Salon Trip

So after going 4 months without a haircut I finally got one today!! I was in desperate need of one for sure. I really couldn't decide what I wanted to do with my hair. I was thinking maybe I'd keep growing it and try something new since I've had short hair for the past 4 years. Hadley reminded me why I don't need long hair with babies. Hadley is constantly grabbing my hair and pulling, HARD!! She actually hurts me when she gets her little paws on my hair. I decided with my two girls and the hot summer Hawaiian heat, short hair is the only way to go for me.

I scheduled my appointment early in the morning so that Hadley would be napping for most of the time I was gone. I didn't want to have to worry that she was driving her daddy crazy. Hadley is a tough little cookie to handle and is normally only satisfied if I'm in her sight. I showed up to my appointment about ten minutes early and since I was Vincent's first appointment he took me right away. I was super excited because that lead to an extra long shampoo! I always get a head massage when I go for my haircut and I could seriously just sit there all day. It was so very relaxing. I almost fell asleep until Vincent started asking how the kids were doing. What? I don't want to talk about the kids, I'm enjoying time to myself which doesn't happen often. Then it was time for the hair to be cut. I was sure to inform Vincent I wasn't a fan of the bangs he gave me last time so we needed to let them grow. The bangs he gave me last time were the biggest pain in my ass. I couldn't stand them and had to wear bobby pins everyday to keep them out of my eyes. They were those stylish bangs that swept across your face diagonally. But every time I blinked my eyelashes touched my bangs. I couldn't stand it! Vincent always takes his time cutting my hair. So after an hour and a half I was finished. I felt so completely refreshed. My poor hair was in desperate need of that cut. It is actually a little shorter than I was expecting, but I still love it. I think Vincent knows I don't get to the salon very often so he better cut it short so it will last awhile!!

As I was leaving the salon I looked at my phone and saw I had 2 missed calls from Trey. I also noticed that I missed these calls 20 minutes into my appointment. Uh-oh was the first thing that came to my mind. So I call Trey to find out what was the matter. He called to tell me that Riley had a poopy diaper. I'm not really quite sure what I was going to do for him seeing that I was getting my hair done! That's my husband for you! Is it bad that I enjoyed the fact Trey had to change a poopy diaper?? I seriously change 2 a day. So there is no sympathy for him when he has to change 1 a year! Thanks Trey for changing your daughters poopy diaper! Such a good daddy!

Just For Laughs

I took this video the other day of Hadley. In the middle of her eating she was getting restless so I was trying to cheer her up so she would finish her sweet potatoes.

A BIG Con of Hawai'i

Okay.  So I know I talk about living in paradise.  For the most part I do.  Hawai'i is absolutely beautiful and the weather is mostly perfect.  We have some of the best beaches in the world.  The kids get to play outside everyday of the year if they want, unless it's raining!  However, I don't really feel like I'm living in paradise when I find cockroaches in my car!  I just got chills typing that sentence.  A couple of weeks ago I was getting Hadley out of the car and saw a baby cockroach on her carseat.  Eeww!!  I knew right then that wasn't a good thing.  Whenever you see a baby cockroach you know that there are plenty more around.  I've spotted 8 more cockroaches in the car since that incident.  I've killed probably 4 of them.  They are quick little suckers and I can't always smash them fast enough.  Yesterday driving home from the grocery store I saw one crawling across the passenger seat.  I FREAKED out!!  I slipped my flip flop off and wacked it!  I am now refusing to drive my Tahoe until Trey bombs the car.  I can't drive around wondering if a cockroach is going to be crawling on me or my girls.  When I'm driving I seriously feel like they are crawling all over my body.  I am constantly rubbing my legs and arms because it feels like I have little legs crawling on me.  I'm also constantly checking the girls out in the backseat to make sure they don't have any on them.  So that's enough cockroach talk.  I just thought I'd enlighten everyone on life in paradise.  It's not always the best, but it is pretty darn nice!  I'll keep you posted on how many dead cockroaches we find after Trey bombs my Tahoe.  Stay tuned!

Hadley 411

I'm excited to announce that Hadley got her first tooth yesterday!  I knew it was eventually going to happen, especially with how fussy Hadley has been lately.  I'm just glad that one finally popped through.  It makes Hadley's cranky attitude a little easier to tolerate knowing that it's for a good reason.  I've been using teething tablets to help ease her pain.  Lately those haven't been working as well as they did for Riley so I've added some baby tylenol in the mix too.  Today has actually been a really tolerable day.  Hadley has been in a much better mood.  I hope the rest of her teeth follow quickly so that Hadley can be in better moods more often!!  Yay for Hadley getting her first tooth!  Just another milestone and reminder that she's getting bigger!

Sunday Family Funday

After Hadley's morning nap Trey loaded up the jeep and I got the girls dressed and ready for the beach.  Riley had been asking for the water everyday and since we didn't make it to the beach last weekend we decided it would be fun to go there today.  We drove out to our favorite spot, the Bellows.  On the drive there it started raining and there were terrible dark clouds ahead of us.  Trey and I were laughing and thinking maybe this wasn't the best idea.  But it's Hawai'i and the weather changes in the blink of an eye.  Luckily when we got to the beach the sky was clearing up and the sun was breaking through.  It was still a little overcast when we got there but it was nice because it wasn't too hot.  We didn't go to our normal spot at the beach.  Instead we hit up a little lagoon area that we always say we should try next time.  Well we tried it this time!  As you can see in the picture above it's just a really shallow area of water that was absolutely perfect for the kids.  Plus we could walk right past the rocks and go into the ocean if we wanted.  It's hard for me to go into the ocean these days with Hadley needing to be attached to my hip at all times.  Today was actually the first time that she sat in the water.  I've dipped her feet in before, but the water has been chilly.  Today the water was nice and warm and Hadley seemed to be a fan.  She just sat in the lagoon and splashed away at the water.  Hadley was enjoying herself until she realized that sand doesn't taste very good.  She kept picking up loads of sand and shoveling it in her mouth.  I kept trying to grab her hand before she attempted to put the sand in her mouth, but the second I looked away she's have another handfull.  Oh well, a little sand will never hurt anyone, right?

