"Just like Daddy"

Today we went to the barbershop on base for C's regular haircut.  I told the gal to go short on the sides and back and leave a little length up top.  His typical high-n-tight.  While I was waiting, I heard him mention something to his hairstylist about his daddy and saw that she smiled and nodded along.  Ten minutes later his hair looked great but as soon as she held up the small mirror for him to take a look his little face just crumpled and he burst into tears.  She looked up at me in horror wondering what she'd done wrong.  I was wondering the same thing!  I jumped up as he was telling her, "You did the wrong thing!  You didn't do what I told you."  Apparently what he had told her was that he was getting his hair cut just like Daddy's.  Given the language barrier between the two of them, and the fact that the woman has never laid eyes on C's Daddy...it's easy to understand her mistake. ;)  I made sure he knew that she was going to shave all his hair off and asked him if that is what he wanted.  He looked up at me with those sad little, tear-filled eyes and said, "Yes, just like Daddy."  I wish I would have  had my camera on me because when she started the razor back up his face was just glowing.  I did catch the moment she showed him his reflection on my phone and it is just priceless.  The child has been beaming with pride all evening over this!  He's also been telling me that kids with no hair like him are called Africa America kids.  Umm?  "Where did you learn that?"  "From that tv show on August 22nd."  This was after he told me in the post office that he was a kid in China.  Ok, then.  I think I need to google bald white kids and have him take a looksy tomorrow.  Because he may be the only one he's ever seen!

 See?  Beaming with pride!  Does he look like his Daddy now or what?!?

 And a couple of school pictures just for fun.

Working on our frozen sun catcher project.

 Science Experiment...making soap!

 Doing the proud-mama thing here...but look how awesome his letters are!  I was going to write in Batman for him but he insisted on doing it himself and asked me to tell him the letters to use.  Yes, the spacing is a little off, and yes he did leave a little bit of permanent marker behind on the counter top with that 'N' that got a little out of control...but seriously...I haven't even formally taught him all these letters yet!  So proud. :)