Amelia's First Haircut and Style

Other than one time about a year and a half ago when I trimmed just the bottom of the back of Amelia's hair, she has never had her hair cut.  At the age of three and a half, it seemed like a good time, plus her hair, although long, is fine and was really in need of some styling.

We (I) wanted it to be a really fun experience, so we (all three of us) went to visit a friend from church who has a salon right at her home.   Our friend's name is Leisa, and she and her family are simply wonderful.

Amelia was so good, very quiet, but so still.  She had been very excited about getting her haircut and when asked how she wanted it, she said "like Strawberry Shortcake!"  We ended up cutting off about 3 inches and I was delighted when Leisa cut it off in a ponytail which I can now scrapbook (I know I'm kind of weird and love to keep things like this).  She showed us how to do a twist-braid and then curled Amelia's blonde locks, she looked quite the doll.  Afterwards, we were invited to stay for dinner and dessert (which just happened to be the best strawberry shortcake ever).  It was a great experience, and I feel blessed to have such special people in our lives.

Here she is in the salon chair, complete with penguin cape, which she chose over an undersea theme.

See how pretty the twist-braid is?  Now if only I can recreate - although Matthew probably can, he remembered the directions perfectly.

Next came the curls...

...how pretty are they?

Amelia got over her shyness after a while, and enjoyed playing in the garden with everybody else.

Here she is with Leisa enjoying strawberry shortcake on the swing (which she absolutely loved).

Sitting pretty.

There was even fun with tree frogs, they were found under the rim of the hot-tub cover and the children were rather excited about them.

Another swing, that she just had to sit on.

She's such a little cutie and I'm so proud of how well behaved she was as she got her haircut!