Luca's First Haircut

We took Luca to a salon Saturday to receive her very first "real" haircut!  She had all of the relaxed hair cut off, which turned out to be quite a bit of hair.  It's shorter than I've ever seen it, and for the first time since we've met, I'm not able to put it up into piggy tails or a pony (which is taking a bit of getting used to for this "just throw it back" kind of girl)!  She looks precious, nonetheless, and it's so nice to have her gorgeous curls back.

Little Peanut

Tina Turner  :-)

An awesome story by Tiny Revolutionary

The Children's March

The Story of How Kids Changed the Course of the Civil Rights Movement in America

In the spring of 1963, Birmingham, Alabama was ground zero for the Civil Rights Movement. Heavy intimidation by Birmingham authorities had created intense fear and anxiety amongst movement members and paralysis had begun to take hold. Many were ready to give up, but one night, when Dr. King asked who would demonstrate with him, ready to go to jail if arrested, the children of the meeting hall stood up. Dr. King was grateful for their offer and thanked them but refused to allow their participation. The children, however, would not be denied the opportunity to be part of change. They reasoned that if they were old enough to experience discrimination, they were old enough to fight against it.

On May 2, 1963, using a secret word-of-mouth network, more than 4,000 black school children organized themselves to desert classrooms at exactly 11 am, touching off a week of mass demonstrations and rioting that shocked the nation and rocked the world. Police tried to stop them with attack dogs and fire hoses but the children would not be discouraged. As expected, notorious Sheriff Bull Connor arrested the young protesters and put them in jail.

Across the nation, people watched as Birmingham police abused and jailed thousands of children whose only crime was to advocate for a normal childhood. Up to now, President Kennedy felt he could do nothing about segregation in the South. After the chaos and embarrassment of the Birmingham Children's March, he could no longer stand by and watch. The Children's March had awakened the nation -- the ugly, violent, and unjust situation in Alabama was no longer a "local issue." The original goal of the Children's March was to desegregate downtown stores in Birmingham. Now, Dr. King had a global stage and the leverage to demand more from citizens and from government leaders. Children made the difference. 

Happy birthday, Eric! 

We are thinking of you on your special day and sending lots of love over the many miles.  You are so loved and so missed!  Have a wonderful day! 

More Photos

A few more shots from Garret's photoshoot yesterday...These young models (hehe) were willing to sit in while I figured out my lighting situation.  Not exactly dressed for the occasion, but I kinda like the photos anyway! 

My supergirls

Bath Math and Garret's Photo Shoot

Found a great idea on a blog yesterday from a homeschooling mama who wanted to spice things up during these long winter months.  She threw her kiddos in the tub with some measuring devices and had the kids experiment away.  "How many one-eighth cups fit into a three-quarter cup," or "how many one-quarter cups fit into a one-half cup," she would quiz, and the kids would measure the water as instructed.  Always looking for a break from the page, we decided to give it a whirl, and big surprise, my little mathmetician loved it!  I see more "bath math," as we so lovingly named it, in our future!   

My sister's been after me for a couple of weeks now to take some photos of my nephew, Garret for his 2 year pictures.  Garret's one of those guys who has a "lot to get done" in a day, so we had to use some interesting techniques (bribery and fart noises) to catch these winning shots.  I think they capture him perfectly, and they make me want to squeeze on him for hours (which he would NEVER tolerate, by the way). 

Also got a teeny bit of fun shopping in and grabbed some Chinese for dinner before Danny headed out to a movie with friend.  All in all a wonderful day spent with my sister and her beautiful boys.