A Hairy Story!

Sadie got her FIRST hair cut tonight:

Here's a before shot:

And more afters:

I did it myself since she just needed a trim in the back (to alleviate the mullet effect she had going on!). I feel like I got a little overzealous with the scissors though! With the first snip, Daniel freaked out and said, "NOT THAT SHORT!", then he went on to say, "She's going to look like a boy". It did look a little short in the end, but I think it will be okay, and so far it appears that the curls are still there (that was my worst fear in cutting it....that I'd cut the curls out because EVERYONE, and I mean EVERY stranger I meet in any store, has told me that once I cut it for the first time those curls will go away). The haircut may have made it even curlier. :)

Here are some pictures I took earlier today to try to capture how long it was before the big event:

And one from earlier in the week. She woke up with a mohawk! he!he!

Oh, and here are some pictures after the big haircut. Sadie was adament tonight that she wanted to get "dressed"....which translates to "I don't want pajamas, I want real clothes". So we reasoned with her that she could wear the pants she picked out over her pajamas. That satisfied her. So this is how she went to bed:

And a shot of her hands in her "pockets", because the girl is fascinated with pockets. And no you are not missing anything, she doesn't really have pockets, but she thinks this is the same as pockets. :)

And one more shot of the choopped off hair:

And for good measure, a picture of Daniel, because we missed him SOOOO much this week, and are SOOOO glad to have him home with us!

A Simple Life

It was a long week.....Sadie was sick ALL week (ended up at the doctor today with an ear infection....bless her heart), Daniel was gone ALL week, and it's COLD! So we did ALOT of this....

(not sure why the stroller ended up in the tent, but whatever)

And we had ALOT of fun. :)

Helping

Lucky for Daniel and I, Sadie has really become a big helper lately. She likes to help us with lots of different tasks, but generally those tasks include throwing something away, putting something up, or retrieving something for us. However, some of her "helping" skills also include helping with the laundry and cleaning floors.

Here she is after helping me put away laundry. She has a fascination with wearing necklaces. I guess this "unmentionable" qualified as a necklace to her (because you can see in the picture that she had just put some real necklaces on as well).

Here she is cleaning the floors. I had been vacuuming in the kitchen, and Sadie was playing under the kitchen sink where the wash rags and dish soap are kept. This is a pretty common occurrence...she gets all the dish rags out and then puts them back or puts her toys down there or so on (generally making a pretty big mess in the end....normal). When I was putting the vacuum up though, I looked over at her and noticed that she was pretending to spread dishwashing liquid on the floor (it's in her left hand in the picture, so you can't see it) and was then pretending to wipe it up with a wash cloth. This is EXACTLY the way I clean the kitchen floor (except with floor cleaner). So I guess she was trying to help me that day. :)

Christmas at the Zoo

Back before Christmas, some friends from church gifted us with tickets to the Christmas at the Indianapolis Zoo event. We had alot of fun. The zoo was ALL lit up...very pretty! We didn't take alot of pictures, and the ones we did take, aren't great, but here are a few. Sadie especially liked the aquarium and the penguins (probably because that was the warmest part of the zoo on a cold December night!).

Really wanting to grab one of those sharks....

Attentatively watching the penguins....

One more...

I just had to post one more picture from our Christmas trip in Texas. Daniel didn't post it with the Christmas post (because we literally have hundreds of pictures from Christmas), but it is one of my favorites.

This was taken at John and Suzanne's house in Dalhart. I think Daniel's nephews and niece like him, what do you think?

Christmas 2009

WOW! Where to start...

We had a blessed Christmas and were fortunate to spend it with our families in Texas. It was a busy trip with many stops along the way, but it was so much fun to get to spend this special season in which we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with those we love.

We began with a stop in Dalhart in the Texas panhandle to visit John and Suzanne and their three kids. It was a great start to our trip where Sadie enjoyed playing with her cousins and we adults had a chance to catch-up with each other.

Drew helped me read to Sadie before bedtime

Sadie loved playing with Tess and Drew (and their toys!)

