3rd Sunday of Advent

It was a busy morning with program practice, so this was the best picture I got of the girls together.  Beatrix is wearing an outfit that was Tillie's(Kizie had a coordinating one then!), Old Navy skirt and tights, Gymboree bodysuit and shoes with a Dear Grace & Parker bow.  Tillie's wearing a Benetton skirt(Goodwill), Children's Place tee, Target tights and Circo cat shoes.

Since Tillie was an angel during the program at night, I didn't want a dark outfit that would show through her costume.  I got her Gap dress from last year out of the attic and it still fits her very nicely!  Her cardigan is Gap(she took it off when she wore her costume) and her shoes are crewcuts.  She loves these shoes, but she doesn't get many opportunities to wear them.  I better find some outfits soon because they run a bit small and I don't think she'll be able to wear them for long.

Beatrix and Teddy wore variations of the outfits they wore to the Gardens last week.

Birthday Girl! (& Siblings.)

Today is Tillie's 5th birthday! She wanted me to make her a "5" shirt, but I just didn't have the time or energy to do it.  Thankfully she was more than happy to have me order this "five." shirt from Old Navy.  I think it's actually pretty cute and paired with a crewcuts tutu it makes a perfect birthday outfit.  Her shoes are Circo.

I think this size 2 skirt, while still fitting well in the waist, will need to be packed away after this since it's getting too short.  This skirt has matched so many outfits and was definitely worth $10!  (She wore bike shorts under it to school.)

Beatrix is wearing polka dot party pants(okay, newborn BabyLegs) with a terry Gap First Safari romper.  Her headband is from Dear Grace & Parker on etsy.

Teddy's wearing Osh Kosh jeans, a striped tee from The Children's Place and red Circo boat shoes.  Her requested that his blanket be in the picture as well.

An Old Pro

You can tell Ted's been doing this whole "take a picture of your outfit" his whole life.  When I told him I needed a picture he started complaining, but then ran to the tree and started posing.  He's wearing a Children's Place tee from Goodwille, H&M layering tee, Genuine Kids skinny jeans and brown Converse(garage sale).

Bea is wearing a Gap Hamptons Garden terry sweatshirt and knit leggings.  The sweatshirt is actually from the boy side of Gap, but I think my girl can rock navy.  The Carter's newborn socks are a near perfect match!  I made the clippie when Tillie was little.

Shades of Blue

Last August when I was planning our family's fall pictures I got Tim this shirt at J.Crew.  I based everyone else's outfits around the colors.

I immediately saw a turquoise cord dress from Mini-Boden that would be perfect for Tillie.  She was still refusing to wear anything but short sleeve, so I knew she wouldn't refuse it.  It added texture, but not too much pattern and was just a style I knew would be flattering on her.  Of course it was a $38 dress.  But!  A few weeks later I was able to purchase a $50 voucher to Boden for $21 on Plum District.  It wasn't long after that that I was able to get the dress and two t-shirts for Teddy using that voucher.  It was a pretty sweet deal.

Today she's wearing that cord dress with a white Cherokee tee, Gymboree knee socks and Circo Fuggs.  Her headband was also purchased for family pictures(Etsy), but she wore it on the first day of school as well.

I found Teddy's gingham shirt on H&M's website and thought about waiting until I was at a store, but in the end I found a 20% off code and free shipping.  I'm glad I ordered it because I never saw it in store!  Today he's wearing it with a Janie & Jack cardigan, chinos from The Children's Place and Livie and Luca boots.

He did not want to have his picture taken today.

Snow Day!

It's a yoga pants and sweatpants kind of day over here.  My kids only have one pair each, but we made sure to pull them out today!  Tillie's wearing an Old Navy tee I got at a consignment sale this fall.  I couldn't resist.  It's a 4t and seems to run a bit small.  Her pants are from The Children's Place via a thrift store, I don't remember where.

Teddy's wearing a Gap Cambridge long sleeved tee from the thrift store and Gap Alpine Lodge sweatpants.  The first time he gets sick every year I realize he doesn't have any cozy pants to wear.  I bought these in 18-24m, but they're huge in the waist; I have to roll them so they don't fall off.

Blurry

Low lighting and my hatred of using flash has some awesome pictures for you today!  Teddy's wearing a white Old Navy oxford under a striped crewcuts half-zip.  His Goodwill chinos are from The Children's Place and he's rocking his red TOMS because he can.

Tillie's wearing a Gap sparkle sweater dress(I never did figure out what line this was from) with Gymboree tights and Circo sparkle shoes.  Her necklace and bow are DreamSpun.

9 Days Til Boxing Day!

When I bought this crewcuts tee I thought it would be fun to wear on December 9, because it looks festive. Of course, she was requested to "Wear purple" on that day of preschool. I rearranged my plans and figured she could wear it the 16th, when there are 9 days until Christmas. Then yesterday we all got up late, I forgot, and she wore the reindeer jumper.

Well, hey!  Let's celebrate that there are only 9 days until Boxing Day!  She's also wearing a Cherokee tutu and crewcuts gold sparkle flats.  The shoes are a 10 and too big, but we were staying home today so she just wore them for the photo.

