Birthday Party Girls!

We had a shared party for the girls tonight.  I didn't get great pictures of the outfits, but we had a lot of fun.

Bebe's birthday outfit is a Mini-Boden dress I bought with a voucher a friend gave me.  Her Dear Grace & Parker party hat was from a sale last December.  I love the hat so much.

Tillie kind of wanted to wear a bunny dress as well, so I went up to the attic to see if her 3-4 Mini-Boden dress still fit.  It did!  I was kind of shocked.  It's not even too tight around the arms.

Not to be left out, Teddy wore his Gap "Bunny Dog" shirt.

Mall Errands

The two littles and I had breakfast at Panera this morning since we had some errands to run at the mall.  Beatrix wore an Old Navy bodysuite, KPea knot top(50% at Village Kids!), Gap skinny jeans, See Kai Run mary janes and a Dear Grace & Parker pinwheel headband.

Ted-Ted wore a Mini-Boden robot tee, gray Carter's skinny jeans and TOMS.

50* Means Spring Clothes!

Sure, it was still 30* when we left for church, but the sun was out!  At least I haven't made them start posing for pictures outside.  Soon, though...

Teddy's wearing an Okaïdi button-up, crewcuts layering tee, Gap jeans(thrift store!) and navy TOMS.
This is the face he makes when you ask him to smile.

Beatrix is wearing a Janie & Jack Sweet Coral Reef dress($1 at OUAC) and Janie & Jack Tea Time cardigan(came with a swing top set from OUAC).  Her Circo shoes were Tillie's Easter shoes.  Her felt bow is a new design from Dear Grace and Parker that I clipped on a velvet headband.  

Tillie's outfit is a good example of how inexpensive pieces come together for a great looking outfit!  Her dress I bought yesterday at H&M for $5.  That's the regular price.  I bought the Boden "pretty cardigan" for $8 at a JBF sale last week.  (Here's a cute one for $10 at H&M.)  Her crewcuts necklace was a hand-me-down from my sister, but it's not hard to find inexpensive cute necklaces for girls.  Her Circo cat shoes I got on clearance last year for $5.  Silver shoes are awesome because they match so much!  Tillie picked out the yellow bow, since there are some yellow flowers on the dress.  I like that she picked that over pink or purple.  It's a little unexpected and really makes the outfit,  I think.

Children's Museum!

My cousin had some extra passes to the Children's Museum that expire tomorrow that she couldn't use.  We happily took them off her hands!  It had been about a year since my kids had last visited and they were so excited.

Teddy wore a Mini-Boden robot tee, crewcuts short-sleeved button-up, Gap skinny jeans and TOMS.

Tillie wore a crewcuts tank and cardigan, Gap skinny jeans and Circo cat shoes.

Beatrix is wearing a Gap Wayfarer top and cardigan with Gap skinny jeans.

Happy Kids

I bought this Gymboree Garden Friends set for $1 at Once Upon a Child.  I was hoping it would fit her all spring, but I think I can maybe get one more wear out of it before it's too small.  It wasn't quite warm enough for short sleeves today, so I added this 12-18m Janie & Jack cardigan that I pulled out of TEDDY'S CLOSET.  He wore it in January.  It is a little big on her, but not so big that she couldn't wear it.  It also was a little small on Teddy, but not so small he couldn't wear it.  Sheesh.

Tillie's wearing a Mini-Boden dress(Goodwill!) and Gap jeans.  Teddy's wearing a Circo vehicle tee(from Aunt Betsy!), Gap long-sleeved tee and Gap jeans.

Navy

Navy is my favorite color for January.  It's kind of a pre-pre-spring thing and it's just a color I love.

Teddy's wearing a Mini-Boden snake tee, an Okaïdi short sleeved button-up, Gap jeans and navy TOMS.

 Tillie's in a crewcuts top I got on super-sale when I worked there because it had a stain on it. I soaked it and soaked it and finally got it out! I love this top. I've been putting it on her since she was 3.5. Jeans are Gap, and seem to be getting a little short. My mom bought her the TOMS last year, but after we took the picture she said they're uncomfortable. They're a 9, so they probably are too small. She wore silver cat ballet flats instead.

