First Haircut

Well, we finally did it! We took Brennan for his first haircut.

Before:

He didn't cry at all. We kept him occupied with a squirt bottle, then we turned on the portable DVD player with "Word World" playing, and finally, two lollipops, which really did the trick!

Every once in a while, he would realize someone was messing with his hair and he'd try to swat her hand away. But we were able to keep distracting him, so he never cried.

No more being mistaken for a girl with all those curls! I would get stopped multiple times in one day by people telling me what beautiful curls my little girl had. As cute as it was, it was time to kiss the curls goodbye.

After:

His hair still has a lot of wave to it. A lot more than Marian or Aidan had after we cut their curls.

I like it over here!

Brennan just pretty much deposits himself at the kitchen table now.

I think we've seen the last of the high chair.

Happy 4th of July!

Bathtime

Thomas didn't believe me when I said that Brennan doesn't usually cry when I give him a bath, compared to 99% of the time when Thomas puts him in. So I took pictures and video to prove it. Unfortunately the video won't upload. It was cute! So here's more pictures instead:

The #1 reason for being put in a bath: feeding self.

Forget the spoon! I love yogurt!

Recital

Marian had the audience cracking up, when she came out waving excitedly instead of dancing. Then she waved to where I had been sitting during rehearsal, then she waved at the people standing in the wings... I think she spent as much time waving as she did dancing. Most of the pictures of her dancing are from the dress rehearsal.


"The Doll's Waltz" from "Coppelia"






Taking a bow.

School's Out...

for summer!!!

I saw this in a magazine the night before and thought it looked like a fun way to begin summer vacation.

I didn't actually capture them breaking through the banners, but you get the idea.

Gymnastics

Aidan's done gymnastics for the last 3 years (we started in parent/child class). Here's a few pictures from his last day of class:

Warmups, which he just refused to do until this year.

Donkey kicks

Working toward a headstand

It took him all year, but Aidan finally figured out how to keep his arms straight and support his own weight. He started doing it everywhere--on the pews at church, on the baby gate at home! He doesn't like to flip forward though...

Showing off his V-sit

One of his least favorite things was the high balance beam, especially doing forward rolls on it.

Catching some air on the trampoline--always a favorite! And one of the reasons we liked doing gymnastics at a gym instead of at the Y--you get to use all the big equipment, especially fun for the parents in the parent/child class!

Deciding where his stamp would be at the end of class was always a very important decision. When he was little, he liked getting them on his tummy.

All done!