I love September. And for the last (almost) 3 years I have had 2 reasons to love September.
I love birthdays -- I love the excuse to celebrate, to decorate, and to just generally be happy! I'm thinking that I may have to adopt Jodi's philosophy and stretch the celebrating all month long! I've got a few ideas, traditions in mind . . . . we'll see how it goes.
I started a little early last Saturday by enjoying a Saturday shopping day with just Anna and I. We went to Deseret Book, Pottery Barn, Costco, lunch at McDonald's and to Pigtails and Crewcuts for her first non-mom haircut. I cut her hair a few months ago and the badly uneven ends have been bugging me for some time. Thankfully her hair has a nice curl/wave to it at the ends, so it was very forgiving.
The before shot:
I sat Anna in the airplane seat (her choice), the hair dresser put on the cape, Anna's hands latched onto the steering wheel and she never let go. Once the haircut began she turned into a statue -- totally frozen in place, expressionless, she wouldn't respond to my questions . . . . . it was all very very strange. Maybe it was partly due to her fixation on the tv screen playing Toy Story directly in front of her. Maybe. But at least she was good!
The after shot: the hair-dresser did have to agree with me. Anna's hair just likes to do it's own thing. One side flips out and one side flips in. Before church on Sunday we did a little more playing than usual and I even pulled out the curling iron to help gain some control (I think I need to get a skinnier one now). And here's our little beauty.
Her hair like this totally reminds me of a picture of me somewhere. I'll have to dig it up and compare.
I also loved Lisa's recent post about Lily's Great Day and may have to do the whole hair & nails sha-bang when Anna is a bit older.
