Locks of Love

Well, I finally did it! It was a promise I made to one of my girl scouts, Jennifer White, who at the ripe old age of nine, has already done it multiple times.

I cut off my hair and donated it to Locks of Love, an organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 18 suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis.





To get the required 10.5 inches, I had to go shorter than I wanted, but it was exhilarating and the reflection in the mirror is surreal. Not since childhood have I had my hair this short! How easy it is to take a shower and comb right through your hair without a half hour struggle!!

I'm still on the fence as to whether I really like my hair this short, but I am definitely liking the way it makes me feel when I think that I've made someones day a little brighter.

A Quick Get Away

In celebration of mommy's 34th birthday and for a school year nearly completed, we decided to surprise the kids with a quick get away to CoCo Key Water Resort in Boston, MA. On Monday April 7th we woke girl's up to get ready for school. I said to them, "Wouldn't it be nice if we could go on vacation today instead of school?" At first they thought I was just dreaming, but they quickly caught on and that is when the screams of excitement began!!!

We spent just two nights, but it was just enough to feel like a vacation and to break up the monotony of this time of year.

Easter

We celebrated this chilly early Easter by having an egg hunt in the yard with our great friends. We have 7 girls under the age of 9 between us and getting together is always an adventure and can often lead to parental exhaustion as was the case of Alexandra and Gabrielle's dad, Kevin...

Most popular eggs? Those filled with money, of course!!! Followed by the ever popular chocolate filled.

Most un-popular eggs? Those found and pillaged by a girl and thrown aside in the mad dash for those filled with money!!


The next morning we woke up to find that the Easter bunny had visited us and had left these wonderful baskets of goodies!!