Sissy's First Haircut.....and her Second

I had a dream.... a dream that one day, when my daughter was much older and had very long hair, that we would decide to go ahead and get her hair TRIMMED for the first time.  This was my dream....however, apparently Bubby G had a different dream.  His dream was to learn how to become a barber at the age of 3.  So when my sweet, adorable, shoulder-length, blonde-haired toddler was just 21 months old.....she received her first haircut.

Now, please don't judge me for my initial reaction to walking into the living room and seeing blonde hair all over the floor.  Also, please do not judge Bubby G.  After I calmed down and talked to Bubby I realized that he was actually trying to do a good thing.  His reason for cutting his little sisters hair...."It was in her eyes."  Note: He cut the back of her hair and not the front...but I won't argue with him.

You can see more of the short hairs in this picture.  It could've definitely been much worse and I'm glad I walked in when I did.  That being said, I knew that I was going to have to give in and get Sissy G her second hair cut to fix the first one.  It was either that....

Or wear a hat till it all grows back out.

As you might know....this sweet little girl is hardly dainty.  It's true that she likes baby dolls, and purses, and lipstick....but not as much as she likes balls, the Hulk, and mud.

Just check out her mud-covered legs.

So when the day came for her hair appointment I was a bit nervous on how she would do.  She's not really in to getting her hair done.  I knew this was going to be an experience.  Here she is standing outside of the hair salon.  She has no idea what awaits her.

In the beginning we tried several different things to get her to sit still but it wasn't until another customer came over and showed Sissy some fun apps on her phone that distracted Sissy from the fact that she was having to sit still while this strange man played with her hair.

The phone was a life-saver and the hair stylist did an amazing job. 

The end result was perfect and absolutely adorable.

I tried to get her to stand still so I could take a good picture of her new hair cut but that wasn't happening.

Wind-blown look.

I tried again in the car and we got even more of a wind-blown look.

Finally...a front view of the finished product.  I was very please with how it turned out....but I'm still hoping she won't need another haircut for a very long time.

Why not finish this post with a few cute pictures of the boys. 

Just cuz I can.

Easter 2015

We were excited to be having our family over for Easter this year.  We had Mr. G's family over on the Friday before and then on Easter after church we were having my family over. 

In preparation for Easter we decided to make a strawberry cake.  Bubby helped me put icing on it.

And Sissy helped lick the spoon.

We had a beautiful sunset that night...

Also in preparation for Easter we needed to dye some eggs. 

Dropping our first egg into the dye.

Sissy G dropped her egg in too....literally dropped. 

I'm thinking the yellow egg might have a few cracks in it now.

Sissy G clapping for herself.  We don't mind a few cracks.

High five.

Trying to get the kids to smile together for a picture.  Wish you could hear the loud "CHHEEESSSSEEEEE" coming from both of them.

After waiting a while we came back to get the first batch of eggs out of the dye.

This big boy did pretty good at scooping up the eggs.  He only dropped a few.  Just a few more cracks won't hurt.

Looking good so far.

She can hardly contain her excitement.

Even the yellow one turned out pretty good.  The kids had a blast coloring eggs.  Then it was time to go to sleep and wait for the Easter bunny.

For Easter this year the kids got books, a stuffed animal, and one toy.  And because the Easter bunny forgot to buy candy to go in the Easter eggs he had to resort to some loose change from around the house to put in the plastic eggs.

Easter morning...

We had to wake the kids up a little early because we had to hit the early service at church.  They were still a bit sleepy looking when they saw their Easter baskets.

Bubby G couldn't believe that the Easter bunny knew just what he liked.

Putting the change from his eggs into his piggy bank.  Don't let the blank look on his face fool you...he was very excited.

Sissy enjoyed putting money in her piggy bank too.

We got the kids all dressed up and headed to church.

Little G just chilling after our Sunday brunch.

Bubby sitting down before church to read one of his Easter books.

And Sissy going around finding all the loose pens and pencils.  Such a big helper. 

Little G with his Nana and great-grandma Boppy.

Nana and Gampa dressed in their Easter best.

Time for the church Easter egg hunt.  All the kids are getting ready.

Looking for some eggs.

She got the hang of it pretty quickly.

Woohoo!!!

Bubby taking off to find some eggs.

He was a little bit too good at finding the eggs.  He got so many he ended up having to share with some other kids.  But he was a good sport about it.

Looking for more eggs.

This little guy has just started giving up some pretty adorable smiles.  Getting it on camera has been the tough part.

Just a small grin....but still pretty cute.

During church Sissy and Bubby didn't want to go  downstairs with the kids so they stayed up with us and listened to the sermon.  Actually....Sissy took her stickers from one of her Easter presents and decorated her daddy's arm.  Mr. G lost some arm hair in the deal

After our Easter lunch we then hid some Easter eggs for the kids to find in our backyard.  Here is 5 out of the 8 grandkids.  We were missing my brother from Kansas' two kiddos and Little G in the picture. 

And their off....

Bubby G was ready to get himself some more eggs.

These two were so cute.  If my nephew found an egg that he thought Bubby would like then he would run and give it to him and then a bit later Bubby G was doing the same back to his cousin.  They sure do take care of each other.

Sissy G roaming the backyard for eggs.

All five kids running around looking for eggs.  It was a beautiful day for an Easter egg hunt.

One more of this cutie following her aunt Bitby to find more eggs.  She was having a blast.

After everyone left we all just chilled for a while and I got some good smiling pictures of Little G.  This one he was sleeping in.

Just a little smirk.

And a big ole half smile.  I love this little boys grin.

Just staring at daddy.

All propped up and chillin'.
Another Easter come and gone and as always more blessings than I can count.  I am one thankful Mama.