It will come as no surprise to my high school basketball teammates that I'm addicted to french braiding my daughter's hair. But it's more than just french braids -- I just love to play with her hair and discover fun new creative ways to do it.

I always said I wouldn't know what to do with a girly-girl. Pink, ruffles, frou-frou, and lace were forbidden in our house. The pink didn't last too long after our baby girl was born -- but the other "girly" stuff is still pretty much inexistant in our house. However, girly-do's -- they're very much a part of our house.

If Amara's hair wasn't so curly, thick, and prone to ridiculous tangles, it may not have been necessary. However, she doesn't have the baby-soft, fine, shiny, straight hair of many 5 year olds. She has luscious curls and amazing texture that simply couldn't be better for braiding.

So I gave in quickly to the temptation of "girlifying" my girl -- despite my predisposition to all things tom-boy. I just couldn't resist her hair.

There are all sorts of fun hair style websites for girls' hair (see my side bar for one of them that I especially like). But I ran across my friends' site the other day, where she had tried this hair style on her girls' hair -- and I had to try it!

Not only is it super cute, it's also super easy! Just twist and weave. I can't tell you how many compliments Amara received with this style. I need to figure out how to better do a messy bun, because those wouldn't stay in. But the twists -- they stayed put for 2 days!

The best part of all of this -- Amara LOVES the compliments. Enough so that she'll put up with my brushing through the painful tangles. We're talking serious birdsnests like I've never seen.

Ah, the price we pay for beauty. :)