Lotus' First Haircut

(A.K.A. adventures in haircutting) Lotus had her first haircut on Sunday. After watching a youtube video on how to cut kids' curly hair, I decided I was skilled enough to tackle the job myself. Believe it or not, her hair actually turned out great! Here's the finished product:

It's a GIRL???!!!?!!!!

Still not 100% convinced, but ultrasound tech says IT'S A GIRL! We are thrilled! Lo already has a name picked out, but I can't reveal it quite yet because it's actually in the running. Here is a profile shot of baby girl's head: Here is the "money shot":

We ♥ Turkey Creek Festival!

Several blocks away from our house at Antioch Park, the city of Merriam puts on the annual Turkey Creek Festival. It is awesome! Most everything is free of charge and since it was cloudy and sprinkled for 10 minutes, we didn't wait in line for anything. We took Ollie and Lolo and had a blast.We rode paddleboats, ponies, bounce houses, trains, went to the petting zoo, got our hair painted pink, saw a "Funky Mama" concert and had ice cream cones. Can't wait to go next year!

New Playset

Lotus wanted a backyard playset for her birthday. Jeff and I found a playset someone was giving away for free in very good shape. Lotus would be out there every minute of every day if she could.

First Dentist check-up

Hopefully I'm not the only mom who took pictures at their child's first trip to the dentist? Lotus went to see "Dr. Jill" Jenkins last week and I was blown away at how well she did and how much she enjoyed it. She let them take x-rays (where we found out she is not actually missing any teeth as previously thought), and clean her teeth with birthday cake flavor cleaner. She LOVED it!

Lotus' Spring Program

Lotus had her first spring program at school today. She did a really great job during all the songs. Here she is with her sticks in the middle in the white polka dot dress.

Pretty Lolo

Crazy Hair Day!

Lotus had crazy hair day at school:

First Birthday Party

Lotus went to her first non-family birthday party a couple of weeks ago. Her BFF at school turned 3 and had a killer bday party. It was like a dream come true for her. She got to meet real live Princess Ariel, dress up like a princess, get her hand painted, jump in a bounce house and eat cake!