Cookie Cutters

Based on the past pictures alone, I'm sure you're aware Chase does not like getting his hair cut.  Well, I thought there is a cool kids haircutting shop not far away.  I bet that would make it fun.  Ha.  Bad assumption.

Things started off great...  For both boys...

Chase was curious about the rest of the shop

He loved the airplane chair

And then the pictures stop.  We ended up with 1 2/3 hair cuts, a broken buzzer, two boys in tears, a traumatized mother, and thankfully a calm and patient hair stylist.  No bueno.

Christmas Haircut

On Christmas Eve, Chase randomly asked for a haircut.  We jumped on the opportunity.

We tried to get him to wear the apron

Obviously it didn't last

It started out great...

...and then it made a turn for the worst.

Now his hair is mostly short :)

Trevor's Haircut

If you know Trevor, you picture a tall kid with lots of curly blonde hair... Well, not any more. Here he is with major hat hair before I cut his hair. I will be honest, I was super nervous since it is so curly, but luckily he wanted to go pretty short.

First, I cut Marcus' hair, I think because Trevor really just wanted to watch our tv for a bit. Then I destroyed his mane. Check out all the hair on the ground from the two guys. Can you tell which half belongs to which guy? ;)

Hairless Trevor

He seemed to like his haircut, and he insisted I shared the pictures so our mom could see that he finally cut his hair out in Utah. :) I don't think I'd be comfortable cutting it longer, but apparently I'm now his stylist for any short haircut needs. Ha.

Fiery Hot Hair

I've had a couple requests to see my new "fiery hot hair," as Marcus calls it. I'd say that I was going for something different and fun, but that was purely the hair stylist. And I'll admit straight off that I wasn't expecting to end up with red hair. Luckily it had been a goal of mine since I was really little (I would always draw myself grown up with red hair ???). I guess I'll check that off my list :)

Some of these pictures Marcus took (we had fun playing with the camera on his computer) and some were me trying to get a decent picture to send my mom.

And since I was splurging anyway, I bought a new hair straightener. It's a Rusk W8less. LOVE IT! Seriously. After a crazy long day, my hair is still straight. I didn't know it could do that :)

Yay Marcus! No, he didn't get a haircut. But you can see some hair on his face... don't tell BYU.

This picture was taken the night I got my hair done. It's pretty bright- watch out!

You can see all the different shades of red and brown (and some blonde) in this one:

This was the part the hair dresser was really excited about. The back of my hair fades from brown to red to an orange-y red. (She'd probably kill me for calling it orange.) Apparently it's the new thing with all the movie stars. I think she called it a melt.

If I part my hair on the left, the colors all blend. But if I do it on the right, you can see all the fun colored highlights.

front view

side view... aww, look at that cute guy on the right ;)

So there ya go, I have red hair. Marcus said that means I can be as sassy as I want now, so watch out :) If anyone wants to go to Desi at Regis in University Mall, I have a business card and a coupon. Let me know. She's definitely fun!

Slapsgiving

I must apologize right of the bat because I don't have any pictures from Thanksgiving. So I'll let Marcus paint a picture of the great event...

"The weather was cold, and the stuffing was bold... We really gave thanks for a nice break over Thanksgiving. It was a real treat to get out of Provo for a little bit and enjoy the antics of my family (which are many) and enjoy the simple things of life."

Thanksgiving really was great! A ton of great food and great company. Definitely a successful holiday, if you ask me :) I have had a lot of time recently to realize how lucky I am to have a wonderful life and amazing family. It is pure genius that there is a holiday to celebrate the incredible blessings in our lives, especially those we don't really notice or maybe take for granted.

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There is something that I always wanted to learn to do, but I figured I'd never have the chance, mainly due to how protective Marcus is. He would probably die if anything went wrong, but somehow, his grandma helped convince him that I should be allowed to learn to cut his precious hair.

I had great teachers :)

I would bet that smile is covering up how much he wishes he hadn't agreed to let us chop his hair. I know it has to be short for work, but it seems like all Hardys really love longer hair... especially Paden a couple years ago :)

And it starts... (name that movie)

HaHa... can you imagine if I had left it like this!!! Marcus probably would've killed me.

Thank goodness for the supervision... and help every few seconds ;)

Too bad you can't see the pile of hair that was swept up at about this point!

You can tell I was extremely focused-- there was another picture where my tongue was sticking out due to the intense concentration!

Hmmm... I guess we'll see if I'm ever allowed to try to cut his hair again.

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I had to add in a little teaser, since it is my favorite time of the year.

Our Christmas decorations are not quite complete, but I LOVE this guy! And yes, if you're wondering, Marcus did insist on the nutcracker that was a drummer.