~ My Second, First Haircut ~

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My little lady is growing up.  I think this month, when she turned 17 months old, it hit me more than I expected.  To see her toddling around, so big and yet still so very much a baby I couldn’t believe I’d brought her home from the hosptial when Calder was that same age!   Here she is walking, talking and trying her darndest to keep up with her big brother.  While it’s a reminder that time is passing far more quickly than I may realize on a daily basis, I’m also very happy not to be back at the newborn stage right now. We are truly beginning to see the personalities of our kiddos and share in the excitement and joy they find in the most mundane things. 

Haircut 1

As Seneca and I enjoyed some girl time at the salon for her very first haircut, I realized that this time around, I didn’t really know what to do.  With Calder it was easy to just cut it clean and voila, he became a big boy.  So, I relied on the expertise of my super-talented stylist to work her magic.   

She sat perfectly still, her little arms outstretched so she could reach the armrests of the chair.  She looks slightly terrified, but I’m sure that she’ll be all-girl when it comes to gettin’ dolled up!

Haircut 2

Haircut 3

The squinty eyes are too much here!  Between her chubby cheeks and full pouty-lips, she looks like she’s on the verge of tears!

Haircut 4

And then…a sucker makes the whole experience that much sweeter!  Seriously, I could just gobble up those chunky little fingers!

Haircut 5

I realized, only here at my computer, that I never got a complete finished shot!  Seeing as how I had to wrestle my lipgloss from her surprisingly strong grasp, I’m fairly certain she won’t mind a little primping sometime soon for a special photoshoot!  Plus, her run-in with Impetigo (just the first of our brush with illness in the past 3 weeks) has cleared up nicely, leaving her cheeks kissably soft once again.

Best Shot Monday ~ A Boy and His Horse

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In the final weeks of 2009, we saw not one, not two, but three computers completely crash in our household!  Thankfully, we didn’t lose too much in the way of pictures and videos!  While it was scary and a little disconcerting to be disconnected for a while, we realized that it was also somewhat of a blessing.  Our evenings weren’t spent working or wasting time online.  Now that we have our new laptops, we are trying to be more disciplined about putting them away and unplugging for a while.

Since I haven’t had a way to process or a place to put many pictures, I haven’t had my camera out lately.  But I did manage to capture a few sweet shots earlier this month.  These two absolutely melt my heart.  I love the pure joy he takes out of playing with his new toy.  Nearing 3-years-old, he continues to amaze me each and every day with his new observations, comments, and insights.  Something about these pictures makes me know they’ll find a place in an open-house collage someday down the road!

New Toy 2

January

Swing by Tracey’s for more Best Shot Monday.

~Best Shot Monday – Tis the Season~

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Crazy Hair

This is the adorable face I greeted Sunday morning after what was clearly a hard night’s sleep!  With a mere five days remaining until holiday break, I’m feeling like my hair is in a similar state from being pulled out due to stress and worry that we’ll finish our school projects amidst all the other fun holiday festivities I want to be doing!  I’m sure it will all turn out just fine as it always seems to, and besides – how can I stay stressed when I see such cute faces?

Be sure to roll on over to Tracey’s for more Best Shot Monday!

~Snow Day~

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Ahem.  {taps microphone}  Um, is this thing on? 

A dear friend reminded me today that it’s been nearly two months since my last post!  Eee Gads!  It’s certainly not for lack of mundane exciting things to report, it’s more the time in which to write anything resembling a coherent thought among the thousand other things that we’re actually doing!  But, today being the beautiful gift in which teachers and students alike find ultimate happiness, I figured it was the perfect opportunity to do some fun Christmas Craftiness and get a post in to boot!

With only 7 school days remaining until we’re officially on holiday, I’m hoping to sneak in a few more posts for good measure too!  While some of you may be disappointed that these photos are not of my two growing kiddos, you can imagine for yourselves the squeals of delight and umpteen-thousand reminders that “No, it’s not time for reindeer treats yet!” both Garth and I uttered between 8am and noon.

Treats

In other holiday endeavors, I spent close to an hour this morning listening to yet another YA audio book (it’s the only way to stay on top of what my students are reading or should be reading!) while stringing cranberries to decorate the adorable little pine in the corner of our lot.  A strand or two or popcorn and we’d have all sorts of birdies coming by to snack – the kids would just love it!

Speaking of the kids, they finally woke up, so we headed upstairs to get them.  A few tickle matches and a change of clothes later, we were back in the kitchen admiring the reindeer treats when I asked, “Babe, did you move the –” and I pointed to the table where our beautiful strung cranberries had been.  Instantly we both realized that our “beloved” pup had eaten the e-n-t-i-r-e strand!  So, until we get more supplies, here’s all I can share of my cranberry craftiness today!

Cranberries

Sounds like both kids are actually sleeping today, so I think I’ll indulge in a little snow day rest myself!