Purple

Two colours down, and my plan is working. I am now the proud owner of a two year old who can say, in the cutest voice YEAH-LOOOOW and PURP-ELLLE!

I'm absolutely delighted that so many of my instagram friends have joined in with our colour challenge. I didn't expect it at all, and its brilliant to go to the hashtag #colourbythewall and see everyone's photos.

I really enjoyed yellow. Its a nice happy bright and summery colour. However, purple has been much nicer to spend time searching for, wearing and embracing for three days. I've even joined in and have worn it every day too. I didn't realise how much purple features in both Penny and my wardrobes, but we have lots. Her dad even has shirts, socks and the odd t-shirt.

Datenight, & I joined in with wearing some purple

We've spent the last few days out and about, and spotting purple everywhere. Mainly flowers. Penn is insisting on also pointing out the yellow flowers. The memo that we've moved on obviously didn't reach her teeny tiny ikea desk.

Craft time was a monster teddybear from me, and some fingerprinting from Penn (isn't pinterest great?)

New monster friend 

fingerpainting...bodypainting, all the same

P is for peacock and purple.... and a hyacinth flower

Around the house, we found books, make up (when in doubt, lets rifle through Mammy's many many eye shadows, where all her money went before children's clothes were an option) and things Granny had made.

Bears, Science, Movies, Craft and Fairies? Yep, that sums us up!

Totsbots and one Oops bumgenius cloth nappies 

We could have stayed on purple for daysssss

Matching Converse 

My well loved handmade felt bag 

A thunderstorm woke me up early the other morning, so I did some online 'window shopping'

Here is my wish list 

Large Messenger Bag from Mira Mira

Poco Nido Shoes from DaisychainBaby

Green Cotton Romper from DaisychainBaby

Hubble and Duke moccassins
The softest moccs around, and as they were used in the recent Rock Your Baby shoot, I expect these brand to become even bigger. Check out all their fantastic colours!

Shorts with rope belt on sale, from Zara

Hatley Party Bows Pyjamas from Juicytots

Little Miss Rabbit nappy & t-shirt from Baba and Boo 

Livie and Luca Limited Edition Ruche Pro Tempore in Orchid

Ruff + Huddle Hyper Colour Underground t-shirt

Of course there was some standing, (and yawning) by the wall

Starting the day in style in a Molo onesie from Mira Mira 

Little Villians dress

Polarn O Pyret Headband and 4FunkyFlavours leggings, again from Mira Mira

Little Bird by Jools outfit from Mothercare

Tomorrow we wake up to Grey. Hmmm, Im not sure how, in a house loaded with an almost blinding array of rainbow stuff, we'll manage to find grey to photograph. Until then, lets throw on our dancing shoes..... Purple rain, puuurrrrpllllleeee rain....

Colour By The Wall

In June for 28 days, I dressed Penny in at least one item of Rock Your Baby clothing. Some days we doubled up, some days she only wore the item for three and a half minutes.... (We are still working on the entire bowl of porridge reaching her tummy through that little chatting-always-moving mouth!)

Our BFFs in Sydney did the challenge for the second time, and little Florrie looked just beautiful, as always, every day! It was great to see the two girls wearing loads of the same clothes, but styled differently by two mums, and during two different seasons (even if winter in Sydney isn't too much cooler than summer in Dublin!)

We absolutely love Rock Your Baby and are so excited knowing that their next season is on its way to being released within the next 6 weeks or so. We buy most of our items in Mira Mira, a gorgeous little shop in Sandymount, Dubin, that, if you are close by, you should visit, as soon as possible!



This week we launched our #colourbythewall challenge. The idea is that for three days in a row, we'll focus on one colour, creating a pretty instagram feed, while teaching Penny her colours, through her clothes, things we do, and the world around her.

As YELLOW is absolutely her favourite colour at the moment, we started with that!

As with any two year old, who is busy busy busy, but has a limited attention span, our day is filled with many activities. We jump from one thing to another. Three days in, I have to say, the challenge has helped to focus what we do. We baked yellow cakes (which were disappointingly not lemon flavoured as I forgot to get lemons...on yellow day, fail!!), did lots of yellow crafts, ate yellow food, and picked out yellow things on our walks. Yesterday I asked her what she wanted me to make, and she said 'a bag'.... so I made a yellow felt bag. It is already full of the most random stuff.

