A small update . . .

The past few days have been pretty busy. I keep thinking that things are going to slow down but I don't know who I am kidding. I think that things are always going to be busy now that I have two kids. The days just fly by. I have always been worried that I wasn't going to remember these times with Dallas and Phoebe and today I did something about it. We actually decided to break down and buy a video camera. I say it was my way of stimulating the economy and I couldn't be more excited to start using. It will come in handy for my trip to WA in two weeks!!

Phoebe has been a bit of a challenge this last week or two (or more but who is counting!). She is very tempermental and she has a few screaming fits through out the day. I don't know what it is half the time that sets her off. I think she gets overtired and then things go down hill from there. She is just quite the princess that doesn't like the wind, the sun in her eyes, loud noises, being set down, her brother at times and she really doesn't like to be ignored. The list just goes on and on. Thankfully she is so darn cute or I don't think she would survive, lol! She went in her exersaucer yesterday for the first time and seemed to like it. She is still a bit too small for it so I had to prop her up with blankets in the back. I can't wait until she is a bit bigger and she can use it more often. Dallas really liked to try and get in it but that is another story.

Today we went and got Dallas' hair cut. For some reason this is always hard for me to do. I have a very sentimental attachment to his hair. It sounds crazy but I have always hated to see it get cut. But with the hot weather coming we knew it was time to cut a bit off because it is just too hot. He looks a bit like Dennis the Menance because he has a horrible cowlick that can't seem to be tamed. But he is so cute I think he would look good with any style.

I also was able to catch a rare moment with Gracie and Dallas yesterday. They are such good pals but it is not very often that Dallas will sit next to her. Well, she was in our rocking chair yesterday and he climbed up next to her and they sat for a second. Thank goodness for my dear friend Merrie and our playdates. I don't think either of us would survive without them.