Our boys and their hair~

Here is a ridiculously long post to answer the question, "What do you use in Easton's hair?"
All of the products can be purchased at Walmart or Target. I've heard of wonderful products available online but I have been happy with the over the counter, inexpensive products found locally. It's been a journey of trial and error to see what works best with the texture of his hair. I actually started writing this post months ago but I keep finding different products and techniques that I wanted to share. Hopefully, this will be a starting point and a good reference for you!
Easton's hair is tight curls. When you pull them out you can see how long it is!


Baby Shampoo- (very mild for Easton's hair)

Our favorite leave in condition! We use a generous amount of this conditioner each bath. I believe the key to Easton's hair is rich conditioner and no tangles.

A good comb is necessary! I try to comb through it twice a week, in the tub with lots of conditioner. I keep the scissors close by too because I typically just cut out the tiny knots on the ends. Easton can tolerate this for about 5 minutes so I work fast!

This was Easton's hair at 12 months old. This is combed out! I haven't combed out his hair in a long time. I'm pretty sure he would have atleast a 4 inch fro!

This is what it looks like when it's completely soaked. Tight ringlets that I love!


I just have to share some silly pictures of Preston's comb over and natural mohawk. Looks like Preston is going to have to have his 1st haircut this week. We are just going to trim his bangs, since they are in his eyes. I guess I just like long hair because I don't intend on actually cutting either of the boys' hair!

2 Videos to show you:


Some hair samples:
(Twist and Lock)
Our favorite product for styling his hair (special occasions-It's too much work to do daily) I use a generous amount and twist locks of hair around my figures. I do not use a comb to part it. I simply grab a tiny chunk and twist it between my figures.
J8fbAKU8blI/Tx6wzaimTNI/AAAAAAAABYA/zHnyJsvxgaA/s1600/Organic%2BRoot%2BStimulator%2BLock%2Band%2BTwist%2BGel%2B13%2Boz.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}">


(Poof Ball) Here is Easton's hair once I sprayed it with water and rubbed Cantu Shea Butter leave in conditioner through it:

We love all of the Cantu products!


(Curly Q)
Easton's hair after a bath with Palmer's coconut oil, hair milk in it:


(A Hot Mess)
Inevitably what Easton's hair will look like after 10 hours of sleep in his crib!! Time for a bath and to start all over again!! =)


Mama's hair doesn't get half the attention that the boys' hair does! =) Thankfully my hairdresser friend Brittny insist on taking care of me!

A BLAST FROM THE PAST:
Incase you are wondering if your baby will have hair like Easton's, here are a few pictures to help you compare. His hair was never course, it was always soft, curly and fine.


(I love this picture!!!! I'm 5 months pregnant with Preston =)

Hopefully that gives you more information than you could ever need on Ethiopian hair care!

If you have any questions please leave a comment or email me at Ryanashlie@aol.com

Easton's 1st Birthday Party!

On Sunday, March 13, 2011 we celebrated Easton's 1st birthday at Summerfield Park. The theme was "All Star Turns 1"

I got super cheap and yummy cupcakes at Sam's Club for the kids!

Since the cupcakes were super cheap I was able to afford this small but adorable and delicious cake from Pastries by Design. I simply dropped off the themed plates and they designed the cutest strawberry filled vanilla cake. The smash cake was included too!

I order this banner, plates, napkins, hats and party favors at Oriental Trading. Another cheap find!


Easton's Uncle Aaron gave him these Air Jordan Nike's for his 1st birthday!

Easton loved swinging at the park with his Papa's Ethiopian hat!

Easton did a fabulous job smashing his cake and he even shared a little with me!

Family portrait

Our little man wasn't feeling 100% on his birthday. Unfortunately, he had just recovered from a virus so he wasn't his normally smiley self. I know he enjoyed eating cake for the 1st time though!


The Fulmer Family

The McFarland Family

Our big 1 year old!

The pinata was a big hit with the kids at the party~

Cousin Dana and her son Jonathan had a great time!

It was so nice to have friends come to celebrate Easton's 1st year!

The Ryan family~

Brittny and Jason- (they have since welcomed their baby girl Emersyn Mae into their family)

My sister-in-law Meg with her baby girl Makayla~

My wonderful girl friends!

