Matt's First Haircut

Matt's hair was getting a bit out of hand. It was falling over his ears, and was for some reason really long in back. His nickname around the house was "Bed Head." So it was time for his first haircut.




Where to actually get this done was a bit of a tricky question. I get mine done at Great Clips, where quite frankly I wouldn't want half the employees near my child with anything sharp. Jess goes to a Salon that, well, lets just say Matt didn't need something like a color treatment. Luckily we were not not the first parents to have this conundrum, and where there is parental confusion there is a business opportunity. That Business was a place called "Cookie Cutters" Kids get their hair cut while sitting in airplanes or race cars, watching TV or playing video games. It is a far cry from the barbershop where I cried over my first haircut.

He did okay at first, but a little kid can only take so much of the lady with scary sharp things and a water bottle.






Luckily the people at Cookie Cutters have seen this before. And they know the cure for crying little kids is a balloon.




Well, its not a complete cure.



It was over quickly though, and the balloon provided hours of enjoyment.




Ben also got his own balloon.