On Curly Heads and Not So Curly Heads

Hannah has been able to sleep again the last couple of nights (thanks largely to some great tips you all shared with me!) and she is back to her silly, mischievious self. This morning she was rampaging around the livingroom while I tried to corral all the girls to change out of pajamas. She somersaulted to a grand finish in front of me and popped up apparently expecting applause, but I was frustrated by her selective hearing and said, "Hannah! You need to listen and come get dressed like I told you to!" Not at all pleased with my response, she muttered to herself as she pulled on her clothes, "Wow, tough crowd!"

On a very sad note, I have another picture for you today....

That is Ashley's hair on the left, and Bethany's on the right. And this is illicit hair, folks. Suffice it to say that Ashley has been told she may not use scissors again until she is 5. Since this is the second time she has handed out haircuts to herself or her sisters (to be fair, the first time was almost 2 years ago), I am dead serious about that. Grandmas and aunties reading this, take note!

I have always cut the girls' hair myself, but I am taking Bethany and Ashley to the hair salon this afternoon -- I already called ahead and described the damage to a very sympathetic stylist who promises she can help. Let's just say that Ashley is probably going to have shorter hair than she has since she was about 2 years old, and that the few baby curls that still remain on Bethany's head after Ashley's artwork may not survive the fixing process. :-(

Birthday Interview with Hannah!

Are you happy that today is your birthday?

Yep. I'm thinking about me having my yummy cake!

How old are you now?
Three! That's pretty old. I'm growing into a big lady, but my legs are still little right now.


What makes birthdays fun?
Because if somebody turns 3, and they're really big, then they get a birthday cake!


Who else is in your family?
Us! I mostly love everybody. But I don't love mean mouses. But mean mouses are not in our family.


What do you like to do to have fun?
Play with my family and eat my birthday cake and have dinner! Yes yes yes yes yes! And I like to stomp. And doing puzzles, and coloring pictures with colored pencils for school.


What yummy foods do you like to eat?
Salad...spaghetti...macaroni...candy...and I think cake!


Do you think you are old enough to learn how to drive yet?
No...well...I'm big so I CAN drive!


What do your sisters like to do?
Play play play, and they like to eat cake!


What does Daddy like to do?
He likes to work. He likes to play "Hannah Banana", and tickle me and chase me. And to play music, and he likes driving.


What does Mummy like to do?
Play with us! Read books. Push buttons on computers. Some coloring and flashcards with me. And to cuddle.


What do you think about all the snow we have right now?
It's fun to play in it! I like to build snowmen and I like the pretty Christmas lights in the snow. It is cold and it makes me shiver and I wear a big coat!


Did you like answering all these questions?
Well Mummy, it's ok if you want to ask me questions. But I don't know everything, but I'm growing to be a big lady and then I will know more things!

Tidbits for Tuesday

Hello, friends! It's been a busy holiday week since my last blog, combined with a foot and a half of snow to welcome winter -- much of which arrived in a crazy blizzard just over a week ago. As I write this morning it is snowing again, with another winter storm warning in place for today and four to eight inches of new snow expected. In our house, if you are four years old or younger, you are overjoyed by the dramatic beginning to this winter! If you are 25 or older -- and especially if you happen to be the unfortunate one who got her minivan stuck both in her driveway and in the driveway at the church building on Sunday -- you are not quite so thrilled. But I have to admit, winter in the mountains is beautiful!

This week my Hannah will turn three! She has been waiting for her birthday ever since her big sister turned four in October, and she has her whole day planned out. She will start out with "eggs and pop tarts" for breakfast. (Ashley asked for pop tarts for breakfast, too! It's a treat they've only had a few times in their lives -- I guess it's becoming their new birthday breakfast tradition.) She has specific books she wants me to read to her on her birthday and games she wants to play, and she's super excited about going to her daddy's Christmas band's first concert mid-day. For dinner she has ordered "lots of spaghetti, like more spaghetti than you usually give me, and lettuce and cheese, and bread -- but not the normal bread, the yummy bread -- and more punch than you usually give me." Translated, that is spaghetti, salad, french bread, and the birthday punch we like to make from fruit juice and 7Up. :-)

Here's Hannah apparently doing the splits while opening an early birthday present from her auntie and uncle and cousins -- she's so silly!