Crazy Weekend

This evening wrapped up Brooklyn's weekend of Birthdays!  It wasn't really the plan, but that it was pretty much happened.  Friday was a kid birthday party, Saturday (her birthday) was the state fair, and tonight was the family birthday party!  She made out like a bandit!  I will post more tomorrow (maybe) and pictures!  But tonight I will end early so I can head to bed...  Balloons are early tomorrow!

Why'd it have to end that way?

Today is Brooklyn's 8th Birthday!  It has been a birthday weekend for her.  Last night we took her and four friends to Itz for a party, and tonight we took her and two friends to the state fair (we won tickets).  We knew it would be late when we got home tonight, so we set up with the two friend's parents, to have them spend the night.  The three girls feel asleep in the car on the way home, and were VERY tired when we got home.  And wouldn't you know it...  Brooklyn and one of her friends had to have a fight!  What a sad way to end a great evening :(

Mess Maker

Her name is not Cat...

But she sure likes the mouse :)

Myra has been working on developing some new talents.  I would put them in the category of "mess maker", or pill...  Here's some pictures to show my point :)



Instead of napping...

This was actually hanging on the wall
She had to climb OUT of bed to get it!

~Random~

You have got to be kidding me!

Brooklyn's Birthday is this Saturday.  About a month ago Josh won tickets to the State Fair, and on Saturday Josh's buddy's band will being playing there.  We thought it would be great to go on Saturday and hear his buddy play.  But it is Brooklyn's Birthday...  Luckily we won 4 tickets, so instead of taking two other adults with us, we decided that we would take Brooklyn and one of her friends.  Not sure what we were thinking...  Two other adults would be much better :)

We talked to Brooklyn about this plan a few weeks ago...  Since then she has been going back and forth on who to take.  She finally decided who she was going to take, and asked her friend only to find out that she could not go...  So she picked another friend.  That friend's mom was asking me if we were going to do anything for her on her birthday, because they were thinking of going out of town (Labor Day camping trip).  Worrying about Brooklyn having to ask and be turned down again, I mentioned to her friend's mom that Brooklyn might be asking her to go with us to the State Fair...

Now this friend of Brooklyn could almost be called a sister.  That being said they often get in fights, and "hate" each other (only to make up minutes later).  And wouldn't you know it, about a week ago we together on evening for fun with her friend, and friend's family, and Brooklyn and her friend got in  fight.  The evening ended with Brooklyn telling her friend that she didn't want her to go with her to the State Fair!

This last Tuesday I made Brooklyn decide once and for all who she was going to take with her...  She did not pick her friend, she went with someone else.  I had the fun opportunity of telling her friend's mom what Brooklyn decided...  And then I set it up with the new friend's parents for her to go (we are going to be gone for MANY hours).

Today Brooklyn's friend called to apologize to her for what caused the fight (another blog!  Too funny).  When Brooklyn got off the phone she asked me if her new friend new about Saturday yet, and if it was not too late to take her other friend!  They were indeed friends again, and she didn't want her to feel bad about not going...

I then asked her a question...  We are suppose to see this friend this Friday evening...  I asked her what would she want to do if Friday this friend was "mean" to her again.  Would she still want to take her with us?  Her answer... "NO!!!!!  If she is mean to me on Friday, she DOES NOT get to go!"

You have got to be kidding me!!!

Hair

Savannah ~ Before

Today was a hair cut type of day!  I have been wanting to cute my hair for a LONG time now, but I was waiting for the end of the summer hoping it would be long enough to cute and donate to Locks of Love and still have some to do something with :)  Today was the day!  My good friend Mindy cut probably about 11 inches off!  And I love it so far.  It is so much lighter! 

Savannah ~ After

My new hair cut prompted the girls to want their hair cut.  Brooklyn decided that she wanted to wait for my friend to cut her hair, and he went back and forth on how much she would want cut off.  Savannah COULD NOT WAIT to have her cut, as so I cut it for her.  Probably shorter than I would like, but she wanted it short.  And sweet Catalina WANTED her hair cut!  SHORT!  I argued with her, talked to her, and tried to convince her to wait for Josh to get home, to make sure she REALLY wanted to have it cut.  I finally gave in and "trimmed" it.  Half way through cutting her hair she started to get mad at me.  "You cutting the back? I told you not to cut the back!"  ?!?!?!?  Really???  Then what did you want me to cut???

Catalina ~ Before

*Side note*  I think this was Catalina's first "official " hair cut!

Catalina ~ After

Fine Young Man

I took Josh Jr. to the eye Doctors this afternoon.  Unfortunately he has his parents eyes ~ BAD!  And he needs new glasses (thank goodness for great eye insurance ~ $35 dollars for a new pair of glasses).  While I was waiting out in the waiting room for Josh Jr., the eye Dr. came out to talk to me.  He talked to me about Josh Jr. vision, and the fact that he would need new glasses, but more importantly he told me how great my son was.  He told me that Josh Jr. was very respectful and that we (Josh and me) were raising a great young man!  These are all things I know, but still very nice to hear.  Josh Jr. is a great young man!