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Orphan Sunday2 comments

Eric Redmond wrote 3 months ago: Today our church will join thousands of churches across the country in the celebration of Orphan Sun … more →

Tags: Paul's Haircut, adopted for life, orphan sunday, Russell Moore

Toddler Afro Puffs22 comments

dirtpaws wrote 6 months ago: I think that my daughter has THE SHORTEST hair in the history of African American toddler hair. Some … more →

Tags: Adoption Wonderfuls, African American Hair Do's, Family Time, Adoption, african american hair, interracial adoption, Natural Hair

Pressing Comb and Flat Iron - Toddler3 comments

dirtpaws wrote 6 months ago: Today I tried my hand at using a pressing comb and a flat iron to prepare Gracie’s hair. My ne … more →

Tags: African American Hair Do's, Adoption, african american hair, african american toddler hair, Flat Iron, interracial adoption, Natural Hair, pressing comb

Gracie's 3rd birthday party

dirtpaws wrote 6 months ago: Hard to believe that it has been three years since we got the call that Gracie’s birth parents … more →

Tags: Family Time, Adoption

Gracie's new do!1 comment

dirtpaws wrote 6 months ago: My neighbor Jacquie, who is always helping and advising me with Gracie’s hair, took Gracie las … more →

Tags: African American Hair Do's, Adoption, african american hair, Black toddler hair do's, Flat Iron, interracial adoption, Natural Hair, straightening african american hair

Do you have any of your own?1 comment

dirtpaws wrote 10 months ago: So I’m leaving Wal-Mart yesterday with a cart full of items, Gracie’s sitting in the fro … more →

Tags: Family Time, Adoption Wonderfuls, interracial adoption, two year old, Adoption, dealing with adoption, domestic adoption, kids, Motherhood

Quick Hair Bows

dirtpaws wrote 11 months ago: My friend came over this weekend and asked me to show her how I did Gracie’s hair. So after me … more →

Tags: African American Hair Do's, Adoption, african american hair, interracial adoption, Natural Hair, two year olds

African American Hair - Toddler scalp twists

dirtpaws wrote 11 months ago:        Twist and Shout!  My neighbor’s niece came over the other day and showed me this. This … more →

Tags: African American Hair Do's, Adoption, african american hair, dealing with adoption, domestic adoption, interracial adoption, Natural Hair, plat, plating hair

African American Hair - Zulu Knots

dirtpaws wrote 11 months ago: Zulu Knots   For this one I used the same products as mentioned here: African American Toddler Hair … more →

Tags: African American Hair Do's, Adoption, african american hair, dealing with adoption, domestic adoption, interracial adoption, Natural Hair, plat, plating hair

African American Hair - Toddler Plats

dirtpaws wrote 11 months ago: Let the plat begin... For this I start here: African American Toddler Hair Preparation then I do thi … more →

Tags: African American Hair Do's, Adoption, african american hair, dealing with adoption, domestic adoption, interracial adoption, Natural Hair, two year old

African American Hair - Toddler Afro Puffs1 comment

dirtpaws wrote 11 months ago: There are 16! Puffs here! "the beginning!"     1st Birthday - still sporting lots of tiny … more →

Tags: African American Hair Do's, Adoption, african american hair, domestic adoption, interracial adoption, Natural Hair, plat, platting hair, two year old

African American Hair - Toddler Twists

dirtpaws wrote 11 months ago: For this one I begin here: African American Toddler Hair Preparation then once the  hair is ready, I … more →

Tags: African American Hair Do's, african american hair, interracial adoption, Natural Hair, plating hair, two year old

The first day always sucks

dirtpaws wrote 1 year ago: for Gracie and me when we have our first day together as mother and daughter in a new setting. I go … more →

Tags: Family Time, Adoption Wonderfuls, interracial adoption, Adoption, domestic adoption, dealing with interracial adoption

African American Toddler Hair Preparation16 comments

dirtpaws wrote 1 year ago:      Conditioning     I am by no means an expert but over the last year I’ve researched, commu … more →

Tags: African American Hair Do's, african american hair, african american toddler hair, afro puffs, doing african american hair, domestic adoption, Natural Hair, Platting, pulling

Her hair is finally long enough!

dirtpaws wrote 1 year ago:   We're getting there Gracie Girl! Yay!! I was taking out Gracie’s plat’s today and … more →

Tags: Family Time, Adoption Wonderfuls, interracial adoption, plating hair, plat, african american hair, Black Hair, Natural Hair, doing african american hair

For my adoption blogging friends with black children2 comments

nnenne wrote 1 year ago: You all know I frequent adoption blogs quite… well, frequently. Anyway, many of these wonderfu … more →

Tags: Adoption, Ethiopia, micro braids, kinky twists, Weaves, no knot cornrows, design cornrows, cornrows with extensions, Marquetta Breslin

Who's that little girl?

dirtpaws wrote 1 year ago: If you haven’t read Babysitting Gracie then you may want to go and read that one first so that … more →

Tags: Family Time, Adoption Wonderfuls, Funny, interracial adoption, Adoption, adoption questions

Domestic Adoption Information

dirtpaws wrote 1 year ago:     Porter holding Gracie for the first time.   I have been getting a couple of hits each day from p … more →

Tags: Family Time, Adoption Wonderfuls, interracial adoption, Adoption, domestic adoption, adopted families, domestic adopting information, Adoption Help, Adoption Information


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