Childish Clothing/Hostess With the Mostess

Remember when I told you that I had won a 500$ giveaway from Childish Clothing via Hostess With the Mostess?

Guess what arrived today:

I’ll post a slideshow at the end of this blog so you can see my toddler sorting through all of his cool, new, funky fashions, but here are some close-ups for you:

It was like Christmas (or a fashion-filled birthday!) in April when we unwrapped all of the goodies, and the timing couldn’t have been better, considering the toddler just went through a huge growth spurt:

“Big boy” underwear…

Some of the coolest tee’s out there (they say “My Dad is My Hero” and “My Dad is Cooler than Your Dad”…

The softest shorts and pants (t-shirt soft!), swim trunks too:

And big boy flip flops (we’re still working on keeping these on our feet):

Go, go, go check out Childish Clothing (we ordered for our son, but yes, they have girl and mommy-to-be items…great gift items too!)-

…and see if you can tell which shirt ended up being our toddler’s favorite:

THANK YOU Childish Clothing and Hostess With the Mostess!

Friday Family Funnies

Friday’s chores: go grocery shopping, check. Put groceries away, check. Clean house, check. Excavate desk, check. Peruse some newly discovered blogs, check. Return to the “cleaning” theme and sort through digital photos that have been collecting virtual dust in a “deal with it later” file on the desktop…check!

Grandpa loves these photos, being a “boots” kind of guy himself. Over the last two years, guests to our home have often complimented us on the “distressed” look of our furniture.

Umm…. it wasn’t always “distressed:”

Yep, that IS the toddler doing a little stompy dance… on top of our coffee table!

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In case you were wondering, why *yes,* I do know Santa (having lived in North Pole, Alaska):

**In fact, I know him so well that I’ll let you in on a little secret…he likes Harleys (and little stompy boys)!**

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This is our cat:

This is our cat getting ready to go into stalk-mode because the neighbors have a teeny tiny little yipper dog (see her intently watching the neighbor who is carrying said prey?):

One of these mornings, when the timing is *just right* and the neighbor puts the dog down and turns away, I’m guessing our cat will make a run for the wall, sail into their yard, and then freak out because she hadn’t thought of what to do next!

She’s kind of a …wuss.

~ThinkGeek is featuring an item that could be my new favorite never-be-without-it item, an electronic bubble wrap keychain
~ Creature Comforts found some femme reusable grocery bags that make it easier to go green (I want the girly ones!)~ For those of living in zones where spring flowers are in short supply, why not make them? Making tissue paper flowers is one of my favorite crafts in late April (especially years where May 1 falls on a school day so my students can deliver May Day bouquets and posies to other classrooms) and there are some gorgeous colored and patterned papers out there that could be layered to beautiful effect!

~ Finally, I thought THESE were flowers when I first saw the photo pop onto my screen while reading Smitten Kitchen’s blog, but noooooo….they’re taters!

I hope you are enjoying a fun, fabulous Friday!