As Seth mentions on his blog, we went for a family walk today at the Silver Comet Trail - a paved path that runs along the old railroad line. Seth and I took Rae and Lucy for a nice 2.5 mile walk, something we haven’t done in quite a while. Well, in preparation for this outing I decided it was high time I give pigtails a try on Raelyn’s hair. I’ve always said I want to have a girl because I would put pigtails in her hair everyday, and yet here we are with an almost two year old and I haven’t ever really been able to do it (mostly because Rae’s hair wasn’t long enough or thick enough for them to look cute on her). Anyway, I sat her down today while daddy put her shoes on and through all my fumbling (first time mom) was able to get her hair up into two little ponytails on the sides of her head. Oh. My. Gawd. It was ADORABLE!!

Of course, they felt a little strange to her so we had to show her in the mirror what they looked like. When she saw them she thought they were too cute and had fun turning her head from side to side to make them swing around like mommy’s ponytail.

Once she agreed to leave them in we were ready to head for the trail. Now I know it wasn’t really THAT cold out today, but we thought it might get chilly for someone sitting still (in a stroller) for 30 minutes, so we bundled Rae up a bit before heading on our walk. Don’t you just love the Old Navy scarf? A couple people who passed by mentioned she looked like a movie star and I even heard a women whisper to her friend that she wanted some pink sunglasses as they passed by.

After our little adventure we took a break back at the rest area pavilion before climbing back into the car. Of course daddy took advantage of the opportunity to snap a few more photos of Raelyn in the beautiful outdoor lighting.

Doesn’t that little chubby face just make you want to give her anything she asks for? Oh man… we’re in trouble!