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I know you've already seen Caleb's new haircut pictures. But Micah got his first actual haircut that same day. We have usually done his hair on our own, but with all of his cowlicks, they usually turn into buzz cuts.
I really recommend Whipper Snippers, the place where they went. There are really cool things for kids to do to help distract them from getting their hair cut.
So here are some pictures of Micah's haircut.
We took Caleb and Micah on Saturday to get haircuts. For Caleb, it was his first haircut ever, and this was Micah's first professional haircut. We have always cut Micah's hair on our own, but it almost always ends up being a buzz cut because of all of his cowlicks. But Caleb had all of those curls, so I didn't really know how to cut it.
We took the boys to Whipper Snippers, a really cute place where they specialize in children's haircuts. They had chairs that were airplanes and cars, and some that were hands. Micah chose a car to sit in, and Caleb sat in the airplane. They also have movies playing at each station, or they could play video games to keep them occupied.
Before the haircut
Not so bad yet...
He didn't like the clippers.
That boy sure is pretty, but I miss the curls.
All in all, Caleb did pretty well. He only cried a little bit, and mostly only when I moved too far away. I like his new haircut, but he looks so different than he did before. I guess it just seems like he's growing up. With the curls, he still looked like a baby. I know...I'm just being a sappy mama.
We took Micah to his first non-family birthday party on Saturday. His friend Noah from his Sunday school class turned 3, and Micah could not wait for the day of the birthday party.
When we got the invitation, I told Micah that the inside of the invitation said, "It's Noah's birthday. Can Micah come to the party?" I kept it on the refrigerator, and almost every day Micah would pull it down and show it to us. He would open it up and say, "It's Noah's birthday!" It was so sweet that he was so excited to be able to go to his party.
Lunch was hamburgers and really huge hot dogs that looked like they were on steroids. I thought that Micah and Caleb could share one, but Caleb ended up eating one whole hot dog! I think he has a hollow leg or a tapeworm or something.
When lunch was done, there was Madagascar bingo, and then pin the tail on the donkey. But it was a blow up donkey. I had never seen one like that before. All the kids got to put on a hat and then get blindfolded. The picture above shows what good aim Micah has. Caleb played to with a little help from one fof the girls. We didn't even attempt to put the blindfold on him, though.
And John is always up for a challenge, so he tried his hand at pin the tail on the donkey also.
They also had a pinata, but not one that you hit with a stick. This one had streamers on the bottom, and you keep pulling them out one by one until the candy falls out. Micah really enjoyed that. He got a lot of candy.
Caleb kept going up to the donkey to check him out.
This is Noah opening the tool set that Micah and Caleb gave him for his birthday.
We all had a really good time at the party. Micah enjoyed running around with the other boys with the balloon arrangements that were the table settings. They kept using them as punching bags. When we left, both boys got to take home goodie bags and a balloon. The balloons have provided fun every day since then as well.
So my friend Jacquie posted on her blog some pictures of her friends, and I thought that was a nice idea. John and I have been talking about some friends of ours who have moved away over the past year. If we were rich (cross your fingers!) we would be able to go and visit them as often as we would like. But finances being what they are, that just isn't possible. But it is so nice to have the conveniences of email, Facebook, and MySpace. It's amazing how addicting these things become, especially when keeping in touch with our friends and family. So here are some pictures of our friends.
John with Chris and Kayla Alverson. They moved to Colorado Springs before Caleb was born. Chris was the best babysitter we ever had. Micah loved having Chris watch him!
Our good friends, Kim and Denny Alverson. They are a great example of a loving Christian husband and wife. John and I really look up to them.
Here are some more good friends, Jacquie and Justin Crutchley. They recently moved to Wichita, Kansas. We hope they don't get carried off in a tornado like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz.
And finally, here are Ryan, Liz, and Ryder Miller. They just got transferred by the Air Force to Colorado Springs. Ryder was born two months before Caleb. Even though they were here only a short time, we really got to know them well, and we miss them.
John and I have realized that God has really blessed us with good Christian friends. Even though they are far away now, we remember the times we have shared with them. Hopefully, we will be able to travel to visit them one day.
I have just had a reality check on how precious life really is. I had gotten a forward to a link called 99 balloons. John had gotten it from one of our friends, and told me to be prepared to cry, it was so touching. He said he even shed some tears.
Well, the email has been sitting unread in my inbox because I knew that I would cry while watching it. Those of you who know me know that I am a crybaby. I cry at touching commercials and things like that, so I had been avoiding watching the link.
Today I had some down time and I felt mentally ready to watch, so I opened the link. The video is a story about Eliot, a baby born with Trisomy 18. Be prepared. This video will touch even the hardest of hearts. After I watched it, I just went to both boys and hugged them close to me. It really makes me feel blessed to have both of my boys healthy and happy. I realize now that that doesn't always happen for everyone, and I am just thankful that God has given me these two boys for as long as He has.
Here is the link:
http://www.ignitermedia.com/products/iv/singles/570/99-Balloons
My parents are coming to visit us this weekend. I'm excited. I know, you would think that with me living so far away that visits would be few and far between. That's the beauty of my mom working for Southwest Airlines. Like they say, you are now free to move about the country. So we are really lucky, because the boys and I have been able to go to Texas fairly frequently, and the best of all...for FREE! And my parents will always fly free even when my mom retires, so they will always be able to fly to California to see us.
I know they really only come to see the boys. Once you start producing grandbabies, you are nudged out of the picture. But I'm in therapy, so I should be able to cope with that soon. Ha! Ha!
It's only a quick trip for my parents this time, since they have to be back at work on Monday. They'll get in very late Thursday night, and leave very early Sunday morning. But it will be nice to see them.
Well, Saturday morning I was up bright and early (thanks to two little ragamuffins). My second test for Jeopardy! was in Buellton at 9:00 a.m. I drove up there, and there were just under 100 people there from the 1,000 people that took the test the night before.
We were allowed to answer practice questions as a group to get us into the Jeopardy! question mindset. You know how they form their answers in order to give little clues as to what the question will be. Then they gave us our answer sheets, and told us the questions would be on the screen and one of the clue crew would read them to us as well. We were given 8 seconds per question to write down our answer. Once the tests were complete, they left the room and graded them.
They came back about 15 minutes later and called out about 8 names of people who had passed the test. Unfortunately, my name wasn't on that list. Too bad. But the best thing about the whole experience is that I had a good time, and maybe I'll be ready for the online test in January. It will be another 50 question test but we can do it from the comfort of our own home.
