Sunday best

Ida and Lars are the lucky recipients of my sister Phoebe's awesome hand-me-downs, since her daughter Agnes is a year older than Ida and her son Sully is a year older than Lars. Here are a couple of my faves after church the other day. I took pictures since I realized both outfits will be outgrown soon.

Thanks, Phoebers!!!

These are all from Phoebe except Lars's adorable saddle-shoe socks which were a gift from Dawn. So thanks to Dawn too!

I have gotten so used to not buying kids' clothes that Theo has literally (litt'rally) been wearing the same pair of Sunday shoes for the past 3 years. Count 'em: 3. (they were big when I bought them and the leather stretched) OK I am cheating a little because he wears sandals to church during the summer. Otherwise, I am pretty impressed with myself. Or should I be ashamed? [shrug] Anyway it's probably time to get him some new ones but I kind of want to see if they can last until the weather gets warm enough for sandals. If you want some Sunday shoes for a little boy that will last, I have been quite impressed with his, which are from See Kai Run. I'll be honest, the 2 pairs of SKR shoes I got for Ida when she was a baby did NOT last. But, Theo's did. His exact ones aren't on sale anymore but they're kind of similar to this. The similarity is in the toe, and I think that soft leather was what made them so stretchy. I really need to take a picture and post it. They are looking a tiny bit haggard and I'm pretty sure they are now too small.

Speaking of which, as you may know I put Saltwater sandals on my kids in the summer time, for play and church. They are the perfect summer shoe and I wear mine all the time too. I wore them today, in fact (65 degrees out there). But I decided this past summer that maybe Theo was a little old for them. Maybe he had been for a while, but anyway. So I got him the Saltwater Sharks (the original, not the "Shark II") from a place called Sweet William and I highly recommend both the shoe and the store. I hope he will fit into them this summer too but I doubt it.

This is turning into a very rambly post when I initially meant to post the clothes for Phoebe. Thanks for outfitting Ida and Lars. Theo looks a little shabby next to them, but I think he's cool with that. Especially since he has plenty of clothes in his closet that are in fine shape but he picks the same 3 shirts to wear over and over.