Friday, April 18, 2008

The Princess and the Pea


I have a soft spot in my heart for children's books.  I have collected them long before I had a child of my own. Maybe it is because my mother is a librarian. Of course, some of our favorites are the Olivia series, Fancy Nancy series, the Madeline series and Pinkalicious (which I blogged about here). They are all delightful reads for your girlie's. 

My little one and I take weekly trips to the library. Of course, we purchase books we love, but since we read multiple books a day we supplement with library books. On a recent trek to the library sans little one, I found this delightful book.  



I was immediately drawn to it because of the amazing art, but something felt oddly familiar to me about it. I later realized that it was because the author was the creator of the "Charlie & Lola" series. That is the one and only cartoon I can tolerate because I adore Lola. There is something about a little proper British accent that I find irresistible and Lola is also mischievous and clever. We will definitely be adding this book to our growing collection! 

What current books books do you love to read with your little one(s)?  

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Smitherman & Barnwell

I am an absolute sucker for beautiful dresses for my girlie.  I will easily spend more on a dress for her than I would for myself.  Especially if it is a gorgeous velvet or silk.  Totally impractical, but gorgeous nonetheless.  Case in point...I bought an amazing velvet and silk dress for her when she was an infant.  She wore it once (as she does most of her fancy dresses, even though we dress up for church once a week).  I loved it so much I bought it in a size bigger.  Which was also only worn once. 

When I saw Smitherman & Barnwell dresses, I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Especially this one.  



Friday, April 11, 2008

A Little Sparkle indeed!

Thanks to Emily who visited my blog and turned me on to her adorable etsy shop "A Little Sparkle" found here.  Her hair accessories are darling, but since I have a love for all things ballerina I found this to be my favorite.  Thanks Emily for creating such cute things!!  

Saturday, April 5, 2008

Faeryhill SPOTLight Launch

I am so excited about this launch.  We already have over 100 participants!!