First Haircut

Brooklyn did get her first haircut last Tuesday. Unfortunately, you will not find the cute pictures from a salon or myself cutting it with her cute smile, etc. Like many little girls do at least once- Brooklyn took the scissors to her own hair.

Silas and Brookie were cutting paper on their little craft table. I was in catching up on a couple DVR events. Brooklyn runs in to me and says "hair on da floor mama". I didn't think anything of it. I mean we have a dog and I hadn't swept the area in a couple weeks. So I just said- "it's okay". As she was running back to her table she put her hand up by her hair- then it clicked!! So I made my way over there to check out the situation. Sure enough there was some hair on the floor. Both her and Si just looked at me with a little innocent grin.

I had to get the story straight- Brookie took the scissors to her own hair and then took them to her brothers. Thankfully, you can't even tell with Silas. She did cut hers towards the back- which I think is better than the front, but now her cute little pigtails just aren't the same.

Needless to say- she has always known that we cut paper but now she knows that we ONLY cut paper. If you ask her she will tell you what we cut with scissors, "paper" and who can cut hair, "Mommy and Daddy".

Here are just a few pictures of the incident. Sorry, it is kind of hard to see her new do. Enjoy!

Update

I just thought I would do a quick update on my resolutions for 2009. Things are going really well. I am actually surprising myself a little bit.
I have only missed 3 days in reading.
My exercising is not as intense as I planned, but it is happening and that counts hugely in my book.
Sam and I have stuck to the twice a month date night thing so far.
I will be honest- I am not always disciplining in the nicest way to my kids, but I am trying and am aware of it when I don't.
We haven't really labeled a night as family night, but have spent a lot of time doing stuff together in the evenings.
Those were the ones that I thought I would really struggle with and it has been so awesome to see that when you have a little faith- anything is possible!

Me made it!!

Well Sam and I made it to the 5 year mark! Crazy to think that we have been married for 5 years! Even crazier- We have been together for 9 years! These last 5 years have been filled with ups and downs but we seem to be closer now than ever before. We have cherished these years and have never taken any day for granted. We know that many marriages don't even last this long and we are grateful that we have been blessed with such a great relationship with eachother. We look forward to many more years to love eachother!

Birthday Party

Brooklyn celebrated her 2nd birthday on the 24th. She was able to open a few gifts from us at home that day. We had her party o the 25th. When I asked her where she wanted to go for her birthday she said "Playland McDonald's"! And since there is limited places that you can have a party here in the winter, I figured that would work just fine. It as kind of crowded but the kids didn't seem to mind one bit. They all just ran wild and had fun. We had a cupcake cake and then opened gifts. It was a simple party, but it turned out good! Thanks to all that were able to come and for the great gifts, she loves them all!

Brooklyn

Happy Birthday to my sweet girl! We love you so tons of fun!

It is crazy to think that today exactly 2 years ago we were bringing home a baby girl from the hospital. Brooklyn's birthday was on Saturday and she turned 2. I can't believe that my sweet baby girl is already 2. She is such a joy in our family and we are so blessed to spend each day with her. I went through pictures of her and picked a few of my favorites. Hope you enjoy 2 years of Brookie!

Snow Fun!

I brought up this fun day in a previous post and am just finally getting the slideshow on here. The kids and I were able to play outside in the snow for the first time in like a month. It was about 20 this day so we didn't last too long out there. But Silas decided it was a good day to use our slide again. Brooklyn went down the swirly slide a couple times, but enjoyed her small slide more. Si had a blast! They both got snow from head to toe, but had fun. It all ended for Brooke when she decided to go down the swirly slide one more time- head first. So of course she took a face dive into wet snow. She was ready to go inside! Si played a bit longer rolling trucks down the slide then came in for some hot cocoa. It was a fun day and I'm glad we got out when we did, because from that day on for awhile it was too warm which made the icy conditions, etc, etc. Well enjoy the pictures!

FIREPROOF

If you have not seen this movie yet. Then on January 27th, go rent it! It is such a great movie. It really helps you realize the importance of not only your marriage but all the relationships in your life. It has awesome Christian values that most movies are missing these days. Don't forget the tissues though!!! You can click on the link below to view trailers and more!