Sunday Family Time

Stephen and I took Violet and Sophia for a nice family walk today and, of course, we needed our sunglasses! It was so nice to have some family time and Violet really needed to get out!

Sitting pretty

Sophia has just recently become able to sit up by herself and she really enjoys it! She has been wanting to be able to for a long time. And while she's not 100% stable yet, she's getting pretty good!

I have to brag for a minute here

I have loved thrift stores for a long time but today I think I may love them more than ever. I generally avoid buying any of Sophia's clothes in retail stores, with the exception of clearance items, because I just can't justify buying expensive things she'll grow out if in 3 months. That being said, however, I will admit I have expensive taste for myself and her. I also love dressing her up every day. So in order to feed this habit in a sustainable and affordable way, I frequent yard sales and thrift stores. 

After dropping her off at day care today I decided to pop buy the thrift store in fort hood, and to my delight there were quite a few treasures to be found!

From left to right- Janie and jack onesie, toys r us black leggings, baby gap striped leggings, baby gap navy leggings, and two pairs of baby gap lounge pants. 

This bunch originally probably cost at least $60 or $70 and I got it for just under $8. I was so pleased that I decided to try my luck at one more thrift store off post. 

I got even more lucky here. I got a pair of children's place leggings, a lambs wool Janie and jack sweater with beautiful embroidery and the tags still on it, and a Carter's set with a grey corduroy dress and a polka dot onesie for just under $9. That sweater along cost $50 according to the tag!!

I just had to share my good luck today because I am so excited! Janie and jack make absolutely beautiful baby clothing, but they are rather pricy- so to be able to find two well priced pieces in one day is so exciting! And I LOVE baby gap for Sophia because the clothing is well made and runs just a big big (which my little chunky darling appreciates!) and it is just so cute! If you can catch a good sale at gap I consider their clothing affordable, but having such a great pick was fabulous. 

I know mostly moms and grandmas read my blog so I hope you all can understand my excitement!

6 Months Old and Our First Kid Birthday Party!

Our little beauty is 6 months old today! I look back at pictures of her when she was a newborn and I can't believe how much she has grown! She is a healthy, beautiful, amazing little person with so much personality. It seems like she is like a snowball rolling down a hill- all her accomplishments started smaller and slower and now it seems like she is able to do something new every day! Stephen sent me a picture of her holding her own bottle with no help at work yesterday, and she has recently become able to sit up all by herself! Now, I wouldn't let her sit by herself yet because she gets distracted and falls over very easily, but just to look down and realize that she is not leaning on you is astounding. She can roll over without any trouble, she is eating and enjoying food, and she has her own little sense of humor that cracks me up every time. She is really interested in crawling and I am sure that she will be going everywhere and getting into everything before Christmas (and maybe even before Thanksgiving).

My friend Amanda has a little girl named Lindsay and she is turning 1 this week! We went to her birthday party and it was a lot of fun. Sophia had a fancy party outfit on but I didn't get a chance to take a picture of it, but rest assured it included a tutu and lots of polka dots.