Haircuts!

It was my plan to let both of the boys' hair grow out until summertime, but just like last year, it got to the point where it just got too bushy, and Mama got out her haircutting scissors and went to town! Here are my handsome boys with their shorter 'dos:

I do their haircuts in a high chair, so that most of the cut curls are collected on the tray, but there are always some runaway renegade curls that fall to the ground, and I get a little chuckle for the next 48 hours as I find more little black ringlets scattered about the kitchen floor.

While surfing through the adoption blogosphere earlier today, I found the below video which, is AWESOME! When my boys are older, I definitely want them to see this:

Curls!

I thought it might be fun to talk a little bit about the boys' hair! They both have great hair, but it is very different from one another. In the summer, I was keeping their hair pretty short, but I've been letting it grow ever since school started, so now we've got some serious curl action going on!

Jeremy's hair is jet black and has a shiny gloss to it. In truth, the boy doesn't know the meaning of a bad hair day. His hair makes Patrick Dempsey's hair jealous. I took these photos of the boys one morning shortly after washing and styling it. He has curls that are tighter around his forehead and neckline/back of head, but looser loopy curls on top and on the sides.

Zachary's hair is dark, dark brown with tighter curls than Jeremy's. In fact, Zachary's curls might better be referred to as coils. I think his hair is cool because it forms natural "twists"!

The below pictures were taken after waking up in the morning. Jeremy's hair get's "bigger", but it doesn't really get frizzy. With just a spritz of water/lotion, he's back in business!

Zachary's hair on the other hand...well, let's just say that it gets the frizzies. Here is little dude with his morning "halo".  His hair can also be tamed by spritzing it with water and reapplying some styling cream.

I've tried several different products on their hair to see what produces the most defined curls without drying it out. And so far, the best thing I've found is Cetaphil cream. It comes in a tub, and I apply it to damp, towel-dried hair immediately after washing. It's been a great styling tool, because it gives it a "gelled" look without drying it out. In fact, it actually moisturizes the hair, which is what black hair always needs!

Faux-Hawks!

I've noticed quite a few adorable faux-hawks being worn by little boys this summer. I've always been a fan of the faux-hawk, so I'm happy to see its resurgence this summer. Not one to miss out on a fun hair trend, I took the boys in to get these cool summer cuts!

I must say, they turned out quite cool indeed! After seeing their curls going down the center of their heads like this, I thought "fro-hawk" might be a more apropos name for their new look.  :)

"I got my car, my football, my muscle shirt and a cool new 'do. Don't mess with me!"

"I might have a rebel's haircut, but I'm still a cutie pie!"

Haircuts!

I just love my boys' curly hair! Jeremy had his first haircut (with us) shortly after he came home, and then I let it grow for the next 8-9 months, just because I wanted to see how it would look. Well, his curls are looser, so rather than stand straight out in a cute 'fro-y sort of way, they just looked pretty. After being asked by an Eritrean man if he was a girl, I decided it was time to take action.

So off to the hair dresser we went. He sat on my lap during his hair cut. Here he is before with his hair all picked out:

And here he is after...my handsome boy! :

Jeremy's hair grows really fast, and he likes getting haircuts, too. So the next time he asked me for a hair cut, I decided to do it myself! (I was emboldened by this post...Go Team Buster!)

Thanks to his curly hair, if my cut isn't precision, it's very forgiving! Here he is before Mama cut it:

And after! :

And finally.... Zachary's first haircut! I'd been waiting as long as I could to cut it, but it was getting too matted in the back, and well...poofy if I didn't wet it every day! Here he is before, with his hair all picked out. Yea for baby Afros:

 Look how long his hair was!

Getting ready to make the first cut:

And after the haircut with Daddy:

It's always a little shocking how much more grown up they look right after a haircut!

Zachary's first haircut! I saved all these curls in a ziplock baggie!