have you heard of The Mini Social? I’ve got Abby and Jamie to thank for my introduction to it. it’s wonderful. a lot like Zulily with the flash sales and great finds. today ESP. No 1 is featured and I just picked up a few great things for Wolf. {you know we love stripes and I couldn’t resist that mushroom tee.
and he had the best time.
the days before Wolf’s party, we looked at the weather and cringed. 80% chance of rain + 16 mph winds = a recipe for yuckiness at an outdoor BBQ party in the park. so at 10am the day of the party, we canned plan A and moved on to plan B: an indoor pizza party. I still made Wolf his birthday cupcakes and all of our guests still wore stripes. we sipped our sodas from stripey straws and chowed down on all you can eat pizza. we giggled and watched as Wolf ate his cupcake. when his hands got too sticky, he simply smashed his whole face into it. he unwrapped every present by himself {mostly} and got “big excited face” when he unearthed each toy. he was an absolute delight the entire time and even took a rare second nap he was so worn out!
I learned a big parent lesson, too. when things don’t go as planned, you must must must make the best of it. of course I had visions of beautiful, sunny photos of the set up and pictures of all our striped guests but you know, it just didn’t happen. and yes, I was terribly bummed when we had to move the party indoors. {and even more bummed once I had a 4am realization that I’d had the settings wrong on my film camera and most likely underexposed ALL the photos I took at the party} but I told myself, there might be other parties that get rained out or other things that just don’t go as planned. and rather than being upset, I need to be happy, if not happier than Wolf so that he’s as happy as a clam when we move on to plan B.
happy birthday, Wolf. congrats on your first trip around the sun. here’s to many more.
we’ve decided on a stripes theme, obviously, for Wolf’s first birthday which is a little over six weeks away. while on the hunt for some birthday-worthy duds, I came across this bright collection from Kidscase. I love those little tanks so much.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: there’s nothing cuter than a baby in stripes. this little one in particular does them quite well. the kind folks at Polarn O. Pyret sent Wolf a set of the eco-stripe leggings and top in their classic red and white stripes. and in perfect timing – they are the cutest for the holidays! yesterday when he had them on I kept thinking he looked like a little Santa and all he needed was a hat and fluffy white beard. the little clothes from PO.P are so soft and cozy. is it too much that I’m considering these leggings as pjs for myself?
Wolf has a few pairs of socks from PO.P as well and they are the best. they actually stay on his busy feet when everything else seems to fall off.
stripes courtesy of Polarn O. Pyret. thanks PO.P!
Hatley is a new to me company that I discovered via Zulily today. I’ve said it more than once. *gasp* Wolf needs something other than stripes. it seems like most boy prints are kinda cheesy, so whenever I happen upon some cute prints, I snatch them up. I got Wolf some bear pjs and a robot footie from the sale on Zulily today, and I’m thinking of ordering more directly from Hatley, too. I think he might need a moose suit as well.
you guys probably have me pegged as a stripe addict already, so confessing that I’m excited to dress my little man in stripes that just *might* match mine might not seem too crazy… or does it? hehe.
hop over to Babble to see three mama and baby striped outfits I put together.
gah! I can not look past stripes when browsing baby clothes.
kimono one-piece / organic sweater / red stripe tee / little tankers one-piece / baby booties / baby socks / sarouel pants