Haircut

Now that Bubba is almost 11 months old, we have noticed that his hair has grown quite a bit. He never did get a lot of baldness like some babies do, but it is SO light and fine that we still didn't think that we would have to do this soon. But alas, I digress, we needed to. His hair was starting to be ALL OVER THE PLACE. It would stick straight up, the back would curl. And it just always looked undone. And as you will see from one of the pictures, his mohawk didn't really cut it. So here are some pictures documenting the main event. I was sad to see his cute hair go..but we saved it, so I should be ok. And it's just hair right? It will grow back (just keep telling yourself this Tara), and it will still be cute... *sob* Ok. On to the pictures.
Here is a picture to show you how it stood up some.

And here is his mohawk. It was really quite funny. The front was the right length, but the back went up SO high! It always curled over, and it just looked funny.

Here is Curtis demonstrating how long it is getting. (See the slight curl in it? SOOO cute!)

Here come the clippers. (He didn't know what was coming) We had Sam cut it, since he has cut hair before and we didn't want to pay 9 bucks to have it done.

First cut!

He's starting to wonder what the crap is buzzing around his head.

"Mom, PLEASE don't cut my hair!" (I know baby, I didn't want to! But that big guy doing it said it HAD to be done! Please don't hate me!)

Starting to be ok with it....we think.

This picture pretty much sums it up. He didn't like it buzzing around his head. He kept trying to push it away, and he kept trying to get away. He is NOT happy in this picture. Can you feel the burn of the lasers coming out of his eyes?

ALL DONE!!! Yay! Look at how cute! And I know you can't tell much of a difference. We didn't cut it SHORT. We just made it even everywhere.

And here he is in the bath afterwards. Now I will try to do his hair tomorrow and see how it turns out. Haha.

Cutting his hair was harder on me than I thought. I guess I was still holding on to the babiness of him, and by cutting his hair I felt like I was letting my little baby grow up unto a little boy. It was sad for me, and yes...a tear was shed...but he is still cute. And I wouldn't trade any of this for the world! And I can't wait for what we have ahead of us!

HaPpY VaLeNtInE's DaY

Yes, I know this is late and the day is practically over. But I wanted to wish you all out there in Blogland Happy Valentine's Day, Or Single Awareness Day, or whatever you want to call it! I was a widow today as my Hubby was down south working for the weekend. I was kind of sad about it. This is the first Valentine's Day that I have been away from Sam in 7 years. But I was lucky and got to spend it with bubba, my mom, dad, and siblings. I am SO thankful for them and for what they do for me. Even though I probably annoy the crap out of them sometimes!

Anyway, I will end with a couple of pictures. I will try to do a more thorough update shortly.

"mom, can you PLEASE put the camera away and get me out of this thing?!"

"mom, I'm warning you! These teeth aren't just for show!!"

"What?! These remotes do the SAME thing?!"


Enjoy!

Spring?

The other day we had a "hint" of spring. It was SOOOO nice! The weather was about 60+ degrees, and we got to go outside and just sit on the grass and play. Bubba wasn't sure what to do with himself! He pretty much had free reign over the front yard. He would wander from the fence where Sheba (my parent's dog) was, and over to the planter boxes to play in the dirt. So he got his first taste of dirt, because I couldn't get to him in time to stop him. Silly boy. I took some pictures of him outside, since he is old enough to finally enjoy it! I played around with them, and I love them! So here a few pictures from that...

We also tried feeding Bubba peaches. Like the diced peaches that you can get from the store. He sucked those things down SO fast! But in the process, he got them ALL over himself. So here is a picture of him eating those. He also doesn't want to be in the seat anymore, hence the sad face and the reach.

Also, last week my mom, sisters Tanielle, and Tab took Bubba and DK and headed down to Provo to the University Mall to do some shopping. They had a play area there called a Tree House, it has some dinosaur bones and everything there for kids to play on. My mom took some pictures of them playing. Bubba LOVED it! They have this big earth ball that rotates in water, and he was fascinated with it. It also made a sucking noise that scared him to death! Here are some of those pictures.

So there is a little of our week. Hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think!

