A couple weeks ago, Hallie gave me a list of things she wanted for her birthday or Christmas. There was nothing crazy or over the top. But several items she requested required me deciding what she would like. For example she wanted clothes. I’m batting 50% with buying clothes for her these days so I didn’t want to buy something and not have her love it. She wanted new sandals – but what color or even size would she need? She wanted perfume – there’s a million options!
Instead of spending time buying stuff we would have to return, I took her shopping. She’s transitioning to a teen so the idea of going shopping is amazing, but she’s still young at heart and longs for the surprise of opening a gift. We blended the two worlds and went shopping for a few things and then had a few small things for her to open. She was more than happy and grateful.
Her cute friends came and decorated her room while she was away and when she returned Cannon and Briggs were so excited for her to see it. They didn’t tell her what it was, but they anxiously told her to hurry and go to her room.
To add to the birthday fun we joined up with family for dinner and cake to celebrate two birthday girls – four years apart in age.
One year older and taller too!
Love Hallie’s white dress. I have a granddaughter about the same age. Did you buy it locally? Maybe hand sewn? I’d love any information.
Yes, it was purchased locally – our neighbor found it last spring on clearance at Dillards (I believe it’s made by Guess) and picked it up because she knew Hallie would love it. And she did!
I always love what Hallie is wearing. Our oldest is transitioning from little gal clothes to more grown up, which is hard. Where do you like to get Hallie’s clothes from? I love this dress and sandals! Think of you guys often, Tamara
Hello Tamara!! So good to hear from you. Tween clothing is difficult and often obnoxious. We’ve struggled over the years to keep it classy but still a little trendy. Gap is where we’ve had the most success. In between the graphic tees – they often have some cute pieces. Lands end has been a jackpot for swimsuits and even some dresses. Recently we’ve found success at Dillards (we have an outlet close) where the white dress in the picture is from (I feel like we’re always struggling with length). And her rompers/jumpers are from abercrombie kids (which I swore I would never do but they have sleeves and that is hard to come by – I still refuse to buy anything from there that has abercrombie plastered across the chest!) Shoes are probably her biggest struggle because she has women sized foot in length (8.5) but child sized in width. Salt waters are a staple and anything else we can find at Nordstrom Last Chance that doesn’t look like an old woman’s shoe. The ones in the picture are from Madewell (here) – we picked them up for $12 and I didn’t realize what a great deal they were. But they’re cute and trendy and fit her foot so it was a win! This is probably far more information than you were looking for – but it can be a real struggle – and we’ve been there! Good luck 🙂