The before picture

It had been six months since Jude decided to get a buzz cut. He has let his hair grow out since then so as you can see here it was super long, the longest of his life. He went to my new hairdresser and she did a great job shearing most of it off.

and after

Anna had no cheer practice this weekend but she did a private lesson and worked on a new skill. She can now do a roundoff back handspring back tuck which looks super impressive. She was so excited when she came back from the lesson as she continues to make steady progress.

On Tuesday Taylor Swift tickets went on sale and to say Anna was looking forward to this is the understatement of the year. Tickets went on sale at 10am and Anna was at school so it left Marcy and I to go online for tickets. Marcy got great seats on the floor for her first concert (she is doing two shows in Denver) and the seats I secured were in the stands, halfway back. It took us most of the day to secure these tickets but we got there in the end.

Finally, after months, no years of buildup for Jude the World Cup finally got underway today. He started an official countdown in his bedroom 89 days ago and he was been cutting off a link in the chain every day since then. Today, Ecuador defeated Qatar 2-0 in the opening match. There are four games a day for the rest of the week and Jude intends to see every minute of every game given he is on Thanksgiving break.