Meg's First Haircut

Guess what we did on Monday afternoon?

Our Meggie-girl was overdue for a trim. Those curls were getting looooong. (See this picture, taken in August, for proof.)

The little ringlets were cute, but low-maintenance they were not, and Meg is definitely in a low-maintenance stage. Brushing out the tangles was often uncomfortable for her. She usually took out any clips or barrettes after a few minutes. And, recently, she rarely wanted to wear pony tails, if she could help it. So I thought, "Great. Well, we'll make it so she won't have to have pony tails." I told the lady at Cartoon Cuts to bob it.

When we started to attempt a shampoo, Meg got teary, so we skipped straight to the barber's chair. There Meg enjoyed a triple-whammy of comforts: getting to sit on Daddy's lap, a lollipop, and watching Dora the Explorer on her own personal TV monitor. As you might guess, she relaxed pretty quickly.

Get ready to say goodbye to all that length...

"Ummm... how long is this going to take?"

My sweet little Goldy's locks... all shorn!

One side is finished...

Almost done...

Look, it's our brand new, grown-up girl!

(And a shot of my boys at Froggy Land a little later.)

The verdict on the new 'do is that we love it. Daddy likes the way his cutie-pie looks, Mommy likes the ease of brushing, and Meg likes her new, light, free style. It's just right for a girl who's always on the go.