Some Naartjie and JandJ and Lands End and other (warning LOTS)

[LoveMyBabyBeans]

I haven't posted some of our newer outfits in a while and this isn't all of them, but I feel like a chicken with my head cut off trying to get photos of any of my kids.

The first photo is of Quinn in something that I SWORE I would never get my kids . . .camo! I was in the Army for 4 years and HATED wearing camouflage and swore my children would never wear it, even if they wanted to be like daddy. Well, I'm eating those words. Let's just say that Quinlan and his big puppy dog eyes and pouty lips holding a pair of teeny camo cargo pants up telling me that he needed his "daddy pants" did me in. And now we are the proud owner of 3T camouflage pants. If nothing else, they are GREAT for playing in the mud.
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Quinn in the Lands End clamdiggers and tee. I love this on him.
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Quinn in Perpetual Motion from J&J. Adorable colors!! It's a shame it's hard to see the denim hat.
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I thought this was cute. He was checking out the little scooter tag on the shirt. Please don't mind the mess in my house. During the day, there is always stuff all over the floor. It's a constant battle to keep things picked up.
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Andie in Naartjie. There are a few more things from this order, but I couldn't get her to cooperate anymore.
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See little Miss won't stand still
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And this is from behind, but I love this dress on her. I have to try and get a shot from the front. She is SO fast.
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Actually, I almost got a shot, but she dove at the camera. You can see her crusty booger face too. EEEK! I emailed some photos of the kids to my husband the other day and his comment about Andie was, "Man, she looks rough!" She's a little bruiser already.
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And I can't remember if I ever shared pictures from Easter. Andy is gone, so it's 3 versus 1 here right now and I really didn't have the free hands to get nice photos on Easter Sunday. I need to dress Andie up again on a nice day and try again. The boys looked adorable in the Gap sets (sans the Scooby Doo sunglasses).
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Andie with the Easter bunny. This had to be the Ugliest bunny costume I've ever seen. And what Easter bunny has human hands??? Andie looks thrilled, doesn't she?
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Andie all tucked into her stroller for the party. Love her eyes in this photo.
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Quinlan sneaking more chocolate.
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Huey with the ugly Easter bunny. Ahh, the life of an Army brat. Right behind this photo are the shooting ranges (no one was shooting this day, duh!)
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Andie in her dress and cardi. I ended up keeping this cardi even though it was big. We will get use out of it and it just went with the dress so well. Glad I did because it was chilly on Easter.
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Last one. In her dress.
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Thanks for looking. I haven't shared in so long so I needed to catch up. There is actually more, I just can't get through the pain of another trying on session.

[indigo]

Sooo gorgeous!! And fun to see pics of the boys as well as Andie! Yours is the best-dressed family ever!!

indigo
DD 7/03
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six months and counting!

[jk3]

Besides looking adorable, your kids look like they have great personalities. I'm sure they have lots of fun! Thanks for posting. =)

Jenn
DS 6/03

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[stillplayswithbarbies]

They are all adorable! I was thinking as I was looking at these that I remember seeing pics of Andie as a newborn and here she is all grown up and walking!

What is that pink dress with the plaid section at the waist? Is that Naartjie? new line? It's very nice.

[Phoebe]

Great pictures! I love that perpetual motion line at J&J.

Your comment about the house not being picked up... How strange, my kids put each and every toy away after playing with it. And if I have a basket of laundry to be folded, they don't fling pieces of clothing about the room or make a bed for their dolls out of the clothes. ;)

It never ceases to amaze me how quickly kids can turn a tidy house into a toy strewn mess.

Mary
DD 4/01
DS 6/03

[dules]

Kerry, OMG you should write a book. I am LMAO at your commentary on these photos. That Easter Bunny is priceless. Someone should have slipped him a dry cleaning coupon in his basket!

Your kids are gorgeous, all of them. Thanks for sharing!!!

Best,
Mary

[khakismom]

I agree with Mary! Your commentary Kerry is just as great as the pics of your gorgeous kiddos! What fabulous pictures, and I love all the clothes. :)

[lmladuke]

Kerry:

Your post has me laughing hysterically! I can totally relate to the crusty booger comment, as I have a child not only with crusty boogers on her face, but also crusty eyes (conjunctivitis - YUCK!)

Loving all of the outfits. I really love those clamdiggers - have been debating them for Jonathan but wonder if he is too old for them? He's 4?

All of the Naartjie is TDF. I love the pink plaid outfit too - that's from the baby line right? What size did you end up getting - how does it compare to baby girl sizes?

Great photos - nice to see all of your kids.

Lori

Mommy to Jonathan Matthew 7/27/01
and Katherine Olivia 7/28/04

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[squimp]

Such an adorable family you have there! I love Quinn in the LE outfit. And the J&J dress is so pretty on Andie. It looks like she's walking or very very close - so exciting.

My favorite is the Naartjie new orange dress - I'm partial to that pattern, and i think it looks really sweet on Andie. And my DD is kind of a little bruiser too :)

Why is the Easter Bunny's outfit always so creepy looking? The eyes are sort of scary to me. The one at our mall just terrorized kids wherever she went. I felt bad for that Easter Bunny - she went to the bathroom and there were hoardes of kids screaming and running out!

[LoveMyBabyBeans]

You crack me up. You KNOW your house is in perfect condition. ;) Yes, I love the laundry basket dumping trick. Although my boys don't use the clothes for doll beds...they use the empty laundry basket as a spaceship. Someone always ends up with a boo boo too. WILD boys!!

[lrucci]

Kerry,

I love your photos. You certainly do a great job with the kids by yourself. My hat goes off to you. I love Quinn's J&J - it's always nice to see how cute the boys look. Of course, Miss Andie is just precious and I LOVE that FB dress on her. Great choice!

Lisa
Mom to Kyleigh 7/19/03

[urbanmama]

Kerry,

GREAT pictures and hysterical commentary!! You are right-- that Easter Bunny is creepy.

I'm so glad that you posted pics of the boys too. They looked so great in their Easter duds! What handsome little men you have! And the J&J pieces and the LE ones look so cute and comfortable.

And Andie is getting so big!! She's just precious! I love everything you chose for her. That MP dress is adorable even if I can only see it from the back. I love the MP that we have, but I really wish we had that dress too :-(.

And she looks breathtaking in that J&J dress. I'm so glad you splurged and got it ;-) . She will take the spotlight away from the bride at the wedding!

When does your DH come home?

[parkersmama]

Kerry, all the pics of the kids are soooo cute! They are an adorable bunch! That Quinn is quite a photo ham. :D And of course Huey and Andie are both gorgeous (say, does it get confusing having an Andy and an Andie? just curious).

I love the Easter pics. The boys' outfits turned out great and Andie is the picture of a pretty little miss. :) She looks terrific in her Naartjie, too. I love the baby items you got...sometimes I wish AG could still fit in those.

And about camo...it *is* really great for playing. Most camo pieces are made pretty tough and hold up. My boys both *love* them. And an army career is just about the last thing I'd wish for them (other than maybe a political career!! LOL!). :)

[parkersmama]

Too funny! My boys always play "animals" with the empty laundry baskets (the baskets are the cage and they are the animals). AG does like to use the full baskets as a doll bed, too. :)

[heidi_timms]

Kerry,

Gorgeous photos of all of them! Andie is getting soooo big!!!

~Heidi
Mom to Kailey
4/03