Wednesday, May 04, 2005


But their favorite thing to do together is to run up and down the hallway in front of their bedroom, playing Cops and Robbers. Posted by Hello

Here the boys are doing homework. They seem to do evrything together. Posted by Hello

The boys asleep in their room. Forest is dreaming about Spring--how cute! Posted by Hello

The family enjoys some birthday cake while little Spring lies on the floor in the kitchen. At least the whole family is in the shot. Posted by Hello

"Must . . . admire . . . hand . . . Can't . . . stop . . . myself . . ." Posted by Hello

"There you go!" And Forest gets ready to leap. Or maybe he's doing squats. Posted by Hello

"You can do it . . . " Posted by Hello

. . . and, of course, Pine's big brother Forest, who got himself out of the pool as quick as he could when he heard his mom yell that it was time for Pine to blow out the candles. Posted by Hello

Lola doesn't have a big party for Pine's birthday; she's not a big party person. It's just Green . . . Posted by Hello

She has to admit that she likes having Green around and has thoughts about asking him to live with her, especially when she sees him feeding his daughter and playing with the boys. But then she shakes herself and tells herself to stop dreaming and be realistic. Posted by Hello

Here's a shot of the little family. Lola loves being a single mom, so she can just concentrate on her kids and her career, without a man around all of the time to complicate things. She has no idea how much she actually has in common with her sister. Posted by Hello

As the morning dawns, Forest gets to know his little sister, playing peek-a-boo. Posted by Hello

Forest wakes up, realizing that the yells in his dream were his mom! He runs into the bedroom and is happy to see his new little sister. "I knew it would be a girl," he states proudly. Posted by Hello

Lola thinks she's beautiful, like flowers and butterflies and rain, and names her Spring. Posted by Hello

. . . and her new baby, a girl, comes out into the world! Posted by Hello

She remembers to do her breathing . . .  Posted by Hello

. . . she realizes she needs to be careful what she wishes for! The pain is awful! Posted by Hello

But, on her way back to the bed . . .  Posted by Hello

Meanwhile, Lola is getting REALLY tired of having to go to the bathroom and feels like she's about to pop. Posted by Hello

After getting home from the party, Forest is so wiped out that he falls asleep in the hallway, not making it to the bed. He has dreams about Grandpa Ice diving in the pool, yelling every time before he dives. Posted by Hello

Finn and his dad sharing a conversation at the party. "Do you think Forest will be friends with me?" Posted by Hello

Forest is also happy for his cousin--"Yay, he's old enough now for me to play with!" Posted by Hello

The hand admiring. Finn's "family" is thrilled to see him become a handsome little man. Posted by Hello

Time for another party! Lola didn't come to this one, but Green brought Forest, so he could meet his cousin/half brother. Posted by Hello

Chloe turns around and Green has to smile. Well, he always did want a lot of kids. Later, he plays with Finn, and Chloe can't believe how happy she is. She never thought she'd want kids, and here she is with a toddler and another one on the way! And the father is a great guy who doesn't pressure her to settle down. Her life is perfect, she thinks, forgetting about all the problems she had with the first pregnancy. Posted by Hello