the first snow

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It snowed yesterday and it was magical. And I may or may not be playing Christmas music when I'm in the car with my kids, who happen to love it just as much, if not more than I do. As usual, I wish everything my daughter wears came in my size. #sigh

sources // dress Gap, no longer available, similar / tights Gap / boots Old Navy / bow Etsy / hat H&M, found in-store / coat Zara, last year, similar / sweater Target, last year

sweater weather - finally!

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I guess Mother Nature heard me say we were enjoying warm weather because the temperature quickly dropped 20 degrees.  But I love it!  We get to wear cozy sweaters and socks now and it actually feels like Fall.

Baby Fashion ii

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I hope you all had a wonderful holiday yesterday!  I am just so grateful for the freedoms that we enjoy every day.  My mom's dad was in the Air Force and my brother-in-law is a Marine and I am especially grateful for all they've done to defend our freedoms.  After all, freedom isn't free.

Last week, after getting my daughter dressed for the day, she was being really cute and "posey," so I thought I'd take advantage of her mood and snap some pictures.  We had just bought the kids some sunglasses at the Children's Place Outlet by us.  They're normally $4.50 each or 2 for $6, but with the Memorial Day sales going on, we got each pair for $1.80.  Such a steal!  The kids love wearing them, but also, since they were so inexpensive, if they happen to break (like most things our kids get their hands on), it's not a huge loss for us.

Isn't she a natural?

sources // romper Target / sandals Children's Place Outlet (this season) I love these / sunglasses Children's Place Outlet / bow made by me

Baby Fashion

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I don't consider myself a fashion expert, but I do get asked a lot about where I shop for my kids.  Shopping for them is easily a thousand times more fun than it is for myself.  Window shopping for them is my favorite, and a little dangerous, but when I do it, the main thing I look for is a good deal on cute items that aren't cheesy.  I can't stand cheesy kids clothes, i.e. oversized pant legs, weird characters or sayings, or things that are over-the-top frilly or glittery.  When I shop for my kids, I keep one thing in mind: "Would I put this on myself or my husband?"  Now, with my son I'm a little more lenient about the t-shirts.  He has one with sharks all over it and another cute one from H&M that has a monster eating a banana.  Obviously I wouldn't put those on my husband, but that's about as far as I can go with characters for my kids.  Anyway, I thought it would be fun to share some of my favorite outfits I put on my kids.

We took a trip to Denver this past week (I'll post about it later) and since we were driving, I wanted the kids to be comfortable without having to put them in their pj's.  This is what our daughter wore on the drive.

I love her little sandals!  I want them in my size so bad.

She used to hate hair bows!  She didn't always, but then she went through a phase of always taking them off and chucking them.  We lost many that were eventually found, but for awhile I kind of just gave up.  But now, it's her favorite part of getting dressed and she loves to pick out which one to wear on her own.  You can check out her hair bow holder here.

sources // bow A Pinch of Peach // top H&M // leggings Old Navy I love these and these // sandals Baby Gap