What a Morning!

This morning Makenna wound one of those fruit by the foot things all throughout her hair. She claimed she was just trying to wear it around her neck like a necklace but it looked more like she was trying to braid it throughout her hair. It was a disaster. Fortunately I immediately remembered the awesome conference talk from Elder Ballard that I heard yesterday, and I think it helped me to handle the situation pretty well. Elder Ballard talked to mothers about finding joy in the doing and not just focusing on getting it done. That really struck me as something I could improve upon. So I am trying to "enjoy" the time I have with my children and recognize all the wonderful moments we have together and not just try to get through the day and get them to bed. I actually laughed with Makenna as I picked the icky sticky gobs of goo out of her hair and remarkably as I pulled and tugged she didn't have a tantrum (if you know Makenna you know what a miracle this is). Ultimately I decided I would have to give Makenna a bit of a haircut. I was careful as I explained this to her- avoiding all use of the work "cut." I am by no means one capable of cutting hair but since hers is curly- I figure it didn't have to be exactly perfect. Here is a before and after shot (although the before picture doesn't really capture the immensity of the entanglement). I don't know if you can tell from the after shot but I took a couple inches off. I think she needed a good trim anyways.