Fun with hair and Kool-aid

[same_sky]

On Friday night when my parents and niece were here, I announced that M, my niece (W) and I had a little project that we needed to go work on while my parents kept E out of trouble. She had had an extremely odd sleeping day (following her three hour plus wakefulness in the middle of the night) so she was up way past her bedtime. So, we closeted ourself in the bathroom, where we proceeded to do unspeakable things to M's hair.

That's dyed with Kool-aid, and it's still actually in his hair at this point. It washed out much more than we wanted--it was stinging (possibly because we had just shaved his head) and it was bedtime so he rinsed it out sooner than he probably should have. There was still a red tinge the next day, though.

I love how unimpressed Evelyn looks. We were a little afraid that she'd be afraid of him with a mohawk and so we were prepared to shave it off right away, but she didn't much care either way.

M goes to work in shorts and sandals, so there is really not a dress code at all that he needs to follow, but even he was a little leery of showing up with a red mohawk and calling himself a manager. He did actually have to work on Saturday for inventory, so his work buddies did get to see his glorious new 'do. They were also... surprised. My family was also a little on the shocked side, as were the people at the restaraunt and grocery store when we stopped in on Saturday. M is really just not the type that you expect a mohawk from. :)

On Sunday morning, we sent Evelyn off to church with her Granny and Grandpa while we finished getting ready and yes, shaving M's head. He had been planning to shave his head, just to see what it looked like, all along. The red mohawk was just for fun. He doesn't look horrible with his bald head, but he does look better with hair, so he's growing it back out and it's already long enough to almost look like he has hair again. ;) Even if he really liked it, it is totally not the right hairstyle for him because it requires way too much work on keeping it shaved.

So yes, she looks like a boy in that picture, but how could we NOT buy this outfit for her? She is totally M's little mini-me! :)

Comments

[kapuhi.livejournal.com]

Please tell me the first picture is the one going on the back of his book when it's published. :)

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

I'm sure he'll campaign for that one to be picked! ;)

[grain-damaged.livejournal.com]

Haha! That's *wonderful*! I love it. =)

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :) It was fun!

[carrieb.livejournal.com]

He is soooooo not the type for a mohawk! I'm guessing Kentucky is not the place to explore your mohawk feelings, either. Glad to hear he is growing it back *lol*.

She is so cute (though boyish, yes) in her little daddy-matching shirt!

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

You know what's funny? She actually looks a lot like Erik sometimes, more so as she gets bigger. I have been meaning to tell you that. It's not all the time, but there's a certain look in her eyes sometimes that reminds both M and me a lot of Erik, and that outfit she had on really emphasized it... of course not in the picture though. They may look too much like siblings (maybe it's our freakish twin thing coming back?) to ever hook up. ;)

Oh, and M laughed at your comment last time about the shaved head and said, "Carrie REALLY didn't like my hair, did she?" We've been having fun but now it's time for it to go back to normal, I think. :)

[lizardek.livejournal.com]

Why did he shave it off in the first place? I think I missed something somewhere. He's lucky that Kool-Aid didn't permanently stain his head! :D

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

He just wanted to.. no particular reason. :) The Kool-Aid did actually stain his head a little, but it washed out. We were surprised to find that shaving cream actually takes the dye out, and also toothpaste. It feels pretty weird to squirt a handful of toothpaste into your hands and rub it into someone's bald head, I can tell you that much.

[courtesy.livejournal.com]

Haha, you guys are nutters. But it does suit him shaved. Still, bring back the hair!!

[same-sky.livejournal.com]

Yes, on all accounts! :)