Saturday, August 28, 2010

Hair

Not to be outdone, Emma got into the act of showing her new do.


The background:  Momma went to get her hair cut and hoped to have Emma's cut, too.  Unfortunately, the salon was too busy, and they could not work Emma in.  That is where I come in.  At home, with Maddie in the tub and Momma on the phone, Emma begged to have hers cut.  How hard could it be I thought.  I watched them do Maddie's, and it basically looked like:  snip snip here, snip snip there.  So with Emma hounding me to do it, I grabbed the scissors, received a weak nod of approval from Denise, began cutting, and voila!  A new do.  I do confess that it was way harder than I thought.  Adding to my lack of skill was the fact that Emma would not sit still and run-of-the-mill scissors are not the cutting instrument of choice.  Still, it doesn't look bad.  Emma actually received compliments from teachers at school.  HA!  After we cleaned up, the fun began.
I played around with the camera to get shots with varying shutter speeds and flash settings.  We managed to goof around some before Momma put a stop to our fun with comments like, "Who's the adult here?"  "It's a school night!"  "Emma! Do your homework!"

Some of these turned out pretty cool, especially the ones where she looks like she's transparent.  Today may put to rest the notion that we have no fun on school nights.

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Growth of a Swimmer

Those who spent time with us at the pools this summer can attest to Maddie's fear of the (deep) water.  As of mid-July, she'd scream at the top of her lungs at just the hint of bobbing in the water on her own.  If you have doubts, just ask Louis.  But what have we here?  Is it Maddie, floating through the water without the death-grip on an unsuspecting adult or teen?  I believe it is.  Go Maddie, Go!!

Saturday, August 7, 2010

School Daze

School starts in a few days, and the lazy days that we've grown accustomed will end.  Gone will be the days of after-dinner bike rides, roughhousing, and bedtime romper-room.  This is about to end so take a long look so that it is seared into your memory.

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Haircut Update

The pictures at the salon did not do justice to Maddie's new do, so I've decided to post some additional ones.  I'd say she's camera friendly.  Momma is, too.