The tale of the locks...

Wow, it has been so long since I have had time to blog. So much has happened and there are so many stories to tell. It has been non-stop craziness for the last few weeks. Some big events have taken place over the last month but probably the biggest was us leaving Dominica. That will have to be it's own post and hopefully I can get some posts up about some amazing stories that we have experienced. We are now on US soil and it has been so good to be with family. (Though, I still miss my home in Dominica).

Last week Broc's parents rented out a huge house so we could all be together. It was loads of fun, amazing food and some good ol' hearty laughs! Seriously, my belly hurt after a few rounds of Catch Phrase. Haven't laughed that hard in a long time! This was the first time in two years his family was able to have everyone together. So of course family pics were on the agenda.

Some of you might remember this post about our sweet niece Kaelyn. She has been undergoing chemo treatments and just recently started loosing her hair.

After the photographer had snapped a few pics of us, all of the guys had decided they were going to shave their heads in honor of Kaelyn. Earlier that day, Crew heard that the guys were doing this and told me that he wanted to shave his head. When we ask him why he said, "because I want to do it for Kaelyn. I thought it would be nice to do, so she wouldn't feel bad." How can you say no to that?

 The guys were draped with garbage bags and the head shaving began. 

I actually think the shaved head looks pretty good on Broc! I was always dreading the day when he would start loosing his hair, but I think he wears it well.

This sweet girl was probably feeling a little overwhelmed from all of the excitement. 

It was finally Crew's turn. It was a little emotional for me to watch. Not that I was sad about him not having his curls (well it kind of was), but it was really more amazing to watch my 5 year old want to do something like this. Knowing how much he loved his curls and watching him give them up for someone else was just about the sweetest thing ever.

He rocked a killer mullet for a few seconds!

I just couldn't quit thinking about how Crew had a choice to cut his hair, but there are sweet innocent kids who have to go through so much pain who don't get a choice. It was a moment that made me very grateful for my healthy boys. And recognizing the bigger picture- it is just hair.

 So proud of this one! Loosing the curls made him look so much older. 

Both Broc and I were really surprised that he wanted to do it. I would have never thought that he would ever want to shave his beautiful golden spiral locks. Because he has told us he would never want to shave them. If any of you know Crew, you know how attached he was to his curls. But he made the choice and wanted to do it. I was so impressed that he was capable of making a decision like this to sacrifice something to try to make someone else happy. Sweet sweet Crew and his huge heart! I just love this boy!

He was so fascinated with the feel of little Rae's head! He just had to keep feeling it!

I was worried about how he would feel about it the next day. But he just kept feeling his head and saying, "my hair feels pokey!" He hasn't been sad about it at all!

This is for you sweet girl! We love you!