Haircut For Cam

Cam got a haircut today.  The top two are the before shots and the bottom two are after.  

As soon as he hopped up in the chair, he told the hair cutting guy, "Please don't cut all my long hair and make it short.  Just cut a little bit.  I love my long hair."

So, that's what we did.  We had the whole thing evened up, which ended up meaning he lost 2 inches in the back because it was a little bit of a mullet, and the rest just got trimmed up nicely.

We sure do love his long hair and we have no plans to cut it anytime soon!

Tenderfoot

We had a court of honor a few weeks ago and Jack got his Tenderfoot.  Cam was there.

And then he went on his first overnighter without Ryan.  I was super nervous.  They hiked in an camped and played games and cooked and then hiked out the next morning, for a total of 8 miles.  Jack really liked it.

Park Day

We took the little boys to the park the other day and they had a blast.  Griffin found a cute little boy that we called his, "park friend" and they played for a couple of hours. Non-stop running and chasing and screaming.  It was so fun.  Cam was the bad guy and he kept chasing them and roaring.  He also loved trying the monkey bars. They owned that park.  

We can't wait to go back again.

Sunny is 10!

Sweet Sunny turned 10 a couple of weeks ago.  She has always been a girly-girl and that has only increased over the last year.  She can usually be found in the bathroom doing her hair or practicing makeup ideas.  She is a total fashionista and loves everything about picking out clothes and making up new outfits.

She started 5th grade just a few days before her birthday and I can already tell that this is going to be her year!  She loves her teacher and her whole class.  She is always the youngest in her class and is usually ones of the smallest and most timid.  Not this year.  She has really come into her own.  Her peers like and respect her and her teacher thinks she is so funny.

I love that she is finally starting to come out of her shell.

Fun birthday present at her first ever friend party.

She choose to wear a fancy dress to her party because...why not?  She looked gorgeous.

A cute outfit she wore to school the Friday before her birthday.

For her first friend party, we decided to do, "Cupcake Wars" and decorate lots of cupcakes.  It was really fun.

All the cute girls at the party.  Sunny has an amazing group of friends at school and in the neighborhood.  Lila was over the moon to get an actual invite to the party.  Sunny is an amazing big sister and I so appreciated her letting Lila join in.

This was the day she came home with the news that she got voted to be the student council rep from her class.  She lost in a close race last year, so the victory this year was super sweet.  I am so proud of her and her accomplishments.  This is a huge deal for her.

Silly string fight in the backyard.

Sunny had a great birthday.  She got so many wonderful gifts and really enjoyed her party.  She just continues to be a really amazing child.  We love having her in our home. She brings a calm, peaceful spirit into our home, and she really is the best sister I could ever imagine.  I can't wait to see what the next year holds for my Sunny girl. 

Right now we have Ensemble Festival coming up where she will perform two duets with her partner Isaiah, choir, piano lessons, and she is thinking maybe some tennis in the spring.  You never know what she might be up to next, but you can guarantee she will totally look the part :)

American Girl Birthday

I just love this picture of my girls.  It doesn't relate to this post, but I had to stick it somewhere.

These are all out of order, so use your imagination to put them in the right place.

Mok sent Sunny an amazing birthday package this year.  Sunny (and Lila, as you can tell by the pictures) was so excited.  I loved the look on her face as she was opening it up.

She is so thrilled.  She has been coveting that desk set for a long time and she didn't think she would ever really get it.  She also loves Julie's new outfit and ballet sketchbook.

Thanks so much Mok and Pok.  It was a wonderful birthday and Sunny loved it all.

Long Board

Ryan and I got Sunny a long board for her birthday.  All the teenage girls in our neighborhood use them and they are pretty popular right now.  She has been sharing Ryan's old one with Jackson, so she was so happy to have one of her own.

What would a post about Sunny be without some glamour shots.  This child loves to pose.

Putting it to good use.  She is getting better and better. (Cam is pretty good too.  He amazes me how well he can ride for being so young.)

Soccer With My Boy

I love playing soccer with my Gman.  Quite often he says to me and Ryan, "When we play soccer, you go hard on me and I go easy on you and I totally kick your butt!"  He has quite the little ego.

Soccer practice finally starts this week and his first game is on Cam's birthday.

Sunny took these pictures of Griffin and I playing soccer one afternoon last week.  She took them with some kind of filter and I love how they turned out.  She has an eye for anything artistic it seems.