A little denial, and a big haircut.

It started with the backyard camping photos.  Despite my affection for my baby girl's wispy blonde curls, I could no longer deny one simple fact: Little Sister's hair was a mess.  She was sporting a serious mullet, and it was time to do something about it.  So we hopped in the car and headed for the Jack and Jill hair salon. 

Ava went first, just to show Lila how it's done. 

Then it was Lila's turn.  For the first 2 minutes, she made this face...

 

Then Ava brought her some toys, the sugar from the lollipop kicked in, and we settled into this...

We even got a pretty good smile at one point.

She was very pleased with the final result. 

 



 And they even gave us a sweet little memento to commemorate the occasion.

I'll miss the mullet, but I think I can learn to live with this...



"Seriously, how cute am I??"

Camping, Kid-Style

Camping's awesome.  Campfires, sleeping under the stars, s'mores - what's not to love?  I see plenty of campouts in our family's future.  But despite what some questionable wardrobe choices in my 20's might suggest, I'm no fool; when you've got little kids, a dry-run is in order.  So we tossed out a tent and a couple of camping chairs in the yard, and took the first step in introducing our girls to a night in the great outdoors.

What better way to say, "Hey, this camping thing?  You totally want to try it." than by introducing chocolate and marshmallows into the equation.  And since there was no way I was setting any fires in my backyard, a can of Sterno was the next best thing.

Andy takes his marshmallow-roasting very seriously.

That part was a hit.  Next up, a little bedtime routine.  Story time...

And getting to know our tent.

An offer to actually sleep in the tent was politely refused, but I think we're on the right track.  Next up, a weekend in Chatfield State Park. Wish us luck and stay tuned.