Transformation!

Brent decides to go through a bit of a transformation now and again. He woke up this morning ready for a change.

Here's the before pic:

A couple of "during" shots:

And the incredibly handsome "after":

The last time Brent decided to do this was back in 2006 when Tink was just over a year old. (About the same age as Lady now.) Here was her reaction then:

Here was her reaction today:

It took her a LONG time to get used to it when she was a baby and today was surprisingly not much different. We didn't expect such a strong reaction, but she really didn't want Brent to hold her for a while. She was a bit cautious with him at first. But once he started tickling her, she came around and realized he was the same, old Daddy.

Lady woke up right after his shower, so we got to see her reaction too. She didn't react with as much apprehension as her older sister did at her age. She was definitely unsure, but it didn't take her very long to warm up. Here she is sitting on the bed as Brent comes out of the bathroom:

And here she is trying to figure all this out:

And this was the reaction that I thought was sooooo sweet. Usually when Brent kisses her neck, she does NOT react with a smile. She doesn't like his "scratchiness." And today she got to feel what it is like without the extra hair. I think she liked it!

AJ and Roo didn't react at all. They're pretty used to this. :)

Now I get to find a babysitter for tomorrow so that Brent and I can go back in time and pretend like we're in highschool again. He looks so young without his facial hair that I almost feel like I'm robbing the cradle. I have to remind myself that he's 3 years OLDER than me. I LOVE him with facial hair....there's something so sexy and masculine about it, but I also like to see the face I fell in love with every once in a while. So I'm glad he goes through spurts of "needing a change."

Oh, and one of the fringe benefits of Brent shaving is that when I kiss him it almost feels like I'm cheating on him with another man. But without the guilt and sinning that would be involved in such a thing. :) (ps.....I'd NEVER want to cheat on Brent.....why would I? You've seen him!)