Tarzan Girl

Here we go, dedicated reader(s)...I'm playing catch-up, so there might be a few of these today!

The Friday before last (y'know, back in August) Ms. OG went to the zoo with Auntie C and her pals Sarah and Owen.  Knowing that this was the plan, OG and I decided it was time to bust out the most.adorable.jumper.ever.  It's so cute, in fact, even dada made her pause for a few pictures before getting in the car!

Which is a good thing, because guess who forgot to take some?  Yep, good ol' momma! I was too tired excited, I guess. :)

Tarzan OG wore:
-Tropical jungle jumper (Target clearance - they are making room for their new brand, so get while the gettin' is good, folks!)
-Floral hair clip
-Flippy-flops
-BFF Minnie

She's excited on the inside...and please don't judge our horrible landscaping. It adds to the "jungle" theme, does it not?

Practicing her flamingo stance

 Unfortunately we didn't get any pictures from the actual zoo outing, but Auntie C did manage to send me one more picture of OG in her outfit.

It even converts to a strapless look - so diverse!

AND, if reading the title of this post put the wonderfully 80's song 'Tarzan Boy' on repeat in your head, you're welcome.  Me too.  If not...

Sorry! hehe

We Now Return to Your Regularly Scheduled Posting

SO. MUCH. CATCHING. UP. TO. DO.

I don't think I've taken this long of a "vacation" from my posts before - my apologies. I don't even really know what's been going on.  I mean, work has been kinda busy and my sister is getting married in less than a month, but...ok, yeah...those might be the reasons.

So...let us get into our time machines and blast back to the far away time of the Wednesday before last...

OG was with Ms. J and ReaRea for Senior Picture Day! Apparently during the shoot Ms. OG decided to pose for a picture of her own - and show off her new summer dress!

Strike-A-Pose-Model-OG was wearing:
-Striped t-shirt tank dress (Walmart clearance rack - woot!)
-A silly smirk

Photo courtesy of Unky A-A-Ron

Also, I  have known ReaRea since she was (...math...) 9ish?!  I cannot believe she is now a Senior in High School. I am not old enough to have friends with children this old. That's my story and I'm sticking to it!

Guest Blogger: For Those About to Rock

Sometimes I see a picture of my friends' kiddo(s) on Facebook or Instagram and I think "Well, shoot...this needs to be on the blog!"
Sometimes I even work up the gull to ask...

Luckily, Mr. Liam and his momma have agreed to let me share pictures of this BA rockstar of an outfit with you. You can tell he was really feeling it.  
He knows he looks good.

Below, our awesome guest blogger Liam is wearing:
-ACDC shirt
-Rocker jeans
-Old school ADIDAS kicks

For those about to rock, Liam salutes you!

Heeeyyy there!

I mean, c'mon now...
And those shoes...

Dude (and his momma) knows what's up.

Thanks for letting me share, Marybeth!

An Olympic Celebration

Hello, dearest reader(s)!  I hope you're having a nice week so far.  I had to carve out a bit of time today to share OG's bright fashion moment from this past weekend!

We didn't really watch too much of the Olympic events or fanfare in the past few weeks, but we DID record a bit so we could watch the Lady-USA-Gymnastic-Heroes-Of-The-World.  They did not disappoint!  I now see what all the hubbub was about! I was hoping to catch some synchronized swimming, but I guess that coverage didn't make the cut. In short, whenever I saw anything of Olympic coverage it was 95% swimming (aka: OMGMICHAELPHELPS), 4% gymnastics, 1% other.
And don't get me wrong - these are amazing athletes and I would never be able to muster half of their dedication to anything athletic, but can we PLEASESTOPTALKINGABOUTMICHAELPHELPS?! Ugh. I'm over it.

Sorry, rant complete. So, this weekend...

As the Olympics were coming to a close, my sweet snugglenugget just happened to wear an outfit that rivaled those worn by the all-great FLO JO!
Or, at the very least, it was heavily inspired by Ms. JO.

What? Don't know who Flo Jo is? Oh my...ok...prepare...

