Guest Blogger: Jess from IROCKSOWHAT

Thank you Jess for guest posting while I'm away at BlogHer! Please give Jess and her sweet family a visit when you get a moment here: IROCKSOWHAT

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Hey everyone, I wanted to make a video instead of a basic guest post. Sometimes words can't describe how you feel for someone. I hope you find this video heartwarming...

♡ Guest blogger Jess

Guest Blogger: Jessica of Tart

Thank you Jessica for guest posting while I'm away at BlogHer! Please give Jessica and her sweet family a visit when you get a moment here: TART

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Hi there! I'm Jessica from TART and so happy to be guest posting for the lovely Chelsey! I thought I'd share some of my hair tips with you guys.. they're not perfect but that's the point. They're the quick(lazy) tips and methods for achieving the looks I was going for and I hope at least one (or all three) of them will be something you'll want to try yourself and have fun with! 

1st- My more modern look. It's basically just a tip about how I have my hair cut, but I also share one simple way to spice it up with an accessory that I'm sure you've seen many times before. 

2nd- My 1950s pinup inspired look that I can't get enough of. This is my lazy method but I think it still looks just as cute as when I go all out and spend a lot of time on it. Note: if you have bangs like me you can curl them under (down towards your forehead, not up towards your part) and bobby pin them to achieve a quick, more authentic barrel look if you want. 

3rd- My 1920s flapper inspired look. I was trying to keep the video short and sweet so don't mind the fly-aways and too-loose pin curls. This is one of my favorite hairstyles for a night out on the town.

Thanks for watching and enjoy!

❤

♡ Guest Blogger: Jessica

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{If you have a Wordless{ish} Wednesday, please feel free to link it up below. BY the way: Shawntae from A Little King and I now share our Wednesday Linky's. :D. And, feel free to link up to these blogs too... 5 Minutes For Mom, Parenting by Dummies, Project Alicia, Supermom, And Then She Snapped, and Live and Love Outloud.}

Hair Tutorial: No Heat Curl

So, my hair is SUPER stick straight. It hates holding a curl... hates it. So, I didn't think this no-heat curl thing would actually work... WELL: it did. BUT, with my hair it only lasted for about 3 hours. I only used hair spray... so, maybe if I put some product in my hair before-hand it will last longer? Hmm... Even though this curl didn't hold all day like I had hoped... it does give my flat hair a ton of volume! Sweet! Perfect for those summer updo's! I'll be doing this more often for sure!

I'm not really going to go into too much detail on how I did this... BECAUSE... this video tutorial is very well done and will explain it all!

In case you're curious... here's what my hair looks like naturally (well... it seems a little more fluffy in this photo since I just had a shower. :D). Super duper straight. Always.

Have you tried this? They have: Born of the Sea, 3 Men and a Mommy, Beautiful Blendings, Sweet Days with Elle and Mia, The Bear Naked Truth, The Peanut Gallery, Beaktweets, A Little King and I, IROCKSOWHAT, Velveteen, The Urban Cowgirl, Chic Homeschool Mama, and...

♡ Chelsey

Happy 4th of July! How about some cute Ruari giggles?

Babies laughing ALWAYS makes me feel better... if you need a smile today... here you go:

 Vote for the funny baby? :D

♡ Chelsey

Angus walking Ruari.

This is THEE best way to keep Ruari from running off to the street (her favorite direction to run) at the park. Angus doesn't like to be too close to Ruari... and, Ruari wants so bad to pet and cuddle Angus! It's perfect.

Directions:
1. Put chihuahua that does not like to be touched by babies on a retractable leash.
2. Take a baby that loves to pet chihuahuas and attach them to the other end of the leash.
3. Done. No chihuahua's were hurt in the making of this video.

Could we get a vote for our blog? We are about to fall a spot. :D Thanks!

♡ Chelsey

Wordless{ish} Wednesday: First Friday

{My friend Roxanna and I went to First Friday on the first. Wandered around my town. Had some free drinks and some free cheese and some free cookies. Yeah, it was fun. :) I very much love where I live. :D}

{AND: Vloggin' Vednesday this week. The topic is about significant others... no way could I EVER convince Mike to get on Camera for this... Maybe after I give him a couple beers... probably wont happen. SOOO I interviewed Ruari instead. She is a significant other. :)}

{If you have a Wordless{ish} Wednesday, please feel free to link it up below. BY the way: Shawntae from A Little King and I now share our Wednesday Linky's. :D. And, feel free to link up to these blogs too... 5 Minutes For Mom, Parenting by Dummies, A Beautiful Mess, Supermom, and Live and Love Outloud.}
❤ Chelsey

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Ruari Vlog: Learnin' Time

I really hope you all learned a lot today. Ruari loves to help you learn!

I don't know if you heard it... but, Ruari 

also asked if you could spare a vote for our blog! 

Just click the button... then one more click! Thanks!

❤ Chelsey

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Wordless{ish} Wednesday: Guess who's wearing cloth diapers?

