Yesterday, Sweeters got her first haircut. This is the before picture. We have mixed emotions at our little girl growing up so fast, but she looks adorable non the less! In honor of this milestone, we had a special girls day out. She got her hair done. Then we went to get coffee, and then we hit the mall of course.
Getting set up.
Checking the evenness before Mommy said, "Hmmm.... yeah, maybe go a little shorter". I wanted this cute little short cut, but was scared to go too short, so it took us two tries to finally get there. Not such a good idea with a wiggly two year old, but she did great holding still anyways.
Pretty girl:)
For a two and a half year old, she did a great job of keeping her head down.
She was pretty serious through it all, not knowing quite what to think at this new experience. At the same time I could tell she was having a good time and knew it was special. Trying to get her to smile for the pictures, she would sometimes respond with trying NOT to smile:) ha ha. We made quiet the fuss over her. Of course she would bust out a happy smile of delight every once in a while. She is so cute!
All done! Thanks Jen!:) Wonderful work as usual!:)
So excited and happy! She gave me the biggest hug! I wondered if I should have done her first hair cut yet. I didn't cry at this age transforming milestone. (I was to busy trying to take pictures of every snip.) However, my heart twinges at the thought of how fast the years go by... Next week she'll be driving... She looks so much older, growing up so fast. I guess we can't stop time, but maybe waiting would have slowed it down. At the same time, her hair was kinda straggly at the ends, I was in love with this short cut, and it would also make her hair easier to manage... When we got home, Daddy thought she looked so cute, but he was hit with the fact that her toddler years are behind us, and she is now a beautiful little girl, who will all to soon be grown and gone... Needless to say, I could tell he felt an EXTRA need to hold her and hug her that night. Such is life... so precious.
She loves the Horizon "cow milk" as she calls it! A special outing wouldn't be complete with out one.
She thought it was pretty cool looking out the window of the Penney's skybridge and all the activity and cars buzzing under outside.
She had fun running around at Penney's while I shopped around a little bit, in between calling her back.
We went to Claires to find her some cute hair stuff. She immediately picked out a headband that she liked, all on her own and eventually found a princess "purse". Actually, it is a case to store glasses in, but it looks like a little purse. She is into Cinderella right now, her first princess. She carried the purse around the whole time. I somewhat tried to talk her out of it at the end, but to no avail. So even though it was more than I was wanting to spend, I splurged on it for her special day:) She LOVES it!:) She even went to bed with it, and when she woke me up this morning, guess what was on her arm. So adorable!
Still shopping, wearing the head band she picked out at the beginning.
We also found a Cinderella chapstick. Blueberry. She loves it and I have to tell her frequently to "put it away" and "that is enough".
Finished the night by eating at Hot Dog On A Stick. Tuesday's are $1 days for a corndog. What a fun day to commemorate her first hair cut! She's such a big girl!
Last year we got back from GA right around Easter time, so this picture reminds me of the Easter picture we took of the kids then. Wow, we've been back a year already... actually more because last year Easter was end of March beginning of April... Time sure flies and life is certainly a vapor...
We had a great time eating turkey and all the fixings at Mom and Dad's. I was glad not to have to do anything, being so close to having the baby... Kate is in full on "goof mode". Getting a sweet "cheese" from her is difficult now. She just wants to be silly for the camera and loves to see herself after we take a picture.
OK, maybe not too difficult, I managed to get some sweetness out of her. I love her curls and dress! She is adorable no matter what, but WOW! (If Mommy does say so herself:))
Kate had fun hunting eggs. We did it twice and then SHE hid them for ME to find. Now she wants to hide the babie's Easter basket for the baby to find (which is null and void because we haven't had the baby yet but was ready just in case:)).
Handsome Son finding eggs... 
A good family picture just wasn't in the cards for us this year I guess. Oh well, next year:) 
Love this beautiful face!:)
