomas playing together. They seem to share many of the same interests....

Pushing buttons on the receiver

Playing music (en Espanol)

Reorganizing the DVDs and videos

Looking at books

Name That Dead Plant, Part III

First of all, I just wanted to let you know that we're still here. It's been a very busy, yet uneventful week. Thus, no posts.

The weather has been really lovely this week, and green stuff is starting to sprout in our garden, so it is time for the final round of Name That Dead Plant. There are two for your guessing pleasure.

First, a ground cover:Next, a tree:

Update

Carter is doing much better today. Thankfully, his fever was finally gone this morning, so he was able to go to school. He also had a small rash yesterday (due to the antibiotics, we think) but that seems to have mostly disappeared as well. AND here's the really exciting thing: tonight, he had a big sneeze and nothing came out!

Just in time for Easter

A homemade bunny ear hat from Mandi!

Thanks, Mandi! It is so cute - and incredibly well made!

Update

Carter is still feverish today, and a week on antibiotics has only healed the infection in one ear, so the doctor put him on stronger antibiotics today. We hope these will do the trick. I continue to be amazed by how good-natured he is, even when he is feeling bad!

Ailing

Carter is not feeling well. He had a fever this afternoon, and we aren't sure if the antibiotics are working on his ear infection (we are taking him back to the doctor tomorrow afternoon, so we'll keep you posted), but he has still had a grand time with Mama Helen and Mimi. And doesn't he look ready for spring in his khaki pants and polo shirt? You can really see his top two teeth in the picture!

Mama Helen and Mimi are here!

Mom and Mimi were able to get their tickets transferred after last weekend's ice storm. They got here late last night and are here through Friday morning. Thomas and I have to work, but they don't seem to mind having Carter to themselves all day!

A Boy and his Toys

It's been a while since I posted a video, so I thought I'd share this little one that I took yesterday. It really shows off what a little boy Carter is becoming!

Happy Saint Paddy's Day

Patrick and Kirstin spent the day with us today. There was some horsing around;
there was some "Irish Potato" making; and there was some green beer-drinking!
At the end of the evening, Thomas made it home safely from Phoenix (where they had weather slightly warmer than we've had here).