It Took A Trip To Great Clips

When Kevin came home from work, he saw Kimble's new do and said no way. He didn't want to attempt evening it all out when she had cut pieces so short. So after dinner I ran her over to Great Clips. I figured that they would be able to style it for us. It was her first professional haircut and she did pretty good. I made sure to explain what was going to happen while we waited for her turn. She even got a sucker before we left. She was so sad after I showed her the picture of her chopped hair, I am not too worried of her attempting her own haircut again.
But that doesn't mean that Karter has learned his lesson. I am definitely afraid that he will try to cut his hair again if he is left alone long enough with access to a pair of scissors. He is not too happy having his hair cut so short, he just keeps rubbing his head. I hope that this will be an experience we can all laugh about soon (or maybe when Kimble's hair grows out again). As for now, I am still a little frustratd and sad.

Hair-tastrophe!

After working on the computer this morning, I walked down stairs to check on the kids. What did I find? Hair all over the kitchen. I pan the room and find... Kimble with half of her hair chopped off! That's right, I had to stop myself from crying as I checked her over. Luckily, she left just enough to pull it back for school. I am going to let Kevin figure out what to do next (he is usually the one to give haircuts).



After cleaning up the mess, I sat down on the couch next to Karter. I looked at him and discovered chunks of his hair gone. He too had tried to cut his hair. I pulled out the clippers and had to use the #1 guard to even it all out.

11 Months

He is becoming more like his big brother everyday. Especially when it comes to sucking his thumb and loving his blanket. Not to mention he is always loud and always on the go.

The Boys {plus a girl} & Their Trucks

All the kids have loved playing outside after dinner lately. They grab a truck and run circles around the grass. It is great to see them having fun together. Not to mention getting away from the tv to get some exercise. Koltyn is just figuring out how to keep up with them and usually cuts across the yard instead of actually running around it.

It's Complete!

We have now finished turning our loft into another bedroom. Well, actually, a toy room. The kids have loved having a special place just for their toys. But they have also had a hard time keeping their stuff in the room as planned. At least now everything has its place when the time comes to put all those toys away. Big thank you to everyone who helped make the room possible!

Easter 2010 (Part 3, Finally)

Easter Day had finally come. Kimble was the first one up, but waited for the boys to wake up before heading down stairs to see what the Easter Bunny left. I was a little surprised just how excited they were about what was in their baskets.



Once the kids were done looking through their baskets, they went out to the backyard to search for the eggs the Easter bunny left them. It doesn't matter how many times they get to do it, they love hunting for eggs.



After general conference was over, we went to my parents house for dinner. Kimble and Karter also got to go on another egg hunt (three times). Koltyn and Sophie were having a great time playing together, too!

After dinner and dessert, my Mom pulled out a craft for the kids to do. They got to make candy necklaces. Kimble loves crafts, so this was right up her alley. Karter was proud of himself and couldn't wait to show me what he made.



We are grateful for the true meaning of Easter. Kevin made a point of talking to Kimble and Karter about why we really celebrate Easter this year and I love that he did that. We are grateful for our families and that we get to spend such an important day with them.

Easter 2010 (Part 2)

Saturday afternoon we went all the way over to Peoria to celebrate Easter with the Johnson family. The kids spent a lot of time in the backyard with their cousins. Once again, Kimble was loving the swings. Karter had a great time going up and down the slide. Koltyn thought that this big ball was just the best thing ever.



Koltyn didn't just need the ball to keep entertained. His cousins are great with him and love to play with him when we are together. So cute!


After dinner, we all headed down to the park to crack some eggs- literally. The Johnsons have a tradition of confetti filled eggs. Our kids have never really gotten into the tradition until this year. Kimble didn't like the first egg on her head, but quickly got the hang of it. Karter took advantage of a slow moving target in Koltyn. It was pretty funny when Jamie started picking the confetti off of Koltyn. She started on top of his head and made her way down his back.




After getting back to the house, the kids got to hunt for eggs again (twice). They just cannot get enough of hunting for eggs, silly kids.

Easter 2010 (Part 1)

Our first party stop was in Gilbert. We met with my dad's family for a picnic lunch and egg hunt. The kids were loving the all the fun things to do in the backyard. While Koltyn spent most of his time walking around in the grass, Karter was spending most of his time on the trampoline and Kimble loved the swing-set.




All the kiddos were sent inside while the adults hid the eggs (and there were tons). It was their first egg hunt of the season, so they were super excited to start looking. Karter took his time finding eggs, Koltyn found one then was content and Kimble had to get a second basket because she filled her up. She was a little disappointed when the eggs where all found.


The kids dumped out their baskets on the patio to see just how much candy they had found. Koltyn was pretty happy that the kids found so much candy for him to chew on.

Happy Easter!