LONG Overdue

This post is LONG overdue, as you can tell by the title. Last December, my good friend Michelle came to town. I hunted her down and got together with her. I felt bad because we didn't get a TON of time together, but I was very thankful for the time that we DID have! Her little one was 5 months old for these pictures. And him and Bubba look SO close in size that it is funny! Bubba is 9 months for these pictures. But here they are!

Here is GORGEOUS Michelle holding Bubba.
Here is her little one, looking at his mommy

Michelle and her little. SOOOOO cute! I have another one of him smiling..I will have to see if I can find it...

Here is the one of him smiling! It is kind of dark though..but enjoy!

Here they are lying next to each other. Look at how close they are! So funny...

And here are the 4 of us. This picture was so funny, we sat down to take the pictures, and Nathan reached over and grabbed Bubba's hand. Funny thing, is Bubba HATES having his hands held! But he sat there and let Nathan hold it! It was SOOO cute!

Anyway, enjoy and let me know what you think!

Sewing Project

Ok, I admit it, I am NOT a housekeeper, or a homemaker!!! I still wonder if I am cut out for being a stay-at-home mom. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE it, but it can be SOOO boring sometimes! Especially when he sleeps. So, I am trying to pick up on different projects. This one was a blanket for Bubba. I saw a blanket that my nephew DK had like this, and I fell in love with it! I looked EVERYWHERE for one! So instead of continuing my pursuit for a blanket, I decided to try and make one. I went and found the fabric, sat down, put it together, and sewed it. (I had a lot of help from my mother still, thank heavens...or I might not have made it :-)) The blue side is a satin type fabric, so really soft and silky, and the green side is a fuzzy type fabric. I love it, and will probably end up making more. Muhahaha..wait.

Ok, so here are some pictures of the finished product. Bubba LOVES it, and falls asleep with it at night and for naps. It is the one he grabs. So it makes it well worth it! Let me know what you think!

Sam's Foot

On Monday I received a call early in the morning from Sam saying "Don't be alarmed, but I am going to have to go to the hospital, or doctors office or something, because I smashed my foot" Come to find out he was at work and they were carrying a large rock (Sam's estimates that it weighed 300 lbs about). He told the boys that if they were tired, to let him know so they could set it down and take a break. Well a few minutes later, the boys said "we're tired. 1-2-3 drop" and they dropped the rock. Sam was mid stride, the rock fell and it was forced out of his hands and onto his foot. He was beginning to think that it was just bruised, but after visiting Insta-Care, and after X-Rays, we found out his big toe has 3 fractures in it. He has to see a specialist because the fracture runs through his joint, so we will be going there next week to make sure it will heal properly. His foot is also REALLY swollen. Usually you can see his bones across the top of his foot, and now you can't. And his skin feels SO tight across there! All the way up to his ankle. It seriously looks like he has cankles. :-) And now I have to wrap it 3-4 times a day, and make sure the hole in his toenail doesn't get an infection. Bleh. But, of course I had to take pictures. Warning, it is kind of gross, so only look if you don't have a weak stomach. :-)

This is his toe. Sam NEVER bruises, so to see it bruised this bad was suprising. They had to put a hole in his nail to drain the blood, so that is why the hole is there. The bruise runs all the way to his middle toe. You can't really see it in this picture, but it does.

This is a picture from the underside of his foot. You can see from here that it runs across the toes.

This is his toe on Tuesday. The bruising is a little bit worse, but still about the same.

This is from the top. A lot of blood got pressed up to the top of his foot, so he has like blood blisters at the top of his feet.

So there you have it. That is his foot. And you wouldn't think, but he has to wear a boot, and use crutches when he can, and has to have it booted for 6-8 weeks. Yeah..a TOE! But alas, I guess it hurts. When Sam ALMOST cries, I know there is pain. ;-) So that has been our week. Yee haw!

And please keep praying for us to get this job in Virginia. It would help us out a ton. So please pray that we get it!

A Little Frosting Giveaway

I have a friend who makes the CUTEST headbands, and clips for girls and they are having a giveaway!!
So if you want to enter the giveaway, go to http://www.alilfrosting.blogspot.com/ and enter! I would enter a million times, but I have no girls, so it wouldn't do me much good. But when I DO get a girl, you can bet I will be ordering from here!
Anyway, head over there, enter, and GOOD LUCK!