Laura Vegas

every now and then, i get to watch my neighbor kiddos while their mom is at work. so yesterday, ayana had "crazy hair day" at preschool. her mom asked me if maybe we could put her hair up all crazy. the girls would have been good at that … but they had to get to school. so it fell to me. i admit, i'm not that great at doing crazy hairstyles. but i did have a bag of these plastic barrettes … so i put about 15 of them in her hair. i thought it was pretty funny … and i think she liked it. she wore them all day … so that is a good sign. and she purposely wore her clothes inside out too … must have been another theme for the day.

and when i was brushing her hair, i asked her if she had just got a haircut. the back of her hair was so cute … layered curls that fell so perfectly. she proudly said "oh, i did that". i do remember her cutting her own hair at one point … but i thought that was a while back. lol!

nikolas had to get in on the photos. with his "big smile". he just loves ayana. their families are actually really good friends. he looks up at her photo on the wall all the time … and asks me "where's ayana?". it's so cute.

and she is so good with him. she helps him with whatever he needs … will rush to his side. and she's constantly telling me what he's doing … like a mini-mother.

i know, i know. the boy is pushing a pink stroller, with a pink purse hanging from it … all filled up with pink and purple stuff. but it's all good … really. we just happen to have a lot of pink around here … but he's definately all boy. and i for one think it's good for boys to do these kinds of things. they'll grow up knowing that they CAN take care of babies and push strollers … that it's not just the mom's job. lol! the purse is actually something haley was playing with on monday … it was just still hanging on there. and the blanket and purple elephant are ayana's. he just pushes the stroller all over, no matter what is in there. although, if it's empty .. he'll usually put some cars in there.

do you see the grandma and grandpa sitting on the couch? nikolas had pulled out the grandma … so i dug out the grandpa and we set them over on the couch to watch tv. and they sort of tipped into each other. nikolas said "awwwww, how cute". it was so funny. he's trained to say that. whenever i have photos out … he'll do the standard "awwwww, how cute" to all of them. but i thought it was funny when he said it for the grandparents. and it's totally fine that he's playing with a dollhouse. i know some might think they're just for girls. but i have had many boys that love playing with this. they always find their own way to add some "boyish" stuff to it. like the cow on the top floor … peering over the baby crib. or the mario cart dude hanging out near the grandparents.

and see … i told you he walks around making his "big smile" face. i'm surprised he doesn't run into more furniture. lol!