pIgTaiLs, pOoLs, and PopSicles

The day I found out I was having a little girl, I couldn't wait to dress her up and fix her hair. I remember my mom fixing my hair when I was a little girl. My golden locks had grown down to my rear, and it would be a fight every morning for my mom to brush and usually french braid my hair. On special occasions, we would wake up extra early so Mom could use the waver (much like the crimper) on my thick, blonde hair. All of Mom's hard work paid off in the haircare department because I ended up snagging the Best Hair Award for our senior class awards. It wasn't exactly "Most Likely to Succeed," but my mane was head of the class.

Now that Koko Bean's hair has finally come in a little thicker and longer, I get to make her sit through sessions of combing and pig tailing. I'm glad it's long enough to pull out of her face during these hot summer months.

Speaking of Summer, we have been enjoying it as much as we Midwesterners can. Koko Bean loves to swim in her blow-up pool with her cousin of the same initials, KM. When KM comes over, the girls get to playing, fussing, fighting, and giggling. The other day, we got to keep KM all day so I was able to take some great pictures of all the fun they had.

Koko Bean also developed a love for another summer treat- POPSICLES!! She doesn't love just any popsicle though. She only likes the blue ones.

There's so many new things this girl is doing and saying, it's so hard to keep track. I try to remember them and think it would make for good blogging, but after a few minutes, the cuteness it topped by something else new and exciting she does.

Some of my favorite phrases of hers right now are the following:

"Flex bit me. Sfank(spank) him."

"I wanna hold ya." (I want you to hold me.)

"Open sesame!" (Anytime an elevator door is about to open or daddy has her down tickling her, she says this.)

Mom- "What do you want to eat for dinner?"

Koko Bean- "CEREAL!"

Koko Bean also has some favorite tunes right now. She has a Sesame Street CD player that plays various kids' music. Her favorite track is "Old McDonald." As soon as it is over, she quickly clicks through all the other songs and returns to "Old McDonald." At night, as Daddy rocks her to sleep- a tradition that I think will never break- she and Daddy sing "I dropped my dolly in the dirt." Her favorite part is the "wa wa wa wa wa" part.

Those are just a few things Koko Bean has been up to these days. This little busy body never rests and definitely keeps us on our toes every minute we're with her. I'm so proud of her for everything she's accomplished and it just keeps getting better.