September 21, 2007 - The Trick for Cutting Hair

We changed our hair cutting approach. We had been cutting hair upstairs, sitting a child on the bathroom counter, and it wasn't ideal. Here is our new approach.  The boys are watching a DVD:). Yes, we are breaking our no-TV rule for the sake of happy hair cuts...at least for now.  This is the typical face we see when a DVD is turned on at our house (when we are sick or when we travel)...mouths dropped open and a continuous stare at the TV. It's pretty funny.









Here is Ben, ready for his hair cut. This little guy has a LOT of hair so it takes a bit longer to cut his hair and he gets a little impatient with us by the time we are finished...even with the DVD, although it was not nearly as bad as when we were doing it in the bathroom without any entertainment.








 



And here is Nick, ready for his hair cut. His hair is still coming in and getting thicker every day, but it is still fairly thin so his hair cut does not take very long. He was really looking forward to getting in the chair with the cape though. It was funny. We may need to consider doing his hair first next time, since he is so into it. He thought it was great fun to kick up the cape, while dad was trying to take his picture. I'm not sure what he was looking at though.










The next two pictures are from the high school football game we went to last weekend. My niece, Jana, was the senior attendant at the coronation. This first picture is Jana with Ben. That's me and my brother-in-law, Don, in the background.











And this picture is Jana with Nick. Looks like he was told to show his "happy face" for this picture.












Here are the boys, sporting their new sneakers. They have worn sandals for so long, I don't think they remember what it was like to wear real shoes and these are actually their first pair of sneakers. So they have been very excited about their new sneakers. They love running around in them on the hardwood floors and stomping and jumping in them. The other day when we were getting ready to go shopping, when Nick saw that I had gotten their sandals out, he asked to wear his sneakers instead. Ben is always the first to ask to take them off when we get back home. He is very hot natured.












Here is Nick on his tricycle. They love their trikes but they have not figured out how to pedal yet.

















And here is Ben on his tricycle. They are learning to get on and off and still need some help. These things turn over too easily.











This is what they spend most of their time doing. It's pretty funny to watch. They steer them all over the driveway and try to push them up onto the grass and even into those two big evergreens.

We had some really nice, cool weather last weekend and on Monday. I am so excited to see the fall! It is even more special now, since I also get to see the seasons through the eyes of my precious sons.

Aren't they just too cute?!!