Teddy's wearing his favorite shirt, a Gap firetruck tee.  I put a green and navy plaid shirt from The Children's place under it so the red and green make it "festive.

Tree Day!

And you know I had to do it in style.  I'm in love with Teddy's outfit.  I bought his Jumping Bean Christmas tee last year after Christmas.  It's actually the only Christmas tee he has and I haven't seen anything else I really like that much.  I layered it over a plaid shirt from The Children's Place(thrift store) and red Gap skinny jeans.  The jeans are a 2t and too big, but they're so perfect for this season I couldn't resist.  (And since his favorite color is red he loves them too.  He'll probably wear this again to Christmas parties when we go to each Grandma's house.

Tillie's also wearing a Jumping Bean shirt I bought last year after Christmas.  Since we were going outside to get our tree on a rather cold day she wore H&M jeans, but she wore this last weekend with a red tutu skirt and it was darling.  To school she wore pink Converse, but to get our tree she wore Target Fuggs.

Argyle & Plaid

Tillie's wearing a crewcuts sweater that I bought for my sister Kizie when she was little.  (I even had a coordinating sweater.  It was the very first thing I bought with my J. Crew discount.  I still have it, but it's not the best fit right now.)  She's wearing with a Gap tank, crewcuts champagne tulle skirt, Gymboree cream tights and Cherokee boots.  I think I would have preferred her bronze sparkle shoes, but I don't want them to get ruined before the Christmas season.

Teddy's wearing a plaid shirt from The Children's Place.  I got it at the thrift store and I'm again reminded that this brand is just too wide for my kids.  This shirt is size 24 months and it swims on him.  It's cute with his navy Cherokee clip-on tie, crewcuts chinos and Live & Luca boots.

Last Summer Sunday

Look at these cute kiddos running on the sidewalk together before getting in the car for church.  So fun.

Teddy's wearing a brown Arizona polo from the thrift store and patchwork madras shorts from a garage sale with his tan Salt-Water Sandals.  And of course a notebook to draw in since Sissy is taking one too!

My little flower child insisted on wearing the matching headband to the Matilda Jane California Dreamin' Ellie. With the wide-legged chambray ruffles it looks a little costumey, but the whole morning she kept talking about how much she loved this outfit.

After church she asked for a clip, but when she came out of her room she had this Dollar Tree Easter hat on instead.  So, you see, it's a versatile outfit.

Yep, she insisted on posing with the Mother's Day card she made this year...

August--

But you wouldn't know it by our outfits.  Today we had plans to go to the Coast Guard Festival Arts and Craft Show, but we woke up to a dreary cool morning.  A drive out to the Lake just didn't seem fun.  Instead we went to Target and Meijer.  Wee!

Tillie wore a Mini-Boden dress from Nordstrom Rack.  I initially picked it up thinking it would be a good gift, but as I was looking at it in the store I thought it looked a little wide for 1.5-2y.  Tillie tried it on, and sure enough it, it worked great as a tunic!  (In this pose it looks a little snug, but in real life it doesn't.)  If I ever have another girl I'll be sure to try it at at 18 months and we can all see what it looks like that way too.  Today we paired it with some tulle ruffle Gymboree leggings. (During Red, White & Blue week she wore it with navy bike shorts one night!)

Teddy's happily wearing a Mini-Boden "ahplane!" tee I got at a garage sale this summer.  It's a 12-18m that seems to actually to fit like 12-18m, instead of larger.  I really like it with these madras shorts from The Children's Place.  While I am wishing it was warmer, I'm enjoying putting real shoes on Ted.  I'm coming to find I really like boys in "shoes" as opposed to "sandals".  Maybe when he can wear leather flip-flops I'll come to like the look.

Girl Day/Boy Day

Tillie and I ran some girl errands this morning.  We went to Target, Starbucks and Ulta.  She wore a crewcuts dress, leggings and necklace with Salt-Water sandals.

Teddy went with Tim on some boy errands.  They went to Lowe's, Starbucks and dropped a Chromebook off at a friends house.  Ted wore a Gap Popshop body-double with madras shorts from The Children's Place.  Give this boy a shirt with a mode of transportation on it and he's a happy camper.

Spectacularly Bad Pictures

Today was rainy, so I took iPad pictures inside in low light. So, um, enjoy these great shots... Their outfits were actually pretty cute from what I had to work with at camp.

Tillie's wearing a crewcuts relaxed fit striped tee my mom just got for her. (40% off sale in store!) The Gap 3t skinny jeans are cuffed to make cropped pants. After we went home today she switched to a pink, white and blue necklace and her pink sparkle TOMS. It was cuter that way, but I didn't get a picture.

Teddy's wearing a Beatles Rowdy Sprouts tee with madras shorts from The Children's Place.  You can't tell, but it's actually a really good match.

Perfectly Pleasant

After a cool morning it's warmed up enough to shed some layers. Teddy's wearing a shirt(Goodwill) and madras shorts(garage sale) from The Children's Place. They're a pretty good match for not buying them at the same time.  (I don't shop there enough to know if they haves coordinating lines or the such.)