{Not me! But, Ruari is! I got them from my sponsor, Tiny TreeHugger. We just started using them on Tuesday. And yes... I've already had to deal with a poopy cloth diaper. Ewww! She had mashed potatoes the night before. That equals=mushy gross poo stuck to cloth! Eww. Yup. Eww. But, it wasn't a big deal. I haven't washed them yet (I did soak them). We'll see how that goes. Gross little pooping baby. ;D}

 
{Also... I did a vlog for Vloggin' Vednesday. This weeks topic is: Guilty Pleasure. Don't forget... if you vlogged this week to link it up over at Adeline's Daddy!}

    

    

{If you have a Wordless{ish} Wednesday, please feel free to link it up below. BY the way: Shawntae from A Little King and I now share our Wednesday Linky's. :D. And, feel free to link up to these blogs too... 5 Minutes For Mom, Parenting by Dummies, A Beautiful Mess, Supermom, and Live and Love Outloud.}

❤ Chelsey

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Wordless{ish} Wednesday: Trying something new.

{Have you tried vlogging? A couple of weeks ago I tried something new. I tried out vlogging. At first I wasn't too sure about it... but, now I kind of enjoy it. Not so much watching myself... but, watching the other vloggers that participate! I was nervous to try it out, but I got past that. It's not that bad. I encourage you all to try it out if it's something you've been considering. See if you like it. If you DO like it, we'd love to see your post!}

{I'm happy to announce that Don over @ Adeline's Daddy has decided to take over our Vloggin' Vednesdays. He has posted the upcoming months Vloggin' schedule so you can prepare yourself! For this week: “Rooms in your Home” - Show a room (or rooms) in your house, could be your favorite, could be a room you want to redesign… do what you feel.}

{This video and the following photos were taken on Monday when both my baby boo head and I were nice and healthy... today (Tuesday)... not so much. Ruari has a fever and so do I. Let's hope that Ruari and I are nice and healthy by the time this post is up... for now... look how cute my baby boo head is. She was running all over the place while I recorded my vlog.}

{If you have a Wordless{ish} Wednesday, please feel free to link it up below. BY the way: Shawntae from A Little King and I now share our Wednesday Linky's. :D. And, feel free to link up to these blogs too... Wordless Wednesday HQ, 5 Minutes For Mom, Parenting by Dummies, A Beautiful Mess, Go Graham Go, Supermom, and Live and Love Outloud.}

❤ Chelsey


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My first (maybe last) Vlog post.

So, I thought I'd give this dialect vlog post a try. I'm not too sure I'm into the whole blogging thing... Maybe I'll do another. If you guys didn't think it was too weird. I don't even know what I'd talk about!

Here's where I found my info for the dialect stuff: Ashley Getting Dressed.

If you are embarrassed for me... or liked the vlog post... can I get a vote for my blog? You can Vote Here... then click one more time. Or, click the button below.

❤ Chelsey

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Whoops... my baby turns 14 months last Friday!

Hey Ruari!
     SOOoooo... I forgot to create a 14 month post for you! It's because I was WAY too busy having a ton of fun with you! That's right! Well, my dear... you have just turned 14 months old! What? I know! You are getting so old. I'm loving how crazy funny you've become! You seriously think you're a comedian! I swear your babbles are some hilarious joke that I just don't quite understand yet.

You love running (well... walking fast with lots of stumbles) around shaking your arms and hands and yelling crazy babbles (see below)! You tend to do this at night time... I think it's because you're so tired you lose your mind! I love you. You're so cute.




Things you've been up too... "where's your nose?" you point to your nose... "where's your teeth?" you point to your hair :D... I believe the word: "Bagum" is your word for pacifier... you understand the following words: Angus, Pistachio, Princess, Mommy/Mama, Daddy/Dada, eat, drink, milk, dance, push the button, Bernie, kitty, doggy, book, baby doll, banana... I'd like to believe you understand, "no no." But, I know you don't. OR, you pretend you don't...




You say a few words... all of the same from last month. I don't think there's anything new... You LOVE doggies! If you see them ANYWHERE you will scream with excitement! One time you scared two ladies with your scream who were walking a dog and they tripped and bumped into each other. :D

Your poop stinks. Like real bad. Eww... speaking of poop you love the following foods: curried lentils, broccoli, carrots, bananas, oranges, water, LOTS of water, you still have 4 bottles a day, dirt, cat hair, my hair, paper, chicken, mashed potatoes, cream of wheat, applesauce,lots of puffs, and I'm pretty sure you'll eat anything we give you. You eat non-stop...

Your hair is getting very long. So cute... 8 teeth are in with #9 soon to be here!!!... still wearing a size 5 diaper... you give many wet kisses (licks)... you hug a lot... you want me to hold you 24/7... you love our walks... when Daddy gets home you get really excited and are VERY offended if he doesn't pick you up right away... You think it's funny to chase the animals... still a little weary of new people... you've been laying on your tummy and pushing yourself backwards. You think it's hilarious...

I never thought it was possible for me to love something so much... yes, I do have many rough days where I just want to be with myself and not have to pick up a baby every couple of minutes... but, there is no way I would trade this for anything. I love you so much! Your Daddy loves you so much! Your family loves you so much! Happy 14 months!

Love,
Mama

Ruari wants to thank all of you for your daily votes at Top Baby Blogs! She told you're all totally awesome!
 You are welcome to Vote Here... or click below. Then one more click and you're done! Thanks!

❤ Chelsey

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It's official: we have a walker

Isn't it funny how I have a nice video camera but, I'm using my iPhone to record this? :D

Would ya could ya? Vote for me?

Yes?

Do they dance the same?

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Vlog: Dancing with Ruari

Did you learn anything new about dancing? 

A vote?

Have you entered your Valentine photo yet?

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