New Season, New Haircut

THEN: high maintenance medium/long length hairstyle. It usually ended up in a ponytail. This pic is an exception!


NOW: graduated bob. I feel relieved :)

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Just thought I'd try this out :) I'm still not too convinced of it.

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Jemma's blessing

I'm way behind on this but it needs to be acknowledged! The picture below is from the Sunday we blessed Jemma. It was nice to have my mother- and sister-in-law be with us. They came to visit for a week from Memphis. We wanted to bless her while my mom was here but Jesse worked long shifts and we never got around to it. So as of last month we were happy to find out that Jesse would no longer have to work shifts. He is now working regular hours to my enjoyment :) A lady from the branch graciously offered to make a special white dress for Jemma and it was so cute - you probably can't tell from the picture, but thanks again, Kathi, you are wonderful:

Delta Fair

Last Saturday we had a parade and fair in town, so we decided to join the crowd and march to the fairgrounds. It's a ten-minute walk but halfway through we returned home as we realized it was impossible to drag Eva and the baby along (I wish I had a double stroller), plus I'd left the diaper bag at home. So we got back, got in the truck and drove about 5mph to the fair. I wish I had taken more pictures. Nothing spectacular but Delta is probably the smallest town I've ever lived in my entire life. However, on the day of the fair it got so busy that for a moment I forgot I lived in the middle of nowhere.
Anyway, I don't know if it's because Eva is a little country girl now or she just doesn't like crowds, but she wasn't like her usual self. The extrovert that she is, she just stood there observing the activities that were going on around. The one thing she did like was to go down a super slide with Jesse:
Balloon Paradise - Eva loves balloons! she had one tied to her wrist but she somehow got it out and it flew away to her greatest disappointment: She also wanted to try this kiddie ride. She was all excited about it and kept saying "go wocket, go go go!" (ie rocket), but when she was seated in one, all of a sudden she turned serious:trying to feed the ponies:We finally had to put her in the stroller because she refused to walk about two hours later.

The Terrible Twos

I have always wondered if the "terrible twos" actually exist. Eva turned 2 last month and I am starting to dread the upcoming months. Are there any survivors out there? I'd like to hear your stories. The thing is Eva is such a happy sweet little girl... during the day! She plays on her own, loves company, is very social (although you can't figure out much of what she is trying to say these days), and just a pleasure to be around. Come bedtime......... and she turns into a little monster! Changing her clothes is a serious workout that sometimes leaves me sweating and breathless. Giving her a bath is a good one. She loves her baths, but she won't come out of it when we are done. How long do baths take? I literally drag her out of the bathtub and then she'll just sit on the bathroom floor and watch the water drain down the plughole. I finally get her pajamas on and she is ready to go bye bye. So here we go, every night ever since I switched her from crib to toddler bed we've been having bedtime battles. It used to be like this: I would simply put her in her crib, kiss her good night and walk away; she might play for a bit, talk to herself, on rare occasions she would cry for a minute or two and go to sleep. Now she either runs around the room wildly screaming and throws herself on the floor kicking, or clings to me, squeals and tries to give me LOTS and lots of hugs. How tricky is that - she knows mommy will take a hug anytime. I try not to give in and stay calm although my heart is about to melt!
So anyway, one night I went back to check on her and found her sleeping on the floor like the bed didn't even exist there. Does anyone see a problem here?