Haircuts

So, we finally decided to do some summer hair cuts. Here is a before picture of both of them. They had been getting so blond because of all the sun they've been getting this summer, but also a little too long to be comfortable with all of the heat and humidity. Haircuts are something that Kason really does well at. He can sit still for a very long time and even gets excited about the clippers and the scissors. For Harley, on the other hand, this is a source of a great deal of stress. The clippers make him nervous and the scissors scare him to death. So, we have to beg and bribe and take lots of breaks in order to finish the job on him. Throughout the course of the afternoon he got a sucker, a candy bar, soda pop, etc. When Reed got home we were almost done and, since Harley is a little more comfortable with him, we decided that Reed would be the one to finish the job. Of course at this point Harley had just about had it with hair cuts and no amount of pleading or bribery would convince him that he wanted to sit through it again. So, Reed was trying to wrestle him down and get the job done and amidst the struggle Reed dropped the clippers. As he was picking them up when I entered the bathroom and decided I would cut if Reed would hold him down. I grabbed the clippers and began my assault. To my horror I found that the clippers, previously set at 3/4 inch (we have the kind with the comb that slides up and down depending on the length you want), because Harley has really cute beach blond curls I like to keep it a little long even in the summer, had slipped down to 1/8 inch! 

 So he now had a big chunk of bald head! We had no choice but to shave his whole head. I shed a couple of tears for those beautiful curls, but luckily hair grows. It won't be long before we do the whole thing again. But next time we will check the clippers each time before diving in. 

 

So, Here is the after. He looks like a prison inmate. But a really cute prison inmate! And he will be nice and cool out in the summer heat!

Kason's Haircut turned out really good!

We didn't give Ella a haircut. It will probably be a long the before she get her first one. And hopeful never any mishaps with the clippers!