Nicholas's Big Day

Well... today was a major milestone in Nicholas's life. He had his first haircut, and as you can see from this "before" shot, he needed one badly! We just could not tame it any longer. And, of course, he was such a brave little guy! All morning, we wondered how it would go, and agreed that it could've gone either way.

He sat all by himself in the chair and never moved. I think he actually liked it! The hairdresser used the electric clippers, and the vibration almost put him to sleep. We were so proud of him.

He looks like such a little boy now - no more baby. It's a good thing I was in charge of taking pictures, because otherwise I would have been in tears.

After our haircut, we went out to lunch at Red Robin. What a great restaurant to take a little kid - there is so much going on in that place! Between the neon lights, moving airplane hanging from the ceiling, and balloons to play with - there was no way this could fail! We ordered him his own meal off of the kids' menu, and he pretty much ate the whole thing. I swear, this kid can eat as much as I can, and lately, he can't get enough food. He must be going through a growth spurt. Oh well, no matter how hard I wish for him to stop - he just keeps on growing up...