First Day...

First time getting a haircut with out crying!!! Yeah for Benji! That was last friday at Cookie Cutters. He usually screams in pain every time anyone touches his hair. What a relief we are past that stage!

First time Saying goodbye after a loooong summer break! The kids were sooo anxious to get back to school this morning.

First Day of Third grade. What Emma might be thinking, "Cute boy next to me? School might not be so bad after all!" OR "Quit taking pictures of me Mom! You are a big nerd!!"

First day of Fifth Grade!!! What!!?? Ethan has tons of friends in his class this year! And for the first time since first grade he is back with SETH! Yes, Ethan is a little on the short side, but Sam (on his right) is just a little on the tall side!

And Finallly....the first day I let baberzz cry it out at nap time! Not going so well....not to mention I look kind of scary myself!

TODAY IS YOUR DAY....

This has been such a great day for Emma (8 years old) today. And a really fun day for all of us.... Classic (was really) FUN Center! So excited my baby girl is no longer a baby and is moving up the ranks. 8 is so great!




On a down note though, I am into my third or fourth or fifth, I have lost track, day of letting Lauren cry it out. I HATE this part. Can't they just learn to sleep on their own naturally? Do I really have to "train" them to sleep? I can't think of anything worse than listening to your 6 month old scream and telling yourself it is for her own good and yours. If I weren't so determined to have normal naps and bedtime, there is no way I could endure this! PLEASE tell me this is not going to traumatize her into thinking her mother is unreliable and is not meeting her needs! Plus I am probably doing it wrong. I give up after an hour.

One of her cat naps....