Wednesday, July 28

The last few days we spent on vacation, in bathing suits. She wore Kate Mack for 4 days straight.

Now that we are home, Riley isn't really sure why she should have to wear actual clothes. Unfortunately, coming home from a trip means I have a bunch of stuff to catch up on and she had to put on something to leave the house.

She came up with this. She also wore her shoes on the wrong feet and had a boa, but threw them off before I could get a picture of the ridiculousness. I feel like I'm fighting a losing battle here, guys.

I knew that wearing a petti in public meant adding an extra 5-10 mins in every place we had to "run into". I was right. Riley kept asking why everyone was talking to her today, and I told her it was because she looked like Zsa Zsa Gabor. She laughed (as if she knew who I was comparing her to), and said "Noooo Mommy, it's because I look FABULOUS!"........Er, sure, Ri.


But I would like to say thank you to our wonderful friend Debbie who gave this princess shirt to Riley for her birthday, she loves it :) .....Maybe too much ;)

Shirt: Baby Gap Junk Food tee
Skirt: etsy pettiskirt
Hairstyle: Half up, bow by Sara

Wednesday, July 21

So you probably think I'm slacking. That I have better things to do than take a daily picture of Riley's clothes for this blog. Well, that's only partially true- but the real culprit behind the lack of entries this week is Miss Riley. I'm fairly certain she declared it "Naked Week", avoiding clothes at all costs. She was pretty bummed when I explained (for the thousandth time) that we cannot go out in public in the nude, and forced this adorable Janie & Jack set on her. True feelings about this are captured in picture above.

Times now worn: 2 --TWO?!?!? That is absolutely ridiculous as this is my FAVORITE in her closet right now. I think the fact that we lost the first pair of pants to a rust stain halted wearing it for awhile, so thank you so much to my wonderfully generous friend Sara for sending us replacement bottoms!!

Last wear: Wednesday, March 31

Top is Janie & Jack, bottoms are Naartjie capris from last year. Thanks again, Sara. We appreciate your sweetness as always :)

Thursday, March 25 OOD & Contest News!

First of all, thank you to Riley's fabulous nanny who aids me in the capturing of pictures for this blog on Tuesdays and Thursdays. :)

Today she wore the Naartjie layered asymmetrical dress with an Old Navy tutu underneath for added layers. I think it's a fun little combo, and it incorporated the tutu in a new way- which has become a challenge since it seems to be all Riley wants to wear lately. The matching bows were made by the lovely Sara last year for another Naartjie set, and imagine that...they still work perfectly for this years Naartjie!

Contest news! Joanna is the only contender so far-- the contest will end WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31ST! Look back at the previous entry for all the specifics and keep posting! :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Riley wore this same exact dress, The Matilda Jane Damsel in a Dress (Betsey Apron), last year on St. Patrick's Day- and since it was one of two green items in her closet today I decided it would be the perfect day to debut it....again. The differences in one year in the same child are just extraordinary, she's grown up so much.


This time we paired the dress with Gap undershirt & leggings as well as Gap boots....that amazingly still fit. We really need to find these in the next size up. Shameless plug for size 10! The bow is from our good friend, Sara. She's such a sweetheart, always sending us piggie bows and asking for nothing in exchange. We love our bows, Sara! But not as much as we love you :)

Friday, January 15

Last wear: Monday, October 19th

Times now worn: 2 (can't be right!?)

This is the Matilda Jane Gypsy Blue Molly skirt...I think. I've been out of shopping for children's clothes for a couple months and now it feels like a foreign language. Anyway, we paired it with the Gap deauville corsage shirt again and some brown solid Gap leggings and the Gap slouchy boots (that are getting too small :( )The pink pigtail bows are made by Sara, of course.

.....And yes, this is in a Gap dressing room.

Monday, January 4

Last time worn: Never.
Times now worn: N/A

I finally scored the infamous Stella McCartney (for Baby Gap) necklace tee shirt. Though the bottom of the shirt kind of irritates me because it seems to have a life of its own....I absolutely love this shirt. The detail is adorable, and Riley loves to ask about all the items it features and talks about it. My poor little baby has a nasty cold right now, but once she is feeling better we will be sure to wear this beauty out and get better pictures. :)

Wednesday, October 28

Tomorrow is my 21st birthday, so this picture may have to tide you over for a little while ;)

This is Riley's friend, TG and Riley after a lunch date. It's not often that I have the honor of posting a picture of two adorably dressed little Gap girls! :)

Riley is wearing her Abbey Road shift mini dress, for the last time because it is officially TOO short. But I love it, so I am happy I squeezed one last wear out of it. Today we paired with the usual matching knee socks from Baby Gap and shoes from Target but added a military style jacket from the same line that I picked up on sale for $9.99 a couple weeks ago. It adds a entire new level to the outfit and makes it weather appropriate, since the short sleeves of this dress no longer are. The polka dot purple piggie bows are from the lovely Sara :)

....PS-- that's day two of a smiling Riley picture. Beware the icicles that may rise up from below tonight, because I think hell just froze over. ;)

Friday, October 23rd

Today was another stay at home and clean day, we've been having a lot of those lately. The weather has been awful and I'm trying to save money. Ha.

Another Hello Kitty junk food tee from Gap today, thanks so much to Debbie who was so sweet to give it to Riley as a Halloween goodie. She is too sweet to us, and Riley loves her HK tee dearly :) Paired with bows from the lovely Sara, and her new (size 4t! :eek:) boyfriend jeans from Gap. Girlfriend is growing like a weed lately, it's getting hard to keep up! She was in a playful, lovey mood today-- even semi cooperated with having her picture taken!

Thursday, October 8th

It was a little chilly today, but I wanted to take this Gap Abbey Road number for one last spin before it snows here which is bound to happen this week.

I just love the colors of this set, my favorite color is pink, but Riley rocks the navy and purples so I tend to buy sets with those colors in it when avaliable. This mini dress and knee high set did not disappoint.

Sara made the lovely polka dot piggie bows for us and the mini bang clip is from Target, as were the shoes.

Wednesday, May 27th

Ten days later and we're already repeating this favorite from Naartjie! I don't think Riley will fit into the pants for long, they're already becoming bermudas but I just love the frilly cuteness so much that I want to utilize them as much as possible before they retire to the bins.

And if anyone happens to spot these Naartjie ruffle pants in a size 2, 3 or 4--I'm your gal ;)