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Summer time weather screams for fun casual hair styles filled with messy buns, braids and beach waves! Being a pin-straight, fine haired gal myself, beach wave hair is always something I am trying to achieve (The grass is always greener– right?). I've found quite a few ways that effectively achieve great beach waves, but keeping them in is the challenge, so I continue to try new methods and products. This weekend I had the chance to … [Read more...]
As the weather warms up and we settle into our temporary home for the summer, I quickly began to realize that my darling little Laina has gone through a major growth spurt. I know that they say most children are a size ahead of their age (ie- 4 yr olds wear size 5)... but that never rang true for our kids. In fact, Ry was always a size behind his age (age 8 wearing a size 7) and up until this point Laina had always been exactly her … [Read more...]
All of the buzz about The Great Gatsby ( a movie I'm unsuccessfully campaigning to get James to see with me), has left me drooling... and not over Leonardo DiCaprio. Fashion in the twenties was arguably the most sophisticated style decade for women– a decade I would have loved to have been part of. There was no such thing as "too much"– art deco jewels and fringe, T-straps and martinis, headscarves and hats.... the more glitz and drama … [Read more...]
Summer time weather screams for fun casual hair styles filled with messy buns, braids and beach waves! Being a pin-straight, fine haired gal myself, beach wave hair is always something I am trying to … Read More
My kids LOVE cakepops (who doesn't?) Cakepops are the first thing they ask for when I mention stopping at Starbucks. We've had them as party favors, but we've never really made them before in the … Read More
