Kyrie’s new hairdo

For months now, Kyrie has begged to get her hair cut.  I’ve really dragged my feet because I just loved all the fun things we could do with her hair!  But once we got back from our trip, she was very adamant about wanting it shorter.  I’ve always told her that it’s her head and that I’ll do my best to let her decide what length of hair she wants.  We had battles nearly every morning about getting that hair combed, and I knew that by cutting it, I’d make things a whole lot easier for both of us.  So I reluctantly agreed and took her to the salon.  I think it turned out cute!  It’s short enough to give her reprieve from the heat, but it’s still long enough to pull back into several different styles. 

Before:

 

After:

Here’s the view from the front:

And once we got home and styled it ourselves (check out how much she looks like her dad in this picture!):

Cambria was with us in the salon, and I got this cute picture of her sitting in the empty chair admiring her own reflection in the mirror.    She decided she doesn’t want to get a hair cut ever again and is going to grow her hair as long as Rapunzel’s from Tangled! 

Static!

We went to a fun birthday party yesterday for Asher’s friend Porter, and I snapped this picture of Bri on the way home.  Kyrie was having a bit too much fun with her balloon, and Bri wasn’t very impressed. 

Rock out!

Kyrie recently went to a birthday party for one of her friends that had a rock star type of theme. Derk got Kyrie this shirt last year for Christmas, and it was perfect to wear to the party. After she got dressed, she asked me to do "something cool" for her hair. What I came up with definitely isn't rocker material, but I still thought it still was in the "something cool" category! ;-)

Socks -- not just for feet!

Did you know you can use a sock to make a bun? I saw a YouTube video yesterday that showed how to do it, and I thought it was so cool! When Kyrie was in ballet, I had a heck of a time getting her hair into the mandatory bun, so I'm really bummed that I didn't know this trick before!

So here's how to do it. First, you'll need an old sock, 2 elastics, and bobby pins. The size of the sock depends on how thick the hair is and how big you want the bun to be. Kyrie has super thick hair, so I used one of her socks. I realized when doing this that she has enough hair to where I can even use one of my socks to make the bun even bigger. If the hair is thin, use a toddler sock.

Now, here's the process.

Step 1
Cut the toe off the sock

Step 2
Roll the sock up, starting from the bottom

Step 3
Pull the hair up into a ponytail, put in the elastic, then put the sock around the hair

Step 4
Divide the hair in half

Step 5
Now spread the hair around so it covers the sock

Step 6
Secure with the second elastic

This is what it will look like at this point:

Step 7
Move all the excess hair down underneath the bun and twist it

Step 8
Wrap the hair around the bun

Step 9
Secure the ends with bobby pins
(criss-cross the bobby pins in an "x" shape so they stay put)

Voila!

How cute is that?! It's so easy, and it works awesome! There are a lot of variations that are forming in my head, too. Instead of twisting the hair in step 7, you could braid it. Or use a bigger sock, then stop at step 6. Instead of gathering the hair at the bottom in step 7, leave it all spread out, and then curl the ends to make a cute messy bun style. And of course, adding a cute flower clip or bow would be adorable.

I love having girls! Well, let me rephrase. I love that I can play with Kyrie's hair. And I can't wait until Bri's butchered hair grows out again so that I can go back to playing with hers!