Surfer Girl Simple 'Do

It was Wet'n'Wild Days at our Zoo again, so Alex needed an out-of-her-eyes-do. However, she asked to leave her hair down, and even with bangs, it still gets in the way when she plays in water. So, I gave her a classic surf girl style.

These first two pics are after she had played in the water... twice. So her hair had been soaked and dried again two times and was still out of her eyes and, I thought, looked cute. ;)

Okay, to start, we had some wavy hair left over from her style the day before- a french twist on each side. You don't have to have waves/curls, but I think it's cute for this style.

Brush the hair straight back and let it fall into a natural part. Next, make a braid on one side, leaving out bangs or a small strand near the face, if desired. I think this makes it look more natural.

Have your little one hold up the top half of her hair and secure the bottom of the braid to a small section underneath, right against the scalp. This is commonly done for "hair-headbands". You can then let the rest of the hair fall back down.

Do the same for the other side. Alex still has some very short pieces from her brother's styling attempt, so I started hers as a french braid just at the top and then switched to a straight braid. (I know, I talk about the hair fiasco with Alex's bangs all the time... probably because it drives me nuts EVERY time I fix her hair! ;)

So you let all the hair fall where it might, which will at least be out of her eyes thanks to those braids. ;) It would be pretty to add a few spirals throughout, and I might have had we not been heading to get soaked by a fire engine! ;)

Hello? Anyone there?!

It's been months! ;) As I was reading a blog yesterday, I realized how terribly I miss this world!!! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season... Christmas, New Year, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day... Geez, it's almost Easter! ;) I haven't read or posted in so long, I'm not sure I remember what to do. Lol! But I will try! I have done a ton of new hairstyles since last fall, but I think I'll just start with now. ;) For my first post back, I'll just post a few pics of my favorite little models... my kids. ;)

First is my Michael-man ;) He didn't really want to do pictures, but at least I got one sweet smile from him! Oh, and that smile is getting ready to change big time... he's losing a front tooth, so cute!

And here's my sweet Joshy. The charmer and adorable blue-eyed blonde of the family! He's starting to get these beyond cute freckles on his nose and cheeks! ;)

And last, that firecracker you know as Alexandra. ;) Still cute and red as ever, she has been doing some modeling and online pageants and tons of playing! ;) Currently, she is in a cute kid contest and would love to have your vote! It is just a one-time vote by this Friday, so really not much work. ;) Thank you for supporting her!

My Favorite Style... on an adult ;)

Finally back online after the cruise... Holidays can be so crazy! ;) Anyway, this is my go-to style when I can't think of anything else. And I found that it looks very nice on adults also. But first, here is a sunset shot I took from the ship...

Okay, so french twist braids from each side and then pulled together in back.
I started the braids just above her ears and continued them back. When I got to the back area, I stopped doing a french twist and just continued with a regular twist braid. I had her hold that while I did the other side and then I pulled them together in the middle.

I think this looked so nice! ;) A very sleek style. I loved it with her straightened hair.

Okay, so glad to be back! I have tons of new things going up in my Etsy shop. Bows make great stocking stuffers. ;) Also, I'll have one last giveaway for the year coming next week! Miss all of you, blog family! ;)

Fall Colors... Photography post

This week coming up at iHeart Faces has the theme Fall Colors. Since I am leaving for my cruise tonight, I decided to get a jump on things. I am posting all these pics first and later tonight I will pick one to enter...

So, photo A. My mom and I laugh about this one a lot. ;) This is Alex and her on a chilly day. We were on the other side of the park from her apartment and it started to get windy. So, I wrapped my scarf around Alex's ears and Mom did the same with her own. If you can't tell, my mom is German(not 100%, but enough;). Anyway, I just really like the feel of it.

Picture B: All three munchkins in one shot... Very Rare!!! ;) Mr. Cool was showing off his class pet which we brought to the zoo with us. Lol, it is a webkinz; he goes to eschool. ;)
Picture C: On the same day in the "jungle", an awesome, HUGE greenhouse that includes a walkthrough aquarium. So cool! ;) Anyway, Alex was peaking at a bird...

D: Alex playing in the leaves. (obviously, duh) We don't exactly have all the pretty fall colors around here, so we make our own with bold outfits! Alex, of course, chose pink! ;)

E: I was so far away from her when I took this. I was using my zoom lens and just clicking whenever one of the kids' faces turned my way. ;)

F: Oh my goodness, this is one of my favorite pictures, EVER! This was an impromptu photo shoot with big brother and it ended up being one of my favorite sessions. The kids were in the perfect mood to take pictures, it was bright but cloudy, and it was almost cold enough for a jacket, but not quite. Actually, if I send this one in, I'll probably do a little cropping. You think?

Okay, so there are my favorite pictures depicting fall colors. If you want to vote for your fav, just comment with the letter, or you can email me. ;)

And for you HAIR FOLLOWERS, sorry for the boring week! I will be back the 15th, hopefully with pics of lots of crazy hairstyles from the Western Caribbean. ;) That is if Alex doesn't make it into the top 20 for the Gap casting call, in which case we would leave the 16th and be back later that week...