5 On Friday

1). Shane had his 2nd haircut EVER last Saturday! It went as "well" as the first one did. He sat on Chris's lap and basically had to be restrained by Chris and by me. The poor hairdresser just kept moving around trying to get to the areas that she hadn't gotten to yet! It was quite the sight! She actually even told us, numerous times, that she's seen MUCH worse! I have no idea how that's even possible! Aside from the fact that he now looks older (which I hate!!) I think we're all pretty happy with the cut! At least his hair is manageable now! Here's a few shots of Shane coloring and sporting his new 'do!

2). Thanks to his love for Elmo, Shane says "Cheese" now when he sees the camera!!! One of the Elmo's World episodes is about cameras and taking pictures. By the time the episode was over Shane walked out of our room saying "Cheese!!" "Cheese!!" How cute is that?! Thanks, Elmo!!!

3). We're thinking that come holiday time we're going to make the transition from crib to big boy bed! This makes his Mama incredibly sad!!! We've decided to go with a "surf/Hawaiian" theme for his big boy room and while I already have the bedding, I'm lacking on the accessories. Anyone have any suggestions on where I can get some cute/childish surf accessories? While I avoided the whole truck/plane themes on purpose, I do want this to feel like a little boys room! So anything cute and fun is what I'm after!

4). We went over to the Milford Oyster Festival for an hour last weekend and I'm not sure we'll be going back anytime soon! We went last year as well, but it was definitely far more crowded this year and not very pleasant because of that. At least Shane got to ride some rides with Aunt Kate and then Daddy took him on the train!

5). Little bugger LOVES to read in his crib! We had to replace our old baby monitor and we ended up upgrading to a video monitor and it's so friggin cute to sit there and watch him "read" in his crib! He just sits there turning the pages and when he gets to a picture or part of a story that he recognizes he gets all excited and starts "reading" out loud! Very cute! The other benefit here is that his new-found love for books keeps him busy until he's tired enough to go to sleep!