So Long, Farewell....

For weeks Bailey has been asking me to get her hair cut. She wanted to donate it so a little girl could have a "twig". She donated her hair to Locks of Love last June and thought it was so fun and wanted to do it again.

Yesterday I finally gave in and took her. I love her long hair but I think it looks darling short. Plus a little girl will get a new "twig!"

She hasn't had her hair this short since she was about 6 months old.

Nice!

Today I was laying on my bed, minding my own business when out of no where Hazels little hand was in my mouth. I had yawned and Hazel, bless her heart, decided she wanted to share, took her hand out of her mouth and put it in mine. Thanks Hazel.

BOSTON!!!!

WARNING: LOTS OF PICTURES!!!

(and a travel log)

We loved every minute of our trip to Boston. Not only did we get to see Grandma and Grandpa but we got to play tourist and see the sights of Boston.

Our trip started weeks before we actually left, with a count down to the day we left.

We also spent some time teaching the kids about the Pilgrims, Paul Revere and other important facts about Boston before we left.

The first day we got there we walked the Freedom Trail. The Freedom Trail is a brick path that goes through all of Boston and leads you to all of the historic sites. Here is a picture of Hazel and her Grandpa that I think is just cute so I had to show it off.


Bailey really loved learning about Paul Revere. If you don't know much about him, you should do a little research. He is actually an amazing talented and interesting person. Among his many talents, he was a blacksmith and this is a bell he made that stands outside his house.

One of our favortie places in Boston is Mikes Pastry. You can't go to Boston without eating your weight in heavenly treats from Mikes. I actually gained 2 lbs on our trip, which I attribute to 4 trips to Mikes. Here is Claire eating a cookie the size of her face.

The day we went to the Plimoth Plantation, a recreation of a 17th centuary village, it rained and was freezing. We didn't take many pictures but Bailey couldn't leave without a picture infront of the "Mo-flower." We also went on a reconstruction of the Mayflower. I decided I would rather have crossed the plains with the pioneers than sail across the ocean. Baileys favorite part was counting the number of chamber pots at the plantation and on the Mayflower. What is it with children and toilets?

Of course there was many graduation celebrations!

And lots of time spent with Grandma.

We were in Boston on Baileys birthday. We celebrated by going to the childrens museum. I could have spent days there, it was so fun. My girls favorite room was a room dedicated to bubbles. The kids got to wear plastic smocks and play in huge trays of bubbles.

They even got to stand on a platform and have a bubble made around them!

If you actually read my whole travel log, I am very impressed. You deserve a cannoli from Mikes Pastry. Next time we go I will bring you one. Or better yet, you could come with us!

SHE DID IT!!!!!

My Mom is a Harvard graduate!!!

We just returned from Boston, where we watched my mom graduate with a Masters in Public Administration from Harvards John F. Kennedy School of Government. Impressed? I am.

I am so proud of my mom. Not only did she have the courage to go back to school at the age of...lets just say she is older than me, but she choose to go to Harvard. While there she had the courage to stand up for what she believes in, at a school where most peoples point of view and values are completely different from hers. On top of all that she was able to excel in all she did, touch people hearts and make her family oh so proud of her.

Mom you are my hero!!!!