Let's Go Fly a Kite

School starts on Tuesday, so we're enjoying our last few days of summer before we get back into the fall routine. Today's enjoyment came in the form of something I've been wanting to do for awhile now - kite flying!

After Dora this morning (because we can't do anything until we've watched Dora) the girls and I walked over to Eisner Park to fly kites on the baseball field. Unfortunately (or maybe fortunately), not all of the pictures I took saved to my memory card, so you can't see Nora's initial reaction to the kite. But Abby was pretty excited to try flying.

First, you have to take off running.



If you get a lucky gust of wind, the kite might really take off!



Keep running, but be sure to watch the kite. Seeing it fly is the fun part!



All the running might tire you out, so you can sit down to take a break. Then your sister might decide it looks fun and she wants to try.



That kite string can be tricky!



After a long morning of kite flying, you're definitely ready for a snack at the park.

Abby's 1st Haircut

After 4 years, it's finally time to say goodbye to some of Abby's baby hair. We went this morning for her first ever haircut.



There it is - baby hair.




Super excited to get a haircut




Watching someone else get a haircut while we waited - luckily, he was a good sport about it.




Here we go - in the chair!




Testing out another chair while we wait




She was pretty impressed with the hair clips; apparently even Fancy Nancy would love them.




The back view




Halfway there!




All done!




Before




And after. (It's not actually that uneven. I just couldn't get her to hold her head straight.)


Abby's pretty ecstatic about her haircut. She's been grinning and giggling and telling me how much she loves it all day. And I've lost count of the number of trips she's taken to look at herself in the mirror. She's decided that she now looks like Rapunzel.