Family Outing

After a return from a great trip we all have experienced the need to get right back into the throws of everyday life. Fortunately for me when we returned from our trip last weekend, re-entry included taking my son Jake for his first haircut.

What I thought would be a brief Daddy and me moment, became a family outing. Not only did my wife Adele want to come, but to my surprise our 16 year old Candice said she wanted to go too. I was apprehensive at first (my own stuff), but once we were there and the scissors started going I was happy we did it as a family.

We took Jake to Rockabilly Barbers in Huntington where I get my haircut and Anna from Rockabilly was great with Jake. He didn’t mind the haircut too much and became a different person when Anna asked him, in Jake speak, if he wanted a “ollipop.”

It’s these brief moments in Jake and Candice’s life that I relish the most. We are always moving so fast and seem to take for granted how important the little things are. In this case a haircut became another chance for a family on the go to bond. Pictures, laughing, frustration with a little kid who rather be doing something else, ah it was great!

You won’t see mom, Adele, in any of the pictures though she was the acting photographer on this outing and we won’t forget it. Thanks Mom!

Tom Pellicane - Publisher, canvas Magazine

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