First Haircut

The time finally arrived when Holly was comfortable letting Bryce have his hair professionally trimmed. After she gave an initial whack to the neck with scissors many months ago, this time Holly took Bryce and Kari to get their haircut at her hairdresser - Colleen.

 

 Before- negotiating the length

While it might sound embarrassing for a father to say his son got his hairs chopped at a salon, we're not dealing with your standard locks of love... If you follow this blog, you'll know that little booger has extremely tight curls and not a "do" that can be carved up with a Flobee.

Mind you Bryce needs a decent helping of conditioner during his baths and also requires some "product" that Holly throws into his mop. So it seemed only fitting that his initial chop came at a salon, not a barbershop.

During... (Kari sitting under the dryer)

He sat calmly and stared at another man having his hair done, while occasionally being entertained by his loving sister. Kari had already had her hair cut before Bryce, so he had a sense of calm leading into his moment in the spotlight.

All in all, things went great and he was able to keep his curls!!

 

After- A job well done by both parties!

Halloween 2011

The month of October and first week of November have been nothing short of chaotic.  Kevin traveled every week in October and I jump started November with the pharmacy career fair last week  I had lots of support, help and good notes from previous years, but it was still a huge task to undertake.  Somewhere in the midst of all of this, Halloween happened. 

We started early enough and Kari was able to make little bat treats for her classmates and Bryce's for the holiday.

The Clawson's hosted the neighborhood Halloween party.  We feasted on pizza and treats and then took the obligatory neighborhood costume picture.  As you can imagine, it's pretty difficult to get 15+ kiddos sitting/standing still even for just a few seconds.

It was absolutely precious watching Bryce going up to houses and saying his best "trick or treat" to get a piece of candy.

Belts and Boards

Kari had a particularly fun week recently. At the end of the week she was promoted from white belt to a yellow belt in Karate. This Karate class actually travels to her pre-school where kids who want to participate can.

She has taken a tremendous liking to this class and proved it with this past week's accomplishment. Roll the video please...

Upon successful breaking of the board, Kari was then awarded her new belt. The teacher is especially proud of Kari's listening and leadership skills, both of which had to come from her father :)