first haircut

I have had been putting off Parker's first haircut. Just thinking about chopping off those curls made me want to cry. I was looking at him the other day, with his hair in his eyes, and I just decided.. it's time. So the next time Ben went to get his haircut, we all went. Parker watched his Daddy get his haircut, he climbed around and we told him it would be his turn next.

We put him in the chair, and this happened

But, he played with Daddy's phone, and the old ashtray on the chair (don't worry, it was clean!)

but when those didn't work, the barber busted out the big guns

Yep, a sucker! His first! Once he had that, he was perfectly fine! I wish I could say the same for myself. Once we got home, I cried more than he did. His hair was just SO short! I just wanted it trimmed so he could see. But seriously, now that I've had a few days, I'm fine. His hair has practically grown back. So we'll be doing it all over again in a few weeks! :)

**Fun fact: Ben has been going to that barber shop since he was a little boy!



A Bad Week

This past week has been horrible! Last Wednesday, I woke up and couldn't move. It took me 10 minutes to painfully roll out of bed. That was 6 am. By 7 I was calling/texting Ben to tell him to come home. I couldn't pick Parker up, it was so painful to sit or stand. Ben didn't get any of my texts or calls (he has ZERO reception at work). But he called me at 9 during his break. I was in tears and told him he had to come home, now! Well, it took my back until Friday to get better. But then, Monday, I got some sort of stomach virus! (I told you it was an awful week). That little bug lasted until late Tuesday. I'm just thankful that Ben and Parker didn't get it. (Maybe it was something I ate?)

So, no fun stories, or inspirational pictures today. Just letting everyone (anyone reading this yet?) know where I've been. Tomorrow will bring something prettier (hopefully!)

vacation

ben has worked the past 11 days. 12 hours each day. & it has sucked. to top it off, parker has his last canine coming in (horrible!) and he no longer stays in his crib. he has been climbing out of it on occasion for the past month or so, but it was rare. then the other night (when that tooth started to come in) he refused to stay in bed. so, his mattress has been on the floor, and that is where he sleeps. the toddler rail is going to take up to 8 weeks to get in! (FAIL on planning ahead). blah. anyway, all of this has me dreaming of going somewhere beautiful with my boys...

like, the grand canyon

or morocco

or france

hey, a girl can dream, right? ;)

what is YOUR dream vacation?

all of these pictures are of resorts owned by AMAN. they did not pay me in anyway to promote their resorts, i just stumbled upon their website and absolutely fell in love with ALL of thier resorts!

hello.

i had sorta, kinda, maybe, lost hope in blogging. i started a blog when i got pregnant with parker in 2009 and basically abandoned it when he was born. oops! but he is now 18 MONTHS old, and i think i'm ready to fully commit to this blog world. i've never stopped reading my favorite blogs and i just love peeking into other peoples' lives! so, why not give everyone a chance to peek into my our life?!