Hairdresser in the House

I walked into the kitchen this evening to see this all over the floor...



I almost could not bear to look at Elise, because I didn't know what I was going to see...David saw the look of horror on my face and went white- and I just kept telling myself, "it's just hair, it's not that big of a deal, it's just hair".....you get the point...
Luckily, it could have been much worse...as you can see below it really isn't THAT noticeable (well, it's pretty noticeable, but I am still working on getting over it).



Her explanation? "Mom, I just decided I want short hair."

Anyway, I think she now understands that next time she decides she wants to change her "look", she just needs to tell me and we will come to a compromise. I am actually fine with her having shorter hair, I was just keeping it long until the wedding...the funny thing is that she has always loved her long hair and (prior to tonight) told me she never wanted it cut. She did start to cry a little when what she had done actually sunk in..the permanence of it...But, who knows what goes on in the mind of a three year old. Needless to say, all scissors have now been confiscated and hidden in even higher drawers and cabinets. I am really thankful she didn't try to stylize her brother or sister...whoa....

Off to bed...
Nite, nite!
Nicole

Prayer Request

David here. I just stumbled across old friends from our Baton Rouge days, Nick and Kami, and Kami is 27 weeks into her QUAD pregnancy! They are calling their crewe the 4Little Lambes http://fourlittlelambes.blogspot.com/ for Nick and Kami Lambe. From their blog it looks like things are going well. Certainly add them to your prayer lists.
Thanks

Go Meet up with Mo...

..to see lots of pictures from the weekend!

Fun, Fun, Fun

I found this sweet pic of Mimi reading to Elise last week and I had to include it in my post...Elise wasn't feeling well and so Mimi and Grandpa came over here so I wouldn't have to bring her out in the cold..We had a great dinner and then Mimi read some stories to Elise....How sweet....

The past few days have been quite a whirlwind- but in the best way! Mo arrived Wednesday night from Nashville because we had Jared and Erinn's engagement party this weekend. Thursday was Mimi's birthday, so we spent the morning with her and Grandpa and ate lunch at their house...Friday, we took a road trip to Erinn's awesome boutique, Posh, in Baton Rouge and then went to eat with my parents at the Abita Brew Pub (that was QUITE the experience)...Saturday was the party, and we had a great time! I am hoping to get some pictures from Mo, because for once, I forgot my camera!! It was a lot of fun! I loved seeing all of their friends and the family members that were able to make it. Erinn looked GORGEOUS, as usual. Jared is lucky!! (And, so is she, of course!) Grandpa Roland dropped by early Sunday morning to see "his babies" and I remembered to take some pictures...It was great because now that they are getting older they are better about remembering people...Bennett especially remembered Grandpa and ran right to him!

We finished up the weekend with a visit from David's parents on Sunday afternoon and then they took us out to dinner. I think David and I both had to leave the restaurant at least 4 times with a child and that may be the last time we go out to eat for a while. Lila and Bennett love to egg each other on, and once one gets an idea (like throwing food, or screaming at the top of their lungs) the other HAS to join in. Well, anything like that doubled is just pretty attention grabbing and a little embarrassing, to be honest....

David and I were pretty wiped out last night after a jammed packed weekend. But the exhaustion was worth it for the amount of time we got to spend with family and friends!

The wedding countdown begins....

Love, Nicole

Bigfoot

My wonderful Aunt K came over yesterday morning to help me out and so I decided to use the opportunity to take Bennett on a little shoe shopping trip while she played with Elise (still not feeling well) and Lila. All three kids are in Jared and Erinn's wedding in March and so I have been getting the outfits together. Bennett needed some shoes...We didn't have any luck, but at one of the stores the super-nice associate offered to measure his foot for me just to make sure I would get him the right size in case I found some online. This turned into quite an embarrassing moment. He removed his size 6 1/2 shoes to measure his foot and tell me that he is actually a 7 1/2 wide!! So, we have basically been cramming his foot into shoes that are too small for a while now! Poor little Bennett! Luckily, I had two pairs of shoes at home in the closet waiting for him (I tend to stock-up when I find an awesome sale- kids shoes are outrageous!) and so I am happy to say my little boy is in shoes that actually fit today!
It was so obvious how completely happy Bennett was to have me all to himself for that hour yesterday. He was a complete angel in every store and when I carried him in (no stroller- I took advantage of being able to hold him!!) he would often lay his head on my shoulder. SOOO SWEET! I am going to try as best as I can to have more one on one time with each of them. It pretty much never happens, but it is a something I am going to work on...




On another note, Bennett has been insisting lately that his two buddies- Mozart the Monkey and "Buddy" (not sure if it is buddy or baby he is saying, but we are going with buddy)- eat breakfast with him...This is him this morning with them crammed into the high chair with him...



Thank heaven for little boys! :)
Happy Wednesday!
Love, Nicole