Curls No More

Every mother loves her child's little baby curls, and Evan had great baby curls! He has that beautiful blond hair, which is actually darkening up a bit. The blond hair ended in a clump of blond curls at the base of his neck. Ian had been saying for weeks that these beautiful curls resembled a mullet and needed to be cut off. I, of course, was very hesitant to admit that my baby was growing up and needed a big boy haircut.

However, a couple of weeks ago, the curls ceased to be the only problem. The blond hair started to creep down into his eyes and over his ears. So, we decided it was time. Evan was going to go get his first haircut!! We made an appointment at the local kids haircut place, Peek-a-do, and headed on over last Saturday afternoon.

They have a lot of kids come in for their first haircut so they were prepared from the minute we walked in. They had several cars or airplanes for Evan to choose from to sit in. Of course, he chose an airplane. Then, they turned on the DVD player sitting in front of him, and for once, I thought it was okay for him to watch television! Finally, they gave him a toy train to play with, he was ready for his first haircut.

With Ian busily snapping photos left and right, the hairdresser went to work. She sprayed his hair with a water bottle and began snipping away those much beloved curls. Actually, it didn't take very many snips to clean up my little boys blond hair. He stayed in a pretty good humor through most of it. He was a little bothered when he actually noticed that she was cutting his hair, but he stayed still and did a great job!

When we were done, I wiped the tears from my eyes (Yes, I'm a dork!), they gave us a certificate and a lock of hair, and Evan got to go play with the train set. All in all, it was a successful occasion. My boy really looks like a big boy now!

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