Saturday, April 26, 2014

Why? Why, why why?

My sweet, darling, little girl found the scissors while I was in the bathroom. Why does all heck break loose when a mother locks that door? Can't a woman go to the bathroom without worrying what is going to happen on the other side?
Anyhoo.....I'll post some cute Easter pictures of the girls first.

 Dying easter eggs. I believe this was Reagan's first time. I don't recall last year....at all.
 The boys having fun. Jamison really enjoyed dying eggs.
 The whole family...I'm behind the camera.
 Easter day. We bought these dresses last year, but Reagan's was too big. I'm glad McKinley's still fit her this year.
Pretty girls.
 This is a result of the picture below. Matthew borrowed the skid steer from a friend. He's been busy smoothing out the back yard in preparation for grass seed. The kids dug a hole and filled it with water....hence the pic above. They enjoy the mud. Us parents, not so much. Lots of baths, lots of muddy clothes.

 Now the scissors. Reagan chopped her hair. CHOPPED! I almost cried.
 She  has the most beautiful long hair. You can see the original length where the ends curl all cute. Then the side, where she hacked it off! And she got the top something fierce, too.
 Do you see all that?! Sob.
 Cute little girl. This was something I couldn't fix at home. Emergency hair salon trip. She was fine the entire time. Was really fascinated watching the hair dresser in the mirror.
 I don't think she liked the hairspray that the lady used. She would not smile after that.
This is how it looks without a style. Not sure how I'm going to style it. Reagan and Malcolm, now more than ever, look like cousin siblings. Cute kids. I bought a bunch of head bands today. Matthew whimpers every time he sees Reagan. He's really having a hard time with her pixie cut.
 
On a side note, completed another triathlon this weekend. Sophie and Emily (my sisters-in-law) came to Pocatello to ride along. This one, the Bengal Tri, was kind of unique. You swim the night before, then bike and run the next morning. It was COLD, and raining. We were soaked after the bike. Luckily, they warned us and I brought different shoes and socks for the two events. My toes were freezing! After the first mile, the run went a little better as I started feeling my toes again. Didn't finish with any special times, but I finished where I expected myself to. Since I  haven't been training for a tri, I was pretty happy just to finish. It was fun! We are already planning on one in July. Anyone is welcome to join us.
Much love and a late Happy Easter to all who might gaze upon this blog.

Friday, April 11, 2014

Spring Time and Bipolarity

With the advent of spring and warmer temperatures comes all of the crazy things that spring brings. Allergies, the weather roller coaster, and mud. Our backyard is still all tore up and the kids got the great idea to dig a pit to make mud. YEAH! for kids being outside and playing. NAY! for muddy children. The other aggravating thing is that every time the kids go outside it looks like we're having a yard sale. I just picked up 3 pair of pants, 2 shirts, 2 pair of underwear, 1 pair of socks and 1 flip flop (I didn't see the other one anywhere outside).

Spring time brings a whole mix of emotions. Bring it on!