Bye bye curls

BEFORE Your son's hair is too long when . . .

AFTER Still adorable

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I'm grieving today.

Last Sunday our church held a baptism celebration/ice cream social at so-and-so's inlaws that have a unique lake front property with a private sandy beach. It was really beautiful - from the wisteria vines over the covered patio with hanging swings, to the deeper significance of second chances, starting over . . . hope.

We didn't bring appropriate gear for swimming or sand, but that has never stopped the Mighty Warrick. Frankly, I don't have the energy to try to keep him FROM the water and would rather spend my energy with him IN the water. So, in we plunged in our jean shorts and tank tops.

Brett was standing at the edge of the water with our daughter next to my friend Candace. She's pretty raw - in a good way. You get the impression when you are around her that if she tried to lie, she'd never be able to pull it off. And she's certainly not afraid to shoot you straight.

Candace, while watching me drag W through the water, "Brett . . . love the curls, but I think it's REALLY starting to look like a mullet. It's about time for a hair cut."

Strange that the front couldn't quite keep up with the back, and also strange that his hair is so curly in the back, but not in front. Apparently, mine was the same way. I had been noticing how far down his neck his hair would reach when it was wet.

So . . . we didn't quite make it to his 2nd birthday with his baby hair. He's still the cutest little boy I've ever seen. And truthfully, my goal was simply to shorten the curls. But unfortunately . . . his hair just didn't quite curl up the same way after the trim.

For the record, it's not easy to cut the hair of a moving target (although this was easier than cutting my friend Billy's hair. Imagine shaving a dancing bear . . . seriously, he has the thickest hair ever and never seemed to comprehend "sit still")