The Hair Virtuoso

I let instagram spill the beans yesterday that I am working on some hair tutorials that will be released early next month. Some people had asked if this was for the long discussed Cole Marshall hair blog, and I am here to say... Nope, it is not. We have not moved forward with her blog yet as we are deep in the middle of other shenanigans that took priority over it. However, she was involved in a fabulous project that I filmed for the salon that her friend Bailey put together. We managed to shoot 5 of them yesterday at the house, largely because Cole kept the kids happy and busy and I was able to get a bunch of shooting done in big chunks. It was a fun day. Always love shooting at home for some reason.

In case you aren't a hopeless instagram addict like myself, here are some behind the scenes shots from the phone yesterday ...

For the most part the kids were out of the house, busy playing with Cole, at the dentist, and then big naps. They did get to look in on the action a little from time to time. Curious eyes, Tessa was shy around the girls, The Littlest Buddy was sure to get kisses. But by the end after naps were had, Tessa started to get really curious about what her mama was doing. She stormed the set and shut things down for the day.



When the shoot wrapped for the day, and everyone had left. I was in the other room, and Tessa had slipped off into the playroom and recruited some of her stuffed pals for makeovers. She took them onto set, placed them in the styling chair, and then she went to work. Cole and I watched her from a distance with jaws dropped for a good 10 minutes. She was going through the motions brushing out hair, pretending to put in clips, blow drying, and waving the hair spray around their heads like a pro. She even picked up a bobby pin and placed it in her teeth to work.




Kids immersed in their imaginations is pure magic. I had seen Tessa play pretend before, but this was the first time I started to notice the depths of the detail and dedication to the fantasy. It was incredible.

It wasn't long before Tessa wanted some real hair to work on, so she grabbed Cole's hand and pulled her to the chair, and not to be out done, as soon as The Littlest Buddy saw his little sister with the hair dryer, he insisted he have a go with it too.



It was one of those nights where Cole and I found ourselves up later than we should ever stay awake, long after the kids were in bed, and the night filled with sweet sighs and whispers about what a great life we have.

I truly feel lucky. I need to let myself feel these good things way more often. Truly feel them. These kids aren't going to want to play with us forever.

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