Thursday, June 3, 2010

Summer hair

We all had some seriously long hair. With the hot weather upon us and a decreased desire to fight with tangles, we decided it was time for a change.
This was Anna's before it was cut - Abigail's was a similar length, but I forgot to get a photo before I lopped it off...
Anna's "after" shot
Abi's "after" shot
Now, to be fair, these pictures were taken a couple weeks ago - the girls decided early on they wanted "summer hair". I was slower off the mark. I like my long hair. I like my braid. But I wasn't liking the time it takes to dry. And I think, frankly, I wanted a change. So.....
Before

After

What do you think? I'm rather pleased with it. All in, about 13 inches came off. It's all contained in a nice long ponytail, ready to be donated to Locks of Love. And the best of it is that it didn't cost a cent - my sweet mother-in-law did the cutting. Bless her, she was very nervous about it, but she faced her fear and did a fine job - and she didn't even take revenge for moving her boy so far away. What a treasure!

Whoa - has anyone else ever handed their mother-in-law a pair of scissors and invited them to chop away? I'll have to give her an extra hug today.

5 comments:

Marie said...

Looks great! When did you do this? If it was like this Sunday then I'm REALLY embarrassed that i didn't notice:/

Lori said...

I love it Kelly!

Kelly said...

Don't worry about not noticing - it was yesterday!

zz said...

I love your hair shoulder-length. It really shows off your dimples and bright eyes:). Love the girls' hair, too. So chipper. Yes, that is the word. Chipper. Bravo to the mum-in-law. Paul's mom cut his once on the train on the way to a wedding. You could tell. So no one EVER gave her scissors thereafter.

Mandie said...

Looks great, and can't wait to see it from the front too.

No hug for me, I don't think I'd let my MIL cut my hair...LOL