Zoey's First Haircut!

Today marked a milestone in the Miller household.  Just shy of turning four years old, Miss Zoey got her first haircut.  (I can't say it's the first time scissors have touched her hair anymore... not since she fell in love with bubblegum and have trimmed out a piece or two.)  ;)

Before

 


In the chair!  Look at those curls flowing over!

Carefully cutting curls...

 I made sure to cut and keep many locks of beautiful curls!  I know family members will want one.  Jenna was nice enough to have thought ahead and had many small bags on hand.  I brought a large baggie and some tape, but this way not all of the pieces will have tape on them or we won't have to figure out how to work around it. 

Scared, but calm.

For those of you that really know Zoey, this is obviously her "freaked out, but I'm not going to tell you" face.  She was a total angel in the salon, but I could tell that she wasn't so sure of what she was really doing.  (We have discussed the haircut for months... so she knew the basics.)  She didn't talk much at all, which is another big sign of her uncomfortableness...  that and this face...  I knew she was being a trooper! 

Cut, cut, cut...  Jenna's a perfectionist!  :)

I knew Grandma Joyce would want to be there to watch...

And I scheduled the appointment for around lunchtime - just in case Daddy wanted to see...  He could swing by on his break...  He didn't disappoint!  :)  He showed up right as she sat in the chair, gave us both kisses and smiles and ran back to work.  I don't think his heart could've taken the actual cutting phase. 

Daddy couldn't miss this moment, but couldn't stay to watch either.  "What can I say?!" he says.   I know he's the best Daddy ever!

Zoey's constant companions - Mama and BUNNY!! 

Before cut at the rock fountain across the street from the salon.

After cut.

Jena also convinced Zoey to have a wee braid in the front - to hold the hair out of her eyes.  Hopefully, this means she'll let me do something more than just look at her hair in the future!  Oh, and I know the curls will bounce back after we wash it!  (Proven by bubblegum removal cut!)  :) The humidity had already started to curl the ends... We'll see for sure tomorrow.

I think she likes it! :)

Quaker Oats and my hair!

Just catching up on some Zoey photo love.....

Here she is playing with an empty Quaker Oats 'box.' I tried to get her to bang on it like a drum - always fun! - but she decided she prefered to chew on it or just toss it around.



** Oh, and by the way... On Thursday, I finally CUT OFF MY HAIR! :) I'm going to donate the nearly 12 inches to Locks of Love. I've done this once before. It's fun. Although I think this time I'll try to wear the style for a while before deciding to grow it out in order to donate it again.

This picture was taken the evening after my appointment. The gal who cuts my hair really likes her flatiron. (She's ironed me each time I've been there.) So, needless to say, I haven't looked like this since. But I still like it! (And I may invest in a flatiron myself - someday - you know, after my husband finds a job again and we pay down some bills.... ;) )

I'm going to have to get some simple products at least - hairspray, mousse, etc... I have never really used that stuff. Here and there, perhaps... but I think it's time I started to care a bit about my hair... maybe inbetween feeding and diapering... :)

I've heard many good comments about my hair (thank you!) The only *strange* comment came from my sister after seeing my hair after I hadn't done anything with it (besides comb it) - which is how it looks most days now. She said I had "Snape hair." ...the dude from Harry Potter... Professor Severus Snape...he teaches potions class... he's portrayed by Alan Rickman...

oh well... I think she meant it as a funny compliment. At least that's how I'm going with it... :)



And - for the record - it's actually more like the chick from Law & Order.

...That is the goal anyway.