Hair Challenge

Just because.

Day 1 - Coils. I think it is super cute. Ringlets everywhere. It did take quite a bit of time. She would get tired of me twisting, so I would let her play for a while and then sneak in a few more coils while she was busy playing.

Day 2 - I must say I LOVE this style on her. My sister and I were both braiding as quickly as possible. This was not an easy or quick hairstyle, but it was fun.

Day 3 - We were on our way to church, so this was fast. Two mini ponytails with butterfly barrettes. I am sorry it is difficult to see in this photo. As for E's smile, all we do his hold up the camera and she smiles like this. ;)
Day 4 - This is one of my favorite styles. It is quick and easy. Two pigtails are always so cute. I just love her puffballs!!!

Day 5 - Twists. Simple. Quick. Easy. Cute.

Day 6 - The headband look is the one I do far too much. But it is cute and very easy. There are SO MANY cute headbands out there. We were headed to the pool, so I didn't want to spend too much time on hair today.

Day 7- I started with two braided pigtails, but decided they look must cuter with bows at the ends. I am going to have to find and order little snap barrettes for the ends of her hair. If any of my reader know where to purchase these, please let me know.

Overall, I don't think I did too bad. I am not going to win any hair awards, but it is a start.

My Monthly Favorite

I was at the pool last week with the kids. A little 8 year old little girl swims up to me and

asks, "Are you babysitting?"

I reply, "No, she is my baby."

8 year old continues, "Do you come here a lot?"

I answer, "Oh, only about once a week."

The 8 year old skeptically looks at me then at the baby and back to me, "My, she has a dark tan."

It took everything in me not to laugh out loud. :D

BTW - my hair photos will be posted later this week, so stay tune.

Challenges

I have a friend who blogs nearly daily. She is a stay-at-home mom with 4 little ones. She challenged herself to jump out of the daily habit of yoga pants and t-shirts and graduate to makeup, hair, and cute outfits daily. She holds herself accountable by taking a photo of herself daily and posting the photos weekly on her blog. I must say she has inspired me to take on this challenge. Now, I am not committing to post weekly photos, but I must say my every day clothing has changed. I have not completely retired my yoga pants, but do have more days than not that I am dressed for success! So thank you, friend.

I have decided to take on another challenge. Little Sister's hair is continuing to grow and grow and it is taking more and more time to fix daily. Yes, mostly because I am learning how to tame her beautiful curls. It seems that Little Sister supports the same hairstyle nearly daily, a cute bow or flowered headband. As cute as that may be, I must jump out of the box and try new styles. My challenge, that I will post to the web, is to see how many different styles I can create with her hair in a week's time. So, stay tune for photos to follow soon.