EB's New Hairstyle (and other things I learned from Tonya Hall)

My dear lifelong friend Tonya Hall has taught me many things over the years. Her classic sense of style (think Lorelia Gilmore) and passion for the Lord are aspects I can only dream of emulating, but it goes much deeper than that. When in desperate need of a new kind of make-up, Tonya is my go-to-girl. (New Favorite: Sephora Mineral). She introduced me to The FIRM workout videos, some of my favorite books (The Mark of the Lion Series, Stepping Heavenward), budgeting using envelopes (Crown Financial Ministries), BabyWise and Growing Kids God’s Way, many great recipes, and, the icing on the cake, a little girl should always have a big bow on top of her hair. As many of you know, EB has never left home without a bow in her hair, but yesterday was a monumental day, as I discovered that her hair is long enough to put the bow directly on top of her head, following in the footsteps of two other beautiful little dress wearing girls, Emily and Claire Hall. The bow thing I can handle - if only I can be half as good of a mom as Tonya in other ways, I'll be happy! Thanks Tonya - you would be so proud of our little EB!

In other news - the count down is on! 12 more days until she gets her shoes off!! We are not sure exactly how much she will have to wear the shoes, but as of June 16th, it will NOT be 23 hours a day! YEAH for EB!!!!!