Friend and photographer Jessica Nyiredi takes the most amazing pictures of Flora and Charley — I am in total awe of the moments she captured of the kids in their costumes today. Of course I might be slightly biased by the subject matter : )
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Sentence First … Verdict Afterwards!
Monday, October 25th, 2010Curiouser and Curiouser
Sunday, October 24th, 2010
Sneak peak at this year’s Halloween costumes.
Our Gang
Saturday, August 14th, 2010
Our friend Jill in Kansas City had a great photo of her son, Cooper Sterling (named before Mad Men!), in a wife-beater, jeans, and newsboy cap … and I just had to steal the idea for Charley, who I always thought looked like a Little Rascal! Unfortunately Charley wasn’t as excited about the idea as I, but for a “bolly-bop,” we can get him to comply with almost anything.
Alice’s Fifth Birthday Party
Sunday, July 11th, 2010
It came to no surprise that Miss Fu had no qualms about glamming and hamming it up at Alice’s fifth birthday party. Afterwards the silliness continued at dinner with pal Ruby.
Sheepskin
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Charley got a “pih-peht” (pillow pet) for his birthday, and he carries it around with him everywhere. I couldn’t resist getting him some of the limited edition Huggies Jean diapers and taking some nakey shots of him on the pillow. BTW, these pics are taken with our Canon PowerShot SD4000. They’ve improved the quality of low-light shots, making it not just an outdoor camera anymore. It’s nice to have a smaller camera again for when I don’t want to lug the Nikon D80.
Happy Birthday, America!
Monday, July 5th, 2010
An impromptu cookout and first-time fireworks on the common in Wakefield for the Fourth this year. Despite the long wait, and the late night, the kids were totally mesmerized once the show began!
Sandbox Threads
Saturday, July 3rd, 2010
So I was just checking out one of my favorite t-shirt shops online, Sandbox Threads, and to my surprise CHARLEY was featured on their Baby page!
Charley’s goga
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010
You didn’t think Charley missed out on some goga fashion! His is a bears on bikes print tee — he loves to wear shirts and jammies with cool “guy” and “ammal” graphics.
Googa for goga
Sunday, June 6th, 2010
Fashionista friends Flora and Ruby modeled their new goga apron tops during a play date/movie night at the Gibsons. Christine and I bought these at this year’s Mommies Who Shop event … you might gather from the photos just how much I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE them!
School Picture Day
Thursday, May 27th, 2010
Rainy Sunday
Sunday, April 18th, 2010
Going stir crazy inside, we booted up and went outside for a nature walk in the rain. The kids loved splashing in the puddles and exploring.
Captain and Tennille
Monday, April 5th, 2010
The dark blue with yellow trim and flowers shift dress I bought Flora for Easter had (gasp … the horror!) buttons on it, and she refused to wear it. She chose this one instead. Sigh. Even still, she looked sweet. Hats courtesy the “Easter Bunnies.”
Models
Friday, March 26th, 2010
A friend of a friend, who is a student at the New England School of Photography, came over today and took some pictures of the kids. I snapped a few myself after she left.
Rah Rah Rusty
Sunday, February 28th, 2010
Flora took her High School Musical Build-A-Bear outfit off the bear and put it on Rusty. She then gave him a hairstyle. Rusty has been sporting this look for a couple of weeks, and is now a girl, according to Flora.
Daddy’s Girl
Friday, February 26th, 2010
Despite the frigid temperatures, Flora insisted on wearing a tank top today — this one. She then picked out a twirly skirt and striped knee-highs, and requested that we play Freeze Dance.
20 Months Old
Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Mr. Hooper turned 20 months old on Saturday — and with that now comes the Toddlertude. “No, No, No!” is his default answer to most queries, unless the question involves cookie or candy or swimming, which he absolutely loves. Charley hates to get dressed, get his diaper changed, and go to bed. He talks all the time now, has lots of words, and can repeat any word you ask him to (Flora keyed into this and has been trying to get him to say “dammit” when she thinks we are out of ear shot). This morning he pointed to a number 5 and said “E.” Close! And the other day when I was counting to three during “Statue” (that’s where we freeze and try not to move or talk, but Flora loses in about a half a second by giggling), I said, “One…” and Charley said “Twooo.” All this time he’s been absorbing! And finally he and Flora are starting to play together. Last weekend they played Flora’s favorite game, “Doggie,” where she ties a scarf to her waist and pretends to be a dog, and Charley takes her for a walk. They love to play chase and hide-and-seek, and I can see already how they are going to combine their Wonder Twin Powers and use them to plot against us! Here they are playing “Kitchen.” Flora was a surly waitress named Flo and Charley was a hash slinger named Chuck.
Flora’s Fashion Creation
Friday, February 19th, 2010
I think she called this one a “Red Riding Hood Princess Fairy.”
The Tooth Fairy
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
The tummy bug didn’t stop the tooth fairy from visiting — unfortunately it was puke, not teeth, that she found in Flora’s bed!
Vintage Clothes
Sunday, January 31st, 2010
I finally started to take pictures of the vintage (late 50s and 60s from what I can guess) clothing lot I purchased from e-bay in October. There are over 100 pieces, so hold tight as I expect it will take me quite a while to get through them all. They all arrived in unworn condition with their original manufacturer and price tags. Out of the 100+, about 10 have some staining and tearing that I have been trying to fix. I plan to keep my favorites and re-sell/re-gift the rest. Here are a few …
View Flora and Charley’s “Vintage Clothing” photos (in progress)
Vintage-Inspired
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
I’m totally addicted to the vintage-inspired fashion and housewares that have been hitting the mainstream. If you’re a fan of the retro, be sure to check out Anthropologie— they sell both clothes and housewares and I just want to move right into their catalogue. In the market for the cutest kid’s clothes? Check out Mini Boden. Both stores are really affordable when on sale, and sometimes even when not. Urban Outfitters just launched a new line of 1940s inspired wear. And I’ve even seen throwback styles at Old Navy, Gap, Gymboree, and Crazy 8.
Pictured: “Both Sides Blouse” from Anthropologie’s 50s Proper Collection; “Scallop Trim Coat” from Boden; and the already-got-it-for-Flora “Flower Shift Dress” from Crazy 8. Not that she needed another dress, let alone a vintage one.
The Retro Housewife
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
We gave Flora a retro play kitchen for her big birthday gift — which took two hours and four adults to put together — but decidedly well worth the effort. Our vintage play dishes are right at home now, and little Miss Housewife can serve us up some mean cupcakes.
The Chair Session
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
After much bribing, Flora agreed to wear one of her vintage dresses and take her birthday chair photos. I bought a “lot” of one hundred plus — yah, that’s right, one hundred plus — vintage dresses from the late 1950s and early 1960s, in sizes 2-18, mostly mint condition and with original tags, from e-bay shortly after Halloween for only $200. I had been begging Flora to wear one for months, and she finally agreed. I can now say I got my money’s worth!
The Outfit
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
Future Rock Star shirt from Gram Kaye. It came with a scarf, but Uncle Chuck wore that.
The Dance Floor
Tuesday, January 19th, 2010
