My Boys' Hair

We have been cutting the boys hair for years now. Normally we use the same guard on the clippers to trim the top as we do the sides and back of their hair, but lately we've been trimming the sides and back and not trimming the top...in order to let that grow longer. I'm really liking this look on my boys. But then, I've always thought these were some very handsome boys!

Well, now that the top is a little longer, it wants to just go straight forward on their foreheads. In order to get it to lay to the side (and stay put), I knew we were going to need to get serious.

Enter: Gel

Also known in our house as "Jail"...according to my Southern-raised children. (Yes, it is precious to hear.)

The boys have never had to "do" their hair in the mornings. So I knew this "jail" routine would take some training. So the three of us headed to the bathroom....

Start with one dollop of gel.

Slather it across your head...
...and even if you end up with a "comb-over" type look...

...it's all good, because you're so stinkin' cute!

Noah: done!

Next, was Daniel's turn.

I should have known we were headed for trouble when he got so much gel.

This boy had bigger plans.

Standing-Up Bigger Plans.

It turns out that Daniel is very particular about his 'do.

He was very serious.

And he achieved BIG results.

Results that he was very pleased with.

And he was even more pleased (shocked, actually) when I let him wear his hair this way to the Sunday evening children's activities at church.

While I haven't chilled about everything, I have chilled about stuff like this - you know, in my old age.