Here he is!

We interrupt our regularly scheduled home improvement postings for this breaking news! Silas got his first hair cut!

Silas was not overly thrilled with the process, although he's been talking about getting a hair cut ever since Drew cut his. Drew did a nice job, but Silas was a squirmy worm, and we will therefore we have to go back and trim a bit more.
When Silas was finished with his hair cut, it was giraffe's turn:
I miss those golden curls, but one thing that I am so not going to miss is Silas screaming every time I try to run a comb through his snarls.

Curls or not, he is still one cute kid.

A wee fashion adjustment

The cat: still more tolerant of Silas than he is of the rest of the world.
I have been wanting to cut Silas' bangs for a long time, but was always outvoted when I brought up the suggestion: Drew wanted to grow them out to match the rest of his hair and Silas simply wanted to be resistant. So I relented. Let them grow. Fine.

Imagine my surprise when I came home from work a few days ago and discovered that Drew had cut them himself that morning. Tired of hair hanging in his eyes all of the time, Drew had convinced Silas to sit still long enough to make the cut, something I had failed repeatedly to do. I am a fan of the bangs, I must say. They are the only part of his hair that we have ever cut, so, other than the bangs, that's how nearly three years of growth looks on him.

I still find myself reflexively reaching across his forehead to brush the hair out of his eyes, even though this is no longer necessary. And, with three paragraphs devoted to my son's hair, I think it's time to wrap up this post.

A perfect hair day

What can I say? The boy's got style! The hair dryer is a new fashion-must for Silas, who until recently was a bit afraid of it. Gotta keep those golden-locks in check!