Hayden's 1st Haircut

We finally took Hayden to get his first haircut last week. It was quite an ordeal! It took me several weeks to finally make the decision that it was time to get it done. After having the girl at Starbucks say, "She looks just like that little girl in ...." (I didn't hear much after that because the words "she" and "little girl" rang in my ears like a siren), I made the call to Barbara to schedule his appointment. He hated every minute of it. Cried from start to finish. Joe tried his best to distract him from crying by talking to him about the animals on the front of his apron, and how cool it was that he got to wear a cape. But nothing worked until it was over and he got the reward. Three pieces of candy. He does look really cute with his new cut, and the most important part for me, he kept some of his curls. I'm just not ready to give them up yet. :-) Besides that, we have big plans for Halloween for his costume, so he's going to need that wild, curly hair in October.