What a cutie!! I was so excited to find out that Charlie’s Pishposhgirls knot dress from last summer still fits her. I paired it with her new Matilda Jane gingham art fair ruffles…a perfect match, if I do say so myself!!
Singing “I’m a Little Teapot”…
…but it IS really tempting to think about Fall when you see this kind of cuteness…
Charlie has two babydolls, one a Cabbage Patch Kid I bought for her months ago, and one a gorgeous Madame Alexander doll (the soft, huggable kind) that her Aunt M’Em gave her for her first Christmas. She hasn’t really played with them too much thus far, but this morning I pulled them out thinking she might. She was a regular little Mommy! She held them, and sang to them, and pushed them around in the shopping cart. It was too cute!!
The M.A. doll has eyes that open and shut when you lay her down, and Charlie was fascinated with that. She kept touching her own eyes and then walking over to me and looking at my eyes really closely. I wish for the life of me I could find the baby bottle that came with the CPK…but I have looked everywhere and it is nowhere to be found. Looks like I may need to buy her some baby items so she can take care of her little girls!!
Thank the Lawd, it’s finally 70 degrees again today! I decided this morning that each and every sunny, beautiful day we get in Chicago is a precious commodity. I am going to take advantage, and as long as she’s willing, I am going to dress her every day, even if it’s just to hang out at home. Charlie has too many cute things to wear before September rolls around!!
This is a set that the amazing Mandy at Twist of Lime made for me. Gotta love Etsy!!
Our last stop was a trip upstairs to the Rooftop Garden. Even though it was a little windy up there, we were able to see a spectacular view of downtown Chicago and the outside perspective of the Butterfly Haven. Such a cool place!!
The highlight of the morning was when this HUGE, beautiful, blue butterfly decided to land on Emilyn’s ankle. Needless to say, she wasn’t too happy about it, but when Ms. Kim showed her how harmless the butterfly was, she warmed up to the idea…
Next up was the Judy Istock Butterfly Haven, which boasts 75 species of butterflies!! It’s a 2,700 square foot greenhouse, and the butterflies literally land on you! Here are some pics of the girls taking it all in…
This morning Charlie and I met up with Emilyn and her Mommy, Ms. Kim, to check out the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, here in Chicago. We tried to capture the cutest pic of Charlie and Em holding hands, but every time we’d go to snap the pic, they’d run away giggling!!
We spent a little time in the “Mysteries of the Marsh” exhibit, checking out all of the “fishies” and bugs (including some huge cockroaches!!) and got a major case of the heebie-jeebies. Kim and I decided that we are definitely “Moms of Girls” vs. “Moms of Boys”!!
Our naked baby, modelling her new beach hat from Gymboree…
Last week Charlie and I met up with her friend Lindsay and her Mommy, Ms. Megan, for some “power strollering” (a.k.a. power walking with strollers) and lunch at Einstein Bagels. On the way home we stopped at Trader Joe’s (the best grocery store ever) and picked up some balloons for the girls. As you can see, they love spending time together!!
