Owen's Haircut

The other night I tucked the kids into bed so that I could get some serious packing done for our vacay, and sat down to watch a few minutes of The Office while they drifted into deep sleep. Mind you, I had all of our belongings laying out just ready to be packed into suitcases. This includes my hair scissors - Cal is getting a trim on this trip. Just as I thought everyone was asleep, Owen came out and said, "I got a haircut for Hawaii."
I reply, "Sure, Owen we'll cut your hair in Hawaii too."
Then I looked at him. His hair was matted a little funny, so I ran my fingers through it. That's when I realized that it wasn't matted funny, it was gone. I screamed. I cried. I grabbed my camera.
Still hysterical and still searching for the rest of his hair, I called Kirt at work. (I found all of his hair stuffed into one of my tennis shoes - couldn't help but laugh.) We settled on our only option: a buzz cut.
We're all still getting used to seeing him without his big blond curls. He looks a lot older and Kirt says he looks tougher - whatever that means. Good thing he's such a cute little stinker.

Opening Day 2009

Saturday marked the beginning of the 2009 baseball season for Cal. Our morning started early with a parade and opening ceremonies with ex-Dodger Lee Lacy talking to the kids for a bit. With just enough time for breakfast before Cal's game, Grandma Peterson treated us to Corner Bakery - yum! Bonnie came for Spring Break and Opening Day and it was so great to have her here (as always). I got to get out and do some shopping and run tons of errands sans children hanging on me and/or throwing tantrums. It was heaven.
This is the first year for Cal to play kid-pitch baseball. He was a little nervous and told me that he was going to charge the mound if the pitcher hit him. Too much major league baseball watching for this kid. We had a long talk about the difference between the MLB and 9 year olds in the SFV, luckily no fights to report.
Cal's most proficient skill at this point is his slide. He is the envy of the team with the best sliding action. When we went to sign up this year, the guy at the rec center remembered Cal as the only kid that could slide in coach-pitch. I guess it's good to have your signature on something. I didn't get a good shot of him sliding, but another mom did, so hopefully I will have it for your viewing pleasure soon. This is just an aftershot of my future laundry.
Did I mention? The Yankees (Cal's team) won their first game 9-2. I think this will be a fun year for all of us.

Pink is Hot

The fam after church on Easter. Our sweet neighbors took this pic for us. Everyone looking at the camera - always a good start. Maybe we're making some progress and this is a sign of things to come?
Maybe not. At least they're all looking in the same direction.
When Owen pulled this pink shirt from his Easter basket he yelled, "Look! A shirt for Tessa!" He didn't mind one bit when we told him it was his to wear on Easter. We love boys in pink.