Constant Beginnings

After 2 1/2 years, Mya finally got her first haircut. It was a MAJOR cut. She had over 8 inches cut. Mya's hair grew in so nicely. She had natural layers that would thrill any adult, but as it grew, the ends lacked uniformity. It needed to be trimmed, but I decided to take a giant leap for shorter hair. Her new do is super cute, although it makes her look so much older, which is definitely bittersweet for Chris and I. To top off this transformation is her language development. She has definitely made some huge strides in her language acquisition lately. She looked at me yesterday and said, "What happened, Momma?" She doesn't so much sound like a 2 year old anymore. In fact, in many ways, she is getting more inline with Claire who talks more like she is 7 than 4. My babies are growing up..... Before: After: 

after claire devoured the lollipop. mya did as mya does and found something super fun to occupy herself. I am sort of over the top with certain things. My kids' hair is one of those things. Claire has never had a hair cut. I love long hair on little kids and blonde hair, well, thats the creme del a creme or simply the best of the best. I can't tell you how many compliments we get on a daily basis about our kids from how cute they are to how well behaved they are to how adorably they are dressed to their blonde hair to their long eyelashes and to their blue/green eyes. Let's face it, we live in a pretty superficial society so how can my heart not burst with every word? It does, for these are my babies. That, and I know in the not too distant future, their hair will progressively get darker as mine did. Granted, it didn't truly happen until high school, but it did happen. With that being said, it took me three long years before I finally sucommed to the scissor...