Santa

Melina got to go see Santa! We waited for an hour in a loooong line until it was finally our turn. We were a little afraid that Melina would get scared and not go up to Santa, but she did great. She went right up to him and sat on his lap and told him she wanted a dollhouse. Then she got really upset when we left because she thought she would get a dollhouse right then and there. We had to explain to her that she was there to tell Santa what she wanted and then maybe he would bring it to her for Christmas....if she was a good girl:)

Melina's first haircut

Well, we finally did it. We took Melina for her first haircut. With the exception of her bangs, her hair had never been cut. I was afraid of cutting it and losing the curl, but it was just getting too unmanageable. We only had a couple of inches cut off, but it has made a huge difference when brushing it out. The good news it that there is still curl in her hair, we just have to let it dry fully before she sleeps on it (which actually doesn't happen very often since we usually give her baths at night before bedtime, but oh well.) Here are some pics. We took the camera with us, but the battery was dead, so Russ had to take the first few pictures with his cell phone. Enjoy!