It's been a season of birthday parties, potty training, and solid foods here at Chez Barrett, and we've got the pictures to prove it! READ ON to see some of the highlights of fashion from this fall:
Take the above picture, for example. Here's Aurora sporting a lovely puffy-sleeved flowered top, accented with a bright yellow bib w/purple trim--ooh, a bold choice indeed! However, eating solid foods while cutting 4 teeth in one month requires bold moves to stay relevant and fabulous.
Speaking of fabulous, how about this ensemble Celeste is rocking right here?? Oversized jingoistic USA sunglasses, flowered muumuu dress, jingling bead bracelet, topped off with a pink leopard-printed baton used as a walking stick? What does this outfit say, Celeste? Answer: "I'm GRANDMA." Exactly
which Grandma she was emulating remained unclear...we'll leave it up to you the reader to guess.
A lot of exciting looks were on parade at Lorelai's birthday dinner. Lorelai wore this energetic striped playdress, and sported the Pollyanna look with her two braided pigtails. It helped keep the hair out of her face as she played with her new Barbie dolls!
Aurora's flowered onesie was not to be outdone, though...plus, the youngest Barrett decided to reveal her newest trick: she can stand up! These days, Aurora can pull herself up on just about anything, and she can even take steps while holding Mommy's hands. Here, in this picture, we see the tip of that mobility iceberg.
As for Lorelai, those cute pigtails would soon be a thing of the past...
...because she took her very first trip to the salon to get a big-girl haircut!!
Just look...she's so sophisticated! So mature! Words...words fail me. Lorelai liked it, too!
But she's not just pretty as a princess...Lorelai also has the heart of a WARRIOR. At a friend's birthday party, Lorelai found time to don her pink princess crown, kick off her shoes, and mercilessly SLAY the terrifying dragon-pinata that crashed the event. There was much rejoicing thereafter. (thanks, Kristen & Deidre for the picture!)
Celeste's favorite look this season was "flowered hats & sticky fingers while outdoors." She demonstrates the versatility of this look by messily devouring a hot dog at Apple Annie's...
...and by demonstrating it again, this time with a lollipop, at Buckelew Farms (more on that later)! How can one girl be so sticky sweet everywhere she goes??
But the Barrett girls also have adventurous spirits to match their fabulous duds. Like this lovely play-tent, for example! Lorelai and Celeste had been clamoring to spend the night outside in their tent for months, so we finally gave in...on the coldest night of the fall to that point! They still had a good time, even though they picked up some not-so-fashionable souvenirs of their adventure: lots of tiny bug bites (luckily, they cleared up soon).
And finally, some more birthday-party haute couture--this time, from a kindergarten birthday bash Lorelai, Aurora, and I attended at Pump It Up, in north Tucson:
Frilly dresses & hair bows won't do for a jumping castle party: Lorelai wisely decided on this low-maintenance combination of jeans & green T-shirt. Let's see this ensemble in action!
HINT: if you replay this video over & over about 25 times, you'll get a general idea of what Lorelai's time in Pump It Up was spent doing.
Aurora also got involved in the proceedings, by debuting her Halloween onesie. Take a look!
With a hot pink flair, a coquettish black cat emblem, and warm yet versatile striped sleeves, Aurora is deckedout in a daring, exciting holiday surprise. And just look at the mobility it allows her!
As you can see, the boys couldn't stay away from Aurora. Just imagine how many heads these three Barrett fashionistas will turn in the next several years!
Just wait until you see our winter lineup! Stay tuned...
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