Eric's first haircut

Eric's hair is a little different than Owen's hair. . .

. . . at not quite 14 months, it is already a bit stringy, and has been growing into quite a mullet over the last several months, whereas Owen's hair at 18 months was still pretty manageable and pretty even all around.

We tried to wait until Eric was 18 months old so he could do his first haircut at the same age his brother did, but Eric kept smushing food into his hair, making the stringiness and mullet look more noticeable instead of less. ;-P

So, here are the pictures of his first haircut, done today by a professional to make sure that I didn't accidentally overcut, especially since his hair is pretty fine as well. :)

Post haircut:

I am also posting the pictures of Owen's first haircut at the bottom of this posting so you can compare. I didn't really think Owen and Eric looked that much alike when Eric was first born, but they do seem to be growing closer in looks as Eric ages!

Owen's pre-haircut images (18 months old):

Owen's post-haircut images:

Day 2 of SNOW!

I measured a few different areas of the snow that fell yesterday -- here is the deepest area that I measured. The snow ranged from 7 to almost 10 inches deep throughout the yard. Wow!

This morning, Owen and I made a real snowman in the back yard. Here are some Owen-style poses with Mr. Snowman.

Finally, Eric did make it out for a little while today, and was a little happier to be out there. :) I think that his unhappiness yesterday was more about not being used to the snowsuit that keeps him mostly immobile, rather than the cold or snow.

SNOW!!! updated! twice!

Wow! Can you believe we actually got real snow down here?? They say it will continue all day, so we might actually get a few inches of snow to make a snowman!

UPDATED AGAIN: Here are a few more pictures of the kids playing in the snow...Eric didn't like it much, so we were only able to make a small snowman. Then, Owen and I went back out during Eric's nap and made bigger ones! :)

Introducing Parker Scout....

Melissa and Teddy had their baby today! Parker Scout is her name. She is adorable, and small, at 6 lbs 15 oz! I'm sure they'll post lots of pictures on their Facebook accounts and Melissa's blog, but here is one quick picture of her pretty face! Doesn't she look just like Patrick did??

Eric's 1st Birthday Photos

Here are some of Eric's 1st birthday photos . . .

. . . and our first professional family photo, unless you count the ones taken by the photographers at Disneyworld! ;-P

Email me if you want a larger version of any of these photos for printing. :)

Happy Birthday Eric!

It's Eric's 1st Birthday! Yay!

I can't believe a whole year has passed already, and yet it also seems like Eric

has been a part of our family for forever! Here are some pictures of Eric's birthday celebrations..