Beatrix is wearing a Gap Fall Field Guide body-double and Gap Greenhouse jeans.  Kind of a lot of polka dots, but Tim says a baby can't wear too many.

All Smiles

Every morning when I show Beatrix what she's wearing that day she smiles, laughs and claps.   It's so fun.  My happy girl is wearing a lot of Gap today.  The leggings are from the Galacia line.  Her bow is Inspired by Olive Zoelle.

Even though last night Tillie deemed this outfit "fall", she was happy to wear it today.  It's a Mini-Boden pointelle tee, Crazy 8 cord skirt, H&M bird leggings, Gap boot socks and Target fuggs.

Flower Girl

Beatrix is wearing a Mini-Boden dress I got for $1 at Once Upon a Child.  I still can't believe what a find it was.  Her tights are Gap, her shoes See Kai Run and her bow is Inspired by Olive Zoelle.

Cold Weather is Here

Okay, it was a little cold for a picture outside this morning and you can tell by her face.  We only took one shot and got in the van!  Tillie's wearing a Mini-Boden pointelle tee(voucher+clearance sale last winter) under a Matilda Jane Bailey knot top(garage sale) with Gap skinny jeans and Target Fuggs.  I had her pick the bow.  I was pretty proud of her for noticing the blue in the top!  The top is a 6 and I think she'll get quite a few years out of it which will be awesome as Bea has some coordinating pieces in sizes 12m-2!

Election Day!

We all(even Tim, unintentionally!) rocked red, white and blue today.

Ted is wearing red Gap skinny jeans and Gap Urban Adventures chambray shirt with Live & Luca fox shoes.  I love, love, love this outfit.

Tillie's wearing a navy Gap Seaside set, crewcuts necklace, DreamSpun bow and TOMS.  (The socks are from school.  She can only get her indoor shoes on if she's wearing socks.  Normally I'm pretty anti-socks with leggings, but I've learned to let go for school.)

Beatrix is wearing a Mini-Boden polka dot tee, Gap skinny jeans and red Trumpette socks.

ArtPrize Afternoon

After I picked Tillie up from school we went downtown to see some more ArtPrize.  Teddy's birthday party is this weekend and it looks like rain later this week so I didn't know if we'd make it down before next week.

Tillie's wearing a Gap Seaside(I think) dress with coordinating leggings.  I bought it super-cheap last spring.  Her Circo cat shoes go with a surprising amount of her wardrobe this fall.  Her ginormous bow is Dreamspun.  I was going to add the crewcuts beaded necklace she wore on picture day, but I forgot it at home.

One of the reasons I wanted Tillie to wear her ginormous bow was that I bought Bea this Gap Dorchester top (NWT) at Once Upon a Child and it came with a bow.  A HUGE bow.  I tried to have her wear it, but it's too big, even for me.  So, I took one picture and then Beatrix spent the rest of ArtPrize bowless.

She was rocking her Gap skinny jeans and boots.

Here you get a preview of Teddy's birthday pictures outfit!  We got his haircut this morning so it's not hanging in his eyes anymore.  His jeans are Gap, button-up is crewcuts and tee is Mini-Boden.  Like most days, he's wearing TOMS.

Signs of Fall

Today for Show and Tell Tillie could bring something that reminded her of fall.  She came up with a long list, but some things were difficult to "show". (When it starts getting colder and you need cozy clothes.  When the flowers start to close up to go away for the winter.)  She settled on a pumpkin, which sounds like it was the most popular option for other kids as well.

Believe it or not, it was Tillie's idea to wear this Mini-Boden apple pocket skirt($4 at the JBF sale last week) and Gap apple boots.  I added the brown Mini-Boden top and Sew Sweet Stitches apple clip.

Also, she strategically placed those leaves in the ground around her.  Her idea, not mine.  This girl LOVES fall.

