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Just a little something while I try to get some pictures organized…

Any idea why the kids wanted me to take a picture of them on the stairs?

Drew’s BIG week

It’s been quite the week for Drew.  Last Saturday he started taking steps and now the kid has all sorts of confidence in himself.  He falls often, but can walk across an entire room unassisted.  We’ll start putting shoes on him soon to get him used to lugging those around.

July 30th

This video was taken last week before he got brave enough to let go

July 19th

Drew experienced another first yesterday when he got his first haircut.  I was really dragging my feet on this.  I loved the little curls over his ears and wanted to hold onto that baby boy look for as long as I could, but his hair was getting a little out of control at times.

Justin has wanted to cut Drew’s hair for many months and he probably would have buzzed it all off soon if I didn’t relent.

I wanted Drew’s first haircut to be special.  You know – a children’s salon with adorable chairs to sit in, a baby hair keepsake, and a cute certificate.  This may be the only time in his life he has a paid haircut so I wanted it to be memorable (yes, more for me than for him).  There aren’t many salons nearby geared toward kids so we traveled 45 minutes for his 2pm appointment.  There were a few closer salons but this one was near Café Rio so we got to enjoy a delicious lunch beforehand.

The very moment I set him in the fun wooden car he collapsed over the side in tears.  It was dramatic and completely adorable because I knew he wasn’t really that upset.

A bonus of going to a play that specializes in kids is that a child in tears doesn’t really faze them.  

She put a little show on a tablet and as soon as he got a decent look at it he was perfectly content.

Every picture I took of him the rest of the time has a big old tear under his right eye :)

Time for clippers and cars

So it’s done.  Of course he looks older, but he’s still adorable.  No boy in our house has ever had their haircut and had it as long as Drew’s still is.  I’m sure he’ll need another cut before we know it, but I’m glad we didn’t totally chop it off.