Photo of the Week: First Braids!

As we end the month of July - which I still can't believe - I'm sharing this week's Photo of the Week, which is sort of a milestone photo for us.  Anna has gorgeous, curly hair - which is both a blessing and a curse in her eyes, especially after a bath or shower when it's time to comb it. In those moments, she always wants a haircut.  However, there are plenty of other times when she wishes her hair was long enough to put "ponies" in it or do other fun things with it.

So, when it was time for a trim last week, she had me ask her stylist if she could do something "special" with it to make it more fun. Here's the result:

Loving my braids!

Anna was SO excited about her very first little braids (complete with pink and purple sparkly beads of her choosing) as we drove away from the salon, and she loves to show them off. She may want to get them all over next time - this time, we just got a few to try them out. We're all excited to see what awesome things she will be able to do with her hair in the future. Her smile says it all - she's thrilled!

What gets me, though, is that this photo makes it even more apparent that she's growing into such a big girl so fast. She looks older in this picture - and beautiful as always. Sometimes I wish we could freeze time!

Photo of the Week: I Love My Hair!

Happy Monday!  Before we get into some interesting stuff this week, I thought I'd start things off with our Photo of the Week. 

Our Annapie has gorgeous, thick curls, and when she gets older, I know we'll be able to do lots of fun things with them - but for a 3 year old, convenience is WAY more important than "suffering" for beauty. It's just hard to sit through the application of hair product, combing, de-tangling, etc. if you're an energetic toddler.

When the time comes that we have to chase her down the hall after her bath to corner her and comb her hair....well, it's time for a haircut. Anna was SO excited to get it done at the big girl salon. And now she's one happy, and adorable, camper!

Friday Fun: And the Pie Says....

Here are the first funny Anna conversations of 2012.  Happy Friday, all!

The (Amusing) Hits

Okay, I'm hard at work coming up with some good stuff for next week. Until then, I thought I'd direct your attention to some of my favorite posts, some of which occurred very early in this blog's existence. This list will consist only of the touching, sweet and/or amusing stuff; I'll make a separate list of the "top" more serious discussion posts.

The "popular posts" column on the right of the home page lists the most read posts, and they are certainly among my favorites.  But there are others that are very near to my heart, yet haven't gotten as much attention.  So, here they are.

Please take a moment to check them out and share your thoughts!

From Hair to Everywhere

"I just wanna be myself/ And I want you to love me for who I am,

I just wanna be myself/ And I want you to know, I am my Hair." -- Lady Gaga

In case you were wondering, Lady Gaga themed posts won’t necessarily be a regular feature on this blog.  However, her latest release, Born This Way, continues to inspire me.  The music is great and the lyrics thought-provoking.