Day 21

I have no idea where today went, it just flew right on by. The kids were even more well behaved today than yesterday, and our afternoon boys weren't quite as energetic as they were yesterday. We discussed the ocean and made some jellyfish today. This craft went better than we expected, and the kids seemed to really enjoy it.

Animal presenters brought a boa constrictor and chicken today. Then, we rode the train, which was a big hit again. We worked on activity books for a bit, ate lunch, and went through the Discovery Center. I decided to take our big group picture today in front of one of the aquariums since it is Splash! week.

.... and then it was 1:00 already for most of our kids to head home for the day. Since we did the Discovery Center today, we split into 4 groups, so it was easier to keep track of everyone like we did last week. Here's my little group for the day: Will, Charlie, Brooks, Wyatt, Cate, Shae, and Grace.

Today I asked Grace about my suspicion from yesterday, and she and Charlie are siblings, and it just so happens that Brooks is their cousin as well. We have so many kids that are related this week, which is kinda fun. They definitely like to stick together, but they also do a good job of making new friends, too. Charlie's my little helper, and it's also cute to see him watching out for his younger sister.

So, I forgot to leave Kari's house key at her place this morning when I left, so I headed back there after work to drop it off. On my drive, I kept thinking about how I wanted to get my haircut... So, after Kari's I drove down the street in Ankeny and pulled into Sports Clips haircuts, the first haircut sign I saw. Turns out this is a place where mostly guys come due to the sport theme and all. A great stylist named Michelle cut my hair for me though. We ended up going shorter than I originally thought I might go. I told her I haven't went this short in over a year, but I'm liking it. It also turns out that this salon offers a head, neck, and shoulder massage, shampoo, and steamed towel treatment with the MVP package, which I got for free since it was my first time there, which was kinda fun. The picture doesn't do it justice - it looks pretty good in person, but you can tell it's shorter.

Then, I moved to Averee's house near Indianola, which is where I am sitting now. Don't have to get up as early in the morning now for work. haha