Hair cuts

Both the boys went for a haircut the week before this one. This is a big event, something that they really like - Aiden because he wants short hair like dad, Evan because he's keen to do anything, especially if Aiden is keen to do it. So off they went. Ange said she felt a bit grim watching Aidens golden locks fall to the ground (got down on her knees she tells me to collect a few - this, it turns out, is Aidens first proper haircut - one where you can really see a difference). Well he certainly looks like a little boy now, though its a while since a well meaning Chinese person has come up to us and pointed at him and said very beautiful girl. The barber chopped off more than he was licenced to do, but said that he was doing it so that Aiden's hair would start growing properly. I'm not sure whether this theory is supported by any real evidence, but it's a strongly held local belief. Evan's haircut was less dramatic - was it even cut - I'm not too sure. He's got chaotic stuff growing out of his head, so it's hard to tell. A barber's nightmare for sure.

He made up for it by lifting up his shirt to show off his tummy, something that he likes to do, and by grabbing a pencil and paper and posing in his best I'm a smart dude pose - taking notes you know - for example on the way that dad had trashed the color settings on these photos - too yellow, too red, who knows - no grey card balancing for the flashes, so all guesswork in the end. For me, I loved Aidens blonde locks and probably would have opted to keep them - like this photo taken in the morning sun just before he got the chop - but hey, it's not my head.