What we've been up to...

So I'm going to try to keep this post short and sweet seeing how I always seem to over-do it on the pictures and words...it's just that when I don't post for 2 weeks, there is too much to talk about!! Anyway, here are the highlights of the past 2 weeks....

First of all, Maia got her first haircut!! My friend Katie was over one morning and so on a whim, I just asked her if she would cut the mullet off of Maia's hair....she has two girls herself, so I was confident she could do the job just fine! It turned out so cute and Maia looks SOOO much better. Here are the before and after pictures....the after ones are kind of blurry and you can't get the full effect of how much better it looks, but trust me, it DOES. No more mullet, hooray!!

Before: Mullet-licious

Gearing up for the big hair cut...
After: a cute bob! Way better, huh?

Next, we had a few nice days of warm weather (probably the last of the fall, sadly!!) so we spent a lot of time outside going for walks with Megan and baby Lilly (who Maia LOVES!), playing, doing sidewalk chalk, and blowing bubbles. I love warm weather!!



Then, I got sick sometime last week--totally NOT fun at all! But I am just so thankful for wonderful friends. Megan took such good care of me that day...she brought me juice popsicles (which saved my life and was all I ate the whole day) and offered to take Maia, and then she brought dinner over to us that night too. Thank you so much Megan, you really rescued me that day!! And then the next day when Kendra had gotten word that I hadn't been feeling well, she brought over some homemade Chicken Noodle Soup. Super delicious! Thank you to Katie and Andrea too, and all of the others who called to check in! I have the greatest friends ever!
Also last week...we started Potty Training!!! It is actually going quite well and I am so impressed at how Maia is doing with it. Of course, we've had some accidents, but she is doing better and better every day. So far today she has been 100% accident free (knock on wood!!) and the day is almost done for her, so that is great!! I hope it will just keep getting better and better and she won't slide into reverse anytime soon!
The last of the big news happened last night! Our good friend Alison was baptized! She is such an amazing person and it was so great to be a part of it. She has been receiving the discussions at our house for the past year and a half and made the decision about a month or so ago to be baptized. We couldn't be happier! It really has been such a great experience to see her transformation!

Just before the baptism...

I guess that brings you up-to-date in a (sort of) quick way! Hope you are all doing well!