Hair Cut

Today I took Gracie to have her hair trimmed. Last week she went with me to have my hair cut.  When I told her last night that we were going today to have hers cut she said "Hair cuts don't hurt".  If only she thought of that when I had her hair braided last summer and she howled like I was having her scalp cut off  and that was before the stylist touched her head.  She can be dramatic but I can see that the drama is starting to settle down with age.  When she had her hair cut in September she was certainly better than the hair braiding trauma of 2011.  She was nervous and clingy and sat in my lap but she didn't cry.  But today was totally different.  We walked into the salon and she took off her coat and waited for her turn.  When they called us over she walked right to the lady and and I lifted her up and she sat on a booster seat.  It was like she did this everyday.  No screaming, no squirming, just occasionally glancing over to make sure I was still there.  I'm always fascinated when she has her hair cut.  First of all, they said she probably only needs a trim every 5-6 months.  It really only needs to be trimmed when the ends get really hard to comb through.  And they cut it dry which actually makes since because they need to worry a lot about the shape since it's so curly. They didn't take off nearly as much this time but the curls have really snapped back into shape.  She was very pleased with her hair cut and when we finished she said "You so proud of me mom! I didn't cry! I super great girl!"  She was really delighted with herself and so was I. 

About two weeks before the hair cut

 

Tonight after the haircut and a bath



Fun With Cousins

Today we had a really fun day.  My niece Meghan is turning 8 at the end of the month and she asked that for her birthday that Gracie and I take her to lunch at American Girl Place. To say that both girls were excited is an under statement.  Gracie asked every morning for a week if this was the day we were going with Meggie. The last time we went was two years ago when Meghan was 6 and Grace 1.

They wore matching outfits that Auntie Amy had made for them and everyone thought they were sisters.  Meghan really wanted them to match again this year so we went out Thursday night and chose coordinating outfits.  So this morning they put on their outfits and got Meghan's bitty twins ready and we headed out the door. 

We got there right when the store opened and headed up to have lunch.  As soon as we walked in the door Grace said "OOOOOOHHHHH, I love dis store!"  I told our server that we were doing an early celebration of Meghan's birthday and she added that we would also be celebrating her cousin Grace's birthday. Both girl's were excited when their dessert came out with candles on it and the whole restaurant sang to them.

After a great lunch we headed off to shop. Meghan picked out a bunch of books for her present and I made an impulse buy for Grace that I was not planning on.  We came home with this.

A bitty baby. It's the smaller, less expensive version (in comparison to the big dolls) of the bigger doll, meant for little ones. When I told Gracie I was buying her a baby and she could pick one out she ran up to this one and said "hey, mom, she look like me! She sooooooooo beautiful! I bring her to my home?" I said yes and then she jumped up and down and yelled "Woohooo!" The salesperson said I couldn't have gotten a happier reaction if I tried.  Her new baby is named Bella (Meggie helped her choose a name) and she is delighted by her.  She spent the afternoon showing her everything in our house and where she would sleep.

It was a great afternoon with my two special girls. We'll have to plan our next visit for when Cousin Sarah is visiting.