Ryan's 3rd Hair Cut

We have spent the last 4-5 days dealing with some sort of stomach "something" in our house so I will spare you the details and you'll just know that it really "stunk" all weekend. Riley spent Friday at home with Gramma and we spent the rest of the weekend at home pushing fluids and eating bland foods...and that's all I'm going to say about that.

So the day finally came for Ryan's 3rd haircut. His hair wasn't really that long, just a bit shaggy. He just needed it "shaped-up". I've been talking about it for weeks and finally did it on Sunday morning. We weren't able to go to church since we didn't want to expose the other kids, but we badly needed some time out of the house, so we headed out to Great Clips. Ryan wasn't so fond of the whole experience, but we read lots of books to take his mind off of things and he even had his first sucker! It was strawberry and it tasted yummy. At first he wasn't so sure about the flavor, but let's just say I found an empty stick by the time we got home. So here are the photos (drum roll please)...

BEFORE:

AFTER:

I know nothing dramatic, you say? If you don't see him every day, you probably don't even notice, but I sure do! I love the look of a clean cut and now he has one. I know nothing monumental for you, but it is for me, but please just indulge me and tell me how cute he looks!

Due to the illnesses this weekend, Riley and Ryan were not on their normal eating and napping schedules, so we had some 1-1 time with each of them. After taking Ryan for his hair cut, he and Dad went to the grocery store and Costco while I waited for sleeping beauty to awake. She was desperate to get outside after her nap, so we headed out to the front yard and it was unusually warm. We didn't even need our coats and I wondered why we had not been outside all day. Riley had lots of fun running in the grass and playing on her "bike". I even let her play on the stairs and she went up and down them all by herself several times. It made me nervous to watch her, but she did great and was so proud of herself. Here's a few of the highlights.

On Saturday, Gramma and Grandaddy let us sneak out for a date night. We were able to see a movie and go to dinner! It was a real treat. We went to see Slumdog Millionaire. As most of you know, I'm not a huge movie person, but I had heard this was a "must see". I knew nothing about it except it was set in India. I will tell you nothing more as well, but I will agree it is a "must see" and is probably best in the theater (rather than DVD). It is probably one of my top 5 movies of all time. It's just that good. Try to make the time to see this one. Have a great week!

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