Emma's Haircut

A few weeks back, I broke down and took Emma to the salon for a haircut.  Holy moly, that hair was getting LONG!  This was not her first cut, but it was the first time we did something other than trim the bangs, and only the second time ever going to the salon.  Part of me definitely was torn about cutting that long, curly-whispy hair — it was especially impressive in pigtails! —  but it was getting really hard to brush out.  And boy, do I hate trimming bangs.  I do it, because I am cheap, but I don’t always do it well.   So nice to sit back and let a professional have at it!  

Here’s a before pic out on the sidewalk in front of the salon: 

This salon is nice, too, as its close to us and VERY kid themed, with funny chairs (Emma’s chose the horsey one) and a TV that was showing something on PBS.  Emma opted to watch and was soooooo still for the cut.  She was all smiles, loved it the whole thing and wasn’t nervous at all (unlike her first visit, about a year ago).   

Another HUUUUGE pro of this place for me was the oodles of toys for Elsie and Delia to play with during Emma’s cut.  They barely brushed the surface of all the toys there with what they played with, and had a lot of fun. They did want to sit in one of the big chairs too…. 

At the end, Emma got a blow dry and the option of something fancy (braids, ponytails, etc) and "fairy dust".  She went for just the glitter (can’t see it much in this pic, but its there). 

Conclusion:  Sooooo worth it!  In 20 minutes (and for twenty smackers) she got an awesome cut, Elsie and Delia were totally entertained, and I was actually able to relax.  We were the only folks in the salon, too!  Its too expensive to make a regular habit (especially if E & D eventually need haircuts, yeeps!) but for an occasional treat, this was awesome.  Hooray!  

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