This weekend's catastrophic event

This weekend we took Matthew for his 2nd haircut so he would be ready for his birthday. I have entered the mysterious world of male haircuts. I obviously don't know how to instruct them on what I want. I told her to get it up off of his ears and TRIM the back. She asks if we want the clippers or scissors and I said whatever. Note to self, ALWAYS use scissors. The sound of the clippers totally freaked him out and he was thrashing so badly that he ended up with bald spots where he bumped the clippers! It looks like he had his hair cut with a lawnmower! It is too too short with holes in places. Now I can't have 1yr portraits done until it grows out. Sigh.


Before the Horror...

this one was before as well, it just got posted out of sequence. I haven't taken any of how he looks afterwards yet. I did notice that there were penguins on his drape though!

And the Barbie tradition conintues

When Aunt Nancy and I were little we would make elaborate Barbie houses out of books all over our bedroom floors. We had beds and blankets made out of washclothes, folded toilet paper pillows, etc. Madeline likes to do this now for hers. Here is where I found her last night before going to bed:

Madeline by the tiger lilies

Wish I was here.......

This is Sleepy Hollow, the place in Liberty Square (Disney World) where we get funnel cakes and stop to rest and 'take it all in'. One of my favorite spots at WDW.

Who would have ever guessed

that Days Of The Week Panties would turn out to be such an ordeal. I bought some for Madeline thinking they would be fun and cute....... turns out it is a crisis of Biblical proportions when the right pair is either not clean and/or ready for the corresponding day. Add this to the already hectic mornings we have getting ready for school. She thinks the world will come to a screeching halt if her panties don't match the day now. Add this to the list of things that were much easier to pull over on her before she could read.....Sigh.

Swimming lesson day 4

Madeline and her friend Hudson from school, they are in the same swim class.

Didn't realize her goggles made such a reflection.

Today's class was cut short due to someone throwing up in the pool. Madeline was fascinated and totally grossed out! ha ha

Swim lessons day 2

The Finger Prick

Today was Madeline's 6yr check up at the doctor. She told Madeline after her exam that there would not be any shots this time, just a finger prick and then left the room so the nurse could come in and do that. Madeline had an absolute COME APART. I said "Aren't you happy there isn't a shot??" and she says in a horribly sobbing voice "Mommy! Aurora got her finger pricked and DIED!!!!!!!! I DON'T WANT MY FINGER PRICKED!!!!!!!!!!!" It was sooooooooo hard not to laugh at this, I couldn't believe she had made that comparison! For those of you who don't know, Aurora is the real name of Sleeping Beauty and we all know that story. =) Needless to say she did not choose Aurora when picking out stickers at the nurse's desk.

First day of swim lessons

Today was Madeline's first ever swim lesson. She is taking at the local Y every day for 2 weeks. She swam at the end of this class with no floatie at all for a short distance and even jumped in to the teacher from the side! She swam like a little fish and loved it! (small fit was thrown when it was time to leave and she didn't want to get out of the pool). To quote Madeline, "My teacher's name is Miss Montana..... NOT Hannah Montana, just Montana." =) She was so excited to find a friend from her class at school is taking lessons as well and they are in the same swim class.

Penguin Pals

Not sure quite why he loves his penguins so much. Either because they are black/white or because he can chew on their beaks! haha I'm begining to think I should have done his nursery in penguins instead of rabbits!

In all of her finery

Happy 4th of July!

I had high plans for a picture of them both in their 4th of July attire, matching shirts, flags, socks ect. As you can see I did good to get just the flags...... and Madeline did wear her socks.....

VERY excited over the patriotic colored party blower Great-Grandma Dee gave him.

Picnic lunch outside.

First taste of a hotdog....... huge success! He ate almost an entire hot dog! Matthew has decided this year that he is a fan of 4th Of July food. He discovered Moon Pies as well (just the outside, not the marshmallow) and that was an even bigger hit.

We were doing smoke bombs. These have always been one of my favorite fireworks. Madeline enjoyed the parachute one this time but it ended up landing a full street over so she couldn't get it. Note to self: get more than one next year.

Puzzles in bed before lights out.

Getting ready for the 4th!

Madeline made this 4th of July cake all by herself, cracking eggs and all. I just did the oven part and helped spread the frosting.

Summer Days

These are the neighbor kids that Madeline has taken up with. Notice I took this picture from inside the house. I was allowed to bring them crackers and Mondo drinks for a snack under the tree but then I was told to go back in. ha ha

Where's Grover??

Matthew loves these Sesame Street people-head-things. He like to play Where's Grover and he'll pick him out of the line up. Ernie plays a close second to Grover as far as favorites. He also likes to put them in and out of the Fisher Price Aquarium that Aunt Nancy gave him. So fun!

Sissy helped him accessorize

Madeline's new friends

So for 2 days now Madeline has taken up with the new neighbor's kids 2 houses down. She loves to play outside and waits and waits for these 4 kids to come out. They have a trampoline in their back yard and they asked her to come jump with them. Enter the overprotective mother. I have never let her go do things like that where I wasn't there to watch her. So....... I hung out in my driveway to 'water the plants' so I could hear her voice over the fences to make sure she was ok. Finally had to go inside after the plants and yard were swimming in water.
Couldn't stand it anymore so I walked down to their house and cut through the yard to check on her. She sees me coming and I get the hand up in the air to stop me followed by 'I'm FINE Mom!'. Meaning go home and let me play why don't you.
Sigh.

One on my favorite parts of Summer....

These are my Mother's tiger lilies, they have been transplanted over the years from Leeds to Lexington to Madison and now to Pelham. They are my favorite flower and I always take Madeline's picture with them each year. I have already transplanted 2 flower boxes worth into containers to take when we move.

Getting ready for a long holiday weekend