Locks of Love

Well she begged and pleaded and begged some more! Brinley has been asking for months, if not close to a year, to cut her hair and donate it to Locks of Love. I tried to talk her out of it at first because her hair is beautiful long, but she would not let up. Then the "rule" or "goal" I set was that we would wait until after starting Kindergarten & taking school pictures. I did not pay close enough attention in psychology class because that did not work either. She has reminded me for months & on the morning of her school pictures, she reminded me yet again. How can we argue with her for wanting to donate to a child in need?? So a few weeks later, I made an appointment & today...we did it!! I almost cried after the first snip! I know, I know, it will grow back. She LOVES it and I think she looks absolutely adorable! For those that watch the show, when she saw her completed look, she said, "I look like Cara and Maddie on Jon & Kate plus 8!" Daddy is still not so sure about it, but I am glad she likes it and did it for a good cause! Here are before and after pics...


we tried to dry it straight one night to see the true length


that is ALOT of hair!


a little bit excited!!


check out her face...LOL


the 1st cut!!



don't let her fool you, she wouldn't sit still, this was a RARE moment!


wow


this makes me want to cry, she is beautiful!


some little girl will get all of this beautiful hair!


rockin' out to rockband before bedtime


on the way up to bed with Braelyn and Jonas

Opposites Attract

I know it's been almost 2 weeks since my last post & I am sure there are several topics I could post about today, but I chose this because it is just cute!

Taffy, our basset hound, and Jonas, our kitty, have become best friends! They liked each other a little bit as they first started getting acquainted, but now they have had a little over a month of getting to know each other. It is crazy to watch the 2 of them play together all day long! Sure they get a little too rough with each other sometimes, but they continue to chase each other and have a good time. Taffy will put her mouth around Jonas' whole head, while Jonas will nip & claw at Taffy's ears & mouth! These are some pictures I took of them playing, although it is hard to get good shots because they are constantly rolling around!




Jonas looks like a deer in headlights!



I know this is blurry, but Taffy looks like she is laughing! Too funny!



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