Sum-sum-summer time 2018

Ah....summer....time for sundresses and silliness...

...time for geckos and get-togethers

...time for swimming, sprinklers and splashing.

...time for summer haircuts!

Check it out in living color!

Summer started on Memorial Day weekend, when I picked you up early from 'not school school' and took you to Keller's Drive in for some in-car burgers!

It continued with a long walk to CVS to get candy and test out those new pedometer watches and staring contests in the park. 

There were cookies to be baked, critters to be caught and released, and games of chase in the backyard and bike rides...

We finally got together with our friends: 

You learned new games, and played music...

...and had a surprise visit from Kaelyn!

There was more backyard fun, a sleepover (a first!) with Brady, many trips to harvest the garden, a fun trip to the tile store, and more!

And a surprise summer visitor, Holden!

Top it off with swimming, playing cards, cuddling dogs, and  a day trip to the rec center pool, complete with fresh peaches and an amazing million trips down the water slide, and you got yourself the start to a sweet, sweet summer!

Julia's First Hair Cut

Julia, Julia, let down your hair!

You are 4 and a half years old and have only ever had little trims for split ends and a few trims to your bangs (which you used to call 'fangs.') You LOVE your hair! You're proud of the color, the look, the feel, the different things you can do with it. But, you're also very adventurous and determined and practical...and open to change.

When you came to mommy and me and let us know that you wanted to cut your hair...and cut it short...we worked with you to make sure that this was what you wanted. 

You found pictures -with mommy's help- of what you wanted your hair to look like online. 

We double checked with you, to make sure you understood that you couldn't wear pony tails or pig tails or even a bun. 

You were calm and said "It'll grow back, Daddy!"

And so...Mommy made an appointment in a cool place in Deep Ellum with a stylist named Kennedy. Yaya came along too for moral support, and here you go!

 

You absolutely love it! And that's what is most important! 

It doesn't hurt that everyone else loves it too!

So a few snips, support from Yaya, Aidan, and Mommy during the cut, and one lollipop later, and you got yourself a brand new 'do!