I also needed to finally do something different with Lil’s hair. I have been the only one that has cut it ever and I don’t know what I’m doing so I’ve been letting the front of her hair grow out for about a year and all I can do with her hair right now is put clippies in it to keep it out of her eyes. It’s cute, but I don’t love it.

I made the mistake of mentioning the hair cutting adventure to my Father in Law last week and Lily broke the F down about this. There was tears and wailing and just overall super sadness about looking different. I tried to explain that I was also getting my hair cut and even though I’d look different I’d still be the same Mama and she’d still be the same Lily just with different hair. Hair that wasn’t always in her eyes, which I figured would be a big selling point, but I was very wrong. In the end I got her to calm down, but she still wasn’t convinced about this hair cutting business.

Waldo and I talked about it and he suggested I bribe Lil with treats. I’m not super big (in fact I’m pretty against) food as incentive, but I did like the idea of bribing her. So right before we left to go on our big adventure I told her if she was brave and good that I’d take her to Walgreen (the only place in our tiny town) and she could pick a toy. She still wasn’t convinced, but at least she wasn’t melting down on me.

Before we left the house I took some before pictures.

As we drove I reminded her about all the stuff we had talked about; being the same person, that hair cutting doesn’t hurt, that people like to look different sometimes and of course about the toy. When we got there I asked her if she wanted to get her hair cut first or last. She said first, then changed her mind, she wanted to go after me.

I told the stylist that she pretty much had free reign with my hair, I just wanted it to be a little past my shoulders and what I wanted different about my bangs.

This is what I got. I like it, but it’s going to take some time to get used to.

After I was done I asked Lily if she wanted to sit in the neat booster seat or on my lap, not surprisingly she picked on my lap.

After Lil’s hair was done, Oh and I only had her do the front, I want the back with it’s great curls to keep on keeping on. Anyway after Lil’s hair was cut Rachelle gave Lil princess curls. Lil thought this was awesome.

Oh and Lily picked a new baby. We’re calling her Sarah.

I guess I only had one picture from November worth posting.

Christmas eve at the zoo.

We didn’t go to zoo as much this winter as we had last year. It was much colder this year and we just weren’t up for it. So we are now at April of this year.

I made a scavenger hunt for the zoo. Lily loved it and wants to do more.

Minnie’s bow.

This is suppose to be Minnie, but her bow kept melting into the cream of wheat.

My lame attempt at a dinosaur paw.

And while I’m posting about food; I saw this hummus at Costco and when I was reading the label I couldn’t help but laugh and buy it. It’s made with love, what’s not to like?
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Lily took this picture of some of the backyard flowers.

Lily with my Mother’s Day card. She wrote Happy Mother’s Day at the bottom of Waldo’s message all by herself. Waldo had to tell her how to spell it and help with the S, otherwise it was all Lil.

I highly recommend the Cosmic Kids Yoga. The girl that presents is really good and Lily loves her. She makes it fun and fast paced for the kiddos.

I have been making art in Lily’s cream of wheat with honey. She loves it.

My poor girl was sick week before last.

Lily loves to garden. In the first picture she’s planting a flower that Waldo’s parents bought for her.

And here is the fanciest garden helper in all the land.

At our zoo you can feed the Sloth Bear. She likes little meal worms. I think they are super yuck and so does Lily, but luckily you don’t have to touch them to feed the bear.

You drop the worms in this tube and the bear sucks them out from her side. It’s fun. Probably not for the meal worms, but for the kids it is.

I want more meal worms.

Please!

I can’t believe how much she’s grown in the last 8 months. This picture just kills me.

Incoming!

I’m done.

Not me.

Oh wait, me too.

These pictures are actually from last July. I’m going to try and do a few of these zoo posts over the next few weeks to get caught up.

Lil is so over me taking pictures of her. When I ask her to smile for me or at least not growl I get something like this.

She said that the penguin was singing.

She’s pretty much obsessed with this African musical instrument.