Sam trying to Wink

Ben and his Bottle

Anna

And Ellie wanted to show you her new hairstyle also. (Which I had nothing to do with:)

Anna's Haircut

Anna has been bugging me for a few days now about getting her hair cut. I've just been half listening to her because I didn't think she was really serious about it. So I told her today that I would trim it. She wanted it "shoulder length". Her hair was to the middle of her back, so that meant taking off a few inches, but she was sure she wanted it that way. I sprayed her hair, combed it out and started trimming.

Let's just say I forgot that hair is much longer when wet. And let's just say that I didn't have a decent, sharp pair of scissors. And let's just say that I shouldn't be allowed around my kids hair with a pair of scissors EVER AGAIN.

I did a terrible job. Her hair was much shorter than she wanted it. And crooked. So crooked. I attempted to fix it, but stopped almost immediately because I did not want to make it any shorter. I knew I would need to take her in to get it fixed, so I did. And ended up spending the money I intended to save by doing it myself.

She looks really cute. I've always thought her hair looked better shorter. She likes it and Ellie BEGGED me to cut her hair like that. I learned my lesson and refused! And then we had to tell her dad who loves long hair. Thankfully, he found out before he saw so he wasn't shocked. And he even said he liked it.

I should have known better. Many years ago, I trimmed Paul, Jr.'s hair around his ears and ended up cutting his ear. He's never let me forget.

So, I give up. I will not cut my kids hair again. I hear six sighs of relief around my house. :)

(You will have to wait until tomorrow to see it. Anna's already in bed. Sorry!!)

Another Conversation with Sam

I took the kids to the pool last weekend before it closed for the season. We had a great time, with only a few other people there. Sam was jumping in and swimming all around, enjoying himself.

An older lady came up to me and said, "Your little boy is sure enjoying the water. How old is he?"

I answered three.

Sam said, "Uh, Mom. I'm not three. I'm seven."

Really??

I didn't know.

Wednesday

This has been our third week in school, and today was the best day we've had yet. It has been so hard to get everything in and done- I have forgotten what it is like to school with 2 little ones. It has been over 9 years since that has happened and I must have blocked it from my conscious memory! (Just kidding).

Seriously, it has been hard. Sam and Ben are very time consuming (as they have every right to be). We've not been on a good schedule and have had a hard time getting everything finished. Today was much better. Our schedule was much improved and so was everyone's attitudes. :) So, hopefully we've turned the corner to a smoother, less chaoic school year.

Benjamin now sits up on his own like it's nothing. Sam did not get himself into a sitting position until he was 8 months old; however, Zack did it at 5 months. Benjamin weighs 17.12 pounds and is 27 1/2 inches long. He is in the 50 percentile for weight and 85th for length. As the doctor put it, he is long and lean. (Although he has quite a few cute fat rolls on his thighs!) I'll have to check on how big the other kids were at his age.

Goodnight from Sam and Ben.

Overheard on the Couch

This afternoon, I was feeding Benjamin and Sam looked at me with a real serious look on his face.
"Mama, is Ben a boy or a girl?"
He was very serious.
I don't know how he missed that!!