Another First

Yesterday we took Leila to Salon Boulay for her very first hair cut. She watched me get my hair cut first (which she has seen before) and then it was her turn. She didn't want to sit in the chair by herself, so she sat on my lap. Overall, she sat pretty still. Lucille, our hairdresser, heard from Papa that Leila really likes M&Ms so she had a small bag of them for Leila to munch on during her haircut. What a nice treat! We saved a small bit of her hair and the salon even gave us a gift - detangler spray and kids' shampoo by Paul Mitchell. What a super surprise!

Not too sure about this...

Leila didn't want her hair washed in the sink, so Lucille used the spray bottle instead. Leila thought this was very funny and kept saying that it felt like it was raining.

This is Lucille's poodle, Jasper. He is always dressed up in a cute little scarf. Leila loved getting his kisses.

All finished! Lucille curled Leila's hair before we left. What a doll!

Big Girl Bed

So, you might think that I am just now sharing a blog about Leila's new bed from a month ago. Well, that is not the case. After one night in the first bed, I wasn't in love with it, so I returned the bed and ordered a new one. It arrived earlier this week and my husband (bless his heart!) picked it up and assembled it without too much ribbing. Thanks to Sarah for her help returning the old one! Let's just say, Chris was not thrilled to return the first one. Anyway, I LOVE the new bed! Leila can climb in and out more easily and I think it fits the space better. Not to mention that it looks more feminine than the captain's bed we had originally purchased. Thank you Christopher for your willingness to go along with your wifey's crazy plan!

Leila and Daddy assembling the new bed.

Leila placed the screws in the slats and Chris worked the drill gun.

All completed!

Some new wall hangings to replace the sea-life pictures that went with her infant bedding. Her room is so cheery and inviting! I am pleased beyond words! Thank you, dear hubby!!!

Stormy Days

Rain, rain go away!

Here are some pictures taken last weekend indoors while we watched it pour...ALL weekend!

Little Red Wagon

For Memorial Day weekend, we traveled to my Mom's house to spend the weekend together. Leila was lucky enough to get a special gift from Grammy and Granddad...a Radio Flyer wagon! I am not sure who was more excited - Leila or Grammy!?!

Getting familiar with the wagon...

It even has cup holders!

Maiden voyage. Yes, it was raining, but we couldn't prolong the first spin around the block any longer.

The next day...

Looking at the "baby waterfall"....a fountain at the entrance to my Mom's house.
And on Sunday morning....

Leila wanted to show everyone how "frong" (strong) she was by pulling the wagon.

Thanks Grammy and Granddad!!!

Kalles JH Drama Celebration

Last night, we celebrated the ninth grade drama students of Kalles Jr. High. A group of "Drama Mamas" and Chris organized a banquet to celebrate the kids' theater achievements over their junior high careers. It was such a neat evening! The kids surprised Chris with a Thank-you video, which included a lot of kind words about his teaching, his relationships with the students and his passion for the stage. He was pretty touched. The majority of the evening was spent with Chris calling the kids up, based on how many shows they had been in, and presenting them with a certificate and pin. He spoke individually about each child and it was wonderful to see the mutual admiration on both the teacher and students' faces.

Chris introducing some of the kids.

Sharing a funny story about one of his students.

Leila did pretty well throughout the evening. She was beyond excited to get to wear this dress for the night! Leila and I even got called up on stage...I got a nice card and some beautiful roses. Leila got Star Wars Legos and a remote-controlled R2D2. When she opened it, she ran back up to the front of the stage and yelled over Chris's voice, "Daddy, it is Star Wars toy!!!!!!!!!".

She got quite the laugh.

This is just one of many small groups that were honored...

This was the last group of students to come forward. These kids have been in either 7, 8 or 9 shows in their time at Kalles. Pretty impressive for a junior high!

The McRill Family. They were instrumental in organizing this event...and have helped in so many productions over the past three years!!!!

The whole gang of Kalles Ninth Graders. What a good group of kids.

I had to get one family shot....Leila was so tired! We changed her out of her dress right before this picture. What a great evening.

Spring Fair 2010

Okay, so I am VERY late in posting these pictures from our visit to the spring fair this year. We had a good time, despite the rain. The whole week leading up to our visit, Leila was reciting her list of things she wanted to do at the fair...complete with ticking them off on her fingers.

"First, we will ride the huge slide. Then the car ride and then I want the boat ride." We had just enough time to enjoy some fair food and ride those three things before the rain became too much to bare.

Daddy and Leila on the big slide...which was a little wobbly in the wind. Chris did not like that!

The boat ride.

The car ride. We HAD to have a purple car.

Halfway through the ride, Leila was singing and dancing on the car. Too funny.

Forever a Hippie

You may remember this photo from over a year ago. I am reposting it because when taking recent pictures of Leila, I was reminded of this one. What a flower child we have.

My Mom, Grammy, bought Leila a pack of headbands for Easter. Of course, Leila refuses to wear them any way other than this:
Wonderful look....headband, pj pants and fancy Mary Jane shoes. Hmmm...