Firsts and Fun....

Talia had her first real haircut on the 2nd...I say real haircut because I've trimmed her bangs 4 or 5 times, but the rest of her hair was untouched. It was uneven in the back, and was starting to look a bit straggly...so I took her to Janelle, my wonderful, amazing stylist. She was so excited to be cutting Talia's hair.... Talia did really good. It helps that she loves to look at herself in the mirror...she just watched herself the whole time.
The finished product in the back...I'm really happy with the result, and I saved the clippings for the scrapbooks!
I couldn't resist taking this pic...we went to the library Thursday morning, and Talia fell asleep on the way home...I put her in bed, and she just curled up to her blanket....

And later that night, the 3rd, we went to Cole's uncles for a family tradition...sleeping out in his uncle's driveway. Cole, his brothers, cousins, and all our kids all sleep out on air mattresses and cots. I actually haven't slept out for a few years now, but had no excuse not to so....

Me and Cole....
We light fireworks in the road. Talia liked the colors, but the noises made her really nervous...she was chewing on her fingers and shaking a bit...but no tears.
The kids all run around playing some kind of game...we usually give them lightsticks of some kind and let them have at it....
Of course, I hardly slept. It was really hot at first, and then a wind came up...it was just a bit much. If the wind had been a little less, more like a breeze, it probably would have been perfect. We were up around 6:40 thanks to a scout group that was coming around putting up flags.

My boys....
Cole and Talia....the one nice thing was, although I didn't sleep, Talia slept between Cole and I....I got to cuddle next to her, and hold her while she slept, which is something I don't get very often, so that was good....

More waking up.....

Talia in her cute 4th shirt and the bow Mindy made for her...I got lots of compliments!!!!!
Swimming at my mom's....almost everyone but me is in that picture....somewhere....
Talia and me....It was a long day for all of us, but we mostly had fun.

So, that was our 4th....I still think I'll sleep out again next year, unless I'm working...but I'll definitely bring my sleep mask to block the light!!!!