Haircuts

Shortly before Christmas I decided to cut off a whopping 13+ inches of my hair. It was hot in the summer, full of static in the winter and after so many layers put in it was still giving me headaches if I pulled it up (which was most every day). So I decided to donate it.

Jordis soon decided that she wanted to do the same. I really hate fighting with her all the time to comb and style her hair, but it's always been so pretty. And it's pretty much all the hair she's had since birth, with the exception of a few trims. However, when a four-year-old wants to do something really selfless to help another child, how can I tell her no? Okay, I probably could have told her no when she requested a kid place, but I wanted her to have a good experience since cutting that much hair could be traumatic. So I made her an appointment at Sweet and Sassy, but on a Monday when it's 40% off. I just can't justify a $25 haircut for a 4-year-old. She waited excitedly for her turn.

She was a little shy at first, but started to warm up as she got her hair separated into pony tails for the big chop.

I almost couldn't watch my baby have all of her gorgeous hair cut off. Jason said maybe he should take MY picture, peeking at Jordis through the fingers of the hand that I had held up against my eyes. But the moment passed and we all watched with anticipation as her new little style took shape. Nanny Mo even stopped by to check things out.

After the haircut Jordis was sprayed with glitter and got stamps on her face, which just so happened to match the outfit she was wearing. She then conned her daddy into getting her nails done. Did I mention she has big brown puppy dog eyes? Her daddy has the same eyes, so this skill works much better with him than it does with me.

And when all was said and done it was time to walk the runway. Xander had to join in as well.

My big girl, before and after:

Alfalfa

Jordis has had a myriad of nicknames in her three short years, and this week she got a new one.

Meet Alfalfa.

Xander + scissors = screaming and missing wisps of hair.

Luckily he's a quick little thing because one of these days she's going to seek revenge, and I fear it won't be pretty.

In other news

Xander got a haircut. We were trying to grow it out so he could get the layered rock star look that's popular with boys today, but it wasn't working so well. When we took him for his last haircut she said it would need to grow some more in parts in order for us to get it long enough to layer. But it was too the point where he couldn't see and we could barely find his ears. So, I had my mom cut it up a little. We cut his bangs and the hair by his ears and shaped up the back. It looks better, so now we just need to decide if we're going to cut it shorter or see how it grows.

Here's a cute picture of Jordis that Jason took on Monday. I was in a store with Xander so he let her get of her carseat and sit up front. She thought it would be cool to stand on the console and stick her head out of the moonroof.

She also helped me a little with some laundry, although her interest in such chores is waning. She's definitely acting like a 3-year-old already. Screaming, pointing, crossing her arms and blatantly refusing to do things are now standard fare throughout the day. Luckily for her we think she's pretty cute.

I also found the BEST license plate when I was out with Xander one day. It would be perfect for me and pretty much sums up my existence. I don't know why I didn't think of it myself. I was probably too busy worrying about something else.

To top it off I got some great bargains on kids clothes this week. The kids are set for Easter, Jordis has a yellow dress for her Miss Spider birthday party, we have some more new fall/winter clothes and Jordis has her next winter coat. It's even pink if you can believe it. A great bargain always makes my day!