April 30th, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MR. A!

Today is Mr. A's seventh birthday. I'm not really too sure how I feel about that. He was excited. Both kids had multiple outfit changes today.

Miss A started the day off in the Janie and Jack Metallic Mist dress, which was SO cute, but before lunch was finished, she decided she shouldn't have to wear a bib while eating an oreo, so she pulled it off. We didn't see eye to eye on the whole not wearing a bib thing, and the dress was the unfortunate casualty.



Next up was the orange J&J Tropical Traveler dress. This is a 3-6 month dress. It runs VERY large. Super cute, though! The bowband was a gift from our aunt, and it matches perfectly. :)





It got a little too cold for this tonight, though, so I put her in a Gap Sunflower dress. Underneath is the Matilda Jane Elaina top. I don't love the Converse with the dress, but I didn't have many other options. In the first pic, the dress is nowhere near as long as it looks. It was just the angle I was shooting. It actually comes to just below her knees--a great length!







Mr. A's first choice was the Boden target t-shirt. It's his favorite shirt. I had it on here about a week ago. Anyway, there was an unfortunate mishap with his first outfit before I had a chance to take a picture of it, so we changed him into this Boden outfit. We need the other three pairs of baggies! Boden is just way too cute for boys his age.



My happy birthday boy. :)

April 29th, 2009

It has been almost a week now, and Miss A is still being a crab. I think she's almost done, though.

I'm bummed I didn't get any pics of Mr. A in his outfit, because he looked c-u-t-e! :)

Here is Miss A in her Gymboree Savanna Sunset dress and hat. I loved this outfit, so I bought it last year for this year. Then, once I had it hanging up, I didn't like it anymore. But once I saw it on her, I loved it again. These pics absolutely don't do anything for the dress--it is really cute in person!

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

Same old, same old: cranky baby. I brought out this Janie and Jack Sweet Coral Reef outfit today. I looked for this forever. I really wanted to fall in love with it the second I saw it, because I just knew the colors would be beautiful on Miss A. The outfit isn't as spectacular as I thought it would be, but it is cute. I liked it better on her today than I did when I first tried it on her. She has the matching crochet shoes, but I can't get the darn things to stay on her feet. They're cute, but I doubt she'll get any use out of them.

More Boden today for Mr. A, but I don't have a pic of him. I kept putting it off, and when he got into the shower, I realized I never took one.

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Another cranky day. I hope it'll end soon. She doesn't have a fever, so that's good. It was probably a little too cold for this dress, but oh well. It's been unseasonably cool here, and the weather forecast says it might rain this weekend. Interesting.

Anyway, this Target dress is adorable. They've got great stuff there this year. I like all the things they've been doing to try to boost the company's image.



Mr. A was in his typical Boden and Gap jeans. I really wish the rest of my Boden order would come. I think I have another month before the last three pairs of baggies come. :(

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

Cranky babies are a blast. Until Miss A feels better, these will be really short. Besides, I've got Mr. A's party to plan, a house to clean and two sketch maps that need to be done.

It was cold today, so I put Miss A in this sweater dress. I was afraid she wouldn't get much use out of it because it gets hot so fast. It seems to have a tiny amount of room for growth, so I'm hoping she'll be able to wear it when it cools down a little in a few months. I think it'll be cuter without the hat, but I didn't have anything else on hand.

Mr. A spent the day outside again, so I didn't get a picture of him.

Saturday, April 25th, 2009

No pics of Mr. A today. He took off early this morning to play with the new boy who moved in on the next street over.

Miss A, on the other hand, is still continuing her cranky streak. And she refused to take a nap this afternoon, so you can imagine how much fun it was. I put her in this layette dress from Janie and Jack's First Spring line. It's a really pretty dress, and it's just screams layette. :)

Friday, April 24th, 2009

The trauma from Miss A's shots yesterday showed today, and she was cranky, cranky, cranky.

I was trying to organize the stuff I needed to pack away, and I came across this Gymboree Prep School jumper. It's an 18-24, but it looked really small to me. I put it on her, and. . .yeah, it's small. :( I thought it would be good for fall, but I think this will be the only time she'll be able to wear it. Sad, because it's cute! The shoes are from the Holland Days line, but they match perfectly. The knee-highs were a gift from Allie. :)

Mr. A is wearing the Janie and Jack Little Rome polo. I think his time in J&J is limited, though, because he says he likes Boden better. :(

Miss A kept trying to talk to Mr. A while I was taking the pics. It was hilarious.

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009

Happy Earth Day! We celebrated this blasting hot day (it was a balmy 98 degrees today--ugh) by wearing as little as possible and drinking copious amounts of water.

Mr. A and I went to the movies to see Planet Earth. I think he was a bit confused, because we already have the DVD set. This was a condensed version, though, AND it was narrated by James Earl Jones. Can't beat that! I taught Mr. A a little about animal classes. I'm no biologist, though, so it was probably perfect for a 6-year-old boy. At least he can tell me whether something is a mammal or not. He was so proud of his new knowledge that he asked to be quizzed over and over and over. . .and over.

Miss A stayed with her great-grandma and great-grandpa while we went. I put her in the Janie and Jack Citrus Breeze ensemble. Oh my! It was so cute. I love this outfit to bits, and I'm definitely going to make sure she wears it a few times more when the weather heats back up again (it's *supposed* to go down by the weekend). She has some M2M bows, but she woke up from her nap all sweaty and with a head full of baby curls, so I decided to let her go natural.

Mr. A was in Boden. He says the kids loved his shirt and kept trying to play with it. That's the problem with Boden shirts--they're just so darn fun. His jeans are from Gap.

He was hard to get on film today.



She was kind of hard, too.



She was still easier than he was, though.



