Sunday, April 1, 2018

New Haircuts

About two weeks ago, Tamar and Daniel's school photos were scheduled for a Tuesday, so I decided to take them for haircuts after their annual checkups on Monday.
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Daniel's hair had become so long and shaggy that, on Sunday, he wailed "I can't SEEEEE ANYTHIIIIING!" so I took him outside and cut his bangs so he could see what he was playing with!  I figured that whatever I messed up, the barber could fix.
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Tamar had never been to a hairdresser before because I always just trimmed her hair and her bangs myself.  Unfortunately, I did a pretty bad job of it this past time and both the bangs and the back were noticeably uneven.  No more Mommy-haircuts for her!  It's off to the hairdresser from now on.
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Daniel was unhappy about the entire process because the woman who did his hair used clippers and he's ticklish and the clippers were obviously tickling his neck a lot.  Next time, I'll ask them not to use the clippers if possible.  He was bribed into putting up with it with the promise of a lollipop at the end.
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Tamar, on the other hand, sat in her chair like a queen in a beauty parlor and the hairdresser clearly adored her for it.  They both look great!  I was so excited about how great the school photos would look.
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That evening, Daniel started running a fever but I assumed it was a reaction to all the shots he'd received at his annual check up that morning, gave him some Tylenol, and assumed he would be fine in the morning.  Unfortunately, I was wrong.  The next morning, poor Daniel yelled "I'M GOING TO THROW UP" and ran to the toilet to prove himself correct, and Tamar was also running a fever.
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SO AFTER ALL THAT, THEY MISSED THEIR SCHOOL PHOTO DAY!
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I'm going to get some photos taken soon, one way or another.  These haircuts are not going to waste!
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--Victoria
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Welcome to the NEW and IMPROVED blog!

Hi family and friends,
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It occurred to me that this blog will be even more useful if we also share news about what's going on with the whole family, not just the kids.  So...
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Welcome to the New and Improved Blog!

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Now with MORE photos of MORE people!  (coming soon...  as soon as I take more photos...)
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--Victoria
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Friday, March 9, 2018

Daniel's "Crew"

He told me several months ago that Colin (on the left in the first photo) is his "bestie" and he refers to Ollie (on the right in the first photo) and Colin are his "crew" -- I have no idea where a three-year-old learns hip terms like this, but it's hilarious!  --Victoria
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Tamar & Daniel's Birthday Party

We held the party at a DuckPin Bowling Alley (duckpin bowling uses smaller balls and smaller pins so even though it's an adult sport it's more kid-friendly than regular bowling).  They had a great time!  Benji and the older kids had a dedicated lane to themselves and the younger kids used the other two lanes with lots of adult assistance.
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--Victoria
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Daniel accompanies Elise while she gets her bowling shoes.


The bowling alley served up pizza and juice boxes.







Tamar supervised me while I set out the cakes.  Her cake was decorated with hedgehogs and Daniel's cake was decorated with dinosaurs (their own choices)



Yousef supervises Benji and the other big boys (Xavi and Kai).


Tamar does what she believes is a photobomb after giving Elise a goodie bag.


Saying goodbye to her friend Elise.