Having a bad day? Cut your toddler's hair!

The other day Charlotte was really fussy and needy, Hazel was being more emotional than usual and threw the biggest tantrum I had ever seen, and I was just beginning one of my biggest sewing projects I've ever attempted. So I decided to do my part and ADD to the stress by cutting my little girl's hair for the first time. What was I thinking?

This is what I wanted:

And after running back and forth between the bedroom (where Charlotte was screaming) and the bathroom (where Hazel was sitting in the tub with a sucker "holding still"), we ended up with this:

It's a little bit shorter than I wanted, but it looks pretty dang cute as long as you don't look too closely... Luckily I have family that can fix it this weekend and a little girl that can make any haircut look adorable. I'm not sure I'll ever attempt that again.

Here are some more pics of my girlies that my friend Camille Garrison, a very talented photographer, touched up for me. (Click on her name and check her out).

I took this while Charlotte was asleep in her sling. She intertwines her fingers like this all the time. She's a thinker.

There's an old oak tree next to the barn at my grandparents farm that my dad and I use to hug every time we visited. It may sound ridiculous, but have you ever hugged a great big tree? It's a powerful thing. Do it.

Hazel loves rocks. In fact, she has a little collection in a bag at home and one time I found a few in Charlotte's crib. (She's also learning to share.)

It feels like fall!

"Mom, quit taking pictures of me!"

Love you all.