Sticking and gluing...there is no end result photo, as pulling off what has been stuck on is all part of the fun

Searching for some yellow flowers

Ice pop time 

Unfinished but dearly (geddit?!) loved felt bag I made for Penn 

Advertising their Mummy's Classes (SuperHands Babysign) on Sandymount Strand

This Bumble Bee joined us as we prepared the backdrop for purple photos

Tasted better than they looked fairy cakes 

Heart paper garland for wall photoshoots

A selection of yellow toys 

Yellow books for story time, and Penn's favourite jellycat toy

Getting dressed every morning has been very easy, as there haven't been as many options, with only one colour to choose from. Penny had Hootkid, No Added Sugar and Little Bird by Jools dresses to wear. I don't think I could choose a favourite!

Little Bird dress and Livie & Luca petal shoes from Cherish Me

No Added Sugar dress and Hide & Squeak gladiator sandals

Hootkid Dress

                                   

                                                    My Yellow Wislist is as follows

Bum Genius Chaplin nappy, released yesterday 

Livie and Luca hedgehog shoes, from their upcoming season collection

Yellow (and orange, I know, I know) Little Bird dress from the newest collection, released this week

If anyone would like to join in, for all or some, or even a day of your choice, please do! Tag your photo on Instagram or twitter with #colourbythewall so I can see it! To those of you who have already, THANK YOU!

Birthday Thank You cards

Silent Sunday

The 31 Onesies of January - part 1

Our Christmas theme had been great fun. So carrying on with an 'outfit of the day game' to distract us from any January blues seemed like an idea.

Penny has lots of onesies. I love the ease of them, how comfortable they are for playing, and so many of our favourite brands have the best patterns to choose from.

Week One was easy, enjoyable and full of legwarmer-happiness

(sometimes because the legs of the onesies were slightly above ankle skimming!)

Onesies are from, clockwise from top left, Next, Molo, Tesco, Four Funky Flavours, Gooey Brand, and Molo

Molo, Four Funky Flavours and Gooey Brand outfits purchased from Mira Mira

Week two started off great, but we really did need our orders from Juicytots and Mira Mira to keep our interest in the challenge. I sold off lots of Penny's old clothes and was able to indulge in a little 'January Sales Shopping'. I bought things that will fit her now, but should last 6 months or so. 

Already, I am missing her other clothes. I'm missing matching up tops and pants, tights and skirts, and all her dresses are looking very neglected in the wardrobe. What I thought would be a fun game, has become quite the challenge. There is also the issue that I don't think she has 31 onesies. Yes, she has a lot, but 31 would be ridiculous. Ahem. So, next week, I can see babygros, dungarees, and anything that has snap buttons being brought in to make up the numbers. 

For now though, at the half way point, Penny is rocking the onesie look!

Onesies from Oh Baby London, Next, and Molo 

 Onesies from Maxomorra, H&M, and Green Cotton 

Onesies from Gymboree and Four Funky Flavours

Happy New Year

Well, after an unscheduled break for December due to a disruption to our internet service (you know, at that time of year when watching hours of tv series on Netflix can be guilt-free? We were three episodes away from the last ever of Dexter when it crashed, not good!) we are back. We've seen the final of Dexter, had a wonderful calm Christmas, and the New Year diets have started!

If you've been following us on Instagram , you'll know we had lots of fun in the run up to Christmas. Every day was a Christmas outfit day. We totally stole the idea from my friend, who dressed her son in Christmas-costumes a few years ago, creating the cutest advent calendar. He was everything from a pudding to a reindeer, to…a CHRISTMAS TREE!

Pennys best friend in Sydney also joined in. While her outfits were tshirts and summer skirts, Penny was layered up for our winter weather. Both babies looked ridiculously cute every morning. Maria and I enjoyed the challenge. The hashtag #ootdgames was created and we've followed through with #31dresses of January and #31onesies of January. Blogpost on getting to the halfway point in January to follow.

But for now, here are the girls in their Christmas outfits.


Penny, 17months in Dublin

Florence 22months, in Sydney

If you'd like to know the brand or where we purchased any of the above items, just leave a comment!