Making the cut

Why is it always another blog post about a hair cut? I know that it's really not, but I don't like the pattern I'm creating by making another blog post about one of my children and scissors. Thank goodness, this encounter with scissors involved an actual professional!
As much as I loved and still miss Huntington's curly blonde locks, it was time to cut them. I had always said that I would never have a baby boy with long hair and I'd cut his hair as soon as it got too long, in my book at least. But, when my blonde boy's hair got too long, when people started asking me "when are you gonna give that boy a haircut" I started to get the hint. I even had an uncle who told me, in his best low, slow Texas voice "that boy ain't gonna know he's a boy if you don't cut his hair." Message received Uncle Johnny. Shortly after Hunt turned 18 months, I decided it was time.
I called Mrs. Nancy and made an appointment and secured reinforcements via Kylia, of course, and set us up for a Saturday. We journeyed to Mrs. Nancy's shop and attempted to let Hunt be a big boy and sit by himself but he quickly realized what we were up to. I ended up sitting with him and letting him watch movies on my iPhone while Kylia wrangled the girls. We got some video but for now, photos will have to do. He looked like a totally different person when Mrs. Nancy got through. He was no longer my baby, he was officially my little man! Bitter and sweet all at the same time. He still is, and I wouldn't have it any other way.














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It's freezing, it's Frozen!!!

So after the hair cutting incident, the girls spent an afternoon with Kylia and BB and they had freezing ice cream in the freezing January weather, all while the weather was freezing us out in the mornings!!! Ok, so these pictures were cute and informative to ME, but I didn't really have a reason to make a blog just for ice cream and "snow" so I have to consolidate.





After all this cold, you'd think the girls would go for something warm. Nope. Not when you get invited to a FROZEN birthday party!!! Kylia threw a Frozen birthday for BB and decorated it in Olaf style for the kids, because we all love Olaf and we are all kids at heart. Kylia did a great job with the decorations, the kids loved playing and coloring and making marshmallow pop guns. We ate and had a great day!!!




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The scissors strike again...

I don't remember if I cut my own hair when I was a little girl. I do know that both of my girls have fallen victim to a botched cut before, both on the same day at Grandma's a couple years ago from their cousin Amelia. Maybe "botched" is a strong word, but it took some growing out for both of them. And, that experience was documented in a previous post, circa 2011. Since then, they've both had real haircuts from a real stylist and I love their beautiful long hair. Recently, Ryan has been telling me that she wants yellow hair like mine and even asked me when am I going to make her an appointment. I just tell her she is free to make her own appointment when she has enough money to pay for it. She doesn't like to part with her money so that usually stops the questioning.
However, Brittyn did get hold of some scissors this year, either January or February and gave herself a quick trim. I remember I was at home with the kids and in the kitchen while the kids were in their bedrooms. I don't allow them to use scissors by themselves in the bedroom for fear of "accidents." However, kids can be crafty and extremely quiet when the need arises. On this day, Ryan saw a need for scissors and she quietly came to the hallway shelves and took a pair of her school scissors. I was busy making dinner and was just happy that they weren't yelling. I took that to mean they were all alive and were getting along. I should have known better because they were too quiet. All of the sudden, Ryan comes out and tells me that Brittyn's hair had been cut! I was in shock!!! Grandma didn't tell me anything happened at her house and she usually does if something of that magnitude happens. I call all the kids to the kitchen to question them and get to the bottom of the situation.
When all the kids were in the kitchen and the scissors were out of reach, I calmly tried to ask what happened. It was clear that Brittyn knew she had done wrong but didn't want to tell me. Ryan, on the other hand, didn't have a problem telling me that Britt had cut her own hair and even told me where she did it. I inspected Brittyn's hair to see where she had cut it and sure enough, she had chopped off a lock about the length of my fingers from the front her head. It wasn't terribly noticeable, it mostly looked like she had made some small layering. I wasn't terribly mad but I did try to talk to her and press upon her that we don't take cutting our hair in our own hands. I even tried to video a portion of the "big sit down" and I got quite a response from my lil' B. She's just too cute to get too mad at!!!

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A whole lotta...

Continuing in the chronology of my beloved iPhone and all the pictures therein, I bring my blog to January 2014. I was finished putting away all the Christmas decor and I was trying to do what all good holiday decorators do and already have out my Cupid and hearts out for Valentine's Day. Obviously, I didn't make it too far, mostly because I don't have a lot of decorations. And, by the look of Brittyn in these pictures, the decorations may or may not have even made it to their destination anyway. That's ok with me, I love her silliness and imagination in whatever hat or door wreath she wants to wear for the day. Now my Bubby, Huntington, is growing to be a total food snob, for lack of a better word. By January 2014, he was running, "talking" and demanding yogurt and powdered donuts at most all meals and in between. He's loves them and he's not shy to get his hands dirty to show you how much. I am not a fan of the messes he makes but I do love me some Huntington.





Also in January, I got a grown up treat! I got to have a full night of good, clean adult fun! Kylia scored us two tickets, FREE TICKETS to see Brad Paisley!!! We had a great time, Brad Paisley was amazing and so were the other performers. Can't wait to go to another show!





January wouldn't be complete without an update on my RyBugs. She completed her 100th day of school sometime in January, I probably should have remembered the exact date but I didn't. Anyhow, her class was given the assignment to make a shirt with 100 of something on it. She decided on a rainbow and I used Hawaiian leis to make a rainbow from. I made a small shirt for Britt as well but sadly, didn't get a picture of her. I hope she forgives me one day. I also made Ryan a "100" treat bag to give to her classmates. She loved helping me assemble the goodies. I know she had a great 100th day of school and I'm so proud of my kindergarten girl!




January also gave us some chilly weather. I never actually saw any snow, I'm sure some folks did but I wasn't in a position to take off work and drive around looking for droplets of snow all day long. But I did see where mine and other folk's cars had some ice on it, more than the usual spot of the windshield. Those were some cold days! But, it sure didn't stop my girls from wearing short sleeve shirts and getting ice cream comes with Kylia and BB! They were tough enough to brave the elements for their ice cream!!!