Nate's First Haircut


Before: long bangs

As Nathan has grown over these last ten months, so has his hair. Jeff and I have both been amused by the pattern his hair has filled in, straight down the middle, creating a natural mohawk type look. A few weeks ago we agreed that he needed a trim, as the ends nearly reached his eyes and floated over his ears. Then, during Spring Break, on the morning we agreed to get Nathan's hair cut, I chickened out. Nate was a little fussy that morning, which made the decision to wait easier. Then, after viewing the adorable Easter pictures we had taken two days later, it became quite obvious that he needed a hair cut. Almost on a whim, we hopped in the car this afternoon and found our way to the very child friendly "Lil Snippers". Although the gal cutting his hair put an Elmo and Jason Mraz DVD in a small TV directly ahead of him, and her colleague tried blowing bubbles as a distraction, Nathan kept turning his head to watch every move she was making. Despite this, she quickly snipped away the frayed edges. In a matter of minutes, we were in and out and Nathan had a handsome new look!


All cleaned up!

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