Happy 4th of July!

I know that I am actually posting this on the 6th, but I am always a little behind. We went swimming at the pool in the afternoon, the water was okay, but the wind made it cold! We had fun anyway. Michael's brother Chris came up from L.A. to have dinner with us and do fireworks. We had BBQ chicken, steamed carrots, baked potatoes, stir fried zucchini and squash, and corn on the cob! For dessert I made a layered jello treat with cool-whip, sounds good huh!?! Well, it was! When it got dark we did fireworks in the street in front of our house. The kids took turns lighting them (with Michael's help of course) and thought that was really cool. Uncle Chris even lit a couple. Allie liked the light and sparkles, but when they made a loud noise she got a little scared. Jacob liked to pick old fireworks up and put them in the water bucket. We had our grand finale firework that was supposed to be awesome, but we decided it wasn't worth the money we paid for it. Next year we will know NOT to get that one! We are so glad that Chris could come and be with us, the kids love it when he visits, and so do Michael and I. We are grateful for our freedoms and everything this holiday represents! I hope your 4th of July was as fun as ours!

Jacob's FIRST Haircut!

When I took the girls to get their hair cut, Jacob decided he wanted his cut too. I haven't wanted to cut his hair yet because I don't want him to look older yet. I want him to still look like my LITTLE boy. So this was hard for me!


This is Jacob's crazy, curly, ADORABLE hair before the chop

Jacob looks a little nervous, don't you think?

They had a really cool car booster seat for him to sit in

His curls in the back are all gone! So sad!

But look how handsome he looks! He still has some curl on the top, so we can gel it and make it spikey, he says it's cool! But he definitely looks older, more mature, doesn't he!?! I love it, I think it is adorable, so it's all good!

Gracie's Trim

Gracie before her trim. She wants to grow her hair really long,
so she only wanted the ends cut off

Her hair looks super cute, and healthy too!

Emma's Haircut

Emma decided she wanted to get her hair cut. She grew it out so that it was long enough to donate to Locks of Love. That is an organization that makes wigs for sick children who wouldn't be able to afford a wig. You have to have a 10 inch ponytail in order for them to use it. She was so excited!

Emma's hair before the big chop


In the chair!

After the big chop! They actually cut off 1 foot!
(of hair for all you comedians out there)


The finished cut! She looks adorable, don't you think!?!