Riley loved the fact that we were at the beach.  She was an even bigger fan of the lagoon we were playing in because she could just wander around without having Trey or me telling her to come back.  Shallow water is the best!  Riley played in the water for 3 hours straight! 

After a few hours at the beach we packed up camp and headed home.  On the way home we decided to just stop through Waikiki and grab some dinner because Trey and I were both exhausted and I didn't feel like cooking.  Trey wanted to go to one of our favorites, The Yard House.  After waiting there for 15 minutes with two tired and hungry children and two tired and hungry adults we decided to go elsewhere.  Not to mention the restaurant was playing the basketball games and it was extra noisy inside.  We could just tell it wasn't going to be a good combination.  We walked down the street a little bit and found a non-crowded cheeseburger joint.  Absolutely perfect for our tired and hungry family!  We'd got our food quick and didn't disturb anyone.  Of course both the girls were very well behaved so if there had been anyone around us I'm sure they wouldn't have been bothered.  We all felt better after chowing down on some food.  We headed home and then finished the evening off playing outside.  Then it was bathtime and bedtime.  Ahhh! 

Riley and Hadley both received a lei from the hostess!  Hadley wanted to eat her lei!

A Little Sunshine

I'm not going to lie.  My daughters have been driving me bonkers this week.  I think they are having a contest to see who can whine the most.  I'm not sure, but I think Hadley is winning.  There have been moments where I think I'm going to have to check myself into the nut house.  I mean I can only take so much crying.  Then I feel bad for getting so frustrated because I know that Hadley is teething.  It's just when you run out of options to try and soothe your child, I begin to think of ways to soothe myself and the nut house sounded like a good idea! 

Riley likes for Hadley to sit in the play room with her and sometimes Hadley will calm down when she is in there.  Hadley was extra fussy this morning so I decided to put her in the play room with Riley.  Riley gave Hadley some toys to play with and I went into the kitchen to unload the dishwasher.  Everything was nice and quiet and I was regaining my sanity.  Then Riley is yelling "momma, momma."  So I go running in thinking something is wrong.  Instead of running into a tragedy I ran into an adorable moment.  Riley put sunglasses on herself and Hadley and was sitting there hugging Hadley.  It's the little moments like this that remind me why I love being a mom.  I had to capture the moment on camera so that the next time I feel like I'm losing it I can just look at these pictures and remember just how good I have it!

6 Month Check-Up

A couple of weeks ago marked Hadley turning 6 months old!  Even though she turned  6 months on May 21st, I couldn't get a well baby check scheduled until today.  I normally schedule appointments as much in advance as possible, but the time has just gotten away from me.  I can't believe Hadley is already half way to 1!  I mean seriously, does time actually go by this quickly??  I guess it does!  Anyway...to the left is a picture of Hadley the day she turned 6 months!  Her shirt might say sweet, but she sure hasn't been acting to sweet lately.  It's been nothing but crying, crying and some more crying.  My only saving grace is when she's sleeping which hasn't been as much as usual! 

So at the doctors office I had already prepared myself for Hadley to be screaming during the height and weight measurements and for her visit with the pediatrician.  I honestly couldn't remember how she did at her 4 month check-up, but I do remember how Riley has always been since birth at the doctors, TERRIBLE!!  Hadley surprised me though.  She was a perfect angel during the whole process.  She didn't make a peep when I undressed her to get weighed and was quiet again as I put her clothes back on her.  When she was being examined by her doctor she was a little sweetheart.  Hadley was cooing and smiling at the doctor.  I seriously have never experienced that before at the doctors office!  It was wonderful.  Especially after how cranky Hadley has been these days.  The doctor was impressed at how well Hadley was sitting up.  She said Hadley was very strong.  Everything checked out well with my precious girl.  Hadley is now 25.5 in long(50%)  and weighs 18lbs 12.4oz(95%).  It was funny because the doctor assured me that she'd slim down once she started to crawl and walk.  I chuckled!  I mean I don't think my baby is fat so her weight isn't a concern to me.  Riley was the exact same way as a baby.  I love the rolls.  They assure me that Hadley is getting enough to eat.  Sometimes I would wonder if she was eating enough because she only breastfeeds for a total of 10 minutes normally.  There are times she'll go 15 minutes, but that's normally the longest.  Riley use to eat for almost an hour every time, so I didn't know if Hadley was getting enough.  Apparently she is!  Once again I am blessed with another healthy girl!  After the doctor we headed over to the immunization room so Hadley could get her 6 month shots.  I think I'm a pro at this now, but that doesn't make it easy to hear the screams come from your child when they feel that needle.  Hadley had to get 3 shots and screamed like a maniac for all of them!  Once I picked her up and bounced her around for a minute she calmed down.  Phew!  Glad that's over for a few months! 

I had to share this last picture with you.  Hadley looks like a sweet and innocent little girl, but watch out!  Hadley's favorite thing to do is pull hair.  I know first hand that it really hurts, she's strong.  Here she is pulling Riley's hair.  Riley screams and cries everytime too!  Of course sometimes Riley intentionally puts her head infront of Hadley so she'll pull her hair.  I think it's because Riley likes to hear me tell Hadley no.  Sisterly love!