Gum, Bedtime and Feathered

Allie got gum stuck in her hair on Tuesday.  This was a first for us.  I quickly realized it was not going to peel out as fast as I thought.  Gum really, REALLY likes to stick to hair.  Thankfully alot of peanut butter followed by many rounds of shampoo and conditioner did the trick.  

Tuesday was a really long day and I'm pretty sure I snapped at the kids, the walls, the ground and anything in my sight, then Allie redeemed herself....

When I found her tucking Mary Elliott into bed and reading her a bedtime story.

It quickly reminded me of what my job is and how snapping at anything is only going to hurt me and accomplish nothing.

So today we decided to go swimming.  We invited Allie's precious friend Charlotte, love these two girls by the way! 

Anyway.... we get a sitter for the wee little man, get loaded up, get to the pool, get sunscreened from head to toe, jump in, take one lap around the pool and then the bottom fell out of the sky.  It poured and the wind blew the chairs, umbrella's and a few small kids away. 

So here I was with 3 little girls that were planning on a really fun morning.  So what to do other than get feathered!

They were SO excited and debated for 10 minutes over which color and which side to put it on.

They all chose purple and love them! I think they checked 900 times in 10 minutes to make sure their feather was still in!

I'm sure with all the picking and pulling they won't last long, but it was a fun day after all!!