From Super Shaggy to Shorn

One side effect of COVID is that Gabe's hair has gotten REALLY long.  It was not by design, but it just sort of happened.  Before we knew it, it had grown so much that he started looking like a surfer dude.  And then after that...  well, it was so long in the back that you could tie a pony tail. And in the front it was down to below his mouth.  To the point where he started constantly chewing on his hair, which bothered Emily.  And then he would complain that hair would get stuck between his teeth, and he'd have to pick it out with his fingers.

At that point we decided he was going to get a haircut.

But he doesn't like going to the hair salon and would have to get his hair cut at home.  Which we decided not to fight him on especially during COVID.  So Elvin looked up some YouTube videos and started chopping away...

In in the end, because of Elvin's inexperience, it took over an hour.  The only thing that kept Gabriel willing to sit there was because he was doing one of his favorite activities, which was watching YouTube videos of people playing Minecraft.  It's quite a senseless activity, but he likes it.

In the end, he turned out looking like a totally different kid!  Emily says he looks two years younger.  What do you think?