The Look

This is Cecilia's faaaaaaaaaaaaavorite outfit these days. Pink flowers, pink stripes, pink ribbon, pink, pink, pink. (Note that the lunch box and sippy cup were chosen with care here as she headed out the door.) The outfit was found on the market in the Grand Village in town, and I've been told we must go back soon to be sure we get the next size up.

This is Cecilia's favorite hairdo right now. Once the entire look has been accomplished she can shake her head furiously from left to right, making each squiggly little "braid" flail wildly in the air, making a sort of halo of crazy braids around her head, all while slapping her cheeks and making her feel reeeeeeeal purdy.

Of course it's a process that takes Ines well over an hour to perfect, but that doesn't seem to bother either one of them at all. Cecilia's been getting African braids of all types from Ines since age two, so asking her to sit still for a couple of hours is no big deal, especially when she knows the result will be....


so very, very nice.And the combination of the outfit and hairdo is just so pretty that even her big brother can't help telling her so. (OK, so he is unnaturally nice to her anyway, but let's just pretend it's the outfit)