Short and Studly

Soon after we moved to Minnesota, I asked Ben to grow his hair out like it was our senior year in college. And he did it, just for me. I love him for it and know that he loves me because he did it too. Can you keep a secret? I find his long hair to be sexy. Really I do.

(What does it say that this Christmas time picture is the last decent picture we have of Ben? Incidentally, this is the picture that commemorates that all three of us sang in the Christmas music last December. You would have know that if I hadn't taken a blogging sabbatical. Sorry.)

But something happened last year. Ben got a motorcycle and he loves riding it. However, riding it also means that he can't care what the helmet will do to his hair and long man hair isn't very conducive to that. Also, I think that Ben wasn't very keen on the idea of having a little "salt" in his mostly pepper long hair.

So, as a last hurrah, Ben decided to grow his hair long enough to donate to Pantene Beautiful Lengths.

(BTW, we just found out the Locks of Love has questionable business model, even if Ben refused to grow his to their 10in requirement.)

So, today was the day.... and I so wish that I had had my head on straight and gotten a before-ponytails picture. But alas, I didn't. But here are the ponytails ready to be cut off.

and half gone...

and all gone.... but look at those eyes, aren't they beautiful.

Next we bagged up the ponytails, a picture also untaken :(, and addressed an large padded envelope to Pantene.  And Ben dropped it at the post office on his way to his haircut.  And my man came back with his short, studly hair.

As he came up the walk when he got home, Madelyn yells from the front window, "WOW!  Look at Dad!  Woo-Wee!  Look at Dad!"  And when Grey saw him, Grey did a double take and smiled so big his eyes were shining.  They love their dad and his short hair.  And okay, I admit, he's still my sexy man...

especially when I catch him working those manly jobs around the house! But shhhhh, don't tell anyone.