Locks of Love

I'm not sure if all the WoodWords readers have noticed, but Everly's hair has gotten really long.  Like, hard to manage long.  So, a couple of months ago I asked her about cutting her hair.  She seemed open to it.  So, I told her that there are sick little girls who don't have hair.  She didn't believe me, so we looked at some pictures online.  She immediately said she'd like to give those little girls her hair.  So precious. So, I found out, it's very, very easy to donate to Locks of Love.  Cut off a ponytail and send it in!

After preschool was over and our big Disney trip, it was time to head to the salon.  She was a little freaked out because my hairdresser is a guy!  But, she quickly warmed up to Adam.

And, there goes the ponytail!

I love this picture… holding the pony, but looking at the shorter hair!

I was so pleased, because she loved it right away! She kept checking herself out in the mirror.

Such a cute cut!  And, oh my, it makes her look so grown up!

Here she is with her package for Locks of Love.

We are very proud of Everly for realizing that others have hardships.  She was very willing to give something of herself to help someone else.  I hope this is just the beginning of a giving heart for her!

Elsa & Anna

We have two new and very special members of our family.  Elsa and Anna:

Yep, we are the proud new owners of not one, but two puppies!  Elsa, the white one, is a Hava-Tzu. (havanese/shih-tzu) and Anna is a shih-tzu.  These pictures are from about a month ago when we picked them out.

Now they are Woods!  And, named for in honor of Walker and Everly's favorite movie, Frozen.  It's even more fitting since we were just at Disney!

Elsa is Walker's dog.

And, Anna is Everly's dog.

 Although, both ended up in Walker's lap on the way home!

And, both of them puked on Mommy on the way home.  It's like having babies again!

But, man, I gotta tell you…. every kid should have a dog.  As soon as we got home, all four of them started playing in the backyard.  There's nothing cuter than little pups chasing kids!

But, they quickly found out that their new family is exhausting:

So cute.  So far we are loving having two dogs.  One for each kid and, more importantly, they have each other.  They don't seem to mind going to their crate together and they really love playing together.

I know they are going to be an amazing addition to our family for years to come!

Disney Final Day

So, with one day left, we had to make sure to hit all the exciting stuff.  That morning, we had the magic hour.  We were in the park right after 8 and made it to the line to see Elsa and Anna.  We were sure we would make it early enough to NOT have a super long wait.  WRONG.  We were at the line at 8:13 and it was a three and a half hour wait.  What???  But, our little princess really wanted to meet them, so we decided to try.  Clark and Walker ran off to ride some fun rides with short lines.  They actually got stuck on Thunder Mountain.  How sad.  Then, I made friends with the lady in front of me in line.  We held each other's place and were able to get some rides in during that horrific wait.

Although, Everly stayed entertained.

And, finally, there she was…. Elsa.

Everly was very happy to see her.

And, you can't tell in this photo, but so was Walker.

Get this…. after that LONG wait, it was just Elsa.  No Anna.  Both kids wondered where she was.  We would have been VERY sad if we had done all that waiting for no Elsa.  They would have been heartbroken.  But, all in all, the wait was worth it.

Then we were off to California Adventure again.    We ran into some friends on the way.

One of our favorite rides was Toy Story Mania… it's 3D, so we got the cool glasses.

And, Everly wanted to see one of her other favorite princesses…. Sofia.

And, Walker was happy to see Mater.

It was a great last day. The next morning we got up and flew home.  The princess bun lasted more than 48 hours.

This is what it looked like when we took it down:

Lots of curls and a special "spa" wash with her head in the sink.

She loved it!

Clark and I have talked about this trip so many times and how wonderful it was.  The kids were SO good and it was just great fun.  We don't have babies anymore.  Airplanes rides are exciting and fun.  No longer stressful.  They were both model travelers. Plus, there's no more packing tons of junk.  No more bottles or diapers.  I LOVE it!  This stage is so very wonderful!

We can't wait to have many more wonderful adventures!

Disneyland Continued

Day four took us back to Disneyland.  Everly had an appointment at the Bippity Boppity Boutique.  What a precious place.  

Here she is with her fairy godmother in training:

You wouldn't believe how they do the princess bun…. first she was a unicorn.

But, they rolled that horn down and waved a magic wand….

And, here's the beautiful princess!

And, heres the officially done deal… with the perfect Cinderella dress!

She's so precious!

The princess on a carousel ride!

While the girls were getting beautiful…. the boys went to find Mickey!

Then it was off to Minnie's house:

Family photo in front of the castle.  Too bad Everly is crying!

 That night, Bunny and RayRay kept the kids so Clark and I could have a date night!  We had a wonderful meal and celebrated our anniversary!

Another fun filled day at the happiest place on earth!

California Adventure

There's a second park across the way from Disneyland and the Wood crew gives it two thumbs up!  Walker couldn't wait to get to cars land.  And, it certainly didn't disappoint!

Here we are with Walker's favorite character.  He loved seeing lightning!

More fun pictures!

Here we are on the very, very awesome ride, Radiator Springs Racers.  Seriously, one of the coolest rides ever.  This was Walker's first of MANY trips on this ride.

We got an awesome spot for the parade.

The highlight…. Lightning driving by!

I really loved California Adventure… it's a great park.  Good rides, easy to get around and just great fun!