Bea is wearing a Baby Lulu dress that has acorns, leaves, pine needles and pine cones on it.  It's another Once Upon a Child $1 find.  The Gap Chelsea boots were Til's

Pirate Apples

Tillie's wearing a Mini-Boden apple tee I got at a consignment sale last week.  So far it seems like jeans are just the easiest to send her to school in.  These are Gap kid girl size 5 jeggings.  They're a little big.  I haven't messed around with trying on slims, but that might have been a better fit.  I bought these last winter super-cheap with GapCash.  She picked the OshKosh maryjanes and DreamSpun bow.

Ted's wearing a Gap JunkFood tee I got at a thrift store with garage sale 77Kids jeans.  Still firmly in 2t(okay...sometimes it's even big.  He is 28lbs now though!)

Gap Skinny Jeans for All

I bought Bea this Mini-Boden hedgehog tee for $6 last year during their end of season sale.  We paired it with Gap skinny jeans and See Kai Run mary janes.

Ted's wearing new Gap jeans I bought last week.  They were 40% off and I could use my GapCash.  They're not so akinny on him, but they are long enough!  He was so happy that it's cool enough for his long-sleeved crewcuts fire truck tee.

Tillie's wearing a Lands' End tee under a cute handmade unbranded knot top with Gap skinny jeans.  Her brown Circo boots from last year still fit for now!

Princess Frog, Owl and Stripes.

It's a cool day for playing on the playground.  Tillie's wearing a Mini-Boden applique tee(Tillie calls it a Princess Frog) with Gap jeans and pink Cons.

Bea is wearing an Old Navy jumper I bought at a garage sale for 20¢ when I was pregnant with Ted.  It's layered over a Carter's bodysuit.  Her shoes are Robeez that were Til's.

Crazy Ted can still wear this size 2 crewcuts hoody.  I love it on him, so there are some perks to him growing slowly!  His jeans are Gap and his shoes are TOMS.  Most of his non-Gap/crewcuts 2t pants are too short this fall, so I know he is growing a bit!

Animals

I bought Beatrix this Mini-Boden bird print dress at Nordstrom Rack last Spring when I was pregnant.  It's a 0-3m, and on all my other kids they wore Boden when they were a size bigger.  Well, I think this dress runs more true to size, as does Bea!  She's wearing it with Gap boots(from Tillie) and Gap Wonderland socks.  Tillie's wearing the Mini-Boden dress she wore last fall for our family pictures with the cutest socks from Gap.  They're some sort of animal, but we decided to call the Fox Socks, because that's just fun.  Her bow is Gap and her shoes are OshKosh.

Teddy's wearing a Mini-Boden snake tee over his Okaidi button-up.  His chinos are crewcuts and his shoes are TOMS.  I loved how Tillie and Bea coordinated today, but I think Ted's outfit was my favorite.  I'm so happy I get to dress them in layers again.

Story Time

My dad let us know about a "Hometown Heroes" story time at Barnes and Noble this morning.  There was going to be a fire truck, ambulance and police car, but the mall is doing construction on the parking lot near the bookstore entrance so there wasn't a place for it.  They still had fun listening to a paramedic, a firefighter and a police officer reading books.

Tillie wore a DreamSpun tank and ruffled shorties.

Teddy's wearing a crewcuts tee and Gap madras shorts.  You can see he loved the idea of posing for a picture.

Bea's wearing a Mini-Boden crab tee(OUAC $1 Sale!) and a Gap Capri ruffled diaper cover.

Peter's Hand-Me-Downs

This Gap Galicia bodysuit was a hand-me-down from my friends son.  I bought the Boden baggies for $1 at Once Upon a child.  This would probably have been one of my favorite outfits if I had had a boy.  Even so, Bea gets to wear it with a bow.  Teddy had this same bodysuit in 6-12m, so this won't be the last time you see her dressed as a Happy Camper!

The Long Way Home

We took the scenic route home from Big Star this year so we could stop in Pentwater.  It was a GORGEOUS day and it was nice to walk around the shops.

Tillie wore her Mini-Boden hedgehog shirt and a Gap ruffled denim skirt with crewcuts flip-flops.

I didn't get a great picture, but Teddy wore his crewcuts "Sea Legs" tee with Mini-Boden baggies.

Bea wore a Naartjie outfit that actually remained clean all day!  I got it at a garage sale this spring.

Here's a better picture of the bird on her shirt.