Attack of the Mullet

Morgan got her first hair cut this weekend! And it ... was ... traumatic! Don't worry, not for Morgan, she was fine with it all. In fact, she didn't even notice and she was patient and a complete angel. But her parents on the other hand, had a rough time. My hands were shaking from being nervous because I had never cut a girl's hair before let alone a baby's whose fate of whether she was called cute or not by strangers depended on me. Then there was her dad standing to the side being a supporter who, right after I made the first cut says; "Stop, stop! Just stop. I think that you need to stop right now" which didn't help the nerves at all. So I had to kick him out of the room. It was very traumatic for both of us, but all the while Morgan sat calmly in the sink playing with whatever she could reach. Despite the difficulties, I'm glad that we cut it.

Mullet Before:

Less of a Mullet After:

Long time, no post

Despite the Thanksgiving post that I just found and posted today (see below), I haven't posted since Morgan's birthday and now she is about 16 months old! This girl is growing WAY too fast. She doesn't even seem to be a baby anymore like she does in some of these pictures, but a toddler now! See the end of this post for an update on her. Below are some pictures from our Christmas vacation. Morgan got to play with her cousin Hadlee for the first time (first time that they could actually notice one another anyway). This picture seems to sum up the playdate. One of them running away from the other with a toy that, of course, they both want when there are plenty of other toys around. Silly girls! Although, this play camera that Morgan is carrying around was given to her because Hadlee had two and Morgan took it with her all day, everyday, wherever she went this whole vacation. Thanks Hadlee!

These pictures were a select few of our Christmas experience. Below is one of my favs. Derek enjoying a long, lost toy. Yes, that is a GameBoy!

We were also able to get family pictures with my mom. We think they turned out great!

Then arriving back home, life slowed down again. Here Morgan is trying to keep busy on a cold, winter, inside day.

This was our insane snowstorm we got when we got back. We got nearly 2 feet of snow! It almost could have buried Morgan.

And finally, Morgan's hair is long enough to do something with it! Hooray for pigtails.
As for a little update on our little Monkey, she has become our little talker! She started by saying "hot" and "Pease" while visiting Utah then proceeded to learn practically 20+words since then! Of course, they aren't all real words, some are made up but she knows what they mean. Like "bock" for pen or pencil. But she always says it when pointing to a pen or pencil! So funny how babies learn and adapt however possible. Just in the past week or two, she has been so interested in animals and can say a lot of their sounds, which is pretty cute hearing her say "wack, wack" for a duck. he he. Unfortunately, along with the toddler cuteness, also comes frequent tantrums. Did they mean "year 2" when they called it the "Terrible Twos?" Or is it going to get more intense? Please don't respond if your answer is 'yes.' I don't want to know.

Anyway, here she is showing her cute little personality jabbering on (not really any real words here) but definitely trying to tell us something about that paper she's writing on. And the last video is of her singing! I think this is so cute to hear her try and sing when she can't really even talk. So I had to catch it on video. Sorry that you can't really see much, but it was definitely the sound I was focusing on.

Thanksgiving

I just happened to find this post incomplete and decided that despite how late it is, I should still post it. This was our Thanksgiving feast. We actually went to the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, which was CRAZY! I don't know if we'll ever make it back unless our kids want to go when they get older. It was super crowded and COLD, but it was something that you have to do once if you live here, right? The best part was that we got to see the Smith's and Grandma and Grandpa Anderson. We were able to spend the weekend together including the After Thanksgiving Sales and a game of Hide-n-Seek at the playground. Other parents looked at us funny, because we were 80% adults. Oh well, we had fun!