What A Day!

Yesterday was quite a busy day. I meant to blog last night, but I fell asleep on accident. That pretty much never happens to me. Andrew had his final chess tournament of the year. This was the championship round. He did really well and wound up placing somewhere in the middle of his division, which is pretty good for a kid who's only played for about a year. The great thing about chess for him is that it isn't an activity that he can just jump into and kick everybody else's butt - like every other academic pursuit he jumps into. It takes patience and he has to really learn and practice. Here's Drew with his "Tournament Knight" award: This is the best picture you can get out of a nine-year-old. He doesn't like it when I whip out the camera.
Emma also had a big day. I was getting my hair done, and as she will be a flower girl soon (for probably the last time), I thought it was about time for her first real salon visit. She has been very excited, but a little nervous about getting her hair cut. Her hair is her pride and joy, you see. She actually told Jimmy Bob (Yes, that's my hair guy's name. What's even cooler is that he keeps his scissors in a gun holster.)not to cut out her "natural highlights." He promised he wouldn't, all the while suppressing a laugh. She also loved the shampoo bowl. A lot. Here's her face while her hair was getting washed:
I guess she was made for the glamorous life.







Here are the results of our Girls' Day in Tampa:

We also enjoyed a fresh fruit lunch on the porch, and I got to visit the craft store and play with paper. Both of those things were more renewing and refreshing than I can tell you. My bored little soul was so happy to do something beautiful.

DAILY BLISS: I took Emma to a wonderful shop in Hyde Park that sells hand-made soap. They actually bring out a knife and slice off a fresh chunk of whatever soap you choose. SO fun!

<3 Christy