I absolutely love this picture of Carter from his first birthday party. He ate a TON of cake. GG kept sneaking over and removing great big hunks of it from his tray when he wasn't looking. Just so he didn't get a bellyache. He also had recently had a haircut. I can't believe he'll be fourteen months tomorrow. He's getting to be such a big boy!
Last Tuesday I woke up and decided it was time to cut my hair. I'd been thinking about it for a few weeks and it was time to do it. I always grow it out to about this length (middle of my back) and end up getting it all cut off. Why? Well, it grows super fast so I don't worry about it too much. It took three years to grow it from a pixie cut to the middle of my back. Also, it was way too heavy and giving me headaches all the time from being pulled back into a bun or ponytail. Not conducive to being in the pool and working out. I called my hairdresser and she had one spot left, so off I went. I donated my pony tail to the Cancer Society.
It gave me a start to see my hair all chopped off like that! I picked up that pony tail and it was really heavy. I'm so happy to think that maybe a little girl will be wearing a wig made of it. I got a reverse bob kind of cut - much like Kelli's. I'm loving it, though my natural curl really has a mind of it's own in the back. Well, like they say - 'party in the back'. Although I'm sure they're referring to mullets. Hmm. At any rate, I will post a picture of my new 'do when I get one I like. I also booked the kids appointments for this week. Cailin was, and continues to be really put out by my new hair. She was horrified initially, and keeps asking me when I'm going to wear my old hair again. I told her a little girl who is very sick and doesn't have any hair is wearing it. She figures that's nice, but she should give it back soon.
This morning we had to run out of the house quick to get their haircuts. Cailin got her bangs and hair trimmed up all nice, and Carter got his hair trimmed all over (looks just like the above photo). They were both so good. Cailin got up in the chair and sat by herself for her haircut. So did Carter! I was surprised when my hairdresser said to put him up there by himself, but he enjoyed it. Don't worry, I hung onto him for safety! He said it tickled around his ears, but he doesn't mind the clippers or haircut in the least. Cailin demanded a sucker and we were on our way. Not too bad, considering she was up well past midnight last night (they are both fighting a head cold at the moment. Carter prefers to sleep through his cold, Cailin likes to be awake through hers).
The gymnastics club hires a photographer to come around and take pictures of the kids in action. I was so excited to see Cailin's pictures, and I wasn't disappointed. For the slightly inflated price of $93, I got a picture CD of her enjoying two separate sessions. Naturally, one was the day her father dressed her and she had rubbed a great mass of toothpaste in her hair as 'hair gel'. Heh. The other session she dressed herself.
This kid is a prodigy on the trampoline. She is light years ahead of the other kids in her class, and jumps so high it's borderline scary for her poor mother who's not supposed to be watching (but perhaps sneaks in and hides behind a pole to watch anyway).
The uneven bars are also a favorite. She jumps to grab the bar and swings her little heart out, then lets go and lands it every time.
I am so proud of my gorgeous girl. She barely let out a whimper when I dropped her off in class today. She's really enjoying preschool in the classroom, and of course she's always loved the gymnastics part.
While she's at school, I take Carter and head over to the multiplex part of the building. We go to the walking track with our fancy new jogging stroller, have lunch and go to the indoor playground. He is tolerant of the walking track, and had a snooze today. Lunch is always fun with him, he talks and laughs and smiles at people. Sometimes we play on the basketball court if there's toddler play time. He loves to crawl in the big open space!
Today I managed to jog the entire 5km on the walking track. Some of it was really slow jogging, but it was jogging nonetheless! I love my iPhone with all the running/health/calorie counting apps I have on it. What a great tool in this weight loss effort. I can chart my progress and see how fast/slow I was going during my run. I did 101km in September!
Things are getting super busy with my home business. I decided to let my website expire, and won't be renewing it. It's a shame to lose the ability for my customers to pay by credit card, but I found the website too hard to keep updated. It required constant care and attention to keep current and I simply don't want to spare the time I could be using to make the items (or dinner, or play with the kids etc.) on maintaining it. So far it's been a huge relief to be 'rid of it' and I'm not missing it at all.
I'm now making diaper cakes, and have added rag quilts to my items that I'm selling. Also going to be doing a ton of mittens this year, I can tell. And earwarmers! I'm extremely happy being able to work out of my home, and this year I'm making it manageable with the kids' schedule. I will only be taking so many orders before Christmas and that will help a lot.
Speaking of Christmas. Cailin and I decorated the house for Halloween yesterday. She is super excited to go trick-or-treating this year. Hopefully Carter is walking by then, he'll have a great time too!
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