Time-hop Tuesday: July 2012

I had such a giggle when I was sorting out the photos for this week's foray into Tate's wardrobe of the past - this was clearly the time when he became good at 'posing' for Mummy's photos... probably because he was able to sit up without toppling over. 

We were back in Australia after the big UK trip and clearly the weather was cooling down if the checked shirts, jumper and jeans are anything to go by!

Here are the pics - they warmed my heart and made me smile - I hope they have this effect on you too... 

 

Jumper by Next, trousers gift from UK (unknown store)

T-shirt by Next, jeans by Mothercare (I think!), shoes by Nike 

 

T-shirt & shirt by Mothercare, trousers by unknown (I've forgotten!)

T-shirt by Next, shirt gift from UK (store unknown), jeans gift from UK (store unknown) & socks by H&M

Coat & t-shirt by Best & Less, trousers by Sprout

See you next time folks!

Sunday Stylin!

The weather is truly miserable at the moment - cold, wet & grey - and Tater Tot seems to have been invaded by the green snot monster so when we had to pop out earlier today I made sure that he was wrapped up nice & warm to keep the chills away. 

For someone who's not 100% he's still a pretty good little model though! 

Loving the fact he's able to start wearing some of the Marks & Spencer Winter clothes we stocked up on at the beginning of the year too. 

Here are the pics and outfit is as follows:- 

- Jumper by Autograph @ Marks & Spencer

- Jeans by Zara Kids

- Boots by Target 

Hope you've had a great weekend folks! 

Tate's Great Mates: Ollie H

I've been dying to share this gorgeous little guy with you all and I spotted that he was wearing a super cute outfit today so I begged his equally gorgeous Mummy Jen to send me some pics and she certainly delivered! 

Ollie had his photo taken at daycare this morning and my oh my he looked super stylish in his smart shirt and vest combo. 

Helps that he is an absolutely beautiful little boy to begin with so paired with this outfit I'm sure you'll agree when you see these pics that he's a knock-out!

Anyway enough blabbering from me, here he is and his outfit is as follows:

- Shirt by Ralph Lauren

- Vest by Sprout

- Jeans by Pumpkin Patch

- Shoes by Nike

Thanks Ollie & Jen xxx

Time-hop Tuesday: June 2012

This time last year we were visiting family and friends in the UK and although we missed Daddy very much we had an absolute whale of a time and boy did we shop?! I ended up pretty much refreshing Tate's wardrobe and left most of what we took over in storage with Nanny & Grandad who kindly offered to bring it out with them when they move back to Oz this year! Let's just hope if and when we have a sibling for Tate it's another boy otherwise I'm going to have to have a mammoth car-boot sale!!!

My favourite stores in the UK were Next, H&M, Zara Kids, Marks & Spencer & Baby Gap and a lot of the outfits you'll see in this week's flashback are purchases I made on the trip. 

I'm actually going to do a post about probably all of the above online stores at some point because most of them have free shipping to Oz now and are very reasonable in price and good quality. More on that at a later date. 

Anyway, enough waffling I'll get on with the photos now. Excuse the decorations but I was recently introduced to an app developed by the blog 'A Beautiful Mess' and it's so much fun for embellishing photos with!

Polo shirt by Next, jeans by unknown (gift) & socks by H&M 

T-shirt by Zara Kids & 3/4 trousers by H&M

Polo shirt by H&M & trousers by Baby Gap

2-piece set (t-shirt & cardigan) by Marks & Spencer & trousers by Baby Gap

T-shirt by Next

 

Tracksuit by Baby Gap

Hope you've enjoyed our hop back to last Summer! 

Super-organised Sunday: the trials of a working Mum!

As most of you know I currently work 4 days a week (Mon-Thurs) and I'm not gonna lie it can be pretty hectic and tiring at times with my day generally starting at 5:45am and getting home somewhere around 5:45pm, traffic-permitting. 

