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Natalie and Noelle in Nashville

This last week our family flew to Nashville. Chris had an interview and we visited friends and family there as well. We had a blast.

Here I present to you:
Things I love about Nashville
1. extremely nice people
2. Cracker Barrel
3. Cost of living = super cheap
4. Fun wooden playgrounds
5. Insanely low property taxes
6. Land around your house
7. Excellent rec centers and YMCAS
8. Lots of quality universities and educational institutions
9. Sense of history and style
10. Slower pace of life and laid back attitude

And I bet you thought I was going to mention the music..

Happy St. Patty's Day!

Interview with Natalie

I thought these questions were so cute on facebook that I had to add them to my blog. This gives us all some insight to how Natalie sees the world..

Answered by my 3 year old.

1. What is something mom always says to you?
Not again.

2. What makes mom happy?
If I cooperate.

3. What makes mom sad?
Making messes.

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Making silly faces.

5. What was your mom like as a child?
A lollipop with arms.

6. How old is your mom?
4

7. How tall is your mom?
(Natalie silently puts her arms over her head)

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Opening her listening ears.

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
Make dinner.

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
the moon

11. What is your mom really good at?
Making breakfast.

12. What is your mom not very good at?
Sleeping.

13. What does your mom do for her job?
To open up her listening ears.

14. What is your mom's favorite food?
Apples.

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
When the moon's made out of plastic.

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
Mrs. Pasti (made up name)

17. What do you and your mom do together?
Eat lunch

18. How are you and your mom alike?
(holds arms out wide) This much!

19. How are you and your mom different?
We don't stand the same.

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
Because the moon and back! (loosely quoting from the book: Guess How Much I Love You)

Noelle's First Haircut

Yes it has finally happened. Noelle got her first haircut. Oh I know it seems a little late since she is one and a half but both my girls have just basically been baldies for the first year of their lives. We thought that evening things out may help stimulate hair growth. We took her to Chloe's Carousel which is a great children's hair salon complete with a play area and barber seats that look like carousel horses although you can't really tell in the pictures. Noelle opted for "Uh-Boots" when asked what she wanted to watch since each child gets a movie put on while they get their hair cut. For those of you that don't speak Noelle-ese, "Uh-Boots" = Boots the monkey from Dora the Explorer. Noelle then sat glued to her favorite Dora show for the whole 5 minutes that it took to even all of her 15 hairs (give or take a few..) She also was given a sweet little fabric covered clip which she promptly flung out of her hair upon arriving at home for dinner. All in all, it was a great success and I think the haircut looks great. She actually seems to have more hair now that it is even! I also now have a snip of her hair and a groovy certificate for her baby book.