HELPING HAND

CHOP CHOP

There's always time for a first and on this day, it was time for your first haircut.  We arrived at a place that specializes in kids and upon the hair dresser coming to get you, you promptly ran to the opposite end of the salon, covering your hair with your hands the entire time, saying you didn't want your hair cut. 

After about 10 minutes, I finally convinced you to sit in the salon chair.  Below is the 1-star review written on Yelp from the experience...

"At first impression, Kid's Castle Cuts looks like it had been put together with a collection of garage sale and Craigslist finds. This aside, I decided to not hold it against them. But It must have been an off day for our hair dresser because I wasn't impressed with the experience my almost 3-year old had for her first haircut.

Maybe because I work in a dental office that deals with a lot of kids, my expectations were higher than other parents on how my child would be treated. (After all, what kid really wants to go to the dentist? One would think getting a haircut would be a lot easier than going to the dentist, or at least on par with it. And for a place that specializes in kids, one would think there would be better trained hair dressers to handle all types of kids, not just the "good" ones.)

During our appointment I didn't witness any attempt of the hair dresser to connect with the my daughter or put her at ease. As a parent, with the demeanor of the hairdresser, I felt as if I was actually burdening the entire kids' salon because my daughter wasn't apt to jump immediately into the chair and cooperate.

I wouldn't recommend this specific hair dresser, but couldn't tell you her name because she never introduced herself to me or my daughter. For our next hair cut we will take the extra time to drive out to Sit Still Kids Salon in West Linn- where it sounds like the hair dressers are more in tune with the kids.

People thought this was: Useful-2, Funny-3, Cool-2"

All this, for a trim of the bangs.  Yes, your first haircut only involved trimming your bangs. 

15 MINUTES

For some reason that I can't understand, you absolutely love The Wiggles.  The Wiggles are a group of grown Australian men that sing and dance.  I don't quite get what the appeal is, but if it makes you happy, it makes me happy to make you happy.  They came to Portland and of course your Aunt Lori talked us into going to the show.

Little did I know what I was getting ourselves into.  Apparently everyone has to bring things to the show. For example, Dorothy the Dinosaur loves roses. So we had to bring roses to give to her. Yes, that's you giving Greg, the Yellow Wiggle, plastic roses to give to Dorothy.  Real roses to a dinosaur, when your dad doesn't even give me roses?  Not going to happen. 

And then there's the bone.  Wags the Dog loves bones.  So all the kids bring bones to give to him.  Of course yours had to be the biggest and the best.  With me as your mom, would you expect anything less?  Go big or go home, we're only seeing these guys once.  Thank goodness for me,  this was their farewell tour. 

But when you see what I'm dealing with, you'll understand why...

 

What a mom does for love...Thank goodness for someone Grandpa and Grandma were more than willing to oblige and bring Saiyan out to meet The Wiggles during her lunch break. 

PRECIOUS

DRESS UP

Your first attempt at make up.  Not bad, if you're going for the battered and bruised look.  This is definitely a look we'll keep in doors, so that nobody jumps to conclusions and we get a visit from child protective services.  Maybe this is a sign I need to break away from the neutral eyeshadow shades and go for some obvious make up colors like blue and green...

MILESTONES

We're attempting panties.  Although for the time being panties seem to be more of a fashion accessory, versus necessity.  Kind of like your leg warmers. 

MOMMY & ME

Hamming it up on the boat

PRECIOUS

Going for a walk with Grandpa Russ, Grandma Kathy, and Adam is fun.  But you taking Adam for a walk is even better, now that you're a self-described, "big girl."

You taking Adam for a stroll on the golf course at the Lafayette Club.

CELEBRATE

Celebrating the 4th of July with the cousins and requisite goofy headpieces.  It just isn't a celebration, unless there's accessories for the ladies!

SHOW TIME

No trip to Minnesota in the summer time is ever complete without your dad catching a few runs out on the lake...

Barefooting

Getting in every last minute of daylight, before calling it a night