After a few days in Dalhart, it was off to Lubbock to meet up with the entire Foley Family (Grampi and Grammi, their 5 kids and spouses, and 11 grandkids). Thanks to Christine and Eric for hosting the full house!

The Foley Family cousins (where are the parents of that child playing with her shoe during a family picture?!)

Sadie in her pretty dress

Waiting to open presents...

What did Sadie get from Grammi?

It's a baby doll!!!

Sadie wasn't always nice to Luke - she must not have known that Santa knows who's been naughty and who's been nice!

We left Lubbock and spent several days at Grampi's and Grammi's house. This was Sadie's first time to visit Sheffield and she really had fun (lots of room to run plus having her grandparents all to herself - what a deal!!!). It was also a nice relaxing stop in the middle of a busy trip.

Sadie love's rocking chairs and this one has Grampi's brand on it

Run Sadie Run...
(what a view and sunset - all from their front porch!)

And then we were off again - on to Troy to visit Amanda's side of the family.
Once again it was a full house with Mammaw and Pappaw, their kids,
and the stars of the show (Livy, Sadie, and Beatrice).

Sadie and Beatrice becoming re-acquainted with each other on our first morning

There was even snow on Christmas Eve which Livy loved -
she even through a snow ball at Uncle Daniel

Once again, there were presents to be opened and by this time, Sadie had it down!

Oh fun... Amanda's Aunt Kim gave sadie a set of bells and she loves them
(Amanda and I have had our fun with them as well, but we are not yet professionals!)

Now Santa knows for next year, Sadie loved her cousin Livy's dress-up clothes,
especially the necklaces.

Sadie is showing off her piano skills on Mammaw's piano. Sadie got one of her own, only it is brightly colored and on a MUCH smaller scale.

The count is on!

Sadie's counting! She counted to 10 tonight on her own! She had been getting close the last couple of weeks, but it was never that clear, and never all at once without any help. She is getting so big! This reminded me that I need to make a post of all the things she is doing right now and all the things she likes, for posterity's sake. She amazes and cracks us up...... all at the same time. Life is good for Sadie!

Here are some other Sadie facts:

She loves her babies, her blocks, and her books. Though that could change with all the new Christmas toys.

She loves sitting on the cabinet and "helping" me cook. She always wants to "seeee" when I'm preparing a meal.

She finally got her four "I-teeth" in, all while we were in Texas for Christmas. I am hopeful that this will mean an end (or at least a decrease) to the drooling!

Her favorite books the last three months or so have been "The Very Greedy Bee" and "Curious George Visits the Zoo". We read them about a million times a week.

It is uncanny, but she can always identify Jesus when we see a picture of him on a book or in church or a on a crucifix. This absolutely fascinates me! She often reminds us to pray at mealtime and confidently says "Amen". She knows the Lord's Prayer, and knows that's a que to fold her hands and be quiet.

She loves singing...."The Wheels on the Bus Go Round and Round", "Five Little Monkies Jumping on the Bed", "Shake Your Sillies Out", "Five Little Monkies Sitting in a Tree"

She almost has her shapes down.....I think she knows them, but she still likes to call everything a triangle! Then she just laughs when I correct her! :) We're still working on colors.....every color is "geeeeeeeeeeen" to her. Hmmmm....color blindness does run in my family.....

Her favorite food is cheese. Her favorite vegetable is green beans (funny because this was the only baby food vegetable she would spit out! ha!). Her favorite fruit is bananas. She still LOVES her milk and prefers it over juice or water or anything else. She has developed an unhealthy obsession of chips. Daniel and I can't eat a chip anymore in front of her......not good when one of OUR favorite foods is chips and salsa!

She FINALLY gives kisses! This has been such a huge treat for Daniel and I. When we use to ask her to give us a kiss, she would just lean her cheek toward us and expect us to kiss her. Starting a few weeks ago, she finally started giving US kisses! What a sweet gift (open mouth, slober, on the lips, and all) to her Mommy and Daddy.