Spencer's hair

Spencer's hair has been a battle between Evan and I for a while. I guess it all started with Evan finally getting a son. Spencer's first Easter came and I made dresses for all the girls and was feeling bad because I hadn't made Spencer anything. Evan told me he had let me mess with the girls and dress them up all these year, I was not to mess with his boy. Maybe that comment was from the Easter tie I made for Evan a few years ago that matched the girl's Easter dresses. He wore it to church and didn't complain!

When Spencer finally started to get hair and it was growing too long, I decided to cut it. I have been cutting Evan's hair since before we were married, so I figured I had 12 years of experience and didn't think anything of it. Well, as many of you know, babies do not hold still when the clippers are put to the back of their head. I gave Spencer a quick haircut and thought I did a fine job, considering all the movement Spencer was doing. Evan disagreed.

The next time Spencer needed a haircut, I decided to put the longest guard on the clippers to do the top of his hair. I thought the spikey look would be cute on Spencer, but not quite a buzzed look. I thought the haircut turned out okay,a little shorter then I wanted, but still pretty good. Evan completely disagreed and was not happy. He said I was not to touch Spencer's hair again.

Well, five months passed and Spencer had not had a haircut because Evan wanted to give it to him. My little boy was starting to look like a girl. Evan said the back could use a little trim, but I was not to use clippers. So, I used scissors, wet his hair, and trimmed his neckline. Yah, he looked butchered! If I could have just used the clippers I could have done a fine job, but I was following instructions. Again, Evan was not happy. I agreed to leave Spencer alone. Evan agreed to give him his next haircut.

That haircut lasted three different sessions, each a week or two apart, and Spencer came away majorly butchered and a tongue covered with hair and belly full of hair. Evan agreed that it wasn't as easy as he thought and maybe I had done a decent job.

So, today I decided it was haircut time again, and in five minutes I gave him this hairdo. I think Evan must have traumatized Spencer because as soon as I pulled out the clippers, Spencer started crying and complaining. M&Ms somewhat solved the problem and this picture is the results. Not perfect, but good.