Ms. Florence Griffith Joyner, World Record Winning Runner, 5-Time Olympic Medal Winner (1984-1988), Inspirational LadyBeast Extraordinaire!

Also known for her SUPER radical outfits/nails/color choices while she ran.
And it was the 80's, so that's saying a lot.

She. Was IS. Fabulous.

Behold:

 

 

Copycat OG was wearing:
-Team Pony track shorts with matching muscle-t (Target clearance was ON POINT last week)
-Blindingly bright orange sandals with flower detail
-Yellow pool diving ring "sweatband"

This girl gets a gold metal in my book! Flo Jo would be proud!

And We Were Worried About Making Sure We Raised An Independent Lady...

Last Wednesday, all of my fears of not raising an intelligent, independent lady were laid to rest.

Text conversation with Ms. J:

J: "I guess she didn't like what I had on TV in the living room LOL"

Me: "Did she boycott?"

(Sends below photo)***

J: "I walked into [my bedroom] and she was sitting just like that and had turned on the tv"
   "I turned and put away the vacuum and then this is what I walked into"

Dada: "Hahaha WTF(udge)"

Me: "LMAO..she's like "This is MY house""

***Please note, in order to get on this bed, she had to leave the couch, walk into Ms. J's room across the hall, climb the doggy stairs onto the bed, grab the remote, sit down and turn on the tv using the remote.

She's a genius.

In a New York State of Mind

Hello my dear reader(s)! I hope you're having a lovely week!

A few days ago I made a comment to my husband that I felt like a bad blogger for not having put together any "fresh" outfits for Ms. Ladycakes lately. Maybe it's the rushed mornings, or the fact that I haven't been to Target in a while (kiddingbutnotreallykidding).  And sure, OG can rock the same outfit as many times as she'd like - but that doesn't make for a noteworthy "fashion blog" entry.

Just imagine...the titles would be things like:

"Here is my little OG, wearing the same dress she's worn all summer..."

"I know you have seen this old rag 500 times, but momma needs to do laundry..."

"Sorry guys...let's just be glad she didn't leave the house naked, ok?"


So...to appease the Toddler Fashion Gods, behold!

OG wearing:
-NY heart shirt (thanks Charlie! And a big shout-out to Aunt Fannie - we miss you!)
-Dark denim shorts
-Neon (like, VERY NEON) orange sandals
-Polkadot headband
-New Minnie Mouse from Grandma!

Practicing her aloof model pose again

Only classy broads take pictures with a box of diaps in the background, right? :)

Although she's dancing, this is the best picture of her outfit that I could capture. Also, I love her.

And, for your listening pleasure:

Yes, yes...I know...Billy Joel...he's the original...blah blah.  Forgive me for saying this (possibly very un-American) truth: Billy Joel's version ain't got nothing on Ms. Oleta Adam's version.
Or Ms. Alicia Keys' version, for that matter. #sorrynotsorry

Throwback Thursday #17: Adventures of the Traveling Baby

I was looking for a fun picture or two to share from last August and realized - there are a ton.
I mean...#realtalk...OS is a supercutie, and I'm a proud momma, so that doesn't help! But yes...lots.

Don't fret; I narrowed them down to just a small handful. Most of the photos are from times when Ms. OG was traveling about town. She loves adventures!

In this photo, OG is wearing:
-"Oh Deer" onesie from our trip to MI

Visiting Papa Den and Ms. J at the Barbershop (Papa Den wasn't there, but we still took a picture)

 In this fun picture, little Ms. OG was out for dinner while wearing:
-"I love my Aunt!" onesie (Target)
-The best smile EVER.

Just a baby on a burger...

Here is OG while visiting with Aunt Schmist, Awee & EG:
-"Coolest Niece" onesie
-Butterfly sunglasses

Baby model in the making!

And finally, on one of her excursions to Cars & Coffee with Dada, OG wore:
-Did I mention she has the BEST SMILE?!?!
-5 new toofers!

Ready to see the vroom-vrooms dada!?