The boys were playing goodness knows what in the backyard. But it was a loud, very physical sport.



Miss A's opinion on the "sport":



I *heart* this outfit!



Bonus Pic! This was my project last night. I miss seeing the plain panels underneath, so this won't be the permanent solution. However, I think it works for the time being. At least I can have access to everything now.

Tuesday, April 21st, 2009

It was so hot today. I just wanted to crawl in bed with a fan blasting on me. The thought of it getting 10-15 degrees hotter makes me want to cry.

On the positive side, I figured now was the best time to squeeze Miss A into this dress one last time. It's from Gymboree's Tropical Garden line. It's a 6-12 month dress, but it ran really big, especially in the chest. She won't fit into it much longer, and it's supposed to cool down by the weekend, but I'm glad she got to wear it at least twice (she wore it once last summer, but it was way too big then).

Fun story about these pics: I was finishing up dinner, and I realized I hadn't taken pics of Miss A yet. I asked her daddy to do it for me while I set the table and got the casserole out of the oven. I have no clue what setting he had it on. Every picture came out like this:



Actually, that was a good shot. He did manage to get one really clear shot. . .of her back. Baby curls!



I need to do laundry for Mr. A. He has lots of clean shirts, but not so many clean shorts. I'm also waiting on three pairs of Boden baggies that should be shipping soon. For now, he got to wear this Summer Boden shirt and Naartjie jeans. I love this shirt! I'm so glad I got it.

Monday, April 20th, 2009

We went to our grandparents' house tonight for dinner. Mr. A had a blast with his cousins, and Miss A entertained us all during dinner.

I really wanted to use these gorgeous bows our friend Amanda made for Ava, so I put her in her Janie and Jack Fiesta Flair halter dress. It's such a pretty dress!







Alex was in Boden. A lot of people didn't like these, because they said the pockets stuck out too much in the back. I guess we got a good pair, because these are way too cute! I love the colors on him, and the shirt is so sweet. :) Please ignore the goofy smile.

Sunday, April 19th, 2009

Today was the start of our heat wave, and boy was it not fun. It was in the upper 80s today, and it'll be in the upper 90s within the next two days. Yikes! I'm trying to keep the kids cool by putting them in light outfits.

First up is Miss A in the J&J Time for Tea ensemble. The pics aren't working on this one. It's much cuter in person. I guess it would help if I could actually get a good picture of her, but she pretty much so runs away all the time. Either that or she tries to grab the camera. Mr. A is in the second picture. He's in his board shorts again. When he saw this picture, he started laughing and said, "It looks like I'm kicking Miss A!" He wasn't, but the picture came out kind of funny that way. He was trying to kick a ball up that was behind her.






Trapped behind the glass. . .the story of her life.

Saturday, April 18th, 2009

Oh, Gap Jet Set, how do I love thee? More than you can imagine. I would buy the whole line if I wouldn't get made fun of for overkill. Miss A has the dress and headscarf in both colors. I'll put her in the other set soon, and then we can decide which color looks best. :) Gosh, those Target shoes go with everything! I'm so glad I got them in two sizes.







Mr. A didn't wear anything other than PJs and these Gymbo Global Surf board shorts. I told Mr. A's daddy today that I wished I had bought a pair in every size until he grew out of them. To which Mr. A's daddy responded, "When do you grow out of board shorts?" *Sigh*

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Boy was it cold today! Poor Mr. A went to school in shorts and a t-shirt, because today was the first day the kids could wear shorts to school, and I was a little overeager.

I didn't want to break out Miss A's winter stuff that might possibly still fit, so I used layering. I actually think it came out pretty cute! I put her in a l/s onesie, followed by the yellow Gap Sunflower dress. Underneath, she wore lace leggings by Gigi Girl. The shoes are also from the Sunflower line, and they got lots of compliments when we went shopping tonight. I like them because I can take the ankle strap off later and use them as slip ons. Genius! I put a sunflower clip in her hair initially, but she decided the outfit looked better without it.







Poor Mr. A had a day. . .like I said, I got a little eager to put him in shorts, so the poor thing probably froze most of the day. He didn't complain, though. Both the shorts and shirt are from Gymboree. I thought the shorts would go great with a lot of his summer things. Baby blue is a hot color for boys this year, and so is brown. There are at least three Boden shirts he can easily wear with these, which means we'll get a lot more use out of them.

I like the shirt, but I think the original SKUs, which had "Board?" written underneath the figure were much better. The "Board?" was just ironic and great. But they omitted it on the final product. Oh, and if anyone cares, the windbreaker is from Gap. It's got an awesome hood that rolls up in the back, and it's uber lightweight.

Monday, April 13th, 2009

Darn it! I just realized Mr. A is in the shower, and I didn't get a picture of him. :( I need to start catching him before he leaves the house. I'll post a picture from a few days ago. It's the same outfit.

Mr. A and Miss A's daddy surprised us all by taking a half day today. So we did. . .nothing. I'm not sure why he took a half day. I was supposed to go to a meeting today, and I thought the kids were going to go with me, so I made sure they were scrubbed up and put together.

Here is a quick pic of Miss A, who was comfortable in an ensemble from Janie and Jack's Vibrant Garden line. Her M2M bows are from our wonderful friend Amanda.



Mr. A was in Janie and Jack's Little Rome line. He really liked this line, so I bought lots of it for him. Hey, at this age, if they're into something, why not make it easier on yourself, right?



Here's a bonus pic of Miss A right before bed. You're probably thinking this is an odd choice for a girl. Maybe. It's one of Mr. A's old sleepers. The reason I posted it is because it's such a lovely piece, and it's Miss A's last night in it. :( It's from the French brand Clayeux, and it was worth every penny. It's soft and perfect--just right for sleeping in!