New camera

We recently got a new camera and i'm excited... i've been eyeing and price matching lots of different camera's and finally decided on a Canon T4i, and so far sooo good, here's a couple test shots i did this past weekend... Well my first shoots with the camera

 

I love this picture.. ( I think it would be even better if i didn't take it)

He was was saying "I'm strong"and you see the sling on his arm... he broke it while at school playing on the monkey bars

  

He was such the perfect little model, although i feel very sorry for him, because i think he will be in front of my lens even more as I practice with my intro DSLR

 I even got my little cousin Gabriel in, in the action.

 

Wondering where we got the outfits?

On Tye

• pink and blue shirt from old navy, boys section $5
• carpenter jeans, children's place $6
• and neon green chucks, from ross dress for less, $10

On Gabe

• Perry the Platypus shirt, from Walmart $8
• Plaid Skinny Jeans by levi, we got these from Burlington Coast factory, last year for about 12 bucks
• shoes were brought at ross dress for less

Minnie Mouse inspired Birthday Party SNEAK PEEK

This weekend we celebrated  my little cousins joint  Minnie Mouse Pink and Red Birthday Party

Mel Turned 5 and Li turned and it was party any two little girls would love to have, even with a pony

It was soo much fun helping my cousin to plan her daughter birthday party.

if you're looking for more interest, you can check out our pinterest boards here on my pinterest board and here on my cousin's board here's just a sneak peek so stayed tuned for more

Need some goodies for your Minnie Mouse Party, let us know

Glow in the dark Mickey Ears

Tye rocking 2 week old finger curled fro, what was i thinking, lol

Birthday Girls Hair Style quick and easy on natural curly hair

We had a Candy Buffet, and you can see the Adults loved it more than the kids

I think My picture taking Skills are getting a Little Better no?

Like really they could not have used the little candy buffet bags and take out boxes?

Birthday Girl Minnie Mouse Tutu from Once Upon a Curl

Detail on the Shirt

I tried to do a Minnie Mouse, but i failed

But every one loved the birthday Girl Minnie mouse hair style

Large Barrel Beads, looking for some? We have em

My lil Cousin Man 

This pony had some hair on it

Yea Just a Little Bit

I absolutely loved these large Glittered Minnie Mouse Ears? Bows

Please stay Tuned for more photos and detailed info

Product review and Giveaway... Little Green Pouch

I must say pinterest is one of my favorite all time sites on the Internet... You can find some many wonderful ideas and products that you've never thought of, and it was on one random occasion when i came upon the Little Green Pouch, and i immediately set off to order a pack. I a glad i did!!!

 I used to buy the pouches that you find at the grocery store or gogurts, applesauce and puddings and they were 1, over priced ( up to $2  for one pouch) and 2 they take up space.

and the washing of dishes when you try to have less waste and do it yourself

you can see our FunBites in the background

But after a day of Exploring

 

Its great to just be able to enjoy a healthy and portable snack

 

So much better for the environment since they are reusable :o)

Okay and how cute is this curly cutie, photo by Drew Kelly

Ready to get a pack of your own? Well you're in luck

You can purchase them from their website  right here  

Or in our Giveaway

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Simple ponytails with a twist

Have you gotten into a hairstyle rut yet? I know i have hit it several times, I mean how many times can you do ponytails with out getting a little bored

Well add an outrages strand of beads 

( 21 big beads the be exact with a shell at the end)

 Plan ponytails with plan Barrettes

and the beads spelled out her name

 She Loved it, and

Products and items used

Baby don't be Bald  grease ( well for, hair & scalp)

Water and  Oil mix (to detangle)

and a little bit of Cantu ( for the ends)

rubberbands

daisy barrettes

and here's a sneak peek at my little cousin's faux hawk

Tye's Defined Afro

 So for the past  few days tye has been rocking a defined

day 2 of the defined FRO

 Day 3 of the defined fro

 rocking at the guitar the fro only  gets better with age

After the initial finger detangling and style i did nothing to his hair, and i love the results

Stay tuned for a detailed post on how i achieved this look using the finger curl technique

this style would work for every age and gender, just add a bow or other hair accessory for girls and you're good to go

Tye's 5th Birthday Party

So this past weekend we celebrated Tye's 5th birthday.. I had all of these grandiose plans of what i wanted to do and how i was going to do it, and i must say almost everything went to plan, except for the rental place canceling last minute, and me not having my camera. Its a good thing my Uncle was there to catch some pictures so just enjoy, there will be more pictures than words, lol

the birthday boy

for food we had a

 fruit platter, chips and dip, hot dogs, baked beans

Barbecue Chicken, Spaghetti, and a deluxe salad. with grapes strawberries, walnuts etc

drinks included, hot chocolate, ice tea, lemonade crush sodas, and water with mason jars as cups

for his party, we used our chafing dishes and table linens that we already had

candy buffet before pictures

we had marshmallows, giant lolipops, gummie bears, giant pixi stixs 

pepermint stickd, swirley pops giant jaw breakers, chocolate covered preztels, cookies, and cupcakes

before his guest came he was running around tearing up games in his rockstar pajamas

some of the games where knock down cans, a goldfish toss,

tattoo booth, and hair coloring booth (was a big hit) arts and crafts and a c couple of other

fun little actities

golf and a baseball game

basketball

the playground

balloons where the hit of the party

balloons, ( and you can kinda see the drinks)

I found these name balloons at party city they didn't have his first name, but its cool

this was his first year having a real jumper and he loved it

centerpieces were plastic popcorn buckets, with his picture in it

 

and the birthday boy again stay tuned for a step by step for his Faux Hawk......

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