Little man growing up!

My baby has become a little man so quickly. He loves parroting anything said or done, following Papa or daddy around, and "working" with his tools. At my parent's house just last week, Caleb decided Papa needed his help fixing the 1957 chevy scrap parts. He clearly is the man for the job. ;)

Hard at work.

Of course a hammer is the right tool for the job.

Look at that two handed move! Skills! :)

I love seeing his concentration and how hard he 'works'. ;)  Caleb is obsessed with boots now. He wears these rain boots all day long. He also wears anyone's shoes or boots that he can get his hands on. On the other hand, Caleb also is the little brother of two older sisters.... sooo he also gets donned in high heels and headbands on occasion too! : )

Nothing like bunny ear headbands! 

Mommy's high heels!

The red heels just match so well. Let's be honest, he is just happy he has a fruit cup! ;)

Trying to be just like Papa and Uncle T. :) 

So much fun! :) 

Helping Papa mow the lawn. 

He is my happy, adventurous, and fun little man! I sure do love him! :)

Fun Food Fridays

The last two months the kids and I have been having fun food friday. While I have been a slacker at posting blogs, I have been avidly reading other blogs.  One blog, 'Meet the Dubiens', has the best ideas for kids' lunches. She has these bento boxes she uses for her kids' lunches and she make the cutest meals. Grace, Kay and Caleb loved the idea of having cute lunches so I figured I would give it a try. They like helping make it and love the final product. I really enjoy being creative in a way that doesn't require artistic skills like drawing, etc. Most of the materials are things that I already own too: cookie cutters to make the shapes, play-doh shape cutters to make the smaller ones, silicone baking cups, and regular food that we always have around. Here are just a few of the ones we have done:

Grace with her bunny. A simple peanut and butter sandwich with apple ears, cheese whiskers, a carrot nose, and chocolate sprinkle eyes.  Applesauce with sprinkles in the cup with a side of veggies and dip. :) 

Caleb already stealing the bunnies whiskers! :) I like the challenge of getting all the food groups in one meal.  

Quesadilla flower with veggie grass. I loved the idea of using chicken quesadilla for the flower, cucumber skin peel to make the stem and silicon cupcake cups to hold the dip. :) 

Kay loved the owl. :)  Cheese, food safe markers,  quesadilla, and carrots. She had already eaten the apple and rest of her lunch before I could take the picture!  

Now I really don't have tons of time to do this stuff for those of you who think I'm crazy. We only do it on Fridays for lunch because it is the only day that we are typically home on a regular basis. It is a nice intro to the weekend and we all enjoy it.  I actually can't wait until the girls have to pack lunches for school. Granted I am not up for daily 'fun food' but I like the idea of adding little touches and also continuing fun food friday with their school lunches/ bento boxes. 

Hair woes and joys.

I have been away for a bit. Between my computer breaking and the pure crazy busyness of spring, I have not had a moment to post anything.  One of the events of the month is the girls haircuts. It is plural because they have had two haircuts this month, both from family members.
It all started two weeks ago when I had planned to the kids pictures taken for Caleb's 2 year photos and the girls 4 year photos (because I have been slacking on their photos too!). The night before the shoot I was feeling pretty good. They had their baths, I had their clothes laid out and ironed, their bags packed, and all the kids in bed for the night (and it was only 9pm!). Of course this was a perfect recipe for a disaster. Twenty minutes after I patted my own back, the girls came out of their room. I was actually surprised to see them because they had been completely silent so I had assumed (foolishly) that meant they were actually sleeping. Well in fact they had been cutting each others hair.  Let's just say that Kay is going to make a better hairdresser than Grace based on the results. ;)

Grace- post haircut.

Kay's -post 1st haircut

I am ashamed to admit how mad I was. I kept it together while they were in the room, but when I walked out of their room, I may have chucked the scissors across the room and yelled, "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! THE NIGHT BEFORE PICTURES?! COME ON NOW!!!" Not my finest moment. Of course later the guilt trip over my reaction occurred since I truly want my children to have their beauty come from within and not put such an emphasis on outward appearance. Yes, there is the safety issue of them playing with scissors that I can be rightly upset about, but truly in my heart I was mainly upset that they "ruined" their hair (especially after growing their bangs out for 6 months!!).

I did decide to go through with the pictures the next day. (Part of me wants those pics to show them when they are older.... high school graduation anyone?!?!) The pictures really did turn out cute. I just kept using mommy spit to slick Kay's "bangs" sideways so you can't really tell how crooked they are. See proof they turned out cute:

My three cuties! 

Because they cut their hair so jaggedly and short in the front, I kind of thought it was pointless to pay and have someone 'fix' it. I didn't just want them to cut more from the front. There were big chunks in the back though that just made it look a bit like the 80s mullet. I really wanted them to have a summer haircut too. Therefore, I decided to try to cut it myself. It was messy, started in the shower, continued to the kitchen, and ended outside, but we finally finished. It amazes me how different their hair is. Kay's hair is super fine and thin while Grace's hair is thick. She has a LOT of hair. Overall I am happy with how the cuts turned out. Iwent for a bob since it is easy and cute. It was my first attempt at cutting their hair. I still have no clue what to do with Kay's bangs so I just left them. Hopefully they will grow out quickly. I think they feel pretty too, which helps since my overreaction left them feeling bad about their hair look. Words do not describe how bad I feel about make my daughters feel anything but beautiful.

Kay.....such a cutie

My beautiful girls! :) 

Look at that smile! 

Overall, their hair looks cute and they continue to be my beautiful girls, inside and out. Geez, I love them. May God assist me in helping them value themselves as beautiful women of God created in his image.