New 'dos

So it must be catching... Emma chopped off her hair about a month ago. It looks so stinkin' cute. I've been trying to talk myself into cutting my own hair for, oh, about two years. She inspired me, as did a few other mommies who look awesome with their new haircuts! So I hacked mine off earlier this week... Sorry for the self portrait, but I don't trust my two year olds with my camera!



Then yesterday I'm looking at Case and realize the Byrnesie/beach 'do is getting old and shaggy... so we took him to SnipIts today. He had so much fun, and I think he looks just plain dashing, doesn't he? He looks so old! There's a freaky shadow behind Case's head in the after shot, but you get the idea.

Before...


During...


After...


I just got off the phone with my sister in law and she said I inspired her to whack off all her hair too, so I'm warning you, it is catching!!

Blogiversary

Happy Blogiversary to ME!

I realized this week that I started this blog exactly one year ago today. It's been so fun to look back at the past year, as told to you all, through my posts, pictures, etc. I love that it's a family journal, of sorts -- totally different from my personal journal (ie there are a LOT more entries here LOL).

I found a place that will take all your posts, pictures, etc. and print a book of your blog for like $30 (see the widget at the bottom if you want to check it out - not that you want to print MY blog, but for your own!). Of course, it depends on how many posts you want to print, etc. But how fun to have a once-a-year printout of your family's story? I'm totally going to print out the first year of my blog.

Too much of a good thing?

This morning as we're walking the big kids to school, Teslin's little voice comes from the stroller in front of me:

Mama, wanna look at my blog?

Back to School

Fisher had his first day of Kindergarten today. I'm not sure whether I should be excited that he is so very independent, or whether I should have my feelings hurt that he just doesn't seem to need me anymore. There was no sign whatsoever that he needed me to help him get to class. In fact, he was planning on my leaving him at the crosswalk, and he'd have Emma drop him off at his class. Jarad agreed. But that wasn't going to fly for mama. So I walked all the way to the gate with him (beyond which you had to stand in an eternal line to get a visitor's badge and it really wasn't worth that for me -- after all, I had Breaking Dawn waiting for me back at home. A woman has her priorities, right?). I had to call him back to even get a kiss from him! Little turkey.


Emma, of course, is miss independent too. But she volunteered a kiss for me. Sweetheart that she is. She asked me to walk her to class, but was that because I was so obviously crushed that Fisher didn't need me anymore? A mom will never know.


Anyway, they both made it through the day unscathed, and both seemed to really like it. Yay! Another year has begun, and I can get my life back on schedule too.

Only three years until the twins start Kindergarten. I guess I shouldn't wish it away...

(here Fisher just wanted me to put the blasted camera away...)

sssshhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

I never knew my house could be so quiet! It's been that long. Kids are in school, Jarad is out and about (he goes back to work tomorrow), twins are in our newly established quiet time. Me? I'M IN HEAVEN!

hammered

um, I'll just say this. Thirty-seven year old women should think twice before deciding to wakeboard. I mean, it was fun and all, but seriously my body hurts so bad today.

A strange phenomenon

There's something seriously wrong when you're in a group of great people, having a nice chit chat or something, and all you want to do is go home to read your new book. And it's even MORE wrong when you know that half the group you're with feels the same way! This has been the case since yesterday morning when I got my hands on the just-released fourth book in Stephenie Meyers' Twilight series. I went to the lake with our YM/YW yesterday played the martyr when I volunteered to stay on the beach to "watch our stuff." I really just wanted to sink my teeth into the book (pardon the vampire pun). I'm the lucky one who got to watch the stuff -- our YW president was also hooked and she "had" to go tubing with the girls :).

I got home from the lake and went straight to my brother in law's birthday party where three of us had started the book already and secretly wanted to just hole up in the bathroom and read. My niece Madison actually went out to the car, ostensibly to accompany her mother to the store for more hamburger buns, but she just sat out there and read the book in the middle of the party. I'm not mocking, I'm jealous! Brilliant move Madi!

And I don't need to say anything about being at church this morning. The hallways were all abuzz with talk of Edward and Bella (and Jacob). If only we could get this many people excited to read the Book of Mormon and talk about it!

Anyway, obviously nothing else is going on in my life right now, since I'm so distracted until I finish the behemoth 900ish page book.

Oh, school starts tomorrow? Hope the kids make it OK :).