Sleeping out under the stars...kinda

There are only 6 full days until school starts. So in an attempt to make the end of the summer super special, W and I let the girls sleep outside tonight. they have the beach-tent out on the screened in porch and have quite a  nest set up. I seriously doubt they will even fall asleep out there, the frogs and crickets are really loud and the little animals will be creaking around the lawn soon. They seem to be enjoying themselves for the time being though.

Can I tell you how adorable it is to "catch" K reading to L? It is just a proud mommy, warm fuzzy moment.

Getting ready for the end of summer trip

School Days are almost upon us...18 days and counting <>So, the girls and I are off to Tallahassee tomorrow for a week long visit with good friends and family. I'm looking forward to introducing them to some of my old favorites. Swimming at Wakulla Springs, St. Marks etc. Hopefully the weather cooperates. If it doesn't at least we have two movies that the girls are dying to see. Ramona and Beezus and Cats and Dogs, the Revenge of Kitty Galore. We've been reading Beverly Cleary's Ramona series all summer in preperation for the movie. 

Welcome to crazy land

Where the cowgirls wear heels

and the brown eyed little girls talk to birds.

Wisdom from me to you

I just happened to learn today that hair grows approximately 1/2 inch per month. Thought you should know, in case it ever comes up in trivial pursuit or something.
I am really trying to not let this hair situation bug me, but if you've ever met Lauren, you know that she has had the BEST FREAKING HAIR EVER! It's dark, lusterous, thick and exactly the kind of hair I wish I had. I loved to run my fingers though it and pet her. The outside part of my heart, the part that contains trivial nonsense such as how one "should" look, cracked today, just a teeny tiny bit. I'll admit, I'm not proud of it.

The hairdresser steps in to assist

It is a bit of a Gosslin cut but honestly, she couldn’t look bad no matter what. So, here is L with her new ‘do’. The plan is to go in every other month for a trim till it grows in on the crown, then we can start letting it grow out. This is the only way to cover up the buzz that she gave herself to the crown.

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We have a cutter!!!

Lauren cut her hair today and her sister helped. Awesome. She now has bangs almost to her scalp and a lovely Kate Gosslin-esque mohawk down the center of her head. Off to the hairdressers tomorrow. A friend mentioned a pixie cut as a possibility. We shall see. Perhaps a buzz cut would be better? Argh!

Owen Wilson as a Great Dane?

I'm not buying it. I took 4 neighborhood kids, along with mine to go see Marmaduke today. The kids loved it...me, not so much.