10 inches
Ada has been growing her hair long for quite some time. She had grown tired of it though, and a few days after her dance recital, she had 10 inches cut off and donated it to Locks of Love. She was excited about being able to give her hair for another little girl that didn’t have any. I think she was even more excited about her new hairdo though! I love it.
before/after
ready to mail off her ponytail
Beautiful Ballerinas
Kezia and Ada have finished another year of dance. Both performed beautifully in their recital, A Garden Festival. Ada’s class was the dawn and Kezia’s was the blue sky. Can you believe that this was Kezia’s FIFTH dance recital?
Ada’s class even got the privilege of being photographed for the advertising posters.
Wedding Gifts and Maternity Pics
I had a bridal shower and wedding reception to attend this past week, and was pretty pleased with what I came up with for their gifts. Partly due to where we live, and partly due to my nature, I have a hard time buying off of a gift registry or giving gift cards and the like. I much prefer to create. For the bridal shower I made this awesome hostess apron and matching hand towel.
As their wedding gift, I hand crafted these awesome, monogrammed (used my wood burning tool) roasting sticks with a bag to keep/carry them in. Even my kids all thought the gift was super cool.
Oh, and the end is even reinforced with the denim to prevent the sticks from wearing through the end as easily. If I had more time (and thought of it before Justin suggested it), I would have monogrammed the bag as well. Since the whole thing was quite inexpensive, I did include a little cash with the card. They are both students, so I figured I could at least spring for the marshmallows, chocolate bars and graham crackers 
Justin suggested I make them and sell them online – with custom monogramming, of course. Shipping would kinda be a pain though. I was too lazy to even figure out how to wrap them as a gift, and just ended up tying on a large tulle bow with a big silk flower. I thought it looked nice. Any ideas on how to best ship such long items?
This past week, I also got the opportunity to take a few pics of a pregnant friend. She’s due this month, and I’m amazed at how tiny she is. Some of the pics turned out pretty cool, so I thought I’d share (with her permission).
baby’s name starts with an “L”
