HAIR today, GONE tomorrow!

Alyssa and I decided that we were done with the long hair and ready for short new do's! We grew and grew and grew our hair so that we'd have at least 10 inches to donate to Locks for Love. This is Alyssa's second marvelous time to do such a great thing, and it was my first. We were all together the first time Alyssa made the big chop (also on Thanksgiving), so why not continue the celebration together?! We had both been looking forward to our Donating Party for a loooong time, and we were so lucky to celebrate our donating party with all of our guests!

The necessary pre-haircut photo shoot began:

Not going to be able to do this ponytail too much longer!

Selfie with the photographer! Same smashing of faces that happened 4 years ago the last time we dragged our mother into this fun...

It was seriously A LOT of hair!!!

As with most celebrations in the Kaye family, we needed to consume some variation of ice cream! This is normal, right?


On our way to the salon, we separated by gender. Girls United Car and Boys United Car were ready to roll!

We get to the salon and excitement soars! It's really about to happen - FINALLY!

getting my hair prepared

in 2 pigtails

Time for the big chop!

Halfway there!

not on my head anymore

What are they doing to my baby?

Gabi Longstocking?

Meanwhile, the entourage was busy entertaining themselves throughout the commotion:

Showing off the 12 inches just donated!

While my hair is super gorgeous, Alyssa still has a whole bunch left on her head...

Gabi clearly approves Mommy's new look!

Alyssa's turn!!!

All that hair used to be WHERE?!

The beautiful closing scene!

The side-by-side shots for true comparisons: