Braces: 1 month

Today was not a great day and it started off with a 9am appointment at the orthodontist. This was my four week check-in but really all they did was change my rubber bands, I actually keep the same wire for quite awhile they said. The poor girl that was changing my mouth, I bet she…

Braces Week 3 & Billy Joel

And just like that the first week of summer came and went! We stayed busy but the good kind. Our first week was filled with vacation bible school for Elsa and Gretchen and some alone time with Charlotte. Charlotte entered into the Plein Youth Art Contest and will submit her drawing of the Cedar Creek…

Hair Donation

This is the summer of short hair. Charlotte has long, beautiful, thick hair and it's horrible to brush through! She isn't old enough to properly take care of her own hair and with all the swimming we do in summer, her hair situation gets even worse! Instead of doing a normal 4-5" cut for summer…

Last Day of School

Woah, school ended Friday! We are totally ready for summer here. For those family and friends that are following the girls, here is an update. Charlotte just finished 2nd grade. She still loves birds but has her heart set on being a horse trainer and moving to Kentucky. She still hasn't taken horse lessons and…

Growing up in an R-rated society

You probably hear people talk about how growing up nowadays is radically different than it was when "we" were kids. Many of you reading this are different ages than me and it was different when each of us grew up. Today, our kids are being raised in an R-rated society. There is foul language on…