Hair cuts are for little men

When I saw that our little boys were needing barrettes for their hair, I realized it was time for a hair cut. Will realized this when a visitor at the church commented on how cute his little girls were. As cute as Zevon's hockey mullet was, and as adorable as Guthrie's bozo the clown curls were, they needed hair cuts. Evie didn't get her hair cut until she was almost 4 years old, so we were entering new territory. We could have brought them into a salon. But we hesitated, thinking of a double price for hair cuts when we weren't even sure they would sit still. So, we brought the hair cut to them.

I bought a clipper and scissor set from Costco, we set up the highchair in front of the TV, and Will and I took turns at being our sons' stylists. Cutting toddler hair is not for the faint of heart. You would think we were cutting off their fingers for as much as they were screaming. Plus, as I saw those little curls falling to the floor, all I could think was "that's their baby baby hair, the stuff they were born with!" Needless to say, I was a wreck.

Guthrie before. He was crying before I even brought out the scissors!

Getting a lock of hair for Guthrie's baby book

Don't cut my ear off, Mom!

Guthrie after. Still crying, but so handsome.

I don't think we did a bad job. There are a few mistakes here and there. But we will get better, and I think the boys will get used to the process, too. We pretty much paid for the clippers by doing the job ourselves this one time. Will is looking forward to telling his boys some day, "Time for a hair cut, boys! Let's go to the garage!" and giving them buzz cuts. I'm having enough trouble thinking of them as closer to 2 than 1 year old. I can't think of them as anything older than they are right now!

Zevon before. Notice the curly mullet behind his ears.

Let the screaming begin!

Don't take too much off, Dad!

Zevon after. Let's be clear, no toddlers were harmed in the process.

I am surprised at how much older they look. Zevon is so handsome and Guthrie looks like a heart-breaker. I am also surprised that I'm having trouble mixing them up. They look more alike now, especially from the side or behind. Zevon is still bigger, but now I don't have the mass of curls to quickly tell them apart.

A little post-cut soak to get rid of the itchy hairs and massive snot streaks. (Guthrie has just taken a drink of bath water. Zevon thinks his brother is ridiculous.)