Honeybee now has 65 braids in her lovely hair. Hair is very important to my girls and I’m doing my best to learn how to work with it. I’ve made my share of mistakes and there are too many days when the girls look a little frizzy, or downright messy, but considering I’ve never been into hair, I feel pretty good about how far I’ve come.
Fortunately, Sweet Pea helped me braid before she moved to Seattle yesterday. With both of us braiding, it still took hours to get both girls done. I’m hoping it lasts for awhile! Having the pool closed will help, as will having Honeybee and Dimples sleep in satin caps.
Best of all, Honeybee feels beautiful and is thrilled with her pretty beads.
If you need helpful advice about how to do your daughter’s hair, try the Shuruba website. Her videos have been a great resource for me.
~Lisa 
Gorgeous!
What a great photo!
Adorable!
I've also learned a lot from … adoptionhair_skincare@yahoogroups.com a group filled with adoptive moms learning how to work with their children's African hair.
Laurel
not a hair person myself…I am so scared of this aspect to adopting our daughter…thanks for the links-your girls' braids look fantastic! (great photo, too!)
I have to give Rusty credit for the great photo. He is getting really good, and is far better at photo editing than I am. This weekend we are taking my nephew's senior portraits. Rusty used to be my assistant, but I think we are becoming equal partners.
Thanks for the comments!
Lisa
love it. Hope one day I can braid like that!
Thanks for taking pride in doing your girls' hair and taking it so serious. So many adoptive families don't. Your girls will forever love you for it.
I love the picture! It's beautiful!
-Mimi
Good job momma!!! :o)
Those braids are gorgeous!!! You did a great job taking that picture too – the colors are great!
Impressive! I love it! When we adopted our son, I was so happy to find out we had a boy! Wasn't sure about my ability to braid! LOL… but I love the look of braided hair so much… maybe someday I will need to learn! :)
Beautiful, and I'm so glad it makes her feel beautiful!
Lisa,
I just need to thank you for the blessing you've been to me. From all of the sharing about your attachment challenges and how to overcome them, your progress, Karen Purvis videos, and now the link for Shuruba website for girls hair…you have been a true friend (although you don't know me!) that God has sent me to help me along the way.
Thanks for taking the time out of your very busy schedule to blog. I'm one of many whom you've helped.
Blessings,
Laura
What a WONDERFUL site! I am an adoptee with 5 children adopted and homegrown. The journey to becoming an adoptive parent was wrought with questions and filled with joy. I share my experiences as well as the answers to questions I found at http://www.adoptive-parenting.com. I would LOVE to share some of your experiences on my site with topics pertaining to your experiences of integrating your adoptive children into a family with your homegrown kiddos. Would you be willing to share?? Thanks Thanksful Mommy for sharing your positive adoption experiences in such a beautiful way. I can't wait to have a bushel full too!!