Mommy-Daughter Outing

Natalie is my little princess. She likes tiaras, princess dresses, sparkly shoes, and jewelry. She also begs to get her hair cut almost every week. FINALLY the day arrived for us to get our hair cut this morning. It was our first mother-daughter salon visit. I usually take her to the cheapo places, but I thought this would be more fun for her.

When we arrived, she informed me that I was going first. She was awed by the hair washing sink. She wanted to help pump the chair up to the right height. She commented on all the hair on the floor and asked the beautician, Sandy, why she was making such a big mess. She checked out all the nail polish at the manicure station. She pretended to get her hair dried under the dryer. She danced in circles. She asked Sandy if she had any little girls at home (Sandy was definitely over 50).

Then it was Natalie's turn for a hair cut. We asked her how short she wanted it and she kept repeating that she wanted it to be as short as her head. Still not sure what that meant, but I had Sandy cut it to her chin and Natalie seemed alright with that. Natalie had a great time getting her hair washed for the first time in a sink. She kept laughing saying it was silly. She spent the entire time of her hair cut making faces in the mirror she was facing. We had a hard time getting her to put her head down because she wanted to look at herself in the mirror. She laughed when Sandy pulled out the hair dryer (I've only used one on her once about 2 years ago).

And then Natalie proclaimed us both beautiful and told Sandy that we would be back next week for another hair cut.

The joys of a mommy-daughter outing definitely made it worth the extra $5 it cost to take her to a more upscale salon with me.