cass life

Been a fun week as usual. thought I would share with you some highlights. 

Princess Tea Party with Sophia and Lila.

On the menu: 

Tropical Carrot Juice

raisins

animal crackers

blueberries

(the finest for the these lovely ladies)

Rainbows graduation for Zion! She is in a preschool program at church. It was fun to celebrate.

art projects with mama

Our youth group does Summer Tribal Warfare every summer. Think Survivor! with 100 teens. It is a blast! My team is Argon- I got together with Noelle (nanny/youth girl) and we created some shoes yesterday for the opening ceremonies. We mean biz!

We took some white canvas shoes and used fabric markers by Crayloa to modify them with the tribal motif. 

mine! 

Noelle's are above. Aren't they cute?

Kiyah is a week shy of being 10 months. She still isn't crawling. She is sooo close! She loves clapping. waving. rocking in crawling position. She says, "mama-mama" all the time now! Love her

Ryan in his Tribal costume!

Amanda and I are on Argon together. We are representing Forever 21. Wear it proud.

I look scary. crazy. and out of control. So fun though.

Zion loves being on our team! She was so excited to the events.

My pal, Sarah, brought her girls to hang out during youth. They were soooo cute!

Amber holding Kiyah.

Opening Ceremonies.

Kati hanging with the ladies.

The girls love the skate park......i mean....slide :)

I had to capture daddy and Zakiyah this morning. Two things to note:  yes she wore the outfit to bed.....didn't get home until 10. Second, snot dripping......bummer. Still cute though.

Happy Thursday. 

The sun is shining in Rochester. 

Pool and boat day.

Loves.

LLW y'all

I started Lock Lock Wednesday to get myself motivated to style my hair everyday. It is so easy, for even hair stylists to get in a rut with their hair. I am hoping to inspire you along the way with simple and fun techniques to help you look fabulous! Join me along the way. It will be fun! All you have to do is take snapshots of your hair during the week and link up with me below! 

I curled my hair in the above picture with a 1" Hot Tools Curling Iron. I had gone up to the cities with friends to get some summer shopping done. I used baby powder on my roots and Awapuhi hair spray on my ends! 

I love this picture! I love that we all have different hair! I color both girls hair. I just colored Danielle's (Left) using a 7N/8CG on her regrowth and brushing it through. I used bleach on her ends giving her hair the ombre' look! On Kati (middle) she also has an ombre'. I used bleach on her ends/ I painted her regrowth with a 3N. I am actually wearing a fun lip color in this picture. I have become allergic to the perfumes in makeup as of recently. 

My friend, Becky had given me some Lancome makeup and low and behold it works. No reaction. I am pumped. This color is "Wannabe Cream". I love the richness of the pigment....and can I just say that I am very thankful for my friendships. Being a mama and a wife, I have really learned how important it is to maintain friendships. I have such a sisterhood. a tribe. a community. I am very thankful for my girlfriends. They teach me so much. 

I colored my sister, Cara's hair this week! I love her natural red. She is natural 8-9 OR. It is soooo gorgeous. We decided to put in some subtle dimension to add some lighter tones for summer. I used a bleach, a high lift blonde and a copper/gold to brighten it up. I love her hair!

Here is a selfie.......ROOTS.

Get it.

While I was coloring my sister's hair, I decided to throw in a base break on my hair. They rock. A base break is when you put a high lift color on the roots for 5-10 minutes to break your base and blend the color. I do this in between foiling to give my hair a break. It had been 7 weeks since I colored my hair. It was time. 

After:  my base break. 

I used a curl wand by TIGI to put texture and waves in my hair. I posted yesterday about what product I like to use for this look. Check it out here. Put in a clip from Forever 21 to sprucen' it up. 

 

Here I put my hair in some braids and threw it up with bobby pins. Easy. Peasy. 

I would love for you to join me for LLW! Link up with me below with your post/or pix from instagram. Follow me on Insta, using #locklovewed or #locklovewednesday

Have a great day!

 

Product Review- Texture Spray!

I have been using the Awapuhi Wild Ginger line for 2 years now. I am still in LOVE! It is the best product line! I have been so happy with the results, the aroma, the styling that it gives to all hair types!

If you want to learn more about my fav products, check them out here.

Today, I thought I would share with you about the Texturizing Sea Spray by Awapuhi! It is amazing! I use it in hair when it is wet or dry.

Why use this product?

+ I love it to get texture with my natural waves.
+ I love using it in hair on the days I don't wash to revive my hair.
+ It has a great aroma.....GINGER. Your hair will smell like the ocean and ginger. Perfect combo.
+ It doesn't have as much hold as a gel or hairspray, while still delivering great texture and grit for your locks.

How to use this product?

+ I spray it in my hair after I shower and follow up with Moroccan oil or Hydrating whip. I then blow dry it 50% dry.
+ I also use it in the hair once it is damp or dry to add some more hold. I treat it like a hairspray.
+ I spray it in my hair a lot in the summer on the days I don't wash to revive/refresh my hair.
+ I use it after I curl my hair and mist my locks to rough up my curls/waves. I then scrunch my hands through my hair!

It retails at Tala for $20! BEST 20 BUCKS SPENT. Promise.....

Happy Tuesday!

HAPPY FRIDAY- H54F

Every week I like to share with you my highlights from the week. It has been an eventful one to say the least. What a great week, I have had. It has been full of a wedding, grad parties, a bridal shower, family time, work, church etc. 

Last weekend, my sister and mom helped me host a bridal shower for my sister. You can see more on that here! We had the theme be Chelsea's favorite things. She loves tulips so we used cucumbers and carrots for them :)

With my hus being a youth pastor, we are in the midst of graduations and parties! We hit up a party last weekend at a golf course for my cousin Benny- (goes to the Gate youth group) We cruised around in a golf cart. It was a blast! My nephew, Ryder was with us!

We attended a lovely wedding at Mayowood Barn this past weekend too. It was stunning. The burlap, lace, flowers, lavender, and all the details. I loved it!

 Life for the lil ladies....

My 3 year old is in a preschool program at our church called Rainbows. It is themed around Noah's Ark and she had her graduation ceremony. It was so cute. She was so proud! She is looking at her bag here. 

I am loving my TIGI curl wand for my hair. It is my current go to for styling. I take my hair in 3 sections and curl it away from my face. I am still loving the challenge of Lock Love Wednesday posts to stay inspired.

A group of ladies started a monthly ladies night out. We went to City Cafe last night! It was so refreshing. We laughed so hard my face and belly hurt. Bliss. I picked up some of my friends and even pulled out some old mix CDs to get in the mood! It was so lovely! 

Did you have any highlights from your week? Any plans for the weekend? Hope you have a great weekend! 

 {linking up Lauren and Jeanette}