Thursday, February 28, 2013

Sugar and Spice

Raising a girl is a big job.

It's my duty as a mom to show Piper a positive example of what it means to be a strong woman. I want her to know that girls aren't just pretty little powderpuffs. We're more than dresses and hair bows and baubles.  We are smart, spirited, powerful, and courageous.

But those lessons can wait.

Because as it turns out: bows, bracelets and the world's smallest french braid may not be all little girls are made of...but they are pretty fabulous.

And there's nothing wrong with being fabulous once in a while. (Even if you're still in your jammies).







Get it, girl.

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  1. love that little itty bitty french braid! And those bracelets, priceless!

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    1. She's obsessed with bracelets. I'm not sorry at all. Except when she steals all of mine- which is often.

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  2. My daughter wears those play rings as bracelets too! Your so lucky you can french braid her hair. We're still working on getting it long enough for it to be visible in pictures. :)

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    1. It doesn't matter what the item is- If her little fist can even remotely fit in it- she will turn it into a bracelet. Oh- and please don't get confused- that french braid was my mother's concoction. It's not even kind of sustainable- but it was fun for a minute (and mind boggling that she held still to let her play!)

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  3. Piper is adorable! Love that tiny braid.

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    1. Thanks Annie! I have nightmare memories of my mom braiding my hair every morning...that I may or may not end up passing down to my daughter....it's just too cute!

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  4. Oh just wait till I get my girlie hands on her!!
    You didn't wear french braid 'tll age 21 one for nothing!YOur mom

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  5. thankfully, S's hair is so short I can barely tuck the wisps behind her ears still. thank God for youtube and lots of friends with girls b/c I have no idea what to do when it comes time to braid!

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  6. The braid, the bracelet, the smile that is 100% yours. Piper is so adorable here!

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