Easy as 1-2-3. Not.

 Natalie's hair has been a nightmare of tangles lately.  We tried to schedule an appointment, but our stylist was away on vacation.  SOMETHING came over me today and I got the wacked-out idea that I could watch a YouTube video and do it myself.  I've been cutting the boys' and Andy's hair for years, but I was always afraid to try the girls.

Anyway, after fighting and crying our way through two more days of tangled webs, I went for it.  The video said to wash, comb out, and put the hair into a low ponytail with two elastics.  Then chop off below the lower elastic.

Easier said than done.

Chop is right.

What have you done to me?!?

Then part in the middle, comb forward, and even out on a diagonal from back to front.

It wasn't quite as simple as she made it look on YouTube, and the finished product isn't as angled as I would have liked.  It's probably going to need a lot of touch-up tomorrow, but she likes it.

Scootin' Along.

 Favorite thing to do at Mam & Pap's house, aside from watching cable cartoons and stuffing their faces with snacks, is to get the bikes and scooters out and tear up the sidewalk.

A Picture A Day: Lemonade Stand

Looking for a way to earn some cash, the girls set up a lemonade stand.  We also picked our own strawberries a few times last month, so we also sold chocolate covered strawberries.

The girls helped me dip about 10 dozen strawberries.  They turned out beautiful.  And delicious!

A Picture A Day: Cherry Tomato

Our garden is doing great.  Regina harvested her first tomato a few days ago.

We picked our first cukes and broccoli this week, and isn't this the cutest baby eggplant you ever saw?  It's the only baby eggplant I've ever seen!

Clare's 14th.

Last picture as a 13-year-old

14 balloons for her 14th birthday.

She had a Spongebob cake for her 4th birthday, and told me she wanted another one!