A Boy and His Hair

Kip loved his long, shaggy hair. So when his dad told him he had to get it cut, he was dismayed, to say the least! (I tried to get him in the same pose so you could see the difference) Kip acted like he'd gotten a crew cut... The barber did take a significant amount off, but it's still relatively long, as you can see. And like I told him, the one good thing about a haircut is -- it always grows back! I had written down what he should say to the barber: 1. Just re-layer it. 2. Do NOT cut the bangs above my eyebrows. 3. Angle it down in the front. 4. Don't take anything off the back. Well, he ended up telling the guy to take some off the back, and wasn't happy with the results when his hair suddenly became 3 inches shorter... (it was even longer than it looks in the "before" picture) But at least the guy left his bangs long, although they are no longer below his eyes. And Lon was satisfied. Now the question is, will Kip let me blow-dry his hair for his class picture next month, or will he want to just shake it out and go, straight from the shower? We'll have to wait and see!

Labor Day Weekend

Another great (long) weekend in West Virginia! There was us 3, Charlie & Ruth and their youngest son Sam and his friend Josh, Ralph and his daughter Emylee, his baby daughter Madison, his brother Rick, and Rick's son Jonathan. The kids unwisely challenged the oldsters to a game of volleyball, and were severely trounced not once, not twice, but three times in a row! Sure taught them cocky kids a lesson! Reminded us of our younger days playing in the sand at Assateague...

Sunday we took a canoe/kayak trip downriver, where Kip & I learned a valuable lesson ourselves. Rules are there for a reason, and when you break them, the consequences can sometimes be serious. Always wear your life vests!! We dumped our canoe in a rapid and got a little banged up. Could have been WAY worse, but was scary enough as it was. (Kip says the lesson he learned was never again let Mom steer the canoe! har har har)

Monday we relaxed in the river, right in front of the house. Blizzard got in a little swimming, too. Poor dog will have to get used to being alone all day again, now that school will be starting!