Outdoor Skating and Emma's New Do

Derreck took off early from work yesterday and he spent a lot of time outdoors with the kids. Ian sat in the stroller as Abby skated and Emma tried for the first time. You can see from the pictures that Emma was very proud. She spent the majority of the time walking around in the skates but she had a blast.

I left them to go to a Swim Team meeting at our newly opened Recreation Center in town.

I signed Abby up for the team and she will officially try out on May 12.

Her best friend Jorja will be on the team too. I will let you know how try outs go.

Abby really enjoyed the CMT awards. She will post her version at a later date. She is now a fan of Taylor Swift, LeAnn Rimes and

Carrie Underwood. Of course the hit of the night was seeing Miley Cyrus.

Abby got home at 11:30 that night and then had to get up the next day for school. She was quite the trooper and made it just fine.

Last night I told Emma that I would be taking her to Great Clips for a hair cut today (I had a coupon that expires today---most of you know how coupon crazy I am so there is no way I could let this expire)! This morning at breakfast Emma proceeds to tell me that she is getting her hair cut short. I jokingly asked her if it would be as short as Ian's.....no was the answer. As short as Daddy's...no. She then tells me she wants her hair just like mine so she can be my twin. For those of you who haven't seen me in awhile my hair is very short in the back and long on the sides ( a stay at home mom's version of Victoria Beckham's hairdo). After verifying this is what Emma truly wanted, I felt a little skeptical about taking her to Great Clips for this drastic of a change (see above photos for how long her hair is ). After searching for other coupons( I refuse to pay full price) I found one for Sweet and Sassy Kids Salon. So after dropping Abby off at school (who told Emma that she is going to think about Emma's new hairdo all day---I can't tell who was more excited), we went to the salon. This place is a girls dream come true. It is full of bright pink , purple and green everywhere. There are movies playing at each hair station, Disney-esque music blaring and Webkinz galore (more on that later). We are greeted by a lady named Shelby whom Emma instantly loved. She asked Emma how old she was and since she was "of age" offered the full shampoo treatment. Emma was a little unsure this being the first time she would have experienced this but she loved it once it was finished. Shelby and I decide that Emma should have more of a kid's version of the haircut that Emma desired vs. looking like a Spice Girl.. Emma sits still the entire time and even laughed when Shelby cut off the first very long stand of hair and showed it to her. That's Emma for you...when she has her mind set on something nothing can change it (Shelby even asked her twice if she was sure she wanted her hair cut this short and Emma answered Yes emphatically each time). Ian watched and ate Gerber gummies the entire time. I wished I had my camera with me just to take pictures of this event. After Emma was done she opted for the star glitter tattoo on her cheek and glitter spray in her hair( I don't get this offered at my salon!). Shelby then tells her that she can have a balloon and a lollipop. Emma (the negotiator that she is) asked instead if she can have a Webkinz. Shelby laughs and tells Emma to ask me. I tell her when she saves up enough money she can come back( my standard answer in situations such as these).

As we walk to the car, Emma has a confidence about her that I haven't seen before. She is very proud of her new hairdo and she informs me that she will only have her haircut there and by Shelby from now on. As we drive away and decide to go show her new do to Daddy at work, Emma begins to share her latest thoughts. Bear in mind that ALL of these are direct quotes and I could not have made this up even if I had tried....

" I think that Callan will fall in love with me now." ( Callan is a boy in her class) I am too shocked and about to crack up so I don't really respond too quickly. This gives her time to keep talking. " I think all ladies will want to look like me." She keeps going.. "I think all boys will fall in love with me...well , only the five year old boys." Where does she get this stuff?

She asked me to shoot a video of her to show off the new Emma. Enjoy!