Hannah's New Do

Hannah had enough of getting knots and food combed out of her hair, so finally I gave in and let her get her hair cut short.  She still has bangs, so it's a little different than Leah's, and it may actually be a little bit shorter too.  She loves her new do...and it turned out much cuter than I expected!

Sleeping Scenes

 After the Brewers game Joseph spent several nights lining up his sausages with next to Grover (his usual bedtime friend) when getting ready to be tucked in.  I decided I had to have a picture, and one of those same nights when I checked on the girls, this is what I found.  Leah (batman) with her feet on the wall and both hers and her sisters blanket, and Hannah on the floor in a sleeping bag, arms in the air (similar to Joseph).  Pretty funny!

My My How Time Flies By

10 years ago today Jay and I said our I do's!

Mixed Crew

 On labor day we took the whole family to the Brewers vs Pirates game at Miller Park.  (Some would say it was the Pirates vs. Brewers game).  Joseph wanted to wear Brewers gear but eventually came around to sporting the old gold and black, Leah was dead set on being all blue Brewers, and Hannah, well she thought she was going to a football game. (which was good because we had run out of baseball attire).  It was our first time taking the girls out to the park and they really enjoyed it, and the cotton candy entertained them for at least 45 minutes which made the long afternoon easier.  Their favorite part was the sausage race.  I missed it because I was in the bathroom, which is where I was for probably half of the game considering how many times everyone had to go from gaterade and juice boxes.  Next time I need to figure out what level people are going to in order to find those cheesey covered waffle fries!

First Day of First Grade

 Joseph had his first day of first grade today, and picked out his favorite plants vs. zombies shirt to wear along with his new gym shoes.  He left and came home pretty excited, a much different Joseph than first day of kindergarten.  Today he was talking to all the boys on the playground before school and while he did want Jay and I to walk with to the door of the school as his class lined up, after a few waves he walked right in without looking back.  And with a little bit of bribery he even told us a bit about his first day.  It is not the same schedule as kindergarten, they did not get to feed the fish today, and he is only allowed to have one snack in the morning and he ran out of time at lunch which is why both his blackberries and his orange came back home with him.  I guess tomorrow I'll put the blackberries and muffins in the same bag!

Sleeping Leah

The girls aren't very speedy at falling asleep....they wake up in a good mood like Jay each morning but they take hours sometimes to fall asleep like me!  One day I found Leah asleep in the rocking chair in her room at the end of nap time, another time the girls were both in the same bed, sometimes someone is on the floor, and usually there's a lot of giggling and thumping noises before they actually give in to slumber.  At bedtime the other night Hannah uttered her usual "But mommy I have to tell you something" which was followed by "When I'm older can I stay up late, wear earrings and put on makeup?"  Apparently these are some of the thoughts that keep her from going to sleep.