It's a.....

.....healthy baby! Ten fingers, ten toes, and a fully intact spine. Hip, hip, hooray!

What? You thought we'd find out the gender? Sorry, you have to wait 5 more months!

Whose side are you on, anyway?

Several mornings I wake up with little room to spare. Why, you ask? Well, James is a cuddly sleeper, a bed hog, cold, I don't know. But one morning I took a picture as proof. I have no space.

I'm just sayin'. Good thing I love him. :)

1st Haircuts

James keeps telling me that Zach needs to get a haircut. I hated to cut off the cute curls. Plus he's so young, I wasn't sure how well he'd do. A friend of mine told me about Scissor Kids, which cuts kids' hair. Later that day Jessica gave Zachary a haircut, so I decided it was time to take him in.

They have little cars for the kids to sit in and a TV to watch. Zach still wasn't too thrilled, but they're *fast*, so he didn't have time to get too fussy.

James keeps saying that Jess needs a haircut too. Her hair goes to the middle of her back, and it gets tangly. But no way was I going to cut it. Jessica keeps saying she wants a haircut (she hates having it brushed), so I figured I could let her get a trim to keep her happy and hopefully keep the scissors out of her hair!

She, of course, was still during the haircut. The hardest part was pulling her away from the TV. This place even has a little playzone for toddlers. It has walls all the way around it that are about waist high so that toddlers can't escape. Most of the toys were covered in hair, however, so I wasn't too upset when Zachary didn't want to play in it.

Eldon's 9th Birthday

Eldon's 9th birthday had everything a boy could want:

Balloons and streamers

Cake (pound cake with lemon glaze)

Presents

and Star Wars Legos!

It was funny watching Eldon and his friends when he opened presents. His friends were as excited as he was and kept trying to open them with him, as you can see by the fury of arms ripping open this one:

For Eldon's party, each kid made their own pizza for lunch. Some piled on the toppings, while others were a bit more conservative. But they had fun making the mess!

After that they watched Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. And of course, the obligatory video of Eldon blowing out the candles:

At the end of the party they went outside with their "light sabers." These were pool noodles that I cut in half. They had a blast with them (no pun intended), but I forgot to get a video of it. Eldon enjoyed the party and we had a happy birthday boy!

Simply because it's spring

Why is the sky so blue today?
Why is the robin's song so gay?
Why is the sun so warm and bright
Filling the earth with glorious light?
Why are the fields so green today?
Why do the clouds all float away?
Why does my heart with gladness sing?
Simply because it's spring!

Ok, so it's not spring yet, but there are tell-tale signs!

Playing outside!
Tulips!
Daffodils!
Crocuses!