Holiday tunes

Well its official..... we have started listening to Christmas music in the house and the car! I love Christmas music and it really helps get me in the spirit of the season. The kids have enjoyed singing and dancing to some of the songs I loved as a child. Their favorite one to sing is "Your a mean one Mr. Grinch"

These are some of our favorite Christmas CDs. With the list of new ones I want, our collection will be growing! Happy Holidays!! :)

Childhood memories....

Last weekend, I got the chance to take the kids to Blanding. I loved every minute of it, and so did Konner and Zaydee. I got to show them the house I grew up in. My grandma and grandpa now live in our old house, so we got to stay there. I got to take them to the Patio, a tiny little restaurant that makes the best shakes ever! Every year, our family would take a trip up to the mountains to get fire wood. My old house has a wood burning stove, so we went to help my grandparents get wood for the winter. My dad and grandpa used the chainsaws to cut the wood, and Konner would pick up the "BIG" logs and load them in the truck. Zaydee sat on a stump with grandma and ate snacks the whole time. Another thing we did every year, as a child, was rake all the leaves into big piles and jump in them. The kids and I spent HOURS doing this. Zaydee loved all the stray cats that hung around the yard. She would chase them around and pet them. I had to inform her that cats don't like being picked up by the tail. Konner loved the fact that the yard backs up to horses. He spent a lot of time sitting on the fence watching them.

I loved all the fall colors. I didn't realize how much I missed them until I got to Blanding and saw them. They were gorgeous! We took a drive by the reservoir, where I swam as a kid. It was lined with yellow trees. My grandma has the prettiest, bright red, bushes around her yard.

While we were driving around, showing the kids the town, we drove passed the movie theater. As a kid, I remember begging to go to the movies. It is a super old, one screen theater. Konner could not believe that old thing was a movie theater! 

We had an amazing time. I am so glad I got to take the kids to spend time with my grandparents. I spent so much time with them as a kid, and wanted my kids to get to know them better. My grandma and grandpa loved playing and reading and laughing with the kids. We really appreciate them  letting us stay there, cooking for us, and making our weekend a great memory!

Zayd's first pedicure

A couple weeks ago, Joyce told Zaydee if she could go 2 weeks without having an accident, she would take her to get a pedicure. Well she did it! So, on Tuesday they went and got their toe nails done. Zaydee loved it and  told me all about it. Her favorite part was the bubble water, the "ticklish stuff" and the fact that Brookie was there too! She loves every chance she gets to play with another girl!

 Soakin' in the bubble water

The finished product. Zaydee shows her toes to everyone. She also wants to make sure everyone knows she has flowers on them....... just like mommy

Every girl does it, RIGHT??

Friday started out to be a great day. We ran some errands in the morning, and we had pictures scheduled for the late afternoon. Zaydee was all ready, hair curled and all. Konner just needed his hair combed and we were all ready. With 5 minutes to spare, I noticed a little patch of hair hanging over Konners ear. I grabbed the scissors and cut it. I set the scissors on the bathroom counter while I combed Konners hair.

 BIG MISTAKE!!.....

Just as I got done doing Konners hair, Zaydee says,

"Mom, look I cut my hair."

I glanced over and saw this.......

I had to do a double take.

I could not believe that she had just cut her bangs, that were as long as her hair, to the scalp!

She took a chunk off the side, right by her ear too.

5 MINUTES BEFORE PICTURES!!!!

After I was done crying, yelling, questioning & scolding we headed out. 

We ended up rescheduling the pictures for next month (hoping the bangs are long enough to call bangs by then)

side view of the "new hair do!"

"The bangs"

We have heard many comments:

My daughters all did that when they were small

Every girl does it, at least once

Wow, I like your hair

Cute bangs! Who cut them?

From the sounds of it, most little girls try it when they are little.....

Hopefully this is the first and the LAST time this ever happens!!

See ya soon!