stylin'

Our little girl has her own unique sense of style. Sometimes, she is girly; other times, not so much. She's a good mix. Well, her hair has been increasingly difficult to brush, so today I decided to take her to the local less expensive salon for a cut. It turned out to be another trim, and she seemed a little nervous having a man cut her hair while the lady who cut it last time helped another customer. Plus, it was busy, unlike her first haircut, when we had the place all to ourself.

while we were gone, a neighbor dropped off this cute gift for her


and earlier in the day:

My friend Kirsten and I slinging our baby boys!
She and her family just adopted her sweet boy from Ethiopia. He has the sweetest smile and cutest curls! And a very proud big brother, too!
Someday Buddy will hate that I put pink bunny ears on him. But sis didn't want them at the moment, and Daddy certainly would not wear them!

sis decided to wear her ears after all. and the rainboots came in handy in the wet backyard where the egg hunt took place.

Catey's spring break

"Cousin" Catey came over for a couple of days this week. We had lots of fun with her!

Hannah's 1st egg-coloring experience

Hannah was having a rough time; this is the only one where she was almost smiling.

The beads kept sliding under the metal frame for Catey's suncatcher...
it took us 4 tries to get it right...

Silly Hannah with her butterfly on her foot, and Catey's hard-earned suncatcher.
Sweet snuggles

Nashville Zoo

We used our new zoo membership for the first time today. Cousin Juliana, Aunt Becca and some of their friends drove all the way over to see the animals, and since the zoo is so close, we met them. Somehow we managed to be the last to arrive, though.

The Nashville Zoo definitely has a little more of an undeveloped/natural feel than the Memphis Zoo. At the Memphis Zoo, the main exhibits all seem to have big entrances with gift shops specializing in those featured animals. For example. the entrance to the Panda bears and other Asian animals is a big Pagoda section. The Northwest Territory exhibit which holds the Polar Bears and Sea Lions has Totem Poles. The Nashville exhibits have nice signs welcoming you to them. Both zoos are very nice and worth visiting in their own right.

Anyway, the kids seemed to have fun, and we Moms survived! (I enjoyed it, but I know why we got the membership... so we can see a little at a time without getting too exhausted.)

cuteness

Good thing she doesn't seem to be allergic to clover or dandelions:

Breaking into the new play dough:

1st time helping Mommy make homemade oatmeal chocolate chip cookies (and stealing some tastes of the dough).

Sweet smile after eating her baked cookie:

a day at the park

We went to the park with some friends from our neighborhood this morning. I forgot my camera, but Gina had hers and shared. :)
I love the 2nd picture... so sweet.

"B, E, N, & H"= proof that there is no such thing as average, all our children are extraordinary.

outdoor fun

meeting gordon the caterpillar

tulip thief

tulip girl

The purple tulip was on its' last leg, so I let Hannah pick it out of the flowerbed.

She helped herself to an ivory/yellowish one, too.

Outdoor Fun

Hannah LOVES to help me in the garden. Sometimes she is more helpful then others, and she inevitably makes a big mess. Here she is helping put potting soil into the whole for our "blue girl" rose bush.

Spring "Break"

Our friend Catey came over to hang out with us on Monday and Tuesday during her Spring Break from school. She was a big help to me, and Hannah loved having a big sister/playmate for a couple of days. She even let her dress her up in scarves.

All dolled up for Easter

almost Spring

Our 1st daffodils of 2008...

Cooler weather is supposed to be coming back, but we enjoyed our warm, sunny weekend. She was excited about watering the flowers with Mommy today, then the excitement shifted to watering the rocks and seeing how much mulch and how many pieces of chalk would fit into her watering can. She also enjoyed having a special treat on the front porch... a popsicle. Which reminds me that I need to find the plastic freezer-pop makers so I can make 100% juice pops instead of just giving her the not-so-healthy ones in their plastic sleeves.

this week in pictures