First Haircut

Erin has needed a haircut for awhile. I have avoided it because that means having to admit she's getting to be a big girl! After snips for snarls and some bang trimming of her own (yep...that's my girl!), I finally had to take the plunge. She did great! She was cooperative and enjoyed the attention. Erin is so proud of her new 'do. My baby's getting older...and looks it now, too!

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We've had some fun times over the last few weeks. My wonderful friend Molly and I had a girls day (shopping at Sephora, lunch, Starbucks) while our husbands went to the movies. We celebrated Christmas with my mom's cousins which is always a nice time.

We were supposed to go bowling with friends on New Year's Eve morning but Emily was sick (off and on that week ~ tonsils out on February 9...) so we took the girls on New Year's Day since she was feeling better. They had a great time...and no balls were dropped on any wee toes! There are some photos from that day. We met our friends the Lambertons at Chuck E. Cheese on Friday for some pizza and fun. Sorry no pics...I was too busy chasing Erin around :).

On Saturday, I went to my friend Audra's to celebrate her 40th birthday with a bunch of her best girlfriends. It was a fun time...we even made it to midnight! I enjoyed meeting her neighbor friends, too. Then, I stayed in my pjs all day Sunday.

This past Thursday night, we went to see Disney on Ice. The girls loved it. Emily picked out a Cinderella figure and Erin chose Ariel (no surprise there!). There's nothing like a Disney show to bring out the child in you. I have included a few pics of the girls and the castle. I'm still getting used to my new camera so I didn't have my camera set quite right for show pics...oops!

Stay warm!

Our Little Harmonica Player

My mom got both Emily and Erin harmonicas for Christmas. Erin is just loving hers. Even with the background voices, you can hear her beautiful music.

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Christmas Fun

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We had a wonderful Christmas. My parents, Aunt Sharon, and our dear friend Ruby came over. We had a nice day relaxing and watching A Christmas Story. My cousin Katy and her daughter Joan came over later.

The girls had a great time opening their presents. Emily is an old pro, of course, and Erin was really aware of everything so much more this year. They both got lots of fun, unique games from Discovery Toys and Hearthsong which we have played everyday over vacation. Katy and Joan brought the girls gift cards for Build-A-Bear, as did my parents, so we will be having a fun-filled day soon! Dave bought me a new digital camera~a small point-and-shoot that I can carry in my purse. I wanted something that I could easily take with me without a separate bag. It's a fantastic little camera. My parents bought me a Cricut machine for my scrapbooking. It's awesome! My mom had asked me about it a couple months ago and I never caught on that she was fishing. And, when Mom and I went on our usual bargain shopping spree the afternoon of the 26th, I found cartridges for it at JoAnn's marked 5o% off then another 50% off of that. Lovin' it!! Dave got satellite radio for his car which he has been wanting. He's been enjoying it.