Sick and busy

Last week was one of those weeks. Monday after school I went to pick up Lee and saw him sitting at the table with no expression and absolutely no movement. I knew he was sick. He fell asleep twice that night before going to bed, the poor boy cried about having a headache, it was pretty sad. He ended up having this virus that has been floating around his class room. His fever was 104.7 at one point. We went to a midnight pediatric facility and they confirmed through tests that it was just a virus. Needless to say, he was not in school for the rest of the week. Ellis is sick too, but hers seems to be a cold and a cough. She has been home as well.
These pictures were taken last week on one of those sick days home while the medicine was in effect. They got so stir crazy I had to let them out on occassion for some fresh air.
Ellis and Lee get along very well and are usually such good playmates. He really does a lot to help her even though sometimes she can be such a stinker to him. They can make each other laugh harder than anyone else. I'm always glad they have each other.

Eva must have been in school when I took these pictures. She is very ready for Christmas break. Unfortunately, after all of the school missed last week by Ellis, her break begins after tomorrow. It will be just the two of us all week.

The bulk of my work is done for pictures. It was a very good season and I got some photos that I will soon have posted on my website to update.

The last picture here is of my girlfriends, Kyle is next to me, then Chris and Monique. We had our four family Christmas party at our house this year. It's my favorite party every season. Our kids exchange $3.00 gifts and the Mom's exchange $10.00 gifts. Otherwise we would go broke.
The shirt that I am wearing, the red patterned one, is one that Eva picked out at Ann Taylor Loft. She really wanted me to buy it and wear it. She said I need to make my wardrobe more colorful...coming from an 8 year old I'm not sure whether to take her advice or not.
I will post more once the kids are out and it's closer to Christmas.