Bad Hair Day

It's been a really, really busy week around here and I've got a great little sinus infection going on in the middle of the 100+ degree heat. Ugh. It's been 103 here today, the heat index was still 112 this afternoon around 5!!!

When we got her up this morning Brent said "It looks like we forgot to slick her hair down last night." HA! Can we say Bad Hair Day????This afternoon. She has REALLY taken to coloring. Herself. She's got purple marker all over her arms and pen all over her legs. When she added her beads (ALL of them because a girl can't just wear one set) she looked like a little biker chick all tattooed up. And yes, she is playing with a plastic knife.
When "the moms" were helping we clean out our garden almost 2 weeks ago we found several big green catepillars and captured them in a Gatorade bottle. The actually turned into cocoons and we had 3 butterflies hatch! She was SO excited to see them this afternoon! One had died, so we released the two that didn't swelter to death in the 100+ heat! They turned out to be really pretty black butterflies.
The stairs are coming along - this shows the progress on the handrails. Also, the balusters have all been cut off and it's ready for the top piece of wood now.
A better view of the trimming off of the balusters sticking over the top:
It's really coming along!