I've been saying for YEARS that I should just bite the bullet and learn how to trim James' hair between haircuts...even boys' haircuts are expensive. Now we have two boys who need haircuts every few weeks, and I just cringe every time I lay down $17 for Bubby's haircuts. So, last week we did it...we bought a decent set of clippers. I've been avoiding them but over the weekend Bubby's hair finally got to the too long point--so this morning he and I got up and watched the DVD that came with the clippers, then headed outside to cut up a bit.
And...it wasn't horrible. He didn't sit as still for me as he does for the ladies at Sport Clips, but he did okay. He jumped a couple of times, and there's evidence of that, but I only nicked him once (again, in my defense, it's because he moved as I did the final cut by his ear). The final verdict? I need to work a bit on my blending skills, but it ain't bad. Actually, it's a lot better than some of the haircuts we've paid for the past few years!
Here he is during...
...and after.
*Note: see those boxes beside him? That's our next big project...getting stuff in scrapbooks. Seriously, if I don't get that done this summer I don't know what I'll do!
And since he only bled a little, he encouraged Kayci to take a turn, too. So she did--I nipped the ends off her hair. Unfortunately, our photographer was distracted by his cereal so he didn't get a picture of the scissor cut. But, I'll just tell you--that's a whole lot scarier than clippers, especially with a kid who's so concerned about her hair. I think we've come up with a solid plan: as long as it's just nipping dead ends, I'll try it at home. But when she needs a hair CUT or STYLE...we'll leave it to the professionals. :)
Alright, who's next??
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