Haircuts: The Before Pics

The kids have been long overdue for haircuts. I have been cutting Abraham's for the last couple of years, and that was fine when I kept it short and just used the clippers. However, when I decided to let it grow out a bit and actually see his hair, it looked, well, you can see in the before pics. Annabelle, on the other hand, still basically has her baby hair. Some in back, less on top, and hardly anything on the sides. So, we've been doing the best we could. Anyway, we finally broke down and went to a "kids salon".

It was actually a great experience. No stress. The kids get to sit on a motorcycle or pony, watch their favorite movie, and get their haircut. They even give candy at the end. Not as cheap as cost cutters but oh, so worth it. When Abraham was finished with his haircut, he yelled, "Mommy, I did it!".

I had been telling them how good they were, how handsome/beautiful they were going to look and when we got back into the van Annabelle said shyly, almost under her breath, "I look pretty". So, some positive self-image boosts came out of the experience, as well.

Baby Alex was so good throughout the whole thing too. As a Mom, I knew that a trip to the hair salon with 3 kids 3 and under could go two ways---fine or psychotic. I was so grateful that this particular trip was more than fine!