Lydia's first haircut!

Saturday, 12/10/2011 - 1st hunting day for Dad! I have no where near the stories of some people whose husbands hunt... but I do know that staying in the house all day & night that is the size of a cracker-jack-box for 4 girls, 6-1/2 and under, is for the BIRDS!  And on top of that, as we all rose out of bed at 6:15am and came downstairs, Lindsay says, "Mom... can we get out of the house today? Can we go somewhere fun?" :)  So I happily obliged and we made a game plan!

First we went to B&B Farm Store to see Santa... notice there are no pictures :)  Everyone was super helpful at B&B... holding LeaAnn, feeding her a bottle, helping us get our coats on... but trying to finagle the camera, plus holding LeaAnn, plus trying to get a screaming Lydia to sit on Santa's lap... did not happen. :) So in a few weeks, B&B will provide us with a free picture of Santa, Mrs. Claus... & Mom, w/all 4 kids, isn't that nice of them? :)

And THEN... the best part of the whole day?!?  We went to the College of Hair Design to have LEIA cut all the girls' hair! :) (For those who might not know - Leia was our previous babysitter until she went on to fulfill her dream of becoming a hair dresser.)

 It was so perfect and fun :)  I wanted to surprise her... but I got nervous that we were going to the wrong college... so I decided to call Ryan at home and just 'make sure' that I was headed in the right direction... and who answered the phone?  Leia of course :) But it all worked out perfectly... she wrote us down in the books so she could guarantee she'd have time to do them all.



 Lindsay volunteered to go first... doesn't Leia look awesome! :) So professional, put-together and beautiful! She's made to be a hair dresser :)  

Lydia "checking it out" ~ notice her coat is still on?  She was insisting we "go back to DA ban!"

Ms. Lauren patiently waiting her turn...

So this whole 'ordeal' meant that I was holding Liam the whole time. One might say... sure, right, that's what you do.. hold the 9-mo old baby.  Well, that might OK for some... but this 'little baby sister' weighs almost 21 lbs!! That is A LOT of weight to be carrying around with one arm trying to do 10 other things! :))  Like taking Lydia potty for instance... that was an interesting feat :)  So hear I am trying to entertain her by taking her picture w/one hand :)  She giggled every time the camera clicked.

Lindsay tried really hard to hold still the whole time ;) though it was VERY difficult for her...

Ahhh... relief for mom's arm :)  She's eating string cheese... yup - a WHOLE piece of string cheese :)

GORGEOUS! both of them! :)

Yup... still checking it out :)  She put herself in this position... we kind of took over 3 spots, good thing no one cared! :)

"Cheese" mom! Now leave me alone :)

Lauren's turn...

Still entertaining Wiam....

And for the finale... will Lydia sit for her first haircut?? :)  Notice the sucker already in her mouth :)

And the answer is, yes! She did sit :) great too for a while...

Here are the girls trying to help Leia by getting Lydia to look down :)

Chris thought she looked like Lindsay here.

They BOTH did a great job. Very proud of Lydia for actually sitting, and Leia did awesome being so patient w/the girls! But OF COURSE she is... she was the best babysitter ever :) and I have no doubt, will be the best hair dresser ever! :)  



We also had another great surprise, we got to see Leia's kids, Delphina & Arabella, and Ryan too :) Wish I would have gotten my camera out for that. :) But none the less, we had a great visit... thanks so much for doing a wonderful job Leia!