Beauty Salon

I can't even imagine what kind of hair do's I will have as my girls continue to get older.  It is so much fun being the hair model and having my hair pulled, yanked, twisted, etc. to just be told "I know it hurts but I have to do this".  This is what I get apparently from styling their hair. 

Hair and Elephant?

What a Sunday we had in our house! The theme of the day - church and hair!

Our day started out bright and early as Dave and I got our much needed Turbo Fire workout in. We then all went to church and listened to Maya sing in church yesterday which I absolutely love. Once we finished up at church, ate our favorite Sunday lunch (pancakes and scrambled eggs), and took a quick nap, we were ready to switch gears and start our second theme of the day, hair.

Maya's amazing daycare teacher, Laura, made a house call yesterday afternoon. Laura straightened Maya's hair, trimmed it, braided it, and beaded it.  I am in awe of Laura's ability especially how easily she added the beads and rubberband.  I thought I was watching a magic show at first :)

Later on Sunday after Makenna was sleeping peacefully, Maya decided it was my turn to get my hair done.  How could I resist?  Maya put many ponytails in my hair.  At one point, Maya leaned over and whispered in my ear "Mommy, you look like an elephant".  I burst out laughing.  I then had her repeat herself and tell Dave.  She leaned towards him and told him exactly what she told me.  We all laughed.  Miss Maya sure has a charming personality.  What a character!  So I guess we had one fun hair day with elephants!

Hair Blogs

For those who have read my blog for awhile know that I love to blog about hair. I am always looking for new styles and ideas. It is fun to learn how to style Maya's hair and to complete a new "do". Due to my love of learning about Maya's hair, I have found two fun blogs that I must share with you.

The first one is Happy Girl Hair. This blog is a mom of 5 year old twins from Ethiopia. She has great hair ideas, question and answer posts, and features hair related products such as styling products and sleep caps. Check it out!

The second blog is Beads, Braids, and Beyond. This blog has tons of styles to use as inspiration as well as the ability for you to share your hair pictures of your child(ren). I even saw she had a give away to win some Curly Q product. How cool is that?

I hope these two blogs give you all some added inspiration. I know it has given me some to try something new and to keep learning. Enjoy!

Braids

The children at Compassion Family International inspired me to try a new hair style on Maya. This morning I decided to try to braid all of Maya's hair. It was actually much easier than I thought and only took me one Diego show :)

African American Hair Workshop

After 2+ months of partnering and collaborating with the owners of Calypso Hair, the hair workshop finally took place this past Saturday afternoon. Around 15 families joined us, with a few of them even coming from as far away as 3 hours to learn more about African American hair and specifically about their child or children's hair. The expert staff at Calypso Hair talked about relaxers, hair products, simple hair styles, and of course the art of braiding. Families were able to ask questions and even practice their new skills. Most of all, families were able to network with others and meet new families. What a great afternoon/evening and thank you to all the families who came and to the staff at Calypso Hair!

Here Ruthie discusses and demonstrates how to braid

Owners John and Dayo along with the salon manager, Melanie

The salon was full of curious parents and their beautiful children

Here is me trying to braid - Ruthie kept telling me "no" because I was braiding incorrectly and not holding the hair correctly. I was happy to learn the proper way but I have lots of practice to do!

Here is Maya with two of her favorite boys - Owen and Abram.

After the workshop most families headed to the Pizza Ranch for some great food and more socializing. The kids had a blast. It is amazing how quickly they form friendships.

Here is my attempt for a group photo of some of the kids.

Thank you again to all the families who participated and to Calypso Hair for making a dream into a reality!

Tried something new...

Well I had a vision for Maya's hair but it didn't turn out exactly how I planned.  It ended up being cute as I just love her hair pulled back.  I had fun playing and Maya did great.  It helped that Dora was on TV.  Hopefully the hair workshop this Saturday night will give me some very good hair style ideas!

My Favorite Style

I fought through exhaustion last Friday night and styled Maya's hair.  My sister had to hold her down and my nephew Jack had to entertain her.  Unfortunately my sister doesn't have any Winnie the Pooh shows (which normally distracts Maya).  Regardless, I got a really cute style accomplished and it stayed in for a
week.  I just LOVE the new hair products I bought.  Maya's hair is so much softer, curls are more defined, and the style stays nicer longer.

New Hair Style

On Saturday I tried a new style - what do you think? I have been asked how long did it took and how did I get Maya to sit? Well...it took around 25 minutes and I needed help from Winnie the Pooh, juice, and fruit snacks.

Awesome website - check it out!

I came across this great hair website. This site actually goes step by step on how to create a style. Check it out here! To view more hair style options, go under "Styling".