Haircuts

Elaina and I have been growing our hair out for a long time now so we could donate it for cancer patients.  Aunt Jenny (my sister-in-law) joined us on Wednesday for the big night and had hers cut too!  Here are the before and after pictures:

Before....

Ponytails!!  This part was a little wierd, actually.  I will miss Elaina's curly ponytail- hope it comes back if she decides to grow it long again.  Mine had been longer than I liked for about the last year, so I was not sorry to see it go.

I was so proud of Elaina for doing this with me.  She said the next day that she was sad at first but that now she is used to it.  I think she looks adorable no matter what length her hair is!  I hope that it helps some people who need it and that she has learned a valuable lesson from this experience.  We said a prayer for the person who would use our hair, and we are thinking about and praying for all of our family and friends battling cancer.

Perfect Afternoon

I love when we the kids get an extra day off from school!  Owen had Friday off so I took the kids to Phipps Conservatory for the afternoon.  I wasn't sure how it would go, but they loved it and I loved spending the afternoon with them there.  It was the perfect start for Mother's Day weekend!

The butterfly room was one of the highlights

Congratulations, Erik!!

Erik completed the 1/2 marathon with his brother on Sunday in just over 2 hours and helped raise money for a great organization called Urban Impact.  I wasn't able to be there to cheer him on and take pictures, but I'm really proud of him!!

Dizzy!!

Elaina picked out a new toy with her birthday money from her Colorado cousins and she is LOVING it... here is some video of her in action:

                 I did not record this on fast forward- she can really go this fast for this long!

    I didn't expect for it to become like monkey bars either, but leave it to her to figure it out: