Locks of Love... Birthday Girl!

Today is Blayr's 7th Birthday and she did something that deserves its very own blog, in my view anyway!  As the new school year is just days away and we are busy checking off the list for each child, school immunizations, birth certificate copy for Bianca -..High School, gulp!- check. Junior High band auditions, new uniforms for my ever growing daughter Brooke - check. Lincoln wants a new backpack - check. Blayr needs a haircut and school supplies- check.....

As we were talking to Blayr about how much to cut off her hair a few days prior to her appointment she said not that much just a little.  This coming from my little girl that complains every morning when she has to comb her tangles out of her long hair and when mom or anyone else combs it, she tells us we are hurting her head.  So I told her that she could do something very special for kids with cancer and donate her hair to "locks of love" and get a really cute hair style in the process.  Her response was "mommy, kids don't get cancer!" it still brings tears to my eyes when I think about it.  I told her, "yes they do and they have to wear wigs just like mommy and you can help with your pretty hair."   She said, "I'll think about it." In her very Blayr way.

The morning of her appointment Brian took her, I met them there and we had not discussed it again, I didn't want to make her do anything she didn't want to do.  I just asked her as we were waiting, if she wanted to donate her hair or just get a trim, she said "I'll donate it".  I was so proud of my big girl and the haircut was more emotional for me because of what it meant.  She will never know the impact of what she did that day, for me or for the child that it will help and yes, "Kids Do Get Cancer". 

I so wish we had a cure for ALL OF US!

Blayr!

Chrissy Hale at Joe James Salon awesome with kids cuts!

All Blayr's hair to help someone else!

New 'do! and a little swagger I might say!

Happy Birthday my Blayr Bear... so proud of you today!