Crazy hair girl and her sparkly snowman

Ben's First Haircut

Ben's hair has been looking shaggy in the back, so today we took Ben to the children's salon that Lily goes to for his first haircut.  He did very well.  He sat on my lap facing me and ate puffs while Carol, Lily's regular hairdresser, cut his hair.

Before: The shaggy back

Getting a kiss from Mommy while watching other kids get their hair cut

During

"I'm tired, are we done yet?"

After

Helping make Super Bowl Snacks

Tomorrow, we are hosting out annual Super Bowl plays ate with the Marcuses (Go Giants!). Lily has been helping Sarah get everything ready!

Ben Standing

As many of you know, Ben has started standing unassisted for short periods of time. After many tries, we finally got it on video! He stands about 30 seconds in, after playing with the slinky!

Lily plays with the Snoopy photo shop

I have an app on my iPhone that lets you overlay peanuts cartoons on top of a photo.... Lily LOVES seeing herself with the peanuts characters. Here are a few pics.

Sampling Cookies

This evening, Ben was sitting in the basement "tasting" various plastic cookies. He would pick one up, taste it, put it down, and pick up another one. It was very cute!

Lily's 4th Birthday

For Lily's actual birthday, we went to Kathy and Bill's house for our traditional Lily's birthday dinner. Lily had a great time and, as always, we appreciated Kathy and Bill's hospitality!

Present Opening

Trying out my new ballet leotard

Rapunzel Cake!!!!! (Thanks Grandma!)

The Birthday Girl!