Sean's First Haircut

Yesterday afternoon Abel finally caved in and allowed me to cut Sean's baby locks. It was starting to look like a baby mullet, so it was time. It was not the best haircut in the world, but still looks cute. It's pretty hard to trim a baby's hair when he keeps turning around whenever the hairclippers touch his head. I was going to trim around his ears with the scissors, but he kept grabbing for them, so I didn't really get a chance to finish the haircut yet. Here's the before and after photos.

The front view: Before

The front view: After

Ha ha!! It doesn't even look like I cut his hair from the front view. Really, I cut quite a bit from his little head, but it was all from the back and sides. Here's another view where you can really see the difference.

The side view: Before

The side view: After

The back view: Before

The back view: After

He looks like such a little boy now and not so much like a baby! I figure I've got quite a few more years ahead of me to perfect this hair cutting thing.

"It's a world of laughter, a world of tears..."

Yes, these are the lyrics to "It's a Small World." We've been back from our 1 1/2 day trip to Disneyland for a few days now, and I still can't get that song out of my head. I think it's safe to say that the It's a Small World ride was Caityn's favorite. We went on it three times during our trip. In fact, it was the only ride we went on more than once, because there was never a line to get on.

Our second trip to Disneyland was pretty successful. We stayed only one night, which worked out well because we got to check in early and have the room for naptime and bedtime. The kids were really well behaved, and the only meltdown occurred at about 7:30pm that first night. They were just exhausted and wanted to go back to the hotel. I don't blame them. We stayed out pretty late.

Caityn was in heaven wearing her Snow White dress and having all the ride attendants call her "princess." She also liked pointing out all the other girls wearing princess dresses. "Look, she has a Sweeping Booty dress!" We got to check out a few attractions that I don't ever remembering visisting, like the Mark Twain river boat and Tom Sawyer's island. Both were a hit with the kids, although Caityn was terrified of the dark, spooky caves on the island. And, yes, Sean DID fall asleep on the train.

After the Dumbo ride. Sean didn't freak out this time. Three months ago, Caityn didn't even know who Dumbo was. Now every elephant we see is named Dumbo.

Sean, still not too crazy about Merry-go-rounds.

Caityn very excited to be riding the Merry-go-round.

Caityn loved this little stage on the river boat. Both of them were running around, up and down the stairs the whole ride.

The only family photo we got on this trip.

Sitting in traffic on the autotopia ride.

I love this photo. I love her look of awe as we pass through It's a Small World.

Sean eating his first apple. He did a pretty good job!

Snacking on the dock of Tom Sawyer's island.

Inside on of the not-so-dark-and-scary caves.

Passed out on the way home, Disney treats in hand.

Simple Pleasures

The other day after his bath, I let Sean turn off the light switch in the bathroom. He thought this was just hilarious! But I think I've created a monster. Now he wants to turn off ALL the light switches in the house, whether the light is on or not. He's been throwing fits now if I don't let him turn off the lights over and over and over again. Oh well...it was cute the first time.

Monsters in a mushroom patch

That's what this is, in case you were wondering.
I love how Legos bring out the creativity in Caityn.
Thank you, Aunt Breean for SEAN'S birthday gift!!

Before and After

Warning: Some of the photos you are about to see may be frightening to those without small children in the house!

The living room before:

and after:

The bookcase before:

and after:

Caityn before:

and after (she got into my mascara):

Sean's breakfast before:
and after (Cheerios must taste better eaten off the floor):
The kids before naptime:
and after:

Did you really think I got them to sleep together in the same bed? Ha ha!! This was taken just after they each woke up (in their own beds)!

For those of you who DO have small kids (or messy husbands), let's see your "before" and "after" photos!

Another visit to the dentist

Today Caityn had her second visit with the dentist. If you recall my post from her first visit, things didn't go so well the first time we visited. But today, she did AWESOME!!! Of course, it probably helped that the first thing they asked her was, "Do you like Dora?" She was super excited to watch a Dora video while the lady cleaned her teeth. She opened and closed her mouth as instructed, and she didn't cry once! Even more surprising, Sean behaved as well!!! I though for sure that he would start throwing a temper tantrum or scream and run all over the place. But I guess the Dora video captured his attention too. And we are proud to announce that Caityn does not have any cavities.

Fabulous Weekend!

Our fabulous weekend started on Friday, when we met some friends at the park to catch up and let the little ones run around. Caityn and Eva had a great time! They always play so nicely together, and Sean even found a friend in little Greta. Despite running to and from the park, not to mention running around the park for 2 hours, Caityn STILL did NOT take a nap that day. Ugh! I think we may be seeing the last of naps.

Caityn gave her friends a ride in the wagon.

Sean was loving Greta's beautiful hair.

Saturday morning, the weather was so nice. We decided to head over to Coronado for some fresh air. We rented one of those bikes the whole family can ride in. The kids loved it! Caityn would ring the bell each time we passed someone, and both kids were having fun waving to other people riding bikes. The views were gorgeous!

Hugs for little brother.

After the bike ride, we stopped for lunch at a pizzeria, where we bumped into some friends who live in Coronado. The wait for the pizza was too much for Sean. He must have been hungry because he started throwing one of his famous temper tantrums. I had to take him out and walk him around the shopping area until the food was ready. Just as we were leaving to go home, we passed by some people feeding pigeons. Both kids immediately started running after the birds and chasing them around the grass. The pigeons were not too afraid of them. They just kept walking out of their way, but were not going to fly away because they were still getting fed! Such a fun day, but Caityn STILL did not nap. Later that night we headed down to my mom's house to celebrate my sister's 30th birthday. Caityn fell asleep in the car when we just got there.


Sunday morning, the weather was still great, so we headed down to the beach. Sean enjoyed relaxing in this beach chair, while Caityn got down and dirty in the sand. Of course, Sean also had to taste a few handfuls of sand. After lunch, we walked down to the little park. Caityn rode her tricycle all the way there and back! I finally found something that will wear her out. She DID take a nap on Sunday.


Caityn was so proud of herself for learning how to finally ride her tricycle. The whole way up to the park she kept shouting, "I'm doing it! I'm doing it! I'm going super fast!!" and "The other kids on bikes better watch out, because I'm going soooooo fast!"