At least I didn't yell

So I went downstairs today to just check on the kids and make sure that everything was alright. My niece tells me that Kira cut her hair. I look at Kira and can't see anything. Then I look closer and notice that her pigtails are way too short. Yep, she had cut her pigtails. I was so sad. Kira's beautiful curls, gone. So I ask her to show me where. Kira takes me to the bathroom and shows me all the hair in the trash can. At least she cleaned up after herself. Kira starts crying and I asked why she is crying. She tells me that I am mad at her. I just hug her and tell her that she can't cut her hair we need to go get it cut somewhere.

Inside I wanted to yell and scream and get all mad but I didn't. Point for my self control. So here are the pictures of before and after. Brookelyn decided that she wanted her hair cut too but she waited until we were at teh salon to get it cut.

This picture looks like the mug shots of celebrities caught doing bad stuff. But she is not happy and I was not happy. Now it is a funny picture. You really can't tell that the pigtails have been cut too much.
This is the finished product. It does look cute but all her prefect curls are gone. This was the back of her hair. It looks all yucky but look how long it is. This is the finished look. So short!!Brookelyn wanted her hair cut too. Here is the front. She told the lady she wanted it at her chin, when the lady made the first cut Brookelyn freaked out a little bit, then she looked at me and said, "It's okay mom. It will grow back, it is just hair."The back of Brookelyn's head. Though it is short, it really does look cute on her.

A side note. Arik got called out on a fire. I know, it is March and there is snow. The fire is in Colorado. They left today and don't know when they will get back. They could be gone up to 2 whole weeks. (Right up until his backpacking trip.)

So much

I don't know where February went. We spent most of the month with one or more of us sick. Some how Arik avoided it all so it was just us girls but we haven't been that sick in a very long time.

I was able to go to Texas and spend a week with my family. My cousin got married in San Antonio and Brandee and I were able to go. Tyrel, my cousin, is three weeks older than Brandee and the three of us were unseparable. The next closest cousin is almost three years younger. So it was just the three of us for a long time. It was great to be there and finally see him get married. He married a great girl and I am so happy for them. It was also good to see my family. It had been 4 months since the last we saw them.

I went to the doctor this week and we set my c-section. The day is May 4th. A little less then 9 weeks. I can't believe how fast it is going. We are hoping for a boy but Arik has given up all hope and thinks that he will have a girl. My dad says since the baby is coming in May it will be a boy. See all the boys in my family (brother, dad, grandpa, great grandpa) were all born in may. We are hoping he is right.

I lost a lot of weight this month from being sick and so I didn't gain anything. The doctor said if I don't gain some this next time we will have to check on the baby. I am hoping that all will be well. I have gained a total of 16 pounds in 31 weeks. I am not sure if that is good or bad. I also have reached the stage where the baby has outgrown the room and my stomach now moves at will. It is weird and kind of freaks me out when I caught it with the corner of my eye or when it wakes me up in the middle of the night because my stomach jerks. It is so much fun.

In a few short weeks we will be welcoming Jorie Annette or Carl David (and we are going to call him David) to our family. Kira is getting excited and Brookelyn is morking off days. She is so ready to be a little mother.