First haircuts

dan and i decided ethan and emily were way overdue for haircuts. ethan's curls were so very cute, but days that it was not humid they got a little out of control. some days no matter what we tried to do to his hair, he'd always end up looking like the old school willie wonka. emily's hair was okay, just growing in a "v" shape. (the pic is after the cut)

we went to a place called cool cuts 4 kids. being it was their first time and all, i wanted to take them to a kid friendly place. and this place is high on kid friendly. while you wait for your appointment the kids can play with blocks, watch a video or play with a train table. and while they get their hair cut they can play video games or watch movies, all while sitting in a fire truck, car or boat.

the kids were great, but i did have to bribe both of them with ice cream cones though. ethan was getting no where near the chair. i finally got him in. he was not happy, he kept his eyes on his video. they sat in chairs next to each other, and at one point i was holding both their hands!! i'm sure other people there thought we were crazy. emily barely fit in the car, and ethan's fire truck was a little tight too! i guess that area of the shop is more for younger kids. but sitting in something like that really helped them feel comfortable.

anyway, emily's hair just got a blunt cut across the back. i was crushed after ethan's stylist was finished. most of his curls were gone!! i know they'll grow back. the cut does make him look more like a little man. they also gave me an envelope with their curls in it. i laughed to myself. most mom's get to do a scrapbook page about the first haircut when they are around a year-old or so! my kids were 2 1/2 and 4! :)