Haircut Saturday

Isaiah got a hair cut right before he left on vacation with my parents. I take him to a walk-in type place for his hair cuts because he hates having it done and it always ends in a distressing experience or all out fight if I do it at home. There are times when we can get it done peacefully but I have to catch him at just the right time and in just the right mood. If I take him somewhere he sits still, it's relatively cheap and there is harmony in the home. After he has his hair cut the place always lets him choose a sucker as a treat.

Yesterday Huston needed his hair cut. Huston is a much more patient client so I have always cut his hair at home. When I mentioned it to him yesterday he asked me if he could get a sucker afterwards - I figured that it is only fair since that's what Isaiah gets and I thought about all the easter/halloween (yes, halloween) candy we still have lying around. So I agreed. Huston sat so still and when we were done I gave him a sucker. Avery saw the sucker...

Now Avery has never had a haircut. First of all, unlike his brothers, Avery's hair has taken forever to grow and has come in very thin and wispy. Secondly, I have tried to get him to sit still for a haircut a few times but no go - the boy would have none of it. Suddenly bribery came into play here - I told him that those suckers were haircut suckers and if he wanted one he had to let mommy cut his hair. So he sat in the chair and I went for it - he sat so still the whole time and I was amazed that we were finally able to give him a good hair cut - his first!

Here is the after picture - the freshly shorn brothers. The funny thing is it was not until I looked at this picture that I realized how much these two brothers look alike. I always thought Avery favored Isaiah a little bit more than he did Huston, but now with the same hair I see a strong resemblance! Click here if you want a before picture of Avery...