chop chop

I decided it was time for a change and chopped my hair off this week. I was a little shocked at the amount of hair on the floor...an entire cat pretty much.

It's already saving me time in the shower and is much easier to do.

Burke and Hewitt had their last soccer games of the season on Saturday. It will be nice to have a break until we start up again in January. Rob caught this great photo of Burke in action on the soccer field. He scored another goal yesterday and received an Orange Crush soda (5th award of the season) for "crushing" it during the game. I have really liked Burke's coach and we will have the same one next season.

It has warmed up from last week which I really like, honestly. I think my blood has thinned. Hewitt was wearing moon boots with shorts yesterday. Always a good look. Today after church he took off his white shirt and is only wearing a sweater vest with a cap. He looks like a Newsie.

Having a year supply of food storage has been a goal of ours for a long time (like for 11 years). We've always had a fairly good stock in our pantry, but we decided to go for it and order a bunch of food that will be good for 20+ years. I have to say that it feels really nice to check this off the list of things we've wanted to do. The boys helped load in the boxes, and Burke told Rob that "this kind of work is way better than usual housework. It's fun!" We still have lots of organizing to do, to find a place for everything, but we are feeling grateful for the large pantry in our laundry room and for lots of storage space under our stairs.

We pulled the remainder of our baby stuff out of the closet to get ready to give to Rob's sister. Liv was so funny playing with the toys and lounging in the bouncy seat.

I took Liv to the doctor twice this week. Once for a double ear infection, and again for her 18 month well check. She's had a growth spurt! She's 21 pounds and 31 inches (up to the 30th percentile from the 5th). I've heard that if you double a girl's height at 18 months it will determine her full grown height (and for boys you double at 24 months). According to that, Liv will only be 5 feet 2 inches (I am just under 5'4"). We'll have to wait and see.

Burke just brought home this poem that he wrote at school:

Bio Poem

I Burke,
A skinny, tall, and smart boy
Sibling of Hewitt
Lover of math, desserts, sports
Who feels hungry
Who needs ice cream, brownies, and cookies
Who fears heights, and robbers
Who would like to see an alien, a time machine, and Spain
Am a resident of Chandler, Arizona
Welcome you to my poem

I guess we really do need to feed him more...

Tosh helped me decorate the Christmas tree and put up the other decorations yesterday. When he came across one of our nativities, he was really concerned that Jesus would be sleeping on hay and not in a nice bed. It was really neat to sit and tell him the story of Jesus' birth. He was so wide-eyed and sweet. He loves to play with our Fisher-Price nativity under the tree and look up at the lights and ornaments.

Happy December!