A Little Trim

Katherine had her first haircut today!  It was actually more of a trim, 

but it will go down as her first official cut!  

Here are a few before pictures . . .

 Some days her hair curls and looks extremely cute.

Other days, no matter what I try, it looks like she just rolled out of bed.

 When we arrived at the salon, I asked her if she wanted to sit in the chair, 

and she said, "Yes."  It really was that easy.  I couldn't have asked her to do better.

 She only had a little trim to help even the length and it only took a few minutes.

 The after . . .

 She wasn't happy with me once we made it home.  Once she calmed down, I was able to get a quick shot of the back.  Not much difference, but maybe her hair will start to thicken.  Our baby is getting too big.

Pass the Ball

Jackson had his first basketball practice tonight!

We missed out on t-ball this year (tryouts are in February and I didn't even think about baseball until March).  Each time I asked him if he wanted to play soccer this fall, he said no, he wanted to play basketball.  Thankfully, he was just old enough to be on a team.

 

The goal is really high, but he was able to make a few! 

 A little practice dribbling while pushing his way to the goal!

His first game is almost a month away and

we are excited to see what all he learns!

Starting the Month Off Right

We're doing what we can to enjoy the Christmas season, so today we headed to a parade.  It was extremely foggy on the drive in this morning and even started to sprinkle just before we found a parking space, but we found the perfect spot to stand (under an overhang, just to make sure we didn't melt in case it started pouring) and enjoy the parade!

 I'm not sure what these characters are, but it got Jackson excited!

And it didn't hurt that they were throwing candy. By the end of the parade, we had collected just as much candy as we did at Halloween.

 

 Look Katherine!  There's Hello Kitty, and Donald Duck  . . .

AND Mickey and Minnie!

REALLY???

LOOK . . . it really is them!!

 

  

 Jackson was pretty excited about Mickey and Minnie also, but then a big Coke truck came around the corner and he was infatuated.  He probably thought they were going to throw him a bunch of Coke.

 Finally, the Big Man himself.  I didn't get a picture of Jackson and Katherine, but they really were in awe of him.  They were waving and kept staring at him as long as they could see him after he passed by!

Now, we just need to sit in his lap so he'll know what's on 2 important people's lists.  Since we don't have a good track record seeing Santa up close and personal, I'm keeping my fingers crossed all goes smoothly this year!