After a night camping in the woods with Chris, Peter & his nephews, Ellis came home elated about his adventures...and filthy. Here are just a few of the things we discovered in his hair:
Food
Sunscreen
Snarls
Grass
and three ticks.
We've been diligent about nightly tick checks, but sifting through Ellis's mop of hair is no treat for anyone involved, and these three bugs were the straws that broke the camel's back.
It was time for a haircut.
Now, Ellis is not exactly keen on anything coming near him that he's not fond of - he's gone into complete meltdowns over band aids, lotion, even washing hands...so we were wary of his willingness to sit still as we chopped his golden locks. We wrapped the clippers up like a present and let him open them up, then there was a lot of inspecting of the "hair cutting tool" (tools are okay, in fact, tools are cool in Ellis's book). 
Ellis practiced using his new haircutting tool on his dad...
And while Ellis "clipped" dada, mama chopped Ellis...
The experience was not without its due bribing, including a frosty treat, for we still had some snipping to finish up...
All done. Ladies and gentlemen, I introduce to you, our little boy.
I was admittedly teary-eyed, watching his baby hair fall to the floor, but that was quickly changed to joy when I saw this bright little face, out from behind all that hair.
Monday, June 16, 2008
The time had come...
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6 comments:
WOW! I would have been teary-eyed too, but the end result is still so sweet. And I hear you on the need for shorter hair on boys anyway...Jackson's was never as long as Ellis' but we're still considering another buzz for the summer. He just gets so HOT with all that hair on the top of his head!! Adorable Ellis!
He looks ADORABLE, so grown up but so stinkin' cute.
Looks JUST LIKE Chris, now!
Wow, look at those pictures I gave you of Christopher and Michael again and Ellis is sure that third pea on the pod! Good job, reminded me of many times clipping Matt and Brian out on the driveway!
Susie
Your boy just grew up in a matter of minutes. Amazing how much he looks like Chris. The girls and I loved the transformation pictures.
This story is so darn sweet. I love how you wrapped up the "tool" and Chris and Ellis practiced together. Waylon is similar in his wariness of new things, and it's comforting and inspiring to see your strategies for helping Ellis. I had to go over and kiss my baby's little bald head after reading this entry!
Julianne
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