What's My Kid Wearing Today?

So there have been some big changes around the Brown-David compound.  Ashni (after having her hair locked for 7 years) and Jena (after having her hair locked for almost 4 years) decided that they wanted to cut their hair.  Now, I have always been the mom who was not attached to the girls hair or what they did with it (or so I thought).  Honestly, cutting it was a bit traumatic for me.  I couldn't sleep after I did it!  Because I knew that they didn't want to completely shave their heads, I agreed to help them "take their hair down".  That sounds so much simpler than it actually was.  We devoted an entire weekend (from sun up to sun down) wetting and picking their hair loose.  It was an ORDEAL!  The girls are very happy with their new look and it's starting to grow on me.  Now, I just have to get used to hair being a part of our daily routine.  That hasn't happened in ages.  Anywho, Jena has discovered that she can find how to hair videos on  YouTube and has been experimenting with different styles.  This was her do today and the outfit to go with.

brown desert boots - Rocket Dog ($9.99 at Tuesday Morning)

skinny jeans - Arizona ($3 at JCPenney)

shirt - Cherokee ($2.49 at Goodwill)

Total Outfit - approx. $15.50

New Ventures and Nutcrackers

The last few weeks have been a challenge around here. But they say it's always darkest just before the dawn, right? So we're staying optimistic! The small shop on the square that sells baby accessories and baked goods (mentioned in a previous post) wants to carry my hats and shoes! SO, I've been sewing up a storm this past week. I am still sewing mostly by hand because 2 layers of felted wool and 2 layers of fleece is just too thick for the machine. We are starting out with just a couple of each item to see how well they do, but that's a step in a good direction. Hopefully I will complete everything over the next few days once the madness of the Nutcracker is over!

Today is the final performance of the Nutcracker. Opening night was yesterday and it was a LONG day. I had to get the girls to the theater by 10:15am. From 10:30 until 12:30 they had spacing rehearsal then 30 minutes for lunch. Bijou wants so badly to be in ballet now, but she was forced to hang out back stage and watch.

(But, check out her fabulous use of colors and patterns in yesterday's outfit. I think she was very cute.) From 1 until 4ish there was dress rehearsal. I did come home during that and we all got a nap before the girls' dinner break. We took the girls for pizza before their big debut on the Ford Center stage. By 7pm the theater was a buzz of guests, parents and grandparents with bouquets of roses for little ballerinas.

The girls did beautifully! We are very proud. It was almost 10pm before we made it back home. It's always jarring to see my kids all made up for performances. They on the other hand love it. They will someday rebel and be VERY girly girls, I'm sure.

Despite my ungirliness, there's nothing I love more than freshly washes, oiled and twisted locks. Check out Ashni's freshed up ballet bun. She looks like a whole new person with her hair done.

This morning I made them their favorite breakfast - cinnamon biscuits! We head to theater around 1:30 to get them all made up and dressed for the 3 o'clock performance today. Technically we are not supposed to take photos during the performance and yesterday I followed the rules and only got a few pictures during dress rehearsal, but today I'm feeling rebellious. So there WILL be pictures from today's show!