Nicholas has been waiting for this moment for three years.
Above is a picture of Mikey in the 1st grade during spirit week. Every year the school has a week of lunacy where the kids have crazy hair, wear their clothes backwards, dress to represent their heritage, show up in pajamas, represent their favorite sport or team–the themes change slightly every year, but crazy hair day is a given. For three years Nico has watched Mikey leave the house with crazy hair and for three years he has wanted in on the action.
Here is Mikey this year, two short years later. He didn’t look like a Dr. Seuss character this year. He looked like a werewolf or a vampire according to a few of his friends, which thrilled him. This is also the first year he had a specific look in mind. He wanted slicked back super-blonde hair with a red streak down the middle. The blonde hair paint was too close to his natural light brown so it didn’t show up as well as we hoped and his hair is too short to slick back dry (it has to be dry for the paint), but overall he was pleased.
As for Nicholas? Well.
He wanted a rainbow of colors, but I had him limit it to three. You know, keep it subtle. We went blonde all over with blue tips and a red rim all around the base. The red rim was his idea. He didn’t look in the mirror until there was a finished product.
His response: OOOOOOOOOOOHH, DUDE!! I LOOK FREAKING AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These two had me walking the aisles of Rite Aid searching for hair paint and waking up at the crack of dawn to style their crazy hair so it looked just so. I foresee a future of strange haircuts, tattoos, and piercings. That’s fine with me as long as they stay clean/sober, are upstanding citizens, and graduate with honors from a top tier school. If they get academic scholarships, I’ll pay for the darn tattoos myself.
LOL awesome. Such handsome little men!
Your Mikey is going to be a ladykiller–too cool for words, and those soulful eyes! And Nico the life of the party. You have such sweet kids, Jules. Hope they enjoy wacky hair day and you enjoy their joy.
Even with the crazy hair in crazy colors.. they do look freakin’ awesome! I love it! How fun for them and what a great memory!
I remember coming home, at 17, with a belly button ring. My mom looked like she was going to have a HEART.ATTACK and I said to her, “Hey. I go to church and am not pregnant, living with my boyfriend or doing drugs.”
To which she said, “Just don’t let it get infected, I guess.”
Good philosophy!
I love this! Nico throwing up the peace signs made me laugh out loud…the rebellious hair kind of suits him! Mikey’s hair, of course, is a tad more “sophisticated, emo punk,” which also suits him to a tee!
When the day comes that you have to take your Harvard graduate sons for their tattoos, I really hope there are pictures. Lots of pictures. :-)
I didn’t mention that Mikey already has his tattoo planned. It’s a T-Rex skeleton on his arm and shoulder, like this one: http://pinterest.com/pin/177470041536291623/ (although accurate, because that one “looks cartoony”)
I SO looked forward to spirit week every year! When you go to a school that has you in a uniform, those days of wacky hair or crazy clothes are extra special :D
FWIW, my mother swore I would be the first of her children to land in jail or have a car accident. This was based on my behavior prior to entering 3rd grade. And as long as you don’t count the time I drove dad’s truck through the neighbors garage at the ripe age of 5, then she was wrong on all predictions. I’m proud to report that I’ve never been arrested, let alone put into jail. Also, ALL of my siblings had car accidents before I did, and it wasn’t even that bad.
My point: I don’t remember. I’m having flashbacks of hopping across a yard in a beat up pickup truck.
There are so many awesome things about this comment, I can’t even focus.
But this just takes the freaking cake:
And as long as you don�t count the time I drove dad�s truck through the neighbors garage at the ripe age of 5, then she was wrong on all predictions.
Best. comment. ever.
Adorable! I can imagine Nico just living for crazy hair day, and I love that Mikey is more restrained and sophisticated. And i’m with you on hair color, tattoos, and the like. There are MUCH worse things that could happen than that! What great kids – with a FREAKING AWESOME mom!
He was so, so, so, so excited. I really can’t emphasize that enough!
Thanks, Susan. :)
They both look so awesome; love the excitement on Nico’s face!
I wish our school would bunch the spirit stuff into just one week — instead it’s spread throughout the year into random days, and it’s hard to keep up & be ready with the Hawaiian leis, the ’70s afro, etc. Also, what brand did you use for the hair paint? The green stuff I used on Tucker was so nasty. It smelled so bad it made his water, and I’m pretty sure his head was highly flammable for the entire day.
It’s Jerome Russell BE WILD!!!
Exclamation points absolutely not mine.
I don’t think your children could be any cuter.
I agree with Nico, he does look freaking awesome. From a Mom’s point of view Mikey is looking way too grown up lately.
Doesn’t it just kind of take your breath away to compare Mikey then and now and see how grown up and mature he is getting? I remember the first glimpses in my kids as the grown them started to show. As a mom it is both gratifying and sort of sad wrapped into one.
I agree with both you and Monica. Mikey really grew up this year. sniff.
HA! they look adorable :D