While away, it was so tempting to want to move to be closer to Dan's family. But we have a great life right where we are at. We were reminded of this when Shawna brought over another bag of hand-me-downs the day after we got home. Kaelah has been begging me to buy her high heels for an entire year now and she finally has a beautiful pair. I don't think she could have loved Shawna more at that moment. She made sure to wear them to Reese's (Shawna's daughter's) baptism and open house. I took lots of mental notes from Shawna as to what I would like Kaelah's baptism to be like in 3 years. Kaelah is already talking about how she wants to be baptized like how when John the Baptist baptized Jesus, so I'm assuming it is ok to begin thinking about such things already.
Here's the before picture! Kaelah loved her cousins' Addie and Ali's long hair so much last October when we were there to visit that she was determined to have long hair like them. I swear her will power made her hair grow faster than it had ever gown before! Alas, there was a lot of baby hair there and even though I had a blast braiding it, she really needed a hair cut. We agreed that as soon as her cousins got to see in person how long her hair was, we would come home and Sandy W. would cut it. Action shot:
We love her new do! It looks so healthy again! And, much to my relief and surprise, now that her hair is shorter, she has gotten some of her natural curl back. We are both super happy about it! My grandmother, Marguerite, was so excited to know her great-granddaughter was going to have curly hair because my mother and I sure weren't that lucky. (:
On July 10th Danny & I took Michelle to a pediatric allergist in Boulder while Kaelah had a play date with her friend, Lizzie. They loved the big stuffed lion in the waiting room and had to say good-bye ot him on the way out. We briefly spoke of how Danny now swells up if he gets stung by a mosquito and the doctor said to simply keeping pumping him full of Benadryl if it happens again. Then Michelle was very brave while she was tested for 27 different allergens. She only tested positive for one thing: elm trees. What? My daughter was that miserable this spring because of one tree? Well, turns out elm trees are alllll over our town. They grow like weeds. When our neighbor, Darrell, found out Michelle was allergic to the 5-foot tall elm trees in his back yard, he was aghast and cut them down. Nice, no?!? My parents have elm trees in their back yard that are probably 40 feet tall. I told them I would just give Michelle a bath when we got home, no cutting down necessary.
We've moved Michelle into Danny's room because the girls could not go to sleep in the same room. Life is much easier now. I took this picture since I felt that perhaps this was a dream come true -- to have boy and girl twins. (: Since then we bought 2 area rugs at Costco ($7.97 each -- cheap!) and hung up a girly flat sheet next to Michelle's bed to help the room seem more like a girl could be in there. Danny couldn't be happier with his Cars 2 rug and Michelle loves her purple one with flowers and pink ladybugs. Amazing what less than $20 can do for children... and a room.
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