The birthday boy is fast alseep on daddy's shoulder! Proof that it was a wonderful party!!!! =)


Easton's 1st Year Milestones: I'm so thankful for I-photo! I can go back and look at pictures and videos to find out exactly when these things occurred!!!! I've decided that instead of having a baby book I'm going to use our blog as our memorabilia. I've heard of websites that can turn your entire blog into a book, maybe we'll do that one day. I've also made photo baby books using Kodak online gallery. Our family tradition is going to be making a photo book for the boys each year for Christmas. Since I have a gazillion pictures, with no intentions of slowing down, I need to have a purpose for all of the images.

Here are Easton's "first"
Rolled over (back to front)- September 7, 2010
Sitting up for a few seconds- September 23, 2010
Sitting up without falling- October 16th (I know this because I photographed him in a pumpkin patch)
1st Tooth- December 16, 20109 months old (he got the bottom 2 teeth)
Crawling- December 30, 2010- 9 1/2 months old
1st time on a swing- January 15, 2010- He loved it!
Pulling himself up and standing independently- January 15th
1st Steps- February 13, 2011
Walking- February 16th, 2011 Exactly 11 Months Old

I'm not completely sure when he said all of his 1st words but he definitely said "Dada" first, probably around 10 months. Now, at 14 months he says, "Baby", "Dada", "Mama" "Eeee Yaaa" (while riding his horse). He does the "D" sound for dog and the "B" sound for lots of b words, such as book, bird, and block. Oh, and how could I forget "Va" for vacuum! He is infatuated yet terrified of the vacuum!

Ok, I think I captured all of the highlights of Easton's 1st Year! We love you baby boy!!!!

Birthday Parties!

I have a new love, children's birthday parties! (especially 1st birthdays). We had the privilege of attending two birthday parties this weekend and had a blast! (I just realized I never blogged about Easton's birthday party, better get on that since it was 2 months ago) Now that we have babies our weekends will never look the same. Taking the boys to a birthday party is the perfect weekend event. It's basically a playdate, with good food, yummy cake, and hopefully a little adult time!

Birthday Boy Sebastian with his smash cake!

Dada song!

I feel like blogging!!!

Boy, oh boy, do I feel motivated to start blogging again!! I better hurry up, both boys are napping at the same time!! WHOO HOO!! (too bad Preston is a 30-minute max napper! He takes 3 "mini naps" per day...painful but 100% TRUE!)
Here's the deal, I think about blogging all the time, I even have a couple of post started but they haven't made a debut. Typically, I take a blog post idea and turn it into a few sentences as my facebook status. Pretty lame, I know! I'm going to make an effort to post on my blog and then put a link on Facebook~ Maybe that will work!
So here is a photo update of what the Fulmer's have been up to!
My matching cutie patooties heading a Greek Restaurant for their Grandpa's Birthday!

My stunning 5 month old!

The happiest boy I know:

A new family picture that I adore:

A picture that makes my heart melt:

Every weekend we can be found by a pool or at the beach!

If you take the hose away from Easton, this is the face he will make!

I put this picture on a coffee mug that says, "I LOVE MOM" for my Mother's Day gift! (yep, that's right, I ordered my own mother's day gift because I wanted it and didn't want to stress Ryan out with my wishes! He did surprise me with 2 fabulous new Calvin Klein pillows! He said that since I'm not getting too much sleep, I better make the hours I do get count! So sweet!)

Easton is CRAZY in love with his "dada"- soon I will post a video of Ryan walking in the door, Easton dropping whatever toy he has to run into Ryan's arms! Easton then sings the "Dada song" and Ryan's heart melts as he hugs his son! It's priceless! There are some memories, such as this one and the sound of Easton's bare feet pitter-pattering on the tile that I hope to NEVER forget!

This little baby LOVES to be on his tummy!! He is already pushing himself backwards and just started to get up on all 4's! Crazy huh? Easton didn't crawl till he was 10 months- Pressy will be 6 months in 10 more days- Could he be an EARLY, EARLY crawler? We'll see!!

Well, there is an update, that's sufficient right? I have so many topics that I want to write about and I hope to get to soon!!!
Love you all,