cass life

We have been crazy busy with camp and JULY in general. I thought I would catch y'all up on our life. 

Random. 

Sun.

Lake Geneva.

Bliss.

As I mentioned in my h54f post, we hit up camp for a one night for the Fourth of July. We spent lots of time with our good friends, Carter and Paula. It was a blast! Zion loved playing with their girls:  Ruby, Ellie, and Maddie. We swam, spent time catching some rays, ate yummy food and laughed.

Carter and Andy went to college together. Both guys are awesome and have been serving at their church as a Youth Pastor for ten years now. They are the real deal. Great hearts. 

Hugs

Bounce houses and ice cream at camp! Perf Fourth of July

Zi and Ellie- 6 wks apart!

Our good friend's daughter just turned 2. We got to celebrate at their house for a lovely party- The theme was "F" for Francesca! It was perfect. Frankfurters. French Fries. Float station. Flowers. etc. It was hot! The kiddos ended up in their underwear playing in the kiddie pool to cool off! Kati did a phenomenal job on the party! Zion had a blast!

How cute are these details?

I love how my girls are starting to interact. They truly adore each other. Zion is such a good helper. She amazes me daily with her thoughtfulness and gentleness for Zakiyah. They love bath time. Hilarious. This is them in the shower (towel clogging the drain) at camp! My girls loved spending the week at camp with our junior highers. It was so fun having them up there with us.

Camp was great. It is a crazy week being back at home for me. Lots of work and such, before heading back to senior high camp. My hus is up there again this week preaching. I am loving summer overall though. Perfection. 

I will post more this week. Just wanted to play catch up...... Loves. 

High5 For Friday y'all

Happy Friday! 

What a beautiful week here in Minnesota!

Every week, I link up with Lauren and Jeanette for my favs from my week through my pix!

I am loving my Katie Daisy print! Perfect for Independence Day! Plus, I love MN! 

Last Friday night, we hit up Rochester parade with friends! My daughter (yellow headband) Zion, had a blast to say the least! We got rained on, but it was a blast.

My baby Zakiyah was very entertained by all the commotion. 

I am loving how my daughter draws flowers. so cute!

"Bless the Lord....Oh my soul. Ohhhhhh my soul. I worship his holy name." A song I sing when I drink coffee. Praise the Lord for my Americano! 

My girls have been wearing their matching dresses every few days. I can't get enough of them. We headed up Lake Geneva for one night at family camp. It was fun filled with swimming in the lake, playing with friends, a magic show, bounce houses, and seeing my husband's pastor from his youth. It was great!  

Cass Fam 2013 4th of July- Holler! 

...And I leave you with a sneak peak of my table that my hus has been working on again. He put the legs on this week. He made it for me as a surprise a year ago, and we have been waiting to finish it up! I love it so much. You can read about it here. We are hoping to stain it soon. 

Do you have any fun plans for the weekend? We are heading to the pool today and I am going to yoga for the first time in months! Can't wait!!!! 

Loves.

Lock Love Wednesday

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 used my 1" Hot Tools curling iron here to put some texture and wave in my hair. After curling my hair, I scrunched in Texture spray. Then I put in some aqua hair chalk! It is so easy and fun. I have a few colors and I don't use it enough :) I braided three little braids in my fringe and braided them together, pinning them off my face. 

I scrunched my hair with my texture spray here to revive my products and style from the night before. I pinned one side up and used two flowers to dress up my look.

Some Tala love. 

I love short hair on women. 

I think it can be so flattering. 

I cut my friend, Shel's hair every 4-5 weeks. We use a razor and thinning shears to accomplish this look. It looks lovely on her.

I had the privilege of coloring Chelsea's hair for the first time. We put in 6 foils back to back, creating a panel of bright Red-Red. Fun. Vibrant. Youthful. It is just the perfect amount of splash for her to feel fresh! I love it. 

Are you doing anything fun with your hair? Do you have any favorite summer products? Happy Independence day! Link up with me below to show off your hair locks! Join me on Instagram as well @talahairlife #locklovewed and #locklovewednesday

Scenes around the Cass Casa

Lovin my new plant in our dining room. Say a prayer for me to keep it alive.

We finally hung our pool stick holder that my dad made. I surprised Andy with it for Christmas this past year. The wood spirit is carved by my dad as well. Zion painted the cross. 

Are you doing any projects right now? I am all about the little projects. Have a great day! 

words

simple.

true.

my anthem for today.

make it matter.

embrace the little things. 

be intentional.

happy monday.

h54f

It is Friday!

The sun is shining!

It feels like summer in MINNESOTA.

Lots of sunscreen. Flipflops. Grilling. Laughing. Bubble Tea. Fresh fruit. Walks to the park. I am in my Blissful state. 

Every week, I link up with Lauren and Jeanette for High5 For Friday, showing you some highlights of the week! I also have my weekend recap here.

Yesterday, my three year old was invited to her best friend's 3 year old birthday party! They just happen to be our next door neighbors! It was perfect. Four little girls tying ribbons on flip-flops, playing on a slip-n-slide, eating pizza and cupcakes, opening princess dress up clothes, having their nails painted by our nanny, Noelle. She even custom made a polish for each girl! It was perfect! 

 I finally finished making a painting for our dear friends, Katherine and Cordie. They got married last fall! I posted about it here and here. I wanted to make them a canvas with coral and navy tones (their wedding colors). I used items from their wedding invite and song lyrics from their ceremony (Use Somebody, by Kings of Leon). I love it. They are moving today to NYC for the summer, then heading to Florida. We will miss them dearly. They are family to us. My daughters call Katherine, "Tia", which is auntie in spanish. (Tears all over writing this... I need a coffee) We will miss you sooo much.

Some scenes around my homefront.........

Deck life. bliss.

Loving my Independence Day mantel. 

Roses in my front yard.

I finally painted my stools. I posted about it here!

My Zakiyah Nova. She is my joy! I love her to pieces. Crawling everywhere this one!

Happy Friday! 

Do you have any plans this weekend?

Loves.

LLW

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 twisted both of my sides back and twisted them into 3 buns. 5 minutes or less. easy and fun. 

result of humidity hitting my styled hair.

 TIGI curl wand. dry shampoo and hairspray. teasing comb. done!

I took my hair into two messy versions of a french twist. I put in my girls headband. took less than 5 minutes.

Noelle, my amazing nanny, in a awesome bow bun!!!!

What did you do with your hair this week? 

Link up below and show off your locks! Grab a LLW button on my ride sidebar for your blog!  Follow me on instagram #locklovewed and #locklovewednesday

Happy LLW!!!!!