Lindsey's Haircut

I've been braiding the girls hair, or pulling it back in some way, all school year, to try to keep them from getting lice. Lindsey had been coming home with her hair all out and all over the place. When I asked her about it, she said she was taking her hair-things out at school. I told her to stop, but she kept doing it. I always love short haircuts on little girls anyway, so this just gave me more reason to get it cut. Plus, she got a huge wad of gum stuck in it a few weeks back, and even with peanut butter, it was a big pain to get out.

Oakley got a cute haircut, so I showed the hairdresser Oakley's pictures on Facebook and told her Lindsey wanted her hair cut like her cousin. The lady said, "She has a sassy little cousin!" Cute little Oak! It didn't turn out quite the same, but I still like it. Cute little Lindsey!

Cute Kids

We had a great dentist appointment with no cavities from any of the kids!!! It was Olivia's first time, and she couldn't decide what she thought about it. I pointed out her conjoined teeth in front, and they said it's no biggie, and they won't know until she's old enough for the x-rays if her permanent teeth under the gum are conjoined as well.

These goofy kids decided to wear Cooper's pillows on their heads one night. It gave us all a good laugh!

Lindsey has been a pill about taking pictures lately. She either flees, or refuses to smile. This one made me laugh so hard!

My pretty little Roo . . .

Cooper being a penguin. Silly boy! I love him so much!

Sweet little Livi singing a Primary song . . .

School

Lindsey came home from school on picture day with the feather on her bow sticking straight up! I said, "What happened to your bow?" She said it fell out and she put it back in. I asked her if it was before or after pictures. She said after, but I got a good chuckle when I saw it sticking straight up in the picture. She's so darn cute anyway!!!

1st Grade

I found this gem in Lindsey's backpack over Thanksgiving break. So cute! I love that it says "to Idaho".

We were so proud of little Gracie becoming a spelling bee finalist this year!!! The words that were sent home to practice were pretty tough! Some of them I had never even heard of, so I couldn't even tell if I pronounced them right to her, like leitmotif and jackanapes. At the spelling bee, I realized they started at number one on the list and went completely in order. Good to know if the kids make it in future years. I'll have them focus on practicing the first half of the list, since I'm sure they didn't even make it enough rounds to get to those tough ones. I thought it would be random order from the list they sent home.

2nd Grade

I snapped a couple pictures before they got started, but I was too far away to get clear ones on my phone. Then, before they began, they asked us not to take any picture or video.

I could tell she was so shy and nervous! She spelled her first word right (napkin) and then her second word was emerald and she started out with the letter "i". They told the kids to go back to class when they got out, so I hurried to catch her in the hall. I could tell she was trying not to cry, but I told her how proud we all were of her, and got her smiling before she went back to class.

I was so grateful for all of the texts I got from family wishing her good luck! She's so blessed to have so many people supporting her! Thank you everyone! I showed her all the texts and she smiled!

Here she is with her "Spelling Bee" bouquet from Granny! Thanks so much everyone for always supporting my kids!!!

Cuties

I've never been good at doing hair, so I've been practicing some new braids, hoping to figure out how to do Gracie's hair for her baptism. Olivia let me practice on her.

Lindsey came to show me the dog she made out of these suction cup things. She is so creative!

I made some chore tags for the kids! They've really liked them, but yesterday Cooper came out to the kitchen and said quietly, "Something happened." He was holding one of the hooks, ripped off the wall with a patch of paint attached to it. Little stink!!! He had a balloon and was trying to tie it to a toy earlier, and I stopped him and told him he better not tie the balloon to anything. Apparently, he tied the balloon to the hook and couldn't get it off. I was mad, but at least glad that he had come and told me instead of trying to hide it. At least it was one of his hooks he ruined, and not his sisters, or they wouldn't have been too happy with him either.

The best feeling in the world is when a little one falls asleep on you . . .

Tim rolled Cooper up like a little burrito in his bed quilt.

The kids always love hanging all over Tim. He's their own personal jungle gym.