Cold Season, again

We started our year with pretty healthy family, and that didn't last too long. Max got cold for several weeks now. He is more cranky. What is worse, he has got the rest of us sick, or so we think. It seems that the mom and the daughter are the strongest, as they have covered pretty quickly. The dad and the son are still struggling through the day.
Through some turmoil at Carden West with their financial status and poor way of handling it, we ended up switching school for Renee. So she is starting at another school. The new school is not as well equipped but we hope the short period would not hurt. We are also hoping with Renee in this place, we can find a chance to get Max enrolled as well. He has been more and more spoiled staying home, and I think it is time to kick him out during the day to see the big world.

With me getting busier at school, I don't get to take the kids out to the part that often any more. I always have a good time whenever I do it.

Renee and Max are able to play along a lot better now. Although Renee is still pretty physical with her little brother, she would hit him or kick him when she is upset with Max. We talked to the teacher at school and apparently this behavior only exists at home. Go figure.

Renee and her class did a show about self control (haha from last picture). She was able to recite the whole thing, which was pretty cool.

Here is another trip that I don't get to go with them because I am in school. I do miss them. Anyway, I ask her mom to take lots of pictures whenever she gets a chance.

Here is a picture with the cousin from the mom's side. We start noticing the "camera smile" that Renee has now, which is very similar to that of the daughter of my cousin.