Ten Dollars Well Spent

Many of you know that I cut my boy's hair rather than take them to a shop. Through the teaching of a friend I learned how to cut their hair and yet avoid the "My Mom cuts my hair" look. A few principles, some technique, practice, and the tools of the trade make all the difference.
Thankfully, I can do a good enough job now that I've even cut hair for a few friends. Now, they may not ever ask me again, but I have done it. :)
However, when it comes to cutting Emily's hair (beyond trimming the bangs), there was NO way I was going to attempt to do it myself!
Since Emily is our "active child", I knew that I would need to go another route. (Definition of "active child": never sits down/still unless buckled into car seat, highchair, or stroller. I'm not exaggerating, she really doesn't sit down for more than a few seconds. No joke)
I planned to take her down to the local "chop shop", enlisting the help of Brian. Why? Well, that's because she always acts better when he's around and I also thought that if things got a little hairy then he should be there with me to experience it. (Just like the time she escaped from the kiddy cart in Lowe's after being buckled snugly in the 5 point harness system buckle. Yep, she just did it while we had our backs turned and as we turned around to push she was standing there. "Hi Papa, Hi Mama". what a child she is)
As it turned out, she was captivated by the whole experience and sat perfectly still except for when the lady next to her cackled like incessantly. Finally, our stylist said "It will be great when you leave! " lol, so rude, and yet funny. I was so surprised that she just said that to the lady. But because the cackling woman thought she was kidding she just laughed it off.
Why did I get her hair cut in the first place? Her hair has taken such a long time to grow in longer on the sides. Sophia's hair came in the same way when she was this age. So, I decided just to level it all off and see if that might make things come in a little more evenly. It's mostly all in my head because I know how the scalp works and that rates at which hair typically grows, but I did it anyway. It did do one thing, it made her look much older. Since she'll be turning two soon, I guess that will be okay.
Here she is outside, after the fact. I know the sides are pulled up, but you'll just have to use your imagination. :)
(Imagine also that the picture looks good because for some reason Blogger is distorting it. )