Remember the fancy outfits we were searching for? Well you could have knocked me over with a feather when the girls looked at all the options and then chose traditional, silky, velvety gowns. The dresses did come with matching babydoll dresses, which counts for an awful lot in the five-year-old world. Heh. Anyhow, Ro chose a rich red dress with tulle overskirt and Ree picked out a black velvet dress with a swirled cream skirt. (Both came from T.J.Maxx and were only $29 -- thank you to Kristi for the awesome tip.)
It’s an indisputable fact that I am seriously biased, but I think Ro and Ree (and their dollies) looked positively adorable in their Christmas fancies. It was kind of chilly on Christmas Eve, but the girls couldn’t resist a bit of backyard twirling (and I couldn’t resist grabbing a few pics of them) before we hopped in the minivan and headed out.
Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas break with those you hold dear. More holiday pics and stories to come later. I took a huge blogging vacation over Christmas and have a smidge of catching up to do.
PS: Please ignore the big ole hose holder in the background of that first photo. For heaven’s sake, you’d think I would have noticed it before now and moved it slightly out of eyesight.
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Darling pictures. And you're right, the matching dolly dresses are a deal-breaker :)
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Just beautiful! I can't believe they have matching dolly dresses!
ReplyDelete-AmyY.
Love the girls and their dresses. How cute is that with matching doll dresses. I thought maybe your mom had made them. Anyway they are as cute as can be.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos! Love the dresses an the dolls.
ReplyDeleteNow that you mention it, I do see the hose holder (I went back to the 1st picture to see if I could see it - I'm terrible that way), but if you hadn't said anything, I'd never have noticed it!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, the girls are gorgeous, the dresses are gorgeous and the dollies' dresses are gorgeous as well.
Hope you had a wonderful Christmas, a bang up New Year celebration and are enjoying a soft landing into 2011!
Those dresses are gorgeous!!! Love them!!!!
ReplyDeleteI didn't notice the hose holder until you mentioned it. I was too busy looking at your darling girls!
ReplyDeleteAdorable!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, GORGEOUS dresses on your sweet girlies! Really lovely pictures. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteHave I got the sale for you! Run, not walk over to Zulily right now. They have Dollie and Me outfits on sale! $18.99-$21.99 for child