Carnival Cut

Marianna's first haircut was at 6 months, it was horrible. The experience and haircut. Coming up on a year, after having some time to grow back..the Becharas family ventured out to Carnival Cuts in Novi to give 'er a try again.
I was pretty optimistic when I read about all the distractions that could potentially make this a pretty good experience for all...the movies (Shreck was playing!), the fun horsey to sit on, all the colors and carnival theme...
Here we are getting Marianna up on the horse to get her hair sprayed down for the cut. She was ok until she saw Ms. Lulu approaching...like Jaws upon an unsuspecting victim.



Here is what happened, from bad to worse, the pictures speak for themselves...






Wasn't so bad after all... yeah, right!


Marianna did get a great cut though and Ms. Lulu was able to do a fantastic job despite the screaming, crocodile tears and flailing from Marianna.

1...2...3...Weee!

I was going to title this: Another Piece of Crap I brought Home to Clutter up the Backyard (At least I think that it what DJ thinks it should be titled). However, here is the story...Mama hit a garage sale yesterday (shocker) and picked up this Little Tikes Climber. It has the shortest slide ever but still provided a lot of fun for Marianna yesterday.

Ms. Independant quickly learned how to get down without my help.

Marianna the Entertainer

Boy, does Marianna know how to put on a show! When she gets hold of any blanket, her favorite game to play is peek-a-boo. She will do it over and over and over again. Yesterday, she realized she got a big laugh out of mommy and daddy when we put this hooded towel over her head. You will see her performance in a couple of the videos below. Marianna usually hates hats, bows, and anything put on her head. Since she was getting laughs from us...she kept this up for about 45 minutes...

Here is some video of Marianna (towel still on...) pointing out pictures in her book. Her comprehension amazes me! She loves to go over all the words and pictures like banana, duck, dog, kitty cat, car, etc. .. I think it will only be a matter of time until we hear some more words...she has been trying pretty hard lately!

Happy Mothers Day!

Marianna at 11 months... I have started hearing Ma-Ma-Ma here and there lately...it has made me so happy! She is the best present I could have ever imagined. I hope all the moms out there have had a wonderful day!

At the Playground...

Saturday was a fun filled day in Birmingham! The community house had a petting zoo for the kids. There were ducks, roosters, piglets, a pony, goats, goats and more goats!
Marianna had a ball was was very interested in the animals. After we went to the park and all the kids took turns on the swings. We even had them tandem in the swings and they so much fun!
Here are some pictures from our day...

Jazz Hands!

Marianna's new trick: Jazz Hands. If you say it to her, she waves her hands back and forth with a huge grin! Lately, she starts doing it out of nowhere waiting for us to notice. It is her favorite attention getter.

Marianna and the Boys

Here are some pictures of Marianna and the boys at playgroup over at Kendra's house. I met this great group of women and their beautiful kids from the Beaumont Parenting Program. I love it when I have a chance to meet up with them and see how everyone has grown! Today, Brady was turning one and we were celebrating his birthday. Thanks for having us over!

Below, Kendra's son Enzo and Luke is next to him.

Brady is enjoying his cake...

Here is Brady again and Kamran is the one with the big smile..


Marianna was very interested in everything that Enzo was doing!

She was like a little shadow...





Marianna held her own with the group...hey, the girl can hang!