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Busy Saturday

We had a very busy day this past Saturday: Brynn got her first big haircut; we said good-bye to our cat, Fatty; we attended Kite Day at a nearby park; went to a friend's birthday party in Hawley, and drove to Grandpa and Grandma Froemming's to celebrate Mother's Day. It was a great weekend, but a little sad when Fatty left.

Mother Hen Brynn was trying hard to comfort me when she noticed I was a little sad and missing Fatty. That conversation went something like this:
Brynn (noticing some tears coming from Mom): "Mom, are you sad?"
Me: "Yes, a little bit. But, it's okay."
Brynn: "Why?"
Me: "Well, I just miss Fatty."
Brynn (patting my am): "Oh...do you want some ice cream?"

Ha ha. You could tell she wanted to be able to do something for me, but she couldn't quite figure out what. Sounded like a good solution to me.

She did well for her haircut. They let her watch Dora and she got a sucker, so at that point, she really didn't care what they did to her. I asked her on our way to the appointment if she was excited and she said "no, I'm not excited, but I'm going." Ha. But, she seems to like how it turned out. I miss the look of her long hair, but it has been a lot easier to deal with now that it's short.


The stylist trying to show Brynn how it turned out, and Brynn not caring.

Before and after!
Kite Day at Ed Clapp Park






Part of my Mother's Day gift from Brynn. They potted flowers at daycare and
also made keychains for the moms.
Helping Daddy with the dishes last week.
Let's hope this love of doing chores sticks!

Comments

theweckerlys said…
GREAT photos! This is one of my favorite blog posts :)
Holicky's said…
She looks adorable with her new hair style! I always love your picture and I think its because you have an amazing model :)

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