Hair...Ball

So, this entry will have to do with two things; the evolution of my current hair style and the ward Valentine's Sweetheart Ball.
The weekend after Valentine's day our ward had a ward dance/activity. This activity was a costume dance with the theme of Famous Couples Throughout History. First of all, there was no backing out for me. Elizabeth tries all the time to get me to go and dance with her. I am very reluctant to dance cause "these feet have got no rhythm" as George Michael would say. We put our Google thinking caps on and started searching for famous couples. We found some that would be easily recognizable but would have quite complex costumes. We eventually decided on Gomez and Morticia Addams from the Addams family. Elizabeth has a long black wig and a black dress that works perfect for the part. The only trouble was me dressing up as Gomez; namely, I have blonde hair and the inability to grow a mustache. So we started searching for spray on temporary hair dye. Couldn't find any. We were searching the dollar store for cheap props and add-ons to our costumes and Elizabeth came across some permanent black hair dye and jokingly said you can just dye it black then cut it off. Immediately I thought this was brilliant, it was her idea. I am always trying to get her to let me cut all my hair off again. I approved the idea. She gave a funny face as if to say "darn, it was a joke, only a joke."
I died my hair black just before the party. We arrived and it took a bit for people to recognize us. That tells me that we had good costumes. You be the judge.

Gomez and Morticia Addams

We had a great time at the dance. I felt like I could actually dance because I was in disguise. It was a good dance experience. Since the dance my hair style has changed very rapidly. I was not a fan of the black hair so I decided to cut it off. Before I cut it all the way off I wanted to shave it into a mohawk because it has always been one of my secret goals. So with the help of Elizabeth and Brad I cut it into a killer mohawk!

My wild side

Paige liked it

24 hours after the mohawk I shaved my entire head with my Mach 3 razor. I achieved my second secret goal,  shave it as close as it would get. I failed to realize that it was still winter and that the slightest breeze would make me feel extremely cold. So for 2 days I was even wearing a beanie inside. it was a weird feeling, my head felt very rubbery for the first few hours. Now, a few weeks after the shave my hair is returning at a rapid rate. I have about 1/4 inch of hair now, enough to insulate my head. I grew to like the no hair feeling, and it's a good thing cause all my grandparents are bald so I better get used to the feeling. Other people seemed to like the hairless Chris as well. For the time being though, I will be growing out my hair for my wife and my brother Jeremy's wedding this summer.

Sebastian Art

Here is a sample of Sebastian's art on the cardboard house that he got from Santa recently. 

Sebastian coloring on his house. As you can see he has been hard at work.

One of the first people he ever drew. We did not teach him how to draw a person, he did it all himself. This picture is rotated. Most of the time he draws his people upside down.

Another person, it reminds me of one of the characters from the cartoon Rugrats.

Yep, he is a lefty.

Sebastian Antics

Lately Sebastian has been rather silly. His latest game invention is that he will put some object in the middle of the floor and cover it with a blanket. Then, loudly, until he gets acknowledged he will say "Dad, I have a present for you!" Then I lift up the blanket and try to be excited about what is waiting for me. He will play this game for hours or until mom and dad can take no more.
On Friday we had some visitors from Utah, my Grandma Sant along with my cousin Tambra and her family. Sebastian started bringing all his stuffed animals out to show our great guests. He brought out his Little Engine That Could and Tambra asked him what that train says. Sebastian's response was "I can, I can, I can, I can." All of us started to chuckle and Sebastian opened up into a large smile.
Sebastian is now pretty much fully potty trained...it has taken only 6 months. He dresses himself everyday and refuses help. If we have a schedule we have to start getting him dressed about a half hour before we have to leave in order to have him ready to walk out the door at the appointed time.
One of our favorite things about Sebastian is his sleep talking. Every night we either move Sebastian back to his bed when he has fallen asleep elsewhere or we go and kiss him goodnight. He is a pretty sound sleeper most of the time, but sometimes he will talk in his sleep while rolling over. When he talks in his sleep it is as clear as his speech during the day. He often mutters one or two words that are on his mind; things like "macaroni", "noodles", "Fillmore" (the hippie van from Cars). He often talks about food or his stuffed animal friends. He dreams of odd things sometimes. Rarely he will wake up screaming. Apparently the large toy dinosaur he got for his birthday bites his fingers in his dreams. Today at church he told me he was dreaming about batteries and that he was trying to find batteries for his shake-and-go car.
Sebastian is a wonderful child and we are so grateful to have him in out life. He makes us smile, laugh, and even frustrated at times. We love our 'bastian.