Summer Haircuts

With the busyness of moving and getting settled and unpacked, I had neglected to give the boys a haircut for a while. You can tell from the pictures that they were both pretty shaggy. I think boys look so sharp with a nice short haircut. Here are the before and after pics:

David Before:


David After:


Josh Before:



Josh After:



Much better!

Emma's haircut

Emma has the kind of hair I've always wanted - very fine and extremely straight. You can let it air dry and it is straight as a pin. The fact that it is very fine also means that it gets tangled very easily. I've spent lots of time (with lots of conditioner and a comb) combing out the tangles that get in her hair. She's never had very long hair - it would just make the tangling so much worse. So, it was time to chop a few inches off her hair. I forgot to take a before picture so I snapped this one in the car with my cell phone before we went in.

She was so cooperative with the hair stylist! I just know she wouldn't have held as still or put her head down for me - like she did at the salon.

Here is her cute new 'do. She went around all day telling everyone she had pretty hair.

I'm hoping it will lead to less tangles and less tears!

New 'do

I finally got my hair cut. This is something that I put off for forever. I really had no excuse - I had a gift card to the salon at my gym. So, it was already paid for and I had the option of free child care. Also, I'm putting my picture on the blog (even though I really hate getting my picture taken) to show that I do actually exist. I'm usually the one behind the camera. So, even though I think I look awful, here goes.
The before:




And the after:



I did actually get some bangs cut, but I am going to have to train them to stay down, they've been pushed off to the side for so long, that's they way they want to go. Hopefully I will still be able to do my hair "curly" (that means I don't actually do anything to it, except put some goop in it). I like the way my hair looks when it's all straightened, I just hate doing it :)

Brand New Kid

Well, I guess she is the same kid, but she has a brand new hair cut. Emma's hair grows really fast and it also has a tendency to get tangled very easily. She also pulls out any ponytails or braids that I put in. So, I decided to get a cute bob hair cut and we can do the pig tail thing in a year or two. This is much easier to take care of!


A classic Emma face.

Emma's new haircut

This was Emma's hair before. It had a lot of different layers and was always in her face. I have trimmed her bangs but I didn't feel equipped to give her a hair cut. I took her to a place that specializes in kids - Ponytails and Buzzcuts. Overall, I wasn't that impressed, but I do understand how hard it is to cut a little kid's hair when they won't sit still. I thought it was pretty funny that they put on a movie for Emma to watch and then they kept telling her to look down at her feet. Anyway, here's my cute almost 2-year old!