Lily's 1st Haircut

Before...she really didn't want to be in that chair!

After...little Miss Confident!

This is Lily's first hair cut with us.  She has fine, wispy hair.  She looks so much older now! 


Afterwards, we went to Lowe's to get paint samples, where she grabbed a piece of advertising material, laid down in an aisle, and proceeded to scribble.  She would have sat there all day entertaining all the customers with her cuteness and smiles, and wasn't happy when I made her get up.


What have we been up to lately?  Lily and I attend ECFE once a week, and try to get outside at least once a day while the weather is still mild.  This week we went to an indoor gym time where kids can run free, ride toy vehicles, throw balls, etc.  Here she discovered the words "no, no, no, no, no, NO!" whenever someone wanted the toy she was using.  


We went to lunch one day at a local diner, and for being only 24 months old, she was the best lunch companion ever!  I was so amazed at how well she did, and it was complete pride and joy the entire time being there with her.   She waved at people, was blowing kisses to an elderly couple near us, and had the wait staff wrapped around her little finger.  She eats almost anything, so its fun getting to share meals with her.


Rose is in 3rd grade at her Chinese immersion school and is doing well.  She and her classmates have been practicing to sing at a public performance with a large Chinese chorus later this month.  


She continues to take Chinese dance classes at her school once a week after school.  She is also a Brownie in Girl Scouts.  Mom thinks that is fun since she was a Girl Scout too, but really has a hard time putting all the patches on her sash.   Rose and a friend just finished six weeks of learning how to play soccer.  The last lesson this week it was completely dark out by the time they finished.  And it was also about 40 degrees.  I'm glad they are done!


I'm trying to get motivated to make some changes around our house to better utilize the space.  We seem to have run out of space, and it's feeling really cramped.  We are hoping to redo Rose's room to make room for a desk and to manage the growing number of books she has.  The girl loves to read read read, and it's hard to say no to that.  The hardest part is getting rid of stuff.  We also want to make a play area for the girls in the basement, but it means a lot of stuff will need to go.  Peter Walsh where are you?!!


Here's some photos of Rose, you can see she is growing up as well.  Rose has a great sense of humor and imagination.  She loves computers, is a whiz at computer games, and is still our nature girl.  She is becoming a great big-sister, teaching Lily new things, playing with her, and helping out too.  She is simply beautiful, inside and out.

Next post hopefully will be Halloween pictures.  See you then!