Finally, photos

I actually had all the necessary pieces together at the same time: disk from the camera, cord to attach to the computer, and the computer itself. I don't know how I make it out of bed and into clothes every day.

Here are two pictures of the Ikea-ized basement:
It has already passed the 4-boy blizzard test (2 sons, 2 nephews, all under age 9, who believe every toy in the room must be moved from its location to somewhere in the way of everyone else's movement). After a few hours of playing, it looked like a disaster. But we managed to get it all back into this condition with no whining or complaining. My behavior is improving all the time.

And here are two somewhat random ones of the boys. They now have bunkbeds, but the bottom bed is a full size so they usually choose to share that one. This is how I found them one night when I checked on them on my way to bed:

It's hard to see where one ends and the other begins. And Mickey Mouse somehow got involved. How they continue to sleep is beyond me.


This last picture I took this evening. Reece is looking a little droopy because he has a cold and even had a mild fever at school today. But he's still dressed in his finest! What every classy 4-year old is wearing at bedtime these days: