It's Growing Up Time...

This little man of mine is growing up.
He is the sweetest, loveliest, toughest, most wonderful boy I have ever had the privilege of raising.
And like every other little guy- he had to grow up.
It happened too soon for me.
And it began on Sunday July 10- when we cut his hair.
He has had a little trim once before but I refused to cut the curls in the back.
They were just too cute and I couldn't do it.
Then we were in Costco and someone called him a girl.
That was where the line was drawn.  Thank you Costco lady for dropping the hint and making this transition a little bit easier- someone had to do the dirty work since our relatives are too far away to clue us in...
This little boy needed to look like a boy even if it would pull at my heart strings and force me to lament the loss of my little baby.
We cut off the curls.
Here is a before-

 Now before you start judging me and saying how uncute this looks- I will agree with you - this picture of his hair is not cute.  It didn't normally look like this- this is post bath and a good combing-
It normally looked like this-

More crazy mad scientist- less- I am in the Italian Mafia at 18 months old.
When pulled straight we cut off a good 3 inches.
We trimmed the top too.
And an after-

(Not the best after- but trust me- its gone)

We are going to get the clippers out and do a full on hair cut- once my heart has healed a little bit.
He does look pretty cute.
Then if that wasn't enough- Myers had his first day of nursery on Sunday as well.
Here he is in all his going to church glory!!

(Once again- not the best picture...  He really needs to work on his posing...)
(He was one day shy of 18 months but they let him in anyway)
He wouldn't let me leave his side- but he seemed to enjoy the toys.
We will see how next sunday goes.
And for those of you who love my children- remember when Ruby went to her first day of nursery??

SPRING

SPRING HAS SPRUNG AND THERE IS A NEW SPRING IN MY STEP
Yup- for all of you that are wondering- sprung is a word... at least in my vocabulary
and in my world- spring has sprung....
I used to think that summer was my favorite time of the year but I have since changed my stance- SPRING is the new summer!! And therefore it is now my favorite time of the year.
I am so excited! The change from drab, cooped up, bored winter to fresh, exciting, sunny spring is amazing! My mood is better and I just feel better in general. I now feel I can tell the world that spring has sprung and I feel GREAT!! I even bought ruby as super cute pair of galoshes to wear in the springy weather- I am just waiting for the rain and the puddles now!! All she needs is a rain coat to complete the look....

As for the spring in my step- I finally got a much needed hair cut and it feels amazing!! I feel fresh and trendy. It is a little shorter than I wanted to go but it's hair and it grows back! Just look at the bright side- now I don't have to get it cut again so soon....
Here is a picture for you all to enjoy!!!