It was fun taking this crew for haircuts. Katherine didn't want a cut so she just got it washed (that's why my kids love getting haircuts anyways...they wash and massage your head forever) This is our after picture.
This was Benjamin BEFORE his haircut. They cut about 2 inches off. I couldn't believe the pile of hair on the floor :) My only instruction was, "He wants to keep his hair long."
I thought they did a good job "keeping it long" but making it to where I could see his eyes again. Regan's hair look really good now. he needed a trim badly. It looks so much healthier. Lauren likes going to get haircuts because they always try to blow dry her hair straight. I'm just glad all those curls keep coming back. Regan's hair keeps getting curlier and we get more and more comments about how those two look so much alike.
This is one of Gracie's favorite activities...watching The Avengers on Regan's iPad. All Regan has to do is turn it on and she comes running. It is very cute. I didn't believe Regan when she said the cat can pause it and adjust the volume, but I witnessed it myself. She did both of those things (while trying to catch the bad guys of course) while I was taking her picture.
Lauren and Katherine spent the day at one of their friend's house. They had a doctor kit and stuffed dolls that they were making better and then they made a mess with water on the balcony.
I came back from picking up Regan from her taekwondo class to find a BAT on the balcony where I normally park my bike!! I took a picture and then waited for the bat to leave. It finally left when the sun was setting (makes sense).
The kids have really been enjoying summer. These two have been coloring in some new books that they got over the summer. I was actually surprised at how patient Lauren is being with the book. She saw it at the bookstore and wanted to get it. It is called The Secret Garden and has lots of intricate garden pictures to color.
I don't often see an actual sunset. There were several these past few days that reminded me that the skies are not always blah here.
Here are the cookies that the kids helped me fix. Peppermint Kisses and sugar cookies. I only had a few Kisses so the rest were just covered in sprinkles.
And then we had the surprise of the year...Katherine go a birthday package EARLY! :) She was so excited.
Then she spent the next several hours working on her gift. She gets to make her very own blanket. It is still a work in progress.
Jonathan treated the kids to snow cones this week. They are huge fans! :)
Another beautiful sky.
Lauren finished up her swim class. She did great!!
Hudson and Lauren staying in the shade. I guess Hudson is being the gentleman and holding the umbrella for his sister :)
Hudson finished up his summer art class. Here is his elephant (for you Auntie Em) ;)
Jonathan took Hudson to ride bikes (and take some selfies of coarse) He looks just like his daddy.
Apparently, this little guy was thirsty and "needed a Starbucks" Hmmmm. :)
Just waiting for the wedding to start....my handsome boys.
Katherine and Daddy
I have to say this had to rank up there with the cutest flower girl and ring bearer EVER! This little girl would take one step and then throw two or three petals over her head and into the air (REALLY cute!) I think the ring bearer was supposed to hold her hand (in theory) but her hands were busy throwing the flowers. So he did the next best thing and held her dress. What happened next cannot only be described if you saw a video (I wish I had one)....I saw it coming because the little girl did not like him holding her dress. He responded that it was ok and then the biggest, tiniest fight broke out...feet were kicking and arms were flying. It thought I was watching AFV...not even sure if that show still exists.
Regan and Daddy
The bride being walked down the aisle by her father.
Lauren and our good friend Soey
This little guy discovered building blocks and the train track this week. I was a happy camper. It is not an easy task to keep him interested in one activity. He likes to change constantly, but these two things kept him entertained for awhile.
We took a day off and went swimming with friends. It still is hard for me to get the kids consistently to a pool because all pools are close when we want to swim (from 10:30 am to 4:30 pm) We made this and early swim :)
