I finally did it....

I broke down and we took Bryson to get his hair cut. People were starting to call him a girl because of all his cute curls so Aaron and I set him in his car and walked down to the salon to those curls cut off. It was such a bittersweet day for me. I was so sad to see his curls go but he did look like such a big boy afterward. Bryson watched Aaron get his hair cut first. Then Aaron held Bryson while he had his cut. It worked out great. Carla, our hairdresser, said Bryson was the best kid she has ever had. He really was perfect; he didn't mind a bit while she cut his hair with scissors or even with the buzz clippers (or whatever you call those things).

Here is Bryson before his new 'do; he was sitting in his car, waiting in the lobby:

Here is Bryson while Carla was cutting his hair, he was so intrigued.

Here he is as soon as the cut was finished:

Home at last, fixed up, what a handsome little guy!

Cori Lou Who

What's new with Ms. Cori? Her school's volleyball season. They are again this year undefeated in every game! She is such a great player. Basketball is next and we really love to watch those games; we can't wait. Here is a picture of her on her way to the homecoming game. She is not usually this made up but it was a special occasion! A few of her friends had come over to stay the night and they all bought matching shirts and painted designs on them to wear to the game. They turned out really good! Of course they all sprayed red and/or black streaks in their hair as well.

Our flour child

So, it's been awhile since we have written last. It has been crazy busy and I upgraded laptops so here we are; files transferred and have probably taken 3,000 photos since our last post.
Bryson loves playing in the kitchen with his cooking goodies. He likes to hold the cup under the water dispenser on the fridge, close the dishwasher, stir mixes and wipe cabinets. On this day, I decided to give Bryson a bowl of flour to play in. He got it everywhere! I didn't think of the fact that the flour would make the floor slippery and he slid backward and got flour all over the back of him; he wasn't hurt though. I safely sat on top of the countertops and took pictures. Look at the fun he had!

Photoshop, here I come!

I am so excited. I have really been wanting to try and learn some Adobe and have not had the time. So tonight after the kids were in bed I stayed up and did my first ever project in Adobe. This style of pictures is something I really wanted to learn. I found a tutorial online and here's the finished product. Yea me! I better be careful not to get too deeply addicted.

S'Mores and other goodies

Aaron's work had a group camping trip again this last weekend and this time Bryson and I joined stayed for the duration. It was held at the same campsite as last time. We shared a site with Kelley, Mike, Missy and Jeremy. It really was such a fun, exhausting weekend. Bryson was still a little young for the last camping trip earlier this year but he really enjoyed this one. He was so good too! He slept good which was amazing. Any time we are away from home he is up until 2:00am the first night always. Both nights this weekend I think he was asleep by 10:00. This gave the rest of us plenty of time for 80s Trivial Pursuit, a Would You Rather game Cori received on her birthday and of course late night campfire sweets and stories. We bought a huge tent and were very comfortable. Cori had her own "room" and bed. Aaron and I had a bed and Bryson slept on a pool float we brought from home, it was perfect for him. We made special S'Mores with either Reeses cups or dark chocolate (yummy) and we made banana boats and my family's famous grilled shrimp too.

Cori and Aaron had a great time fishing while Bryson and I watched. Aaron baited her hook for her each time; I thought she should bait her own but her Daddy spoiled her and then Missy took the fish off the hooks for Cori and threw them in the live well. Cori escaped all the icky stuff. It seems all that was biting over the weekend were sun perch so I guess they keep them to use to catch catfish. It was a wonderful, memorable weekend for all of us. Here are some pictures we wanted to share. I took pictures of the kids in the same swing and same tree last time; it's amazing how much they've changed already.

Haircut

OK, so I finally broke down and cut just Bryson's bangs. I was feeling so bad that they would sometimes get in his eyes when the curls fell. Aaron helped entertain him while I took one snip across and gave his bangs a snip. Just look at the before and after.

I know, I know, his bangs were so long! But I promise they didn't look that long when they were curly.So I still have to work up the nerve to get the rest of his hair trimmed. I thought of having the top trimmed a little and then the sides trimmed some to where the hair was cut above his ears, then I planned on leaving just the back curls. Mom said then he would have a mullet, yeah, I guess that would be right. So I guess we will just have to wait and see what the hairdresser says when I finally break down and take Bryson. BTW, that's yogurt Bryson has all over him, his favorite stuff. He is insistent on feeding himself nowadays.

Too cute

Just home from a walk.

Cheeser.