Nothing puts a smile on my face more than getting a text with a picture of my little ladies. They got to wear their natural hair down today. Love these two!

The little ladies.

I know this post is a little late but I hope everyone had a great holiday.  I really enjoyed my Christmas and New Year’s Eve.  I am happy anytime I get to spend time with my family.  My new year was very low key. I kicked it with my parents this year.  I haven’t spent a NYE home in Michigan since I moved to NYC eleven years ago.  Although none of us saw the ball drop or participated in the countdown because we were asleep.  I woke up at 12:05 AM.  Dang! I hope this isn’t a representation of what the rest of the year will be like.

Christmas was another story.  I stayed up late wrapping presents and doing my part in making sure Santa’s snacks were gone by the morning.

The girls had a wonderful Christmas.  Although they received a lot of toys from Santa, they only wanted to play on my iPad and iPhone. Go figure!

But there was one present that was hit this year. And it was this Princess Microphone and Amplifier.  The girls loved it.  My little ladies were singing up a storm.  I captured everything on video.

Since my munchkins are my muses, I decided to capture some holiday portraits.  I love photography and wanted to sharpen my skills a bit.  I was trying to create my own version of an Olan Mills photo-shoot with the Christmas tree in the background.

I used the opportunity of my nieces all dressed up in their Christmas dresses.  (So…about this couch. Let’s just say it’s older than me.  Which explains the tacky 70s print.)

The little ladies were so excited to get the Disney Princess Castle from Santa.

I taught the girls how to sashay down a “catwalk” and they modeled their Christmas dresses for me.

I love these two.  They have their own little personalities and keep me laughing. (I had already started twisting my hair for the night and didn’t realize I had a big old braid in the front when I took this picture.)

This was my holiday hair.  I don’t ever do twist-outs on my hair, but lately I have been rocking them.  I think I have finally mastered my technique.  It’s not as defined as I would like but I think it’s because the product I used to twist.  But I’m cool with it.

I hope you had a wonderful holiday as well.

I just wanted to check in and let you know how my hair growth challenge was going.  Sorry about the fuzzy iPhone pictures.  I’m not an expert in bathroom photography, but I tried.  I think you can see some growth in the comparison pictures.  Both pictures were taken right after a washing, conditioning and detangling.

I’m still doing the Courtney Hair method as outlined here. I have nothing but good things to say about her method.  I would have never thought to incorporate vitamins and essential oils into my conditioners. Nor creating my own scalp massage oils.  I’m really learning that the more natural the product the better it is for your body (inside and out).

The above pictures are of my hair in a “wet & go” and a puff. I definitely see growth in these pictures. There is more fullness too.  I’m going to continue to do the Courtney Hair Method.  It is working for me and why ruin a good thing.

Have you ever doctored up your store bought conditioner with additional ingredients?

Naptural85 has a great post filled with tutorials on how to combat frizzy natural hair in humidity.

Check out her tips here.

I’m pleased to announce yet another natural hair meetup.  Yes. I know. Not another one.  But this one has a little twist. It’s a meetup for parents and their children where they will learn how to manage and care for their child’s hair. If you follow my blog, you know that I go to the Hair Rules Salon to get my hair styled and cut by Dickey.  I have blogged about it before here and here. I have been a client for about 5 years.  The salon is a posh and I guarantee that Dickey along with his stylists will take good care of you guys.

RSVP soon because slots fill up fast.

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