Boo's Makover

Boo has been thinking about a haircut for awhile now and it finally all came together.  Of course she would only let Katie Ball cut it (not some stranger) and she wanted to wait until fall (I think it's here) so she took the plunge.  This is all a pretty big step for this girl who asked for a haircut this summer and when I took off a couple of inches, she sobbed the rest of the day because Goose's hair was no longer than hers. :)

So this was actually taken well into the haircut, it was even longer to begin with.  I was scooping up piles of hair so she wouldn't see them and freak out how much hair was coming off.  She said she wanted it short, well above her shoulders and when it was done (we went with a slightly longer version) she was THRILLED!  In fact, she couldn't stop giggling and we could hear her from the other room as she was looking in the mirror.  I don't know if I've ever seen her so completely unable to stop smiling.  She posed for quite a photo shoot after that.  Isn't she adorable?

She spent the afternoon trying out all different ways to wear her hair and BOUNCING around the house since, "It feels so bouncy".  Boo tends to be a fun loving kid but she avoids anything that draws attention to herself.  She'd rather not have all eyes on her and even positive attention can make things difficult around here.  My favorite statement from her today was, "I feel like a whole new person".   In many ways this year, I see her becoming more sure of herself and growing into a whole new Boo.