Oh The Places He's Gone!

From the first picture we saw of The Dinosaur, almost two years ago,

we knew two things:

1.) We were in love.

and

2.) He was going to be a mover and a shaker.

We knew these things because the guest house told us in Ethiopia,

that he was adorable and he was the most active kid there.

They also told us they specifically prayed for The Dinosaur's family because

he was such a handful!

True DAT!

But standing in our driveway this morning,

I almost didn't recognize him.

His first day of pre-K!
Baby, you have come so far and I am so proud to be your mommy.

You are most definitely a handful, but you most certainly make a heart FULL.

That, and you have the best fro I've ever seen.

Yarn Braids!

The Angel had been driving me nuts to try a new hairstyle for her.

Monday afternoon, I found a YouTube video on yarn braids.
I had my doubts on my abilities and since we knew from the video that the process would take at least 4-5 hours, we thought we'd give us a learning curve at shoot for being done in 6.

We made each other two promises:

1.) The Angel could complain every 20 minutes.

2.) Mommy got scream "Uncle" when enough was enough.

Monday night we went for a solid four hours.

Mommy screamed "Uncle" at 10:00p.m.

And with one-half of her hair braided, we headed for bed.

But last night, we finished and while Mommy knew practice would make better,

The Angel was THRILLED!

She's been swinging her long hair from side to side every time I catch her standing still.

And Mommy is praying that the estimation of the braids lasting 4-6 weeks

is completely accurate!