Briefly...

Just a quick side note to add to yesterdays blog entry...a couple of cute things we thought about that some of you might enjoy! First...yesterday Josh and Mandy had us for lunch at their place...and while we were in the kitchen dishing up our lunch, Jayden marched into the kitchen with a remote control in her hand and opened the cabinet under the sink and threw it in the garbage! We all asked why she did that...her response was "I don't need two remotes, I already have one and this is too confusing!" Needless to say, we all cracked up...and didn't do a very good job of concealing our reaction, but she was very serious and then walked out of the kitchen! Of course, her dad wasn't very happy with her action, but it was so funny, how could you not laugh at it!! One of those memories to tell her when she's older!

Today, Jayden and Josh were over for a while and Josh washed his car (and Terri's!). When they first got here, we weren't home and Jayden was inside with Aussie. When we came home, Jayden was then outside with Josh, helping him wash the cars. As we walked into the house, we saw a few clumps of Aussie's hair...which is not unusual (but she's not been shedding lately!) and as we walked to the family room, we found a few more. We picked them up and then went outside and looked at Aussie...all the way down her back were spots where the hair had been cut...and it was obvious what happened! Jayden had given Aussie a haircut! Terri asked Jayden if she'd cut Aussie's hair and showed her the handful of hair and pointed to Aussie's back and she got really quiet (that guilty sort of quiet!!) and quietly nodded yes! This was another one of those moments when you have got to keep your composure when explaining that you ONLY cut paper that is meant to be cut...no hair, not hers or Aussie's! Of course, her dad wasn't too happy with what she'd done and we just explained that from now on, no cutting unless an adult is around! On the bright side, Aussie could care less and it really doesn't look too bad...and if it had been her own hair, well, that could have been a bit more to deal with! It's one of those things that nearly all little ones do at one time or another. We had her little scissors in a basket with other craft things for her, but after this, the scissors are now "hidden" until someone gets them for her!!

Another cute comment...Terri had bought a little plastic horseshoe set for her to play in the yard and she found it today and Terri (Mimi) set it up and played with her a bit, then let Jayden play by herself as she went back to pulling plants from the beds. After Jayden was finished, she picked it all up and said she was finished and said "Thank you, Mimi, for buying this for me and showing me how to play it. I'm finished with it now!" Melt our hearts...that totally made up for Aussie's haircut...which really was nothing!

Okay...until later...we'll leave you alone! Have a great week!!