Pumpkin Patch...sort of

Okay, so the flu has waylaid us this week. Here is our first attempt to do something out of the house...you can see that my children aren't quite back to their normal selves yet...Jude didn't actually have the flu but is fighting sinus infection/ear infection and has three teeth coming in, so he's been a little under the weather too. We might try to get some better pics later but for now...

Haircuts

Last weekend we ventured to the local salon to get haircuts for the kids...here's a few of the shots we got on our not-so-cooperative old school digital camera:

This is Lily's before shot...she's such a nut...


Getting a haircut is serious business and she can't be bothered with trivialities like smiling or chatting. The girl is focused.


Finally, she begins to relax...and yes, I know it's not all that different. But it's not as crazy as it was, and I'm sorry but I can't bear to cut the curls off just yet. So there. By the way, you can see Jude's "before" hair in the background of this shot if you look closely...but don't look too closely as this was not a day when I dressed cute or applied makeup...wasn't planning on making the pictures!


The trick to cutting a 7 month old's hair is to provide a refreshing beverage with which to distract them from trying to grab the scissors or move their head from side to side. You can have that advice for free, friends.