And the Oscar go to...

I'm not sure if Jacob just doesn't remember or if he's playing a game of control.

I had just changed Anne's diaper on the living room floor and left the room when I hear Jacob say with what sounds like genuine surprise. "Anne Just Rolled Over!"

Anne is 10 months old! Anne has been rolling over for months!

Jacob is always saying things like "Anne Pulled Up!!" or "Anne Is Crawling!" And I don't know how many times I've heard, "I Saw Teeth!!"

I think he is just playing a great joke on us and is getting a huge kick out of it. Cause it never fails that one of us say with equally enthusiasm, "Really!? She rolled over!?" or "Oh My Goodness! Really?!"

Either he needs an Oscar for his convincing act, or we need to take him to the doctor to get his brain checked out. Maybe we are the ones who need our brains checked for playing in his little game.

Bravo, Jacob, Bravo!

I Got My Hair Cut!

Some of you know that I've been wanting to cut my hair in a Mohawk. And those of you who didn't are probably shocked right now and wondering why I would want to do such a thing. Well...cause I just wanted to. I didn't go as short on the sides as I had planned. It's more of a Mohawk/faux-hawk/mullet. But I like it and it is more feminine that a pure Mohawk.

Every time I talked to the family about it before hand Stephen would say "you can do whatever you want." Jacob would say "Yes mama! Do it!" And Nathan would say "no! I'm not going to take pictures of you with my camera any more if you do. It won't look good." (Nathan bought Stephen's old digital camera for $1. Quite a deal!) So I was worried about how Nathan was going to react.

When I got home I saw Jacob looking out the window grinning. When I opened the door they were all standing there waiting to get their first glimpse. Nathan instantly ran to his room as soon as he saw me. Everyone else was slowly taking it in and saying they liked it.

I was really worried at this point. Then Nathan returns with his camera! He had 4 pictures taken of me before I had been there 5 minutes! He even convinced me to cut HIS hair in a Mohawk! (Nathan's hair is how I originally planned to cut it.)

Here are the pictures!

Before with my goofy/nervous face (my mom is thinking "my beautiful baby!")

After! (and now my mom is cringing)





Nathan's do (Mohawks are harder to cut than they look!)

side view

Us Punks

We convinced Jacob that the "cool" thing to do was to have the longest hair in the family cause we love his hair. He has wanted a buzz cut like Daddy's for a long time.

Family Photos

My wonderful friend Lisa took pictures of our family yesterday. Here are some of them.

8 Years!

I can't believe it's already 8yrs!

Seems like such a long time.

But I have a sneaky feeling that the fun has only just begun.

I love you, Stephen!

Happy Anniversary!