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Currently – Birthday Parties and Mom Hair

Currently

Looking
I’m looking forward to this weekend. Brooke’s birthday party is Saturday and both Saturday and Sunday afternoon she will be performing with her Gymnastics Showteam at the Foothills Fall Festival. My parents are coming to town for both and I’m excited to see them and for them to see how much the girls have grown since they were here in July.

Making
This year, I said no to a Pinterest-y birthday party. I’m making little to nothing myself – and I have no shame about it. I made the invitation and I think that’s it. We’re holding the party at Brooke’s gymnastics club and there’s not enough time for a lot of food or activites besides playing in the gym. We ordered cupcakes and plan to grab a veggie & fruit/cheese tray for parents to snack on while kids play. Bottles of water and jugs of apple cider will be thrown in a cooler. I’ll print some coloring pages for kids who don’t want to play in the gym or need a break. I ordered medals from Amazon as a “favor”. I intend to spend my time watching Brooke and her friends have fun and celebrate my sweet 5 year old instead of filling plates, clearing trash, and all that stuff that doesn’t matter in the long run.

Easiest invitations ever – Use PicMonkey or iPiccy to edit it like a picture. Have 4x6s printed at your nearest 1-hour photo. Great for procrastinators like me!!

Wondering
I’ve been wondering where the vibrant, pretty fall colors are. Its not lush green anymore and its seems like its gone straight to brown. I’m hopeful that its just early still and we’ll see beautiful oranges, reds and yellows still.

View from the window behind my cubicle. Where are the fall colors?!?

Playing
Spending time in the Mommy Room pumping three times a day means I need some boredom busters. My favorite is playing What’s the Phrase. It’s like Wheel of Fortune which I personally think I’m pretty awesome at. I still regret not going to the Wheel of Fortune auditions that were in Knoxville last year. If you want to play too, I’d love to beat play you! I’m username Spartyguard.

Wearing
I’m guilty of mom hair…I’m always wearing it in a ponytail. I’ve probably dried it a handful of times in the past 6-8 months. I did have it down a couple nights ago and hubby oh-so-nicely informed me that its too long. And he told me again a couple nights ago when I took the ponytail out of my hair briefly to re-ponytail it. So I need a hair reboot. I think I’ll go pretty short but I like having the option to ponytail if I want. #firstworldproblems here!!

This was my last hair style…been told I should do it again. Yay or nay?

Pigtails & Ponytails

We are still letting Brooke’s hair grow and its getting so long!!  She looks so cute with her pigtails & ponytails.  I’ve even started braiding her pigtails sometimes.  *swoon*

Taking out her braids so she could "wash her hair"

I trim her bangs most of the time but everyonce in awhile, I like to have it done by a professional to fix the damage I’ve done.  When its time for the real deal, we’ve always gone to Snip-Its.

This place is just Kid-Central.  From the crazy fun stuff in the waiting area to the Dum Dums & personal TVs to watch while in the chair, its just made to keep kiddos happy. 

Well, some kiddos…
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We’ve been going to the Pearland location but there is a new Snip-Its location coming to Rice Village!! It will be nice to have one a little closer. They also have a Groupon deal available for a $9 regular kids cut!!

$9 for a Regular Kids’ Haircut at Snip-its ($17.99 Value)

Brooke’s First Haircut

This weekend was a new milestone for Miss Munch…her first haircut!

Scruffy McScrufferson before

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First lollipop…this can’t be too bad…2010_03070083

I was wrong!!  This is HORRIBLE!!!!2010_03070086

Hey, I look kinda cute!!! Glitter AND a bow!! 2010_03070090 

But that doesn’t mean I’m happy!2010_03070092

I’m getting my prize and getting outta here!!!

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