We were all going a bit stir-crazy after the afternoon session of conference, so we headed to the park. As is her usual, Lauren wanted to do lots of swinging. And proof that she copies everything Will does, she has recently started yelling "doggy, doggy!" when she swings even though she doesn't know what an underdog is.
It's that time of year when I start to think about taking a family photo and ordering Christmas cards. Usually I stress about our outfits or bemoan my lack of weight loss, but this year the thing that has stressed me out the most has been Lauren's hair. Right now it is best described as sort of a mullet/bowl cut hybrid. The sides of her head that were formally bald spots in her baby days continue to give us trouble because those hairs grow at ludicrously slow rate. The same can not be said for her bangs and the hair at the base of he neck. It is a daily struggle to keep her from looking too unkempt. I tell you all that because I think I finally found a hairstyle that keeps her hair out of her face that she doesn't pull out immediately. Look for it this winter on the Christmas card we send to you.
TJ's bus got stuck in some bad traffic so we went out back to kill the time before he got home. The kids enjoyed some freezy pops while we waited.
At the craft store Wednesday morning I let Will pick out some Halloween figures for us to paint during Lauren's naptime. He painted a "Frankenmonster" and I painted a witch. I feel very confidant when I say more paint got on his body than on the monster.
Thursday afternoon the kids and I went to the farmstead. Will wanted to try something new and bottle fed the goats. It was the first time we attempted to bottle fed this year . It was a bit overwhelming for the kids when we went into the pen, so we set up shop on the the other side of the fence. Lauren yelled at the goats while Will got the hang of how to hold the bottle. It was a relatively quick trip, and we had fun, as usual.
Friday afternoon we met our friends at the park and had a picnic. There were a lot of hedge balls next the the playground and the kids enjoyed gathering up a nice cache, then throwing them down the hill.
Saturday morning we made an impromptu trip to an apple orchard. On our way out we stopped and fed the ducks.
4 comments:
I love that first swing picture! So cute :)
Love the hairdo on Lauren! What a clever way to pull together uneven hair lengths (and yet behind her head so maybe she won't pull it out so soon).
I love that swing picture too!
Little girl's hair is hard sometimes. A lot of times. I get tired of re-doing it over and over and over. Lauren's new-do looks good!
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