Jaren's Big Day!

Jaren has been waiting for this day since June 2010 - he got his braces off !!

Here is a little before and after comparison shot:

 

A pretty drastic change, I think!  They moved teeth that were behind his top front teeth growing through the roof of his mouth to their correct spot, corrected his underbite so he won't have a Jay Leno bottom jaw, and lined everything else up all pretty.  Of course he will have to have a 2nd phase once all of his adult teeth come in but we are headed in the right direction.

He got to pick his retainer colors and design.  He, of course, went with the Windsor Jaguar black and gold with a Nike swoosh.

The kid just won't stop smiling!

Now I have to think of something to make for a celebratory dinner!!



A New Back To School Do

I told Nalani that at the end of summer she could get her hair cut even with her bangs that she has been growing out.  Trevor kept saying he wouldn't let her.  This morning he said she could get it cut however she wanted.  We didn't wait for him to change his mind, we went right away to get it cut!

She was a few inches shy of being able to donate it to Lock for Love.  If we had it cut shorter it would have made it to the 10" they require but we thought we were already pushing it with Trevor, though a chin-length bob would have been really cute!

Last Day of School

Today was the last day of school.  We said goodbye to 1st and 5th grade this afternoon. Both kids will move to new schools next year, Nalani was sad to leave her school, Jaren really could care less (at least on the outside!)



First Day of School - August 18, 2010





Last Day of School - June 2, 2011

I think they look quite a bit older since the beginning of the year, and they definitely dress better at the beginning of the year!!

Crazy Hair Day

Yesterday was Crazy Hair Day at Nalani's school.  She wanted twisty buns all over her head!  That girl has A LOT of hair!  We got up early and spent over 30 minutes on this creation

And then last night when we took the buns out the hair-do got even crazier!

 

She was very sad when we had to brush it out and have regular hair again!

Mother's Day Bouquet Lives On

This year my boys surprised me with flowers, a gift and even dessert on Mother's Day.  When Nalani & I got home from the coast it was all waiting for me.  Usually the day goes by unnoticed, so I was delighted that a little effort was made (but now I guess I will have to do something for Father's Day!)
It is a week later and the flowers were in a need of a little consolidation - I pulled out the ones that were still looking good and re-arranged them in little vases.  They still brighten my kitchen and make me happy every time I walk by!