Hair Day

Kennedy isn't here to hijack the blog so I actually get to post myself!
I am determined to learn how to properly care for Isabella's hair. It has been a mystery to me since we adopted her. I have asked loads of questions, tried google searches.....I got a lot of advice, but not all of it necessarily good. Recently, I found two websites that have been tremendously helpful. www.happygirlhair.com and www.beadsbraidsbeyond.com (Buttons on my blog) I often have people ask me what I do to Bella Boo's hair, so here is our routine. I am hoping to adapt our routine as I learn more!

We started with a hot oil treatment. I warmed 1/4 cup of oil (a mixture of olive and coconut) and worked it into her dry hair. We put on a shower cap and then wrapped her head in a towel straight out of the dryer.

While coconut oil has many nutritional benefits, I have found it is great on hair and skin as well. I put some coconut oil on her hair a couple times a week for added moisture.

We spent the next 30 minutes reading Dr. Suess until it was time to rinse out the oil.

I like to put Isabella up on the kitchen counter to wash her hair. I have a great little spray nozzle and she has a place to lay. I prefer this over the bathtub because who wants to sit in a tub full of slimey oily water. Yuk. We washed her hair with shampoo and rinsed. Conditioner, rinse. Apple Cider Vinegar rinse.

Bella letting the conditioner sit on her head for a few minutes.

I read that it is good for kinky curly hair to "rest" once in awhile. I always have Bella's hair up in braids or twists so decided to sport the afro this week. I personally think it is just darling but don't leave it that way when we leave the house......I am quite afraid someone would stop me in public and say "Excuse me, but I think you forgot to do your daughter's hair." Bella likes her "fluffy" hair as she calls it.

www.beadsbraidsbeyond.com is having a giveaway on her website. Someone is going to win 3 full size Blended Cutie hair products....take a look at her website. She has the cutest little girl and does the darling-est things to her hair!

Vacation part two...

The next spot that we hit was our friends, the Campana's! They have such a wonderful and inviting home. We enjoyed it so much! Thanks again for your hospitality! (and to you, Mariah, for doing our laundry...you're a dear! ) Cleveland, Edgar, Willie, Martha, Noah, and Dorothy, friends from church, all came down for the night of Friday and Saturday, they left Sunday at 5:00 AM. Cleveland slept, but the rest of us just stayed up the entire night...but that's a whole different story. :) Anyway...Friday, we went to Seaworld in Orlando. We had so much fun, and was plum tuckered out that night, but when you see your friends just arriving you get stoked once again. :) that's how it always is. :) I'll leave it at that and finish as the pictures go...

Noah, you have skills! Very impressive!

Never a dull moment with these crazy guys!!

As you can see they are covered in sand... :) gotta love that part of the beach! :) K-man and his dear mother...I love them so...

Aren't they sweet?! To be married July 17th.

We had fun burying Mariah! :)

Here they are again :) Noah and Dorothy..

Bella is such a sweet little girl. Her smile and the crazy things she says, together make our lives shine.

last jump of the day...the water was perfect.

I find this to be a pretty good group shot...everyone is looking and 12 out of 13 are smiling :)

I have such a wonderful family! The littles just loved the water..

And this is for those of you that say there is never pictures of me on our blog :)

I must give credit where credit is due..most (5 to be exact) of these pictures came from Willie's camera...

K.K.M.D

Psalms 63:1

Vacation part one...

For travel to be delightful, one must have a good place to leave and return to.
-- Frederick B. Wilcox

Vacations are always fun, but you always look forward to home. The first place that we went was a camp ground by a lake near Jacksonville. We were there for 4 days. We didn't do much, besides swimming and more swimming. I'm surprised we didn't develop webbed feet. :)



What a camp ground to offer shower facilities right there at your site. :) I don't think so....nope, no way, never.

Is he cute or what?!? He has started taking steps...he's just so cute.

So is she :) Little Bella-boo makes our life shine. She is such a funny, crazy, and sweet little girl. She had a lot of fun playing in the water.

Brothers are truly amazing. I thank God everyday for both of mine. They are so sweet together. They love each other so much...K-man has a wonderful man to look up to.

K.K.M.D

Psalms 56:11