Miranda's First Haircut! 2016

Miranda doesn't really have enough hair to justify a haircut still but the back has been consistently longer than the front - and I've already trimmed it myself once with limited success. Now that she's turning 2, we figured it was time to get a real haircut just to neaten it up. She was scared so she sat on Kevin's lap while I took pictures and she made her pouty I'm-scared-but-will-be-brave face throughout.

Miranda: I do not like this, but I will be dignified

I guess dignity is out too then,

Kevin points out the angry birds on her smock.

• James's First Haircut 2013

James's First Haircut! 2013

Technically, James has had a few at home snips on a few occasions. I cut the back of his hair when it starts going over his collar, or a little from the front to even it out, but I find the ears pretty challenging. Finally it was starting to look not-quite-right, so we took him for his first professional haircut at a children's salon.

Kevin reserved the Lightning McQueen car for him. At first the car itself entertained him enough. Then he grabbed the comb. Finally they gave him a drawing toy and that kept his attention for the remainder of the time. Of course, he's currently obsessed with drawing, so we knew he wouldn't want to part with the toy. Conveniently, they sold the toy in the salon. How clever.

 

Having his hair misted 

James tries to claim the offending comb.

They offered to style his hair in a faux hawk, so I decided sure. I loved it. If I didn't hate and fear chemicals so much I'd probably style his hair like this every day.

James rocking a faux hawk while he draws.

A balloon too! How nice.

Going for a post-haircut stroll

Haircut 2012

I got a haircut last week, which shouldn't be blog-worthy, but it is because I got bangs which I haven't had in a long time, and also because the last time I cut my hair was November 2009. I get that it's super weird but here are the reasons.

New haircut August 2012, reminiscent of my hair circa 2001

Last time I got my haircut I went from really long to really short and donated my hair. My hair was so short, and I don't fuss with it a lot, so I didn't really need a haircut for a while. 

My last haircut in November 2009

Then my dad got sick in 2010, and it sort of became a thing-- I wasn't really in the primping mood for a long time. Plus, I was pregnant at around the same time and pregnant women have great hair. It goes with the hormones. 

Still, all that doesn't really account for the last year. I usually wear my hair wavy. This means that my hair suffers less blow-dryer damage. The split ends that I did accumulate over time weren't as visible as they would be if my hair were straight. Finally, I was nervous about getting a new stylist in our town. That's the wimpiest reason I know. But there it is.

So I finally got my haircut, and I got it cut sort of the way I had it when I graduated college. Now I just need to reach my college weight again (ha!) and we'll be moving right along.

College hair, May 2001