Thursday, April 21, 2011

Haircuts

Well, it's that time of year again. Spring gets here and Easter and it's time for haircuts. I walked all three kids (carried Alyssa) down the road to the hairdresser today to get everyone looking good again. Thankfully CJ woke up this morning feeling much better than yesterday. I was worried I was going to have to try to reschedule at least for him because all day yesterday he had a fever, headache, sore throat, and vomiting. It left as quickly as it came on apparently though because today he has been much better. So finally a day with some sunshine so I didn't mind taking the walk. If only it weren't so windy it would have been perfect out there. We got there though and CJ went first. He sat so still and did just what he needed to do while getting his hair cut. My hair dresser even used the clippers on him and he didn't freak out. He did say ouch once, but I don't think he really got hurt. Here's my handsome boy...
He doesn't have a whole lot of hair. Never really has, but yet it was a complex haircut because what he lacks in hair he makes up for in cowlicks. So the hairdresser had to figure out how to keep those hidden. He has a natural style to it though. You see how it kind of spikes in the front? Well, that is completely natural. No product in that. It just does it. It's in style now too. Hopefully it stays that way.

Next we had Kaitlyn. She presented her own issues. You see Kaitlyn gets her hand on scissors and inevitably she will end up cutting her own hair. For years now the hairdresser has been finding pieces she has cut. Usually it's underneath so no big deal, but this time I discovered it on my own because she did it right up front on the top of her head. Thankfully it wasn't too big of a spot. As a matter of fact her hairdresser didn't notice it until I pointed it out to her. I wasn't sure if we'd have to go back to a bang for her or what to hide it. So far no, but as it grows in that could change. But here's what we got for her...
My beautiful girl. We do have to do a little side part with her hair to cover up where she was cutting. But really it's not too different. Shorter yes, but still long enough to put up.

Finally was Natalie's turn. Natalie turns 12 tomorrow. Not such a little kid anymore. She's getting to the point where she doesn't want much of my input with her hair. And that's fine. It's her hair. She had a picture of Miley Cyrus. That's how she wanted her hair. We discussed it with the hairdresser. My concern was because Natalie has so much hair and it's so straight that this would be a lot of styling to make it have those backwards spiral curls. And yes, my hairdresser did confirm that it would take a little more style time to do. So we talked about maybe more of a Selena Gomez look. That works good for her hair, but Natalie wasn't sure about the side bang thing. She didn't want it in her face. I think she had a hard time expressing what she wanted though. It's so pretty though, but she's not entirely happy with it. You all be the judge though...
I think she looks beautiful. Joe thinks she looks younger. I thought that might not be the best thing to say. Although, she said she doesn't mind looking younger. Actually, I tried to make it look a little more like what she was looking for by parting all of the bang to the side. Originally the way the hairdresser did it it wasn't actually parted like that. I wish I had my camera though. You should have seen her face when she saw her bang again. She hasn't had a bang in something like four years. She was shocked by it. I thought she was going to cry. She has already been talking about growing it out. Honestly, I think it went too short. I think she meant she just didn't want that look where it completely covers the one eye. I think if it were longer she'd like it better. It will grow though and I did get it to look more like what she was expecting it to look like. There are a lot of layers in her hair now and I really think it's a great look on her.

But anyways, here are my three beautiful kids...


And I couldn't resist sharing a picture of Alyssa. Look, she's sitting up already...
Okay, well not really, but she is getting better head control.

I think everyone is going to look beautiful on Sunday for Easter.

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