Haircut!

Well, M4 had a bit of a conundrum: he wanted to grow his hair long to wear in a ponytail braid like his best bud (whose hair has never been cut since he was born).  But once M4's hair got long enough to at least put back in the ponytail, he didn't want to do it because he was afraid people would make fun of him.  :-(  We talked about it a bit, and eventually I told him he needed to make a decision: would he go ahead with the ponytail or would he get his hair cut?  Because it was constantly in his eyes (he had to get reading glasses recently...I don't know if the hair had anything to do with it?).  So we looked at some surfer dude pictures on the Google, and he agreed (and even seemed excited) to get his hair cut in a long shorter cut.

Unfortunately the barber, god bless him, did not copy the picture we brought too well, and he cut it too short.  M4 was pretty upset all afternoon.  But after several conversations about how his hair grows quickly, and after a large dinner, he seemed to perk up quite a bit.  Phew!  It is at least nice for me to be able to see his sweet face better.

Zoiks!

Someone is getting a bit shaggy around here! Wait, I think he's past shaggy... We're going to get it trimmed and cleaned up a bit Monday, but he doesn't want it cut! In the strange-parenting-experience file, M4 sleep-walked (is that the past tense?? slept-walked??) last night. He often talks in his sleep, but he was yelling and he called out for M3 and his friend H, then came barreling into our room. I don't think he ever really woke up as I took him back to bed. I'm just glad he didn't barrel down the stairs!

This is a shot from the concert in all his shaggy glory. I'm not sure why he decided to tuck in his shirt? Y'know, the elastic waist bands aren't exactly flattering. I'll post a video soon!

Hair cut!!

A few days ago, M3 was having difficulties brushing her hair. After being reduced to tears, she decided to get her hair cut. She was determined that she would get her hair cut like Satsuki in My Neighbor Totoro (ahem...thank you, Nick and Lauren):


M3 even went so far as to bring one of her Manga books to the salon. I did explain to M3 that probably her hair wouldn't end up looking like Satsuki's exactly, so how about a cute short bob? Well, we all know M3 is a headstrong girl. To the stylist's credit, she laid open the book on her little table and tried to copy the picture on M3's hair. But this is what M3 ended up with:


I am sorry to report that she was again reduced to tears the next morning, saying she didn't want short hair anymore. At which point, of course, my heart broke for her first experience of haircut regret, and I sprang into action with a comb and a headband. So while her hair may not look exactly like Satsuki's, at least it doesn't look like someone's mom's either: