The Danger of Quiet and a Haircut

Don't worry, no amateur haircuts, yet! Although I'm sure it will happen eventually. I remember cutting my sister's golden locks sometime before the age of 6 and I'm sure I was quiet while doing it!

The Danger of Quiet

If the boys are quiet, there is probably something bad going on. I'll usually find one or both boys coated in some substance- petroleum jelly, dish soap, or flour- just to name a few. (Note: Do not try to wash petroleum jelly off, it only makes it worse!) They also may be gorging themselves on some forbidden food or drawing on something they shouldn't be.

And so was the case the other day when I finally decided to bring up from the garage one of the big wardrobe boxes that I had been saving from our move. I have been reluctant to bring it upstairs because our place is so small but it was a rainy day and we were all going stir crazy. We cut a door and some windows out of it and then I let the boys decorate it with markers.

Once they finished the outside they wanted to color the inside.

So, in they went and in they stayed, coloring happily and QUIETLY! I knew that something bad was probably going on but I was enjoying the quiet and was actually almost to the end of "Audacity of Hope" so I just let it go. After all, there wasn't anything dangerous in there. And so they emerged:

I was not shocked of course to find them practically naked and covered in marker. After all, they were quiet so that is to be expected. That is why we only buy washable markers! We did get some strange looks at the park later on that day but I think most parents understand. That night they washed up quite nicely.

Sammy's First Haircut

We finally broke down and got Sammy his first haircut. I was waiting for his bangs to grow in his eyes but that just wasn't happening and he was starting to get a serious mullet going on.

Finally, for those of you who haven't heard, Charles received the "official" call to D.C. last month. We will be moving from Washington to "the other Washington" (as people around here call it) at the end of June. While we will miss him greatly (ha ha) we are really proud that he was selected for an Air Staff position and we are grateful that he made the sacrifice so we could be closer to family. All of our friends out in Northern VA keep your eyes open for a "reasonably" priced house for us to rent!