Oh no she didn't

This afternoon we were all upstairs playing after pre-school.  Ella was writing some letters (A, E, L, O & U) on the easle and Bennett was on the floor gym mat.  Bennett was ready for a diaper change so we went into his bedroom.  I walked back in and Ella had climbed up and got scissors from my desk and was cutting paper on the easle.  Fine, no big deal.  I turned around for a minute to look up something for Paper Park and I hear, "Momma, I cut my hair."  I darted over to find locks of hair on the floor!  I was in shock and didn't know whether to laugh or get mad.  I ended up catching my breath and having a talk about scissors and safety.  I'm sure just about every little girl cuts her own hair at some time in toddler hood.  Thankfully we got family pictures a few weeks ago!  As I'm documenting this "first" by camera after bath time I notice that she might have been trying to follow one of the latest trends in hair these days by cutting some layers on one side and a slight whisp of bangs in the front.  There is one spot right on front that got real short, but it's actually hidden under some other hair.  I guess things could be worse...

This is the section that gets hidden

Layers are hard to capture on film

nice little whisp

5 months old

I can not believe Bennett is already 5 months old.  It's going by way too fast for me.  Before I know it he'll be starting kindergarten.  He is still a super sweet baby!  Ella is very sweet to him and really wants him to play with her.  She loves to play with him while he's in the exersaucer.  Yesterday he sat up all by himself!  It didn't last more than a minute but he did it and when he fell over I put him back over and over.  Ella and I were having fun with him.  He's a good sport full of happy smiles.

I can sit up!

So sweet

hmmm...I think that looks like something I can chew on

Got my toe!

Bet you can't do this!!

What a cute outfit!  Thanks Ms. Dara!!

New milestone!!

Ella hit a new milestone and I am so proud of her!  First, let me begin with the last month or so.  She has been sleeping in a pull-up since February and has been staying dry almost every night for a couple months.  I asked her a month ago if she would sleep in panties and she replied, "I'm not ready yet."  Then she started to get what I thought was a typical fall cold the day after her three year appointment.  Three weeks go by and still has a runny nose so we go to the doctor and she has her first sinus infection.  Get the prescription and come home for dinner, etc.  At 7:00 I'm almost done feeding Bennett and she comes in and says, "Mommy, I'm going to lay down."  I said I'd be right there.  Not even five minutes go by and I go in to read her a book, but she was asleep in bed.  It was actually a little sad to see her in her bed still in her clothes and bow in her hair sound asleep.  She was so tired she didn't even put on a pull-up!  I talked it up all day yesterday and then last night she put on panties!  What a BIG girl!!  I'm not really sure if this counts as a milestone, but I'm calling it one.

Bennett is still growing like a weed and waking me up once and sometimes twice at night.  Why does a 20 pound 4 month old still wake up to eat at night?  He can almost roll over, but it's hard to get all those rolls all the way over! :)

Here are a few recent pictures of the two kiddos.

lots of bubbles

bubble helmet

jumping on the rocks at the new Watters Creek shoping center

baby tights for the lobster costume...a little small!

trying to watch TV with his sister

toes are the latest discovery and they are great entertaiment

singing in the jumperoo

LOVES the exercauser

Happy Halloween!

Ella was so excited about Halloween this year.  She was anticipating dressing up and trick-or-treating all week long.  Her friend Lola came over to go trick-or-treating.  Bennett was asleep before we went out so he did not dress-up last night.  Chris and Jacob hung out on the front porch handing out candy while Stacey, Brooke and I took the girls out.  They were both so cute!  After they were worn out we came back to the house for chili while the girls ate candy for dinner!  It was a fun night for all!

Halloween day

Ariel the Little Mermaid

Ella and Lola ready to go

They're off!

Dinner time!