HAIRCARE!

I am passionate about learning to do Mylah's hair! People are always looking at her styles and asking me if I fixed her hair! LOL Sometimes I get compliments and sometimes I get tips on how I can improve my technique! I appreciate both! People often ask me how I learned to do her hair...I always tell them that I watched youtube videos! Then they laugh!!! I am serious though....everything I have learned came from 2 places. One is the youtube videos done by Katelynlyn (look her up there....she is AMAZING!). You can go to this GREAT site www.keepmecurly.com and find a link to the youtube videos by Katie. The other place I learn from is a Yahoo group about AA skin and haircare. It is called adoptionhair_skincare. I have ordered some cute beads and snaps from www.snapaholics.com .
I am all about natural haircare! I like to use organic, natural products in Mylah's hair, and these sites help me learn how to do just that! Some of the chemicals I try to avoid are: petroleum, mineral oil, parabens, silicone, and sulfates. There are others too that I am probably not thinking of right now! One of my favorite hair care products is virgin coconut oil! It smells divine and is sooo good for your hair and skin! Mylah's hair loves it! I also use Tate's conditioner at times. Tate's family makes a ton of natural, healthy products for hair and skin....including makeup and sunscreen! You can find their products here: www.trulypureandnatural.com . Some other good products for skin are cocoa butter and Shea butter. Mylah has eczema, so I have had alot to learn about caring for sensitive skin! Hope this article can help someone else!
Peace,
Amber

Cross Your Heart and Pray for Hope - Video

Cross Your Heart and Pray for Hope - Video (CLICK ON LINK HERE)

This is a beautiful song written by a friend of mine (David Hughes) and his band Mithril. This song was written in response to the oil spill here on the Gulf Coast. The oil spilled into God's wonderful creation for 85 days....polluting the ocean and beaches and killing so much wildlife. As of about 2 days ago, BP has finally placed a cap over the area that was leaking tremendous amounts of oil every day. Right now we continue to pray that the cap holds, so that focus can be placed on the cleanup and saving the wildlife. Please take a minute to enjoy this incredible song and video. The video has pictures of many cute kids playing on our beaches and in the ocean they love! There are pics of all 3 of my kids in the video, which makes it even more special for me! Enjoy!
P.S.~Thank you David and Mithril....you all did a wonderful job with this! So many Gulf Coast residents can really enjoy and appreciate your thoughtfulness when putting this together!
Blessings,
Amber

STRANGE CAT!

Ivey got in trouble when the baths first started happening b/c I kept thinking she was putting him in the tub! She would tell me he fell in or got in and I didn't believe her!

Then one day I found him bathing with our swimsuits that I was washing in the tub!

We have this really strange cat! His name is Jinx. He is a Bengal cat. It is a domestic cat, but they originally made this breed by mixing an Asian Leopard cat with a domestic cat. Therefore, it looks like a leopard, and acts like a regular house cat. Except....there are a few odd behaviors! The main thing is that many of them love water. Ours happens to be one of them! They also have a very odd sounding "meow". I can't explain it, you would just have to hear it! Our cat sortof acts like a dog. He is more dog-like than cat-like! He loves to be around people. He is always underfoot! He will greet you at the door. He is very vocal...too vocal! He likes alot of attention, and does not prefer to just lie somewhere and be left alone like many cats do. He loves to bathe with anyone he can jump in the tub with! There have been days where he has had 3 baths in 1 day! I must admit that it is getting very old having to get him out of the tub and dry him off! It's like having another kid! There are many youtube videos about this breed of cat. They are hilarious and if you have children you should let them watch! They will be very entertained! Here are some pics of our cat taking his baths! I have some funny pics of him taking a bath with the kids! They love to take a bath with him!

~Amber

4th of July!

This post is a little late! This year we didn't do much for the 4th. We went to the swim club for a while. They were cooking out so we ate there. There were lots of pool games for the kids and music too! When we got home we had cold watermelon...how could we celebrate the 4th without it?!

We've spent many 4th of July holidays at the beach, which is my favorite way to spend it! This year it is just too depressing on our beaches. Oil and tar balls are in the sand and water. The Gulf of Mexico is not safe to swim in now! The marine life has been devastated. It's very sad. Here is one blog about the oil spil if you are interested in learning more. http://www.gulfblog.uga.edu/

This will not impact just the Gulf Coast...but much of the country! You can also go to youtube to see some video footage.

Anyway, I just wanted to post a few pics. I also want to send out a HUGE THANK YOU to all the men and women who have fought, and are fighting for our freedom!!!

Peace,

Amber