4th of July pt 1

I know it's not a very creative title but that's what this is all about so whatever.

We had a great 4th. My parents had worked all day building their new fence and putting together a new patio set they got so they weren't in the mood to BBQ(which is really weird for them) so they took us all out to Izzy's. It was actually pretty good, they had some amazing Hawaiian pork, yum. Anyway, we went back to their place and did some early fireworks with Elle before she went to sleep. The sky was really beautiful, exhibit A:


Here is Elle and I right before her private mini fireworks show.Her faces on these pics are totally priceless.

And the Grand Finale of faces:

Barefoot Contesselle

Mommy's Little Hippy

I took the girls outside last night for their nightly run...just kidding, but not really.

Eva got out of getting any pics taken of her because her friend Wyatt saw us outside and he ran over to play, so again, these are all Elle.

This is a classic Elle face, like she's just about to say something but she's still thinking about it.

I also realized that for all my friends and family who don't live close I never mentioned Ellie's milestones, like that she started walking a few months ago. Oops. And that she's talking so much now, mostly baby babble, which is SUPER cute and entertaining. She also knows a few words like:

• Hi (Eeeeeeee)
• Thank You (tuk-eww)
• Hello (Her-Row)
• Bye (Buh)
• Eva (Vuh)

and of course Mama and Dada. I will try and get some of these words on video along with some of her "tricks." That's right, she's got tricks.

This is our new neighbors daughter, Jeremy picked her up b/c she was heading towards the curb...as you can tell she wasn't that happy about it. Right before this pic was taken they were looking at each other and it was really cute, but I missed it...stupid family camera.Her name is Maya and they are only a month apart...I'm sure they're destined to be best friends and rule over all the nursery kids...they have older siblings, they're super tough.

Careful what you wish for...

For those of you who are unaware, brushing Eva's hair is usually pure torture. Lately though (thanks to my Pantene) it hasn't been that bad, she's decided to be a "big girl" (her words not mine) and not cry when I brush her hair. Of course due to the fact that I slather on the Pantene just on her ends, brushing doesn't take long at all, I also combine that with the new 2-in-1 Johnson's shampoo for "older" children (using the Pantene last) and it boasts for a mostly pain free hair brushing.

So imagine my surprise when Eva calls me to the bathroom and tells me she cut her hair and she doesn't like her hair anymore.

Looking at the precious locks on the floor it didn't really compute. I never thought she would lob off her hair. I could see her pulling it out before cutting it.

I've been begging her to come with me to get her hair cut for months, I hate brushing it and if we cut off even 3 inches my life would be better.

So as she went on and on about how she wants to get her hair cut short and doesn't like her hair anymore because it gets knots in it my eyes started to well up with tears. I was in shock. It wasn't quite everything I was hoping for.

Needless to say I'm ignoring her. I'm never bringing it up again unless she mentions it.

p.s. that little curl I'm holding is nothing, she lobed off about 6 inches all together in one little section...it's even shorter than the bangs I've been having her grow out for over a year now. :(

Yee Haw!!

It's Pantene

Like all good stories this one has a past.
Eh hem, Do you know the song.."Feel the rain on your skin, no one else can feel it for you only you can let it in..." it's a fairly popular song and Pantene Pro-V has been using it on their commercials. Eva loves this song and thus leads to her asking me if she can get Pantene too. Really? My four year old is already succumbed to advertisements. I mean, toys, games...sure but, shampoo? The sad thing is that I bought it. I too like the Pantene commercials and I want my hair to look like a shining mass of brilliance.

So after using the product, Eva was outside a few weeks ago (this story is quite old b/c I wanted to have a pic of Eva to go with it...and it still hasn't happened so I opted for the Pantene visual) and she was with my friend Heather V. This was their conversation that Heather told me later:

Heather: "Wow Eva your hair looks so pretty."

Eva: -with a pompous sigh- "It's Pantene."

Thank you media for corrupting my 4 year old. But I must say her hair shines like plastic Barbie hair. Curse you aqua scum!

Artsy Crafty

My friend Heather and I were talking last night as I was doing an impromptu visiting teaching...she's leaving Tuesday for 3 weeks!! Anyway, we were talking about mothers that really try and do things with their kids, moms that play with their kids and could care less about chores because your kids grow up so fast. And how easily pleased kids are with doing more or less "lame" crafts. So this morning I got some of my craft stuff out which included:

• pom poms


• googly eyes


• kidney beans


• $1 store stickers


• markers and glue

And Eva was ECSTATIC! She had the best time gluing everything onto paper and creating little pieces of art. I decided that Elle she have a chance too, so for Ellie's b-day my mom and dad got her this huge coloring book for toddlers and these special little things that hold crayons for toddler hands, so today was the day I finally pulled it out for her to try. She loved just holding the little crayon holders but after a little bit she saw what I was doing and tried it for herself. I got one pic before my camera batteries died, so no pics of Eva, sorry Eva fans.