Tater Tot goes to daycare near my office so we face the hellish commute to and from work together each day and if we leave any later than 6:30am we can be stuck in traffic for anything up to 1.5 or even 2 hours!

As we leave the house so early each morning it pays to be super-organised and we are also very blessed to have a super-kind Daddy who takes care of waking, feeding and dressing Tate so I only have to take care of myself. Not sure how I'm gonna manage when he goes away in early June but that's another story. 

To help with the morning routine I have started a Sunday-afternoon ritual of getting Tate's clothes, shoes, bag & coat ready so there's no rushing around picking outfits at the last minute. 

Now it's nearly Winter Tate generally wears the following-

- Nappy pants 

- Sleeveless onesie

- Socks

- Jogging bottoms 

- Long-sleeved t-shirt 

I start by picking out an outfit for each day, like so:-

I then fold them into piles in the order that Tate is dressed:-

I end up with 4 neat piles and add a pair of trainers to the middle. Tate wears the same shoes every day - good quality Clark's trainers which are both comfortable and supportive for the toddler who is constantly on the move:-

I then pack his daycare bag which includes a nappy wallet (in case of emergencies on the commute), a whole change of clothes (list as above), a light Bonds sleeping bag, his bunny comforter, a couple of spare dummies & sometimes a pouch of fruit to liven up his daycare brekkie!

Finally I put out his new fleece hoodie from Coles which is perfect for the cold early morning starts!

I can't tell you how much it helps me to feel at least a little bit organised on a Sunday night even if I'm not the one doing the toddler-wrangling (for now...)!!

I wonder how many other working parents are slightly OCD like me?! 

Saturday Stylin!

Daddy Read got down the big box of Autumn/Winter clothes I've been stashing on top of Little Man Tate's wardrobe this morning and I had such fun unpacking it and remembering some super cute purchases which will definitely be making an appearance in the coming months! 

You may remember from an earlier post (about one of my favourite online stores that closed down - Baby's Got Style) that I bought this gorgeous blue and white striped t-shirt with an appliquéd tweed owl by Plum (bottom left):-

When I bought it I had an outfit in mind - a good friend of ours Sammy had bought Tate some gorgeous brown tweed trousers with matching braces from H&M during an overseas trip - and I thought I'd try it out today!

As you can see it worked perfectly teamed with LMT's brown desert boots and a sharp side-parting! 

We only went out for coffee and cake and to do the food shopping but Tate had so many admiring looks and charmed the girls at the coffee shop waving and saying hi.

I'll leave you with the pics but I have to say I LOVED dressing my little man in this today!!

Long-sleeved t-shirt by Plum, trousers & braces by H&M, boots by Target.

Time-hop Tuesday: May 2012

Sorry I haven't been posting so much recently but I must admit I'm pretty exhausted with stuff going on at work and a hectic social life! This week we travel back to May 2012 which was the start of an epic adventure back to the UK for the weddings of our dear friends Matt & Devina and my best friend Rachael & her lovely man John plus Little Man Tate meeting many of our family and friends for the first time!

I think Tate must have been teething judging by the number of dribble-covered outfits captured in these photos but still very cute nonetheless. 

Here are this week's flashbacks... enjoy!

Long-sleeved t-shirt and beige jeans with flannel lining by Target

Hooded sleeveless vest & white long-sleeved t-shirt by Target, jeans by Cotton On Kids

Long-sleeved t-shirt & trackies by Kmart

Hooded jumper by TU @ Sainsbury's (gift from UK) & velour cord trousers by Sprout @ Myer

Padded gilet by Target, long-sleeved t-shirt by Kmart & navy leggings by Sprout @ Myer

This one made it into the local paper... jeans by Mothercare 

Long-sleeved polo shirt by Target & reindeer chinos by Pumpkin Patch (I think!!)

Hooded jumper by Target & jeans by Mothercare

I'll be back later in the week and in the meantime don't forget I'm looking for mini models for the 'Tate's great mates' feature so please get in touch if you have a budding style guru in the making...

That's it for now folks. Until next time xoxo