jack's first "successful" haircut

last saturday, after a week of jack brushing his hair out of his eyes, we took the kids to melonheads, in the mall, for jack's first haircut. it's a really cute kids' hair salon, where the kids sit on cars, trucks, ponies, and rocketships for their haircuts instead of chairs, and they get to play with toys, watch tv, get scented water sprayed into their hair and colored hairspray. i think the stylists have more fun than the kids:) we thought this place might be good for jack's first cut since he always liked going in just to look around. we were sooooooooo wrong. he was fine with sitting in the thomas train and was having a blast "driving" it, until the nice girl started spraying his hair with water. he kept pushing her hand away. then she started combing and that wasn't too bad:) then the cutting began and jack was not a happy boy. he was okay with it at first, a bit squirmy, but he didnt' mind the back being cut. when she started on the front, that's when things got really bad. jack tried climbing out of the train. eventually, i had to hold him while the girl cut his hair and jack had to hold rar ( his stuffed lion), the toy school bus, and the new stuffed yoshi daddy bought him all while the poor girl walked around and around trying to give jack a decent haircut. poor kid. at least his hair isn't in his eyes anymore:) he had to walk off the trauma of the whole event around the mall:) the girl did say he wasn't the worst they've ever had:)

jack sitting in the train, happily playing

wondering what the stylist is doing

daddy had to hold him after awhile- jack's heavy!

walking off the trauma in the food court

this is what his new hair looked like after his nap:) pretty spiffy:)

confirmation

it's official!! we're having a boy! we knew from the moment we found out i was pregnant- personal revelation is a wonderful thing:) still, it's nice to have the ultrasound photos:) richard joseph turner is a happy and healthy little boy who apparently likes to roll around A LOT!! he moved during the entire session:)

snow day

the weather was FINALLY perfect for us to take the kids out to play in the snow:) they loved every minute of it, especially making footprints and snow angels:) poor sammy couldn't really play, but he seemed quite content with daddy's gloves instead;)

sammy liked the leather, plus his little hands were warm:)

he was really apprehensive at first- audrey just took off:)

jack really enjoyed making footprints. he kept saying "footprints" over and over again

she's been wanted to do this FOREVER. the only thing is, she couldn't get up afterwards:)

on the swings- she was so bundled up she couldn't move:)

potty mouth

whenever jack sits on the potty, i tell him to "push his wee-wee down" so that he aims into the potty bowl. audrey's been paying close attention to what i say, and sometimes, she'll tell jack the same thing:) naturally, she's also noticed a few anatomical differences between boys and girls. we had to clarify the difference when she said that she had to "push her wee-wee down so the yellow stays in potty"(yellow is her word for pee). so, we told her that boys have wee-wees and girls don't, and that jack and sammy are boys like daddy, who also has a wee-wee, and she is a girl like mommy, who doesn't. she really liked that she was like mommy:) yesterday, when daddy was sitting on the potty, audrey went into the bathroom and said, "daddy, did you push your wee- wee down?" we busted out laughing and laughing and laughing:) then, just today, audrey told me, "have fun making yellow on the potty mommy!" i love being a mommy!

just for fun!

he played with this lockbox for an hour on the big bed!

coloring with markers for FHE- jack LOVES markers:) thank goodness they're washable markers!

"riding" the animal blankets nana and papa ou got them for christmas

jack's alligator:) he loves that it turns into a blanket!

some things i can't explain, but they make for funny pictures;) they couldn't get out afterwards:)

licking the plate after her first klondike bar:)

i made a ring toss game- little did i realize that i was wrong! it's not a paper ring, it's a halo:)

always the little lady:)

cuddling with daddy:)

audrey and jack are helping sammy stand up:)

i know it looks like he's holding on, but he's in the middle of patting the car slide

he's standing all by himself!! yea!

sammy learned too quickly what oreos are:)

wearing what daddy calls the "fire mario" hat:) check out that tooth!

weight lifting

my new vacuum cleaner only weighs 15 pounds. sammy weighs 22 pounds and after this growth spurt, i'm pretty sure he's verging on 24. my baby weighs more than my vacuum!!!