A Whole New Girl!

See what was on the chopping block tonight!

Ty has needed a haircut for a long time, but I never got her into a salon. Finally it was just driving me crazy! Every time I looked at it all I saw was the split ends! So I asked her if she wanted me to trim it for her. At first she didn't, but soon she came and said she wanted it cut. I decided to experiment a little on her and attempted to give her some layers. Her hair is so THICK that having a straight cut just wouldn't have looked good. I have never done layers. I mainly only cut the boys hair and us girls have the pros do it! However I think it turned out pretty good and she was happy. (In the pictures she was really worried thinking I totally ruined her hair.)

I forgot to take a before picture to show you how much we cut off, but here are some pieces. Her hair was to her waist. I wasn't thinking at first otherwise we would have put it in a ponytail to donate to Locks of Love. She has done this in the past and really enjoyed it. We will have to try again in a few years.

A Very Traumatic First!

This morning after I gave Faith a bath, I was combing her hair. I have been considering cutting her hair for a while, but as I was combing her hair this morning, I noticed how uneven her hair was. So on impulse I decided I would cut her hair. I originally was thinking of taking her somewhere, but I was being cheap. Well when I told her I wanted to cut her hair she started crying and saying that she didn't want her hair cut. We did it anyways. I cut several inches off (her longest sections was down to her waist when it is straight). It ended up being shorter than planned because she was moving around and crying, but oh well. At least now it is more even. I guess I will have to find some new hairdos for her shorter hair.

So here are some pictures of Faith's first haircut (some of the pictures are blurry because she really wasn't happy). Faith just looked over and saw the pictures and started whining that I can't cut her hair. Poor girl, she is now traumatized.

Doesn't she just look thrilled.

What Else Can We Cram In?

So this has been a crazy week around our home. It started last Saturday when Robert and Tyler headed off to cello lessons at 7:30 am and I headed to the kitchen to begin baking. I spent about 5 1/2 hours making 20 pans of cinnamon rolls, 3 loaves of bread, and two pans of rolls for Christmas dinner.

All during this Robert and Tyler began packing up the bookshelves in the living room. Over Christmas vacation K.C. Littlewood is going to put in some Red Oak floors in the front room and dining room. This will make preschool so much easier as things are spilled daily on the carpet and they are getting quite disgusting. The plan was for us to get the bookshelves moved out, then once preschool was finished we would move out the rest of the furniture, then Robert could rip out the carpet so K.C. could start the Monday after Christmas.
After I was done baking, Robert and I delivered cinnamon rolls and then he took me out to lunch. We got home in time to spend a few minutes as a family before Britain, Jesse, Faith, and I went to the ward Christmas party, Tyler went to a performance for JMS Jammers and Robert headed to work. That night I tried out an idea I found online of making a cookie dough log for people I still wanted to do something for. They were fun and easy to make.

So on Monday I taught preschool and then just as preschool ended I got a call from Jesse's school that he had a big melt down at school and was suspended for the rest of the day. He has been struggling the last week (I don;t know if it is because of the excitement of Christmas or what) and this was his biggest problem so far. So I spent the rest of the day dealing with him. When Robert got done with work he called and needed me to go jump his car since his battery died. Then he took me car to work so some friends could borrow Rob's car and our friends trailer. Well I forgot Tyler needed to go Christmas shopping that night for her friends because something was happening all the rest of the week. Luckily our friend Tanya saved us by letting us borrow her car to get it all done.

Tuesday was nonstop as we went from preschool to visiting teaching to buying the hardwood with K.C. (finally getting lunch for Faith at 3:00 in the afternoon), scouts for Jesse and me, Christmas concerts for Tyler and Britain, and enrichment meeting for me. As we were getting the wood, K.C. let me know that he could actually start this weekend if we could be ready in time. After talking with Robert and asking Tanya if we could have the preschool Christmas party at her house, it was decided to speed up the timetable on the floors.

Wednesday was pretty normal, with me taking everything that I could out of the front room. On Thursday after preschool was over I took everything but the couch, piano, and table out of the room so it could be ready for Robert to rip out the carpet that night (his only night off). While I was at the temple working that night, Tyler and Robert finished moving out the furniture (Thanks Jacob for help with the piano and Tanya for watching the kids) and ripped out the carpet.

Friday we had a fun Christmas party at Tanya's for preschool, having kids home early from school, and movie night with the kids. Saturday we were up nice and early for K.C to start installing the floor. Robert had to work both jobs, so he was gone all day. Our friend Jacob helped K.C. as well as each of the kids helping at some point. I had choir practice, some house cleaning, and a few trips to Home Depot throughout the day, but the craziness was winding down. Now the floor is installed and K.C. will finish up with the sanding and finish on Monday and Tuesday. I am trying to convince Robert to let me paint the room while everything is out of the room, we'll see if I make it.
I was excited Saturday night when after Faith's bath she came up to me and said she wanted her hair done. It gave me plenty of time to do a cute new creation on her. She must have known there wouldn't be time in the morning because of the snow storm. What a smart girl!

Corkscrews

This is a very easy hair do. Start with sectioning out the front section of hair. Divide this section into four parts. With each section start with a french twist and them when you reach the end of the section, finish it off with a twisting braid (corkscrew). Combine the four section by twisting them together. Faith had to have a bow that day, so we added a headband to complete the style. Here are some pictures, I hope you can figure it out from this (please ignore the mountain of laundry in the background, it is a never ending process around our home).

Twist and Weave

Some friends have said they thought I should start my own hair blog, but I am not good enough to do that so I figured I would just post a few of my hair designs here. This first one is pretty easy, but looks great. Sorry I don't have any step by step pictures so I hope I can explain it enough.
First start by sectioning off a headband section of hair. Part the remaining hair down the middle of the head and put them in a ponytail. Then take the front section and part it into 4 sections. Twist each section and add them to the opposite ponytail, weaving the twists as you do.

Next do a twist braid with each ponytail and tuck it into the opposite ponytail. Back comb or curls the end, add a ribbon and you are done. For a great tutorial on twist braids go to this site.

Sorry these are such horrid pictures, but Faith refuses to sit still for pictures (she hates having her picture taken).