Hair and Macaroni & Cheese

That is what I saw in the sink when I walked by the bathroom Monday afternoon. Amelia didn't really want that for lunch, and they were goofing off quite a bit. So, although I was quite annoyed at the lunch remains in the bathroom sink, I was even more curious about the hair. There was quite a bit there. It didn't look like doll hair. In fact, it looked remarkably similar to real hair and I was perplexed trying to figure out whose head it would have come from. Both girls know better and have had repeated warnings about the consequence of such behavior, so they wouldn't have possibly...???? Would they...????

I walked to the front room.

"Whose hair is in the sink?"

Emma "I did NOT cut my hair."

Amelia nonchalantly says, "It's mine. I didn't cut very much."

"Let me see."

She pulled her hair from behind her ear to reveal chin length hair from the front clear to her ear, and then dropping dramatically to below her shoulders where it should be. I hadn't noticed before then because she had it so gracefully tucked behind her ear.

AARRRGGHHH!

Phone call to Adrienne...we have a hair emergency...

Bless her heart, she traveled up here yesterday afternoon, and did the best fix she could with what there was to work with. It was either straighten it up and let it grow, or sort of maybe blend it with lots of maintenance and regular fixing. We went for option 1. Here is the result.

Pretty cute, huh? I still think that she is a long-haired girl, though.

And Emma, of course, wanted her hair like Amelia, so she got hers cut short too. I think she looks darling. She can do short hair, in fact I like it better on her. Where her hair is so fine and thin, it looks better when it is short. She's my short-haired girl.

SO, thanks Adrienne, for responding to our little "hair emergency" here.

Emma

Here's a little glimpse of Emma.

She has a giggle that makes everyone around her laugh. It is so contagious.

She is independent and not afraid to be contradictory. Nate says things to her, just to hear her argue. She will play on her own for a long time, but really enjoys the company of her sister and cousins. She is delightful every hour of the day, except for bedtime. We still struggle when it's time to turn the lights out.

Some of her favorites right now:
Food: mac&cheese, spaghetti, gum

To Do: play with dolls, take dolls for a bath in the sink and then do their hair

Movie: Thumbelina

To Do Outside: Ride scooters, trampoline

Song: I Lived In Heaven, Taylor Swift "She Wears Short Skirts"...You Belong To Me, Praise to the Man

Other: New Clothes and Shoes, playing school, coloring and writing

Four

My baby girl turned four today. What a girl she is. Last night she went through the list of people she wanted to come to her party. Top on her list were Kaylon and Chevy {Nate's assistant's husband}. Chevy had to work. When we were getting ready to open presents, Emma asked where Kaylon was. Well, she was giddy with excitement when he got there. See?

Life Is Good

I think if you were to ask Henry, he would tell you that ...

And you really can't blame him. Eat, sleep, be held, rocked, or cooed to. He is such a delightful baby boy. He's still very sleepy still {except for that 2-4 am time frame} but when he's awake he's curious and often has a look that I interpret as amusement. I have a lot to learn from him. As I write, I'm thinking that maybe I should be a little more amused and less annoyed that my girls think they can swim in the bathroom sink with suits and goggles and then put on their pajamas at 2:30 in the afternoon so that they can go on a jammie ride to pick Sam up from school. Yes, I am the mom, but I'm tired.

Opening Day

Today is opening day of hunting season. {or one of the opening days...depends on the animal and the method} But, today is the BIG day. Henry's ready. Well, he's cute, anyway.


And the snow. For days I have been urging the girls outside, knowing there was a storm coming that would make it cold and snowy. They resisted. Before 9:00 this morning, they were tracking down snow clothes so they could make snow angels and snowballs. They played outside for a long time, and even jumped on the snowy trampoline. There is something a little exciting about the first snow of the season. They are pretty dismayed now that the sun is melting the snow. Really girls, there will be more. We have plenty of winter left. Oh wait...it's still fall.

Henry Burton Lester

Henry Burton Lester

Friday, September 25, 2009

10:38 am

6 lbs 2 oz, 19 inches

Two VERY excited big sisters.

One BIG happy family.

Something Besides Water

I thought you might enjoy a post that had to do with something other than the condition of my home. So, here are a couple of pictures from Nate and Sam's hunting trip over Labor Day. They were gone for 6 days and did LOTS of hiking and horseback riding. They had a couple of exciting incidents, but nothing like the bear chase from 2 years ago. Sam came home with major facial scabs from a run-in with a tree branch...serious misjudgement on his part. The school pictures will tell the whole story. He looks great now though...luckily they were just minor scrapes. And Nate's horse sunk in a bog...with him on it. But again, everyone...including Rey, came out of that one ok. Here is Emma on her first day of preschool about two weeks ago. We are doing a small "playgroup preschool" with four other kids. She has been so excited about it and asks when preschool day is. We have to "do the days" when preschool will be...Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday. Notice the doll. She is a constant companion for Emma lately. She is such the little mom, and takes the poor thing everywhere. She is such a nurturer, and was giddy with excitement when I showed her the newborn diapers for the new baby. She was even more excited that it fit her doll.