Sunday, September 26, 2010

Samantha's BIG Haircut






After a winter of unsticking her hair from her face, where it was perma glued with snot and food on a thrice daily basis, we finally decided to cut bangs. But then really, that just moved the mess further back. She has gorgeous hair when she lets us put it up, which is only about once every 10 days. Ben had the vision of shorter hair for her. I admit, I resisted. Fearing she had my fine hair and it would just turn into a big cotton candy boufont every morning when she woke up, I kept saying no. Plus, after our experience at Snip-its, it was a pain to think about figuring out where to take a toddler for a fashionable haircut.

Alas, when visiting Illinois, we decided her mullet needed to go. She was very excited to go to "the hair cut store". We did all of this due diligence: "Hey, Shannon, where is there a walk-in hair cut place like a Cost Cutters or something?" She told us and we picked the closest one. How's that for research?

Sammy was all excited at first.

 She was a little timid when we got started and then looked a little worried - but was a champ. As was the woman who cut her mullet into the cutest little bob ever. And then blew it out. This haircut is totally Samantha, smart, fiesty, and fun. We should have done it long ago.

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Summer slow down

Really, I consider myself a blogger? I have two and I have not logged in to either in a month. Maybe its because I've started reading other people's blogs and that is influencing my psyche on blogging. They all seem concerned with how many hits they have and increasing readership through links and weighing their worth by comments, not to mention they seem to be making it their full time job - whereas I have a full time job already, so this is just a hobby. And its just a scrapbook for me and a way for my family in Illinois to keep up with my two little beauties. Oh, and we are trying to sell our house, buy a new house, fill my new job description, and grow a baby too. I hope you are not reading it here first...but its true! We have another little Heywood on the way coming to us in February. I'm gonna need a new blog title! And I am going to need to find some time or a faster way to upload my non-professional photos. I think I will get on that.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Beach Blanket Bingo!

Our beach babies!
Walking on the dunes in Corolla
Surfing the waves (toddler style)
Man, does she love the water
Strong Man act at the talent show
Cousins dancing
Building our sand castle compound
Old time Heywood beach/pool tradition - next year were going 4 high
Ta da!
Ami and Papa with their grandbabies
Seriously, who isn't joining us for this kind of family bonding next year!
Cousin worship!
Shore Patrol Reunion
Could Elliot love sharing a room with her cousin more?  And we weren't punishing Sammie in the corner - she loved her floor bed.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

I love this photo!


One from the beach...  Sammy was fearless (and a little scary) in the pool!