Questionable Haircut

I've always left Bryce's haircuts to the pros. Well, until last week anyway. In an effort to save some money I figured we could do it ourselves. We decided to go short, since it's about to get super hot down here in the valley. I figure we'll let it grow back out in the winter (we LOVE his longer locks). I'm not crazy about it, but it saved $20 bucks! Maybe we'll get better at it the more we do it...



What do you think? Anyone have any tips???

You Can't Turn Your Back for a Second!

Ok, ok. So it's sunny here in Arizona Bryce. But, really. I think that's plenty of sunscreen!

This is what happens when we turn our backs on our crazy munchkin. The masterpiece only took about 5 seconds to create. Seriously. Here's a few more shots of the fun:







I think he was quite pleased with himself.

And then. The very next day. We find him in our bathroom looking like this:





He's so lucky I only use washable mascara...

And, yes. Our bedroom door is now always locked...

My Favorite Summer Salad

Ok, this is seriously yummy and super easy. You HAVE to try it. I think this serves as a perfect introduction to quinoa (for those of you crazies who haven't given it a try yet). I got the recipe here: allrecipes.com. Since it's so simple, I'll cut and paste it for your viewing pleasure:



Ingredients

* 1 cup quinoa
* 2 cups chicken broth
* 2 avocados
* 2 tablespoons lemon juice
* 1 large tomato, diced
* 1/2 cucumber, diced
* 2 stalks celery, diced
* Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

1. In medium saucepan, cook quinoa according to package directions, using chicken broth in place of water. Let cool. Cut avocados in half, remove pit and peel. Cut into chunks. Toss with lemon juice. Add avocado and all remaining ingredients to quinoa and toss gently to mix. Chill until ready to serve.

There you go. Enjoy!

Oh, and I promise I'll post some adorable pics of Bryce soon. This move has knocked me off the blogging train...again...

Between phone calls, e-mail, and Facebook, I think pretty much everyone knows...

Bryce is a big brother! I'm 13 weeks along now. The little one is scheduled to make an appearance on September 2nd, but we all know how due dates go. Yes, I'm crazy for going through my first Arizona summer pregnant. But hey, if I live through it, next year will be a piece of cake!

Bryce has been so cute about it. He loves his Big Brother shirt and gives my tummy hugs and kisses all the time. Sometimes he even talks to the baby. I love it!

The first trimester went OK. I was much more tired, achy, and nauseous than I remember being with Bryce. The exhaustion probably had a lot to do with the fact I was not only preggo, but had to keep up with my little Energizer Rabbit. I wish I could sleep in everyday, but Bryce has different ideas. I'm so thankful for Brian. He is kind enough to occupy Bryce in the morning on the weekends so I can get some much needed rest.

Oh, and we found out on Christmas Day. How cool is that? Best Christmas present, ever!

Christmas

Yeah, I know. Christmas was nearly two months ago. I don't know why it's so hard for me to keep up on these posts. I can't say it's going to get any better, since we'll be moving into our home (finally!) next week...

We enjoyed a family filled Christmas this year. On Christmas Eve we took my mom to Zoolights. It was amazing to be out and not be freezing- we always froze at Zoolights in Oregon. When we got home we continued our Christmas Eve tradition of opening up a gift. Which is always pajamas. Bryce LOVED it this year. I couldn't believe how darn excited he was when he pulled out his new Thomas pj's. Of course, when he's older, pajamas will be pretty lame. But for now, it's a great tradition.

After we tucked him in Brian and I went to work wrapping all the gifts and getting them under the tree. I was so excited for Bryce, it was hard for ME to sleep that night! We had been singing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town" for weeks, so I knew this year he actually understood what was happening.

After opening gifts in the morning, we headed up to Donna's house for the evening. It was great to again be with so much family for the holiday. I just wish it was easier for all of our family to travel so we could all be together during the holidays. Thanks again to Donna for her hospitality. We promise we'll host it next year :)

Here are a few pictures of our fun...