Darling Boys!

(In case you haven't figure this out--These are the "before" pictures.)

Okay, so many of you know about how I love Max and Myles' curls...who wouldn't? I have trouble thinking of cutting them. Both of the boys were quite afraid the first time they got their hair cut, so when they told me they wanted to go after school today, I jumped on it.

We went back to Sports Clips. We hate the thought that we were not at our friends' barbershop, but hopefully the boys will be comfortable to go there soon. We know Jay would do a great job cutting their hair. They just remembered where we had gone, so that's where we went. (And I love that Myles said it was by Jose Pepper's...you think he's been there a time or two? ) :)

When we were driving to get haircuts, here was the conversation between the boys:
Myles: "Max, you go first, I go second."
Max: "Okay. I go first. Wait, Myles. How about if we both go second?"

Max eventually offered to go first. He got right into the chair and sat nice and still. I think my bribe worked, because he held is dum dum sucker in his hand the entire time he was getting his hair cut. He could not wait to get down and open it up!
Look at this precious face!
I told Max the "big boys" get their hair cut with the clippers.

When it was Myles' turn, he walked right over to the guy who lifted him in to the chair. (We have come a long way. The last time Myles was screaming while I held him down so the guy could cut his hair.)
They were just getting started in this picture.
Look at this precious face too! Can you stand it??
GJ and Papa are always asking the boys when they were going back for a haircut. So we stopped by to show them as a surprise. Unfortunately, Papa was gone and in Las Vegas. Molly and Libby were there though! Libby was downstairs for her piano lesson, but we managed to get one pic with Molly.
Here we are after baths and reading before bed. You cannot quite see how adorable their hair is, but trust me. It is. And thanks, Sean, for getting me at my finest!! (He never takes pictures, but decides to take on with me in my jammies!) This is my favorite time of the day, so at least I'll have a picture of me to remember.

A Weekend at Home

What a wild weekend with a snow storm in March--almost April! I honestly believe snow days and days when I stay home with sick boys are God's way of giving me a "quiet day".

I went to the store to buy ingredients for Sean's awesome chili recipe (It includes beer...need I say more?) so Sean could make it with all of the snow we were predicted to get here in KC. I was surprised when I looked outside Saturday morning and saw nothing. Once it began to rain and sleet, I was actually relieved we were getting some form of precipitation. Sean made his fabulous chili, and the boys and I managed to keep busy inside doing "nothing". I absolutely loved it. Max, Myles, and I stayed in our jammies all day.

Here is Myles with his "helicopter". You gotta give him some creativity credit, because it does look like propellers! Both boys were happy when I took out the Tinker Toys. They had been taken away after one-too-many hits with the sticks. (Note to parents: Think twice before buying these toys if there are two little boys involved! Sorry, Papa Tim!)

Here are the boys in their sleeping bags. We watched Cars with the lights off like in the theater. Although it lasted only about 20 minutes, I enjoyed it! Notice my laundry basket---I was also doing laundry. Where in the world does it come from??? I swear ours multiplies!

Here is Max getting ready to go outside in the snow. It's amazing what the boys will find to do when playing in the snow. Neither one was bothered by the soaking wet pants or shoes. They were just happy to be in the snow!

So I am headed to bed feeling rested, organized and very happy. We all have clean beds, clean laundry, the toy room is picked up, and our house is well...as clean as it gets! It was a productive weekend INSIDE!

One More Day at Home

So I wanted one more day of spring break. When my alarm went off this morning, I could not believe it was time to get up. I wanted to stay home.

I went to school and received a message that Sean was on the phone for me. He said Myles had fallen at school and cut his nose. The teachers put ice and pressure on it, but they were afraid it might need stitches. Needless-to-say, I was anxious, so I got my stuff ready for a sub and drove to the doctor's office to meet Sean and the boys. We ended up parking right behind each other and got right in to a room once we got to Pediatric Partners. (They were so good to us. I called and they told me to come right away. They would be able to take care of it if stitches were needed.)

I was pleasantly surprised when I saw Myles. The word should have been STITCH in the single form, because it looked more like he got his nose pierced with a nose ring. :) The doctor came in right away and looked at it. He said it did not need to be stitched, but that we needed to wait and he would be back.

An hour later he returned. We got the best possible outcome. Do nothing! Just wash it with soap and water each day and put a dab of Neosporin on it. The only time Myles cried was when the doctor tried to put a band-aid on his nose. He hates band-aids!! I told the doctor that had this happened at home, I would have just put a band-aid on it and left it alone. He reassurred us that it's best to be safe and not sorry.
When Dr. Blum was finished he said, "Go eat lunch." We asked where Myles wanted to go, he told us Chick-fil-a. (Gotta love it! It's my favorite fast food place. They love the play place!)

We went to Chick-fil-a, ate lunch, and played. You would never know anything was ever wrong with this guy!
These guys like to make a "train" to go down the slide. (Yes, I know. Not a good thing for a teacher to let happen. We would never let them do this at recess!!)
So I got an extra day for spring break. Myles must have known I wanted more. :)

Two Very Lucky Charms

These two boys are definitely my lucky charms. They got these darling shirts from my cousin, Jacki. As you can imagine, I love them. (Funny thing...I bought shirts that said the same thing last year for St. Pat's day. This year's version is much cuter, and I just love that it mentions MOM on them.)

We went the the St. Patrick's parade, and the weather was perfect. Both boys loved watching all of the people and things happening around them. They were ready for lunch and a nap, so we left a little early. It was a good plan since we missed all of the traffic. On the way home we stopped at McDonald's with GJ and Sue to eat lunch. The Happy Meal included Spiderman which was a big hit! Max and Myles were both asleep before we got home and slept for a little over 3 hours. Boys after my own heart!
This picture of Myles with his eyes closed looks like Kelly to me. When I was trying to take pictures of these two, Myles kept closing his eyes. I kept saying, "Keep your eyes open". He was probably closing them on purpose. :)