I took Elizabeth for her first "real" haircut. I've always done it myself up until now. I had wanted her to have an A-line bob (kind of like mine, but with bangs). I think I didn't communicate as clearly as I should have, because we ended up with more of a bob than an A-line bob. 
Or it might have been that it's really difficult to cut the hair of a 2 year old who won't hold still. Plus, her hair is so fine and thin that it wouldn't have looked like mine no matter what.The more I looked at it, the more I realized that the front was a little shorter than the back instead of the other way around. And I started to think that I wanted to fix it.
So I spent over an hour trying to get the back shorter than the front. (Trying to wrestle with your two year old while holding a pair of scissors is a dangerous endeavor!) The front was already so short that I didn't have much to work with as far as truly making an angle. I even had to get out the clippers and shave her neck. But I think I got more of the look I was going for. 
Now we just need the whole thing to grow out a bit (especially the front). I will say I'm getting more used to it. And I'm coming to grips with the fact that I'm going to have to round brush it every time I want it to look cute. (For the record, these pics are of 3rd day hair that's been slept on 3 times and round brushed twice, the ones in pink are right after I round brushed it from wet to dry, so that's why those are fluffier. I'm hoping that when I do this from wet to dry, it will look better.) 
Nate also FINALLY decided to cut his hair (thank goodness). He decided to first give himself a mullet! 
Business in front. 
Party in back. 
He wanted to leave it for a day, but I talked him out of it, using the logic "you wouldn't want to have to clean up hair twice."
Interesting observation: No one at work noticed, or at least they didn't say anything. EVERYONE at Enrichment noticed last night when he came to get the kids. I guess LDS women are either A) more observant than male engineers or B) appreciate a clean cut hairdo more (probably both).
Harrison also got a haircut and I got mine done 2 weeks ago, so we are a family full of new do's.
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I love Elizabeth's hair! It's so cute. If you remember last summer I had a similar endeavor with Averi's hair... cut it myself and almost cried when I ended up shaving the back of her neck.
I think it turned out totally cute! And, if you want the body to hang around longer, just throw in a little mouse (or whatever you use) when you round brush it. I used to have issues putting product in kids hair, but with Joylyn it was a necessity, so I got over it :) As I'm sure you've noticed, I'm all about doing my girls hair as little as possible!
First of all, your two-year-old lets you round-brush her hair? With a blow dryer? That is quite an accomplishment. And Nate's hair is hilarious.
Nice to know my husband isn't the only one that likes to cut his hair in stages--lucky it doesn't stop at the mullet =)
Elizabeth's hair is so cute!! Maybe now I'll have the nerve to do the first haircut on our Elizabeth.
she looks cute.
this story totally reminded me of myself with kennedy. i cut her hair into an a-line bob at age 2 (provo). she would sit in the sink and i would round brush it. it didn't take too long.
a little pomade on the very end of her hair in front will help it look a little more pulled down (long). if that made sense.
adorable!
I think you did a good job with Elizabeth's hair. Like I've told you before, whenever I go to a salon I always end up coming home and cutting it more to the way I actually wanted it.
And I was laughing at Nate's haircut. My brothers totally cut their hair in stages, but they usually leave it looking hideous for a day or so. But that's probably because they don't have wives to convince them otherwise!
When I saw Nay's hair, I honestly threw-up a little in my mouth.
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