buy stock in hair gel

because maddux is fixing his own hair! i told him that he needed to fix his hair if he didn't want it to be short. his solution is gel. lots and lots of gel. but look how cute he is! love.

another day, another injury for madelyn

madelyn clearly gets her coordination from me. this time, she tripped on her own feet in the hallway and landed on her face and hurt her wrist. the school nurse and i are becoming fast friends. 

she is completely fine and more embarrassed than anything. her wrist/hand has a little bump that we will keep an eye on but mostly it looks like only bruises. love.

more snow!

what is happening here? snow. in april. crazy stuff. love.

another BIG haircut

it was time. i was starting to feel a little 'sister wife-y' because it was getting SO long. 

i was able to donate 14 inches and lost maybe 16 by the time the cut was finished. this time i donated to wigs for kids which happens to be located in ohio. i spend so much time growing it that i try to research which organization would be the best choice.

i was able to make my appointment while the boys were at preschool. i did tell the kids that i was going to cut and donate my hair. the little boys were not very excited. manning just wanted me to still "look like elsa." maddux was so upset when i told them about the haircut that i almost reconsidered. his reaction after school was pretty much the same:

oh well. at least i like it! love.

snow and a second date

both snow in april and two dates in a weekend are very rare and happened this weekend! we were all surprised by how much snow there was this morning.

and then matt and i took a second date since we forgot to use our gift card on thursday night. it was so nice to enjoy a meal on our own. matt even surprised me by suggesting dessert!

thanks for making it happen, grandma!

"they hatched!" and other saturday adventures

the kids, and grandma, were pretty excited to see some cracks in the eggs and even more delighted when they popped open. (there might have been a little help given.) now to watch the critters grow!

grandma got to work on 'her puzzle' while we were getting ready and hanging at home this morning. 

we don't have too many quiet saturdays anymore and we were booked all afternoon today. first manning has his very first ever birthday party on his own to attend. he was SO excited! he talked the whole way there about who would be there and what they were going to do.

but once we got there, he clammed right up and hid his face in my leg. it took him a little while to warm up to the party and join his friends. they had arranged for inflatables at a local ymca for the party. the kids had a blast! we had to leave a little early and missed the gift opening because we had a second party to attend with all of the kids.

manning and i went home to pick up the rest of the crew and take them to our neighbor's birthday party at a "cupcake palace." we dropped the kids and matt off while grandma and i went to do a little shopping.

grandma and i marveled at the weather that was a wintery mix with sleet, big flat snowflakes, rain and then sunshine! crazy stuff.

we came back to some very happy (and very sugared up) kids. matt said that they had cupcakes, cotton candy, juice, popcorn and candy. they even had another cupcake to take home! needless to say, the kids had a WONDERFUL time! love,

grandma goodies

grandma brought the kids 'hatching' eggs for easter. i am not sure who is more excited for them to hatch, grandma or the kids.

and of course she brought other goodies too, including sunglasses from her and big pop's recent trip to the key west. love.