Back East — Part 1

This vacation started in a Korean barber shop in Northern Virginia. The sign out front should have read 'slaughterhouse' cause that's what happened to everyone's hair. There was a plan to go short with Sawyer, start over. Arden, however, had never had a haircut and her bangs were nearly grown out, they just needed a little angle to help keep them out of her face. Long story short — I was focused on the hack job that was happening to Sawyer and all the hair going down his neck. I kept turning around to check on Arden. One time I turned around and she had bangs. Just like that.

For both kids this hair cut seemed to lift a curtain. Perhaps it was the mirror of family and old homes and Virginia — but the kids seemed to age years before my eyes. Arden stopped being a baby/toddler and suddenly transformed into this vivacious, willful, little preschooler. Sawyer became "all boy" not only in looks but in personality. Like most 4-5 year old boys he suddenly seemed too energetic ... too BIG ... for any room he occupied.

Traveling alone with multiple children is challenging, especially when trying to keep everyone on best behavior for the family. Throw in a two hour time shift, toss out routine and sprinkle on a healthy serving of stimulation and HOLY SHIT. Enough said about that.

Between melt downs — theirs and mine — we had some great adventures. Check back all week long for photos and stories.