Spike - the new 'do

Above is a great example of Markus's hair. It's Campbell hair - style and all. Chad has been making comment that the 'Franciscan Monk' look is not hip. I know, I know...but in my defense I don't know what to do with boy hair. I haven't even been parting it much less anything else. This is the way my daddy and both of my brothers have been wearing their hair for as long as I've know them. It's just natural I guess that I let his be like what I'm used to.

That said, I was tired of the monk comments and I knew Chad was right. Markus is a big boy now and should have big boy hair.

Haircuts however are a painful procedure. Not in the sense of real pain, but that Markus can be a real pain while getting one. What do I mean? Y'all ever heard of the term "wailing and gnashing of teeth"? Markus gives real meaning to that one during his haircuts.






Be that as it may I was determined on Thursday to get a new style for Markus. So we put up with the crying, the screaming, the kicking, and whatever else he threw or sprayed at us. We replaced suckers that got hair in them and suckers that had been eaten. At one point our stylist (who I try to over tip) handed him her water bottle to play with. It actually worked pretty good. He really got a kick out of wetting her, the floor, and anyone else in striking distance.

After the cut and the crying was done, we gelled it up for his spiky new style. He really likes it now too. He asked me this morning to 'gel him' and he has admired himself many times in our bathroom mirrors. Wouldn't it be nice if this new 'do gets him to quit behaving so badly in the salon chair? One can only hope. :)