Thank you D...

...for spilling stain all over the carpet while I was in Utah.

Now I have a beautiful new banister and in a week, I'll have beautiful new carpet in my house.

Every time C walks by (which is often) she says, "Oh my goodness, what did Dawan do? He bake a mig mess!"

It's called stain for a reason.

At least the banister (not quite finished) looks nice.

Home, Sweet Home

We spent just over three weeks in Utah with our families and rolled back into town at about 11:30 am yesterday after 18 hours in the car. The kids did really well until about 15 minutes from home. Meltdown city! But, I could hardly blame them. More posts and pictures to come.

Have you ever visited the website awkwardfamilyphotos.com? It's one of my favorite sites. Check out today's beauty:

Who takes (let alone buys) a picture like this anyway?

Melissa is a Miracle Worker

We finally got C's hair cut on Tuesday. I think it looks so good, considering what we had to work with. She reminds me of Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music.

She didn't want her picture taken so I had to fool her using the zoom, hence the fuzziness.

She looks so chic with her new 'do and Dora shades.


Here it is from the back.

Thanks again, Melissa!

Second to Last Post About C's Hair

This would be the last post about C's hair, but we're getting it cut for reals tomorrow, so I'll have to show you the final result.

Anyway, C's finally taken responsibility for her actions and found a solution all on her own. I actually think it looks pretty good.



Much better than this, which is what it looks like 99% of the time:




I like to give my mom a hard time for buying such an ugly little doll for C, so you can understand why I was uncomfortable when I noticed the striking resemblence between the two. As D's sister said, "It's a nappy-headed girl with her nappy-headed doll."

That's sad, but not as sad as this...Someone at church last week asked my friend who the little girl with the mullet was. Hopefully, we'll be mullet-free tomorrow!

Finally!

Our little O is walking.



Blooper Reel




(My favorite - as you can tell by my embarrassing nasal snort/laugh)

My Favorite Birthday Present

This is her "I did somefing naughty" face.

Thank you to D's sister and husband!

Now our public outings won't be quite as embarrassing.

P.S. We are planning on cutting her hair short...just waiting for our trusted hair stylist to get back in town.