Tillie's wearing a Gap 'tea' tea from a garage sale and a Jumping Bean skirt from Goodwill.

Preppy Baby

I think it's been well documented that Teddy is a little smaller than I expected him to be.  I hit up a garage sale recently where I found a handful of things in 18m that should fit him better for at least the first half of summer.  (Please, let's not talk about the matching Christmas 2t outfits that are sure to not fit him in December.)  The patchwork madras shorts from The Children's Place and Ralph Lauren polo are two of his new items.  It was a little cool this morning, so I layered the polo with a Carter's bodysuit.

Zoo Field Trip!

Today was Tillie's field trip to the zoo, so of course both kids needed animal themed clothing.

Teddy's wearing the same tiger Mini-Boden tee he wore to the zoo last summer.  It's a 6-12m, but I kind of like how it fits him.  (And he LOVES this shirt.  It makes it hard for me to pack it away.)  His patchwork madras shorts are from The Children's Place.  Nearly every thing I have for him for summer is size 18-24m and is GINORMOUS.  I know most of his outfits have always been too big on him because he's rather small but I really prefer more fitted outfits.  He's going to be a sloppy mess in his huge clothes all summer.

Tillie's wearing a crewcuts flamingo tee and bermuda shorts with her yellow Salt-Waters.  She requested this picture, natch.  It was actually a lot cooler than I anticipated so I didn't pack any cardigans or jackets.  Tillie was cool, so I offered her all I had, her Urban Baby Bonnet.  She went for it.

So Much Laughing He Almost Fell Off

This silly boy.  He's wearing a sweater from The Children's Place, button-up from Old Navy and gold cords from Gap's Maine line.  His elephant shoes are Livie and Luca.

The pants aren't really that short, he's just sliding off the barn from giggling at me.

Valentine's Day!

It's finally here!  You may have noticed that there was no post of their red and pink outfits yesterday.  That's because I had food poisoning and no one changed out of pajamas all day long.  (Something that I don't think ever's happened over here before.)  They were both wearing red, um, *cough* Christmas *cough* pajamas, so maybe that counts?  I might have at least Teddy wear the last outfit I was planning tomorrow.

Today!  Tillie's wearing a black H&M layering tee, red velvet Old Navy dress, Gap Valentines heart tights and black Stride Rite shoes.  I feel like this dress is already shorter than when she wore it at Christmas.  Crazy.

Tim even surprised her with a Valentine on her door this morning.

My little man Ted is wearing an H&M elbow-patch cardigan, The Children's Place gingham button-up, Gap Naval Academy jeans, Freycoo shoes and a sweet little heart bow tie that I made him.

The tie didn't turn out exactly how I planned, but since it was sewn entirely out of material from my stash it's just perfect for likely one day of wear.

Maybe sometime when I'm borrowing Philip's camera I'll dress them up again so I can get better pictures of their outfits.  I think they look so cute together today.  (Not that they don't every day, but, you know.)

Navy in January

I love navy in the new year.  It probably has something to do with the new resort line that came out ever January.  It was nearly always navy and you could be sure that there would be some stripes.  After having worked there for eight years I think it's in my blood now.

Tillie's wearing a crewcuts cardigan and dress, Lands' End tee and pink shimmer Cherokee tights.  It's not the best outfit with this dress that she's worn, but the new shimmer tights were requested.  I found them at Target yesterday 70% off.  Sure, I'll let you have pink shimmer tights for $1.50.  She just got the necklace from the J.Crew Factory Store in Michigan City on our way home from Chicago.  (Hello, 40% off sale!)

Teddy's wearing a sweater from The Children's Place that my Aunt gave us when he was born.  I layered it over a chambray shirt from Old Navy(garage sale) and his Gap Naval Academy cargo chinos.  He looked so cute today.  Like a little man.  The sweater is size 18m and seems to run a little big, but I've never understood sizing at TCP.  They don't even have a 2t...

New Shoes

I recently ordered each kiddo a new pair of shoes from a Facebook Co-op I'm part of.  I've never bought the brand Freycoo before, but I'd heard good things and the styles were pretty cute.  The color I originally wanted for Tillie was sold out, so I choose these orange ones instead.  Now that they're here, I really wish the red had been in stock.  Or, that I had bought the black.  The orange are just a little too orange and pearl-ish for me.  Tillie, however, loves them.  They run a little big and really wide.  They're really not the best shoes for my small, skinny footed kids.

Tillie's wearing hers with a Matilda Jane Sparkletown knot dress, H&M tee and Cherokee stocks.  I like the boots with the dress, but not with the black shirt.  I think it would have been cuter with her patent ballet flats, but I was too tired to figure that out in the morning.  Plus, Tillie wanted to wear the boots.  I also did not get a good picture, at all.  Sorry.  At least you've seen this dress before.

Teddy's black shoes came too!  Surprise, surprise, they're too big for this little guy.  He just has to wear them anyway because I need black shoes to go with some winter outfits.  Since he's not walking yet it's not too big of a deal.  He's also wearing a gingham shirt from The Children's Place, and H&M cardigan and Gap Naval Academy skinny jeans.