Hair Chop'n and Potty Train'n

Last night Grace said that she wanted "small hair like Mommy" I normally don't do everything she asks, but since I'm the one that has to wash, brush, and do her hair... I agreed. She stayed up past her bed time and we cut off almost 8 inches of hair! I was afraid I would regret my decision, but she loves her "small hair" and so do I. Rob wasn't home, and when we walked in the door he immediately saw all her hair in the garbage, and I heard "Baaaaaaaaabe, what did you do?" He went in to check on his sleeping baby, and agreed she looked just as cute as always.

We've also been working on potty training, and I can't resist posting a picture of my little boy and his froggy potty. I'm very excited to be done with diapers! I feel like it is one of the last steps in moving from the baby season to the kid season of life. And it is a transition I welcome!

Who Is Your Barista?

It's no secret that our family runs on coffee, and so our kids learned at a very young age how to play barista. They bring us soy lattes, americanos, and the occasional doppio macchiato. However, this day I got a surprise with my latte... and ended up with the best picture ever!

Seriously, I'm pretty sure I have the cutest, most creative kids ever! In other news, as much as I love staying home with my precious little baristas, I'm heading back to school in a few weeks. Before we moved, I had been going to school for the past year. While the last few months off of school have been a nice break, I'm very excited to be heading back to the classroom. School is a huge part of my life... not that it is that spectacular, it just keeps me sane. It gives me something to do for myself, you know, something other than laundry, dishes, and laundry. It gives me a reason to get out of the house and have intelligent conversations about the world outside our four little walls, a world outside of Cheerios and Mickey Mouse. The best part of it all is that I get to do something one day a week and still be at home the rest of the time!

Oh the Holidays

This was such a great Christmas season! We had so much fun exploring Kansas City and finding fun things to do with our kids. The big train station down town was set up with beautifully decorated trees and lots and lots of model trains. There was also an enormous tree with a train the kids could ride.

Above is Union Station and a family picture that actually turned out! I think this would have been our Christmas card if I would have sent one out ;)

We also had fun playing in the snow with our kids! I'm sure we will continue to enjoy this the next few months.

Here are a few pictures of Christmas morning...

The last picture is after we got back from Oregon, and the kids are wearing the sweaters my mom made for them... so cute! And yes we went back to Oregon for Christmas, we actually flew back on Christmas day! We had such an amazing time with family and friends... we were enjoying ourselves sooo much that we forgot to take pictures :( I'm so mad at myself, and if any of you have pictures of our time in Oregon please share them with me!!!