summertime fashion show

warm weather means a whole new wardrobe!


my formerly dress-averse daughter shocked me last weekend when, of her own accord, she chose to wear this adorable sundress that her grammy gave her for easter. it made me so happy, because she's got a closet full of gorgeous dresses (including several others from grammy that i hope i'll have the pleasure of sharing with you over the next couple months) that i was worried would never be worn. it also gave me hope that we might actually be able to get her into a dress for aunt marge and uncle ben's wedding this fall!

this orange ensemble is a favorite for two reasons. first, it has buttons! (though i just realized you can't see them in this picture -- they are big, and white, and are found where the straps meet the body of the shirt.) second, if you ask bebe what color she likes best, without fail she'll answer "o-nage." it's my favorite color too... think that's a coincidence?

and once she opened the door to dress-wearing, i've found that if i just present three dresses as her outfit choices for the day, she'll happily pick one. this morning, getting ready for a walk with daddy to the esplanade, she picked purple.

ooooh, and just wait til you see her in her bathing suits, people. we had a toddler pool party at ayelet's house yesterday, with the playgroup gang in various states of bathing attire/nakedness, and wouldn't you know it would be the day when my camera battery died almost instantly. but i bet we'll have a repeat sometime soon.

man, i love summer.

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