J and Apple are typical siblings.  One day they Love each other the next day they don’t.  This photo is from one of those times that they were feeling’ the Love.  Sunday morning, after cleaning the living room the two of them threw the pillows off the couch and were rolling and bouncing everywhere.

As much as I would love to be like my Mother and not let kids play in the living room, I also don’t want to be like my Mother let them.  My childish side keeps winning out and allowing them to play in the living room.  At least they don’t play hockey in there anymore.

The two of them were laughing and giggling and getting static hair.  I just had to get some photos of them.  They are getting used to me sneaking in with a camera and this day was not an exception.  Now, if only Apple would just sit still so I could get a portrait of her for her Grandparents.

And now for a small sampling from the photo shoot.  These are the straight out of the camera shots, no retouching yet.  I have started editing and it will take me a bit of time, but I am having fun with it so it is all good.

And just to be clear, this is my Sister.  She is not, nor is she planning to get married just yet.  She is wearing my old (ten year old) wedding dress and shoes that I never got to wear (something about making me 6 feet 2 inches tall that Hubby wasn’t too about).  The shoot took place at my Mom’s house, which in itself should be a spread in a magazine, she apologized for the mess.  I kept looking for it, but assumed she meant that she forgot to close her closet door.  I am so thankful my Sister is so photogenic.

It is bad enough to get sick.  But, to get sick and not only miss the last few days of school.  He missed his class Christmas party for which I made Rudolf cupcakes that he requested.  It has been a hard few days.

He has been a real trooper though.  Yesterday wasn’t too bad.  But, today his fever came back, stronger and his voice was almost completely gone.  He laid about watching movies and tv.  For a while I thought he was getting better becasue he asked if he could play Wii.  Thankfully I said no, that would have wiped him out completely.

Hubby is thinking J has the flu, I am still thinking it is just a really bad cold.  Up until last year he always got a fever with a cold, will see what tomorrow brings.  If he seems worse instead of better, then we may head to the Doctor.

I bought three bags (ok, I bought one and Hubby picked up two more) to try to get 48 brown Smarties.  I still ran out and had to make Rudolf have blue eyes. And one with one blue eye and one brown one,  just like Mickey (our dog).  Hubby doesn’t mind a few extra Smarites though.

 I did keep one for J.  He didn’t seem to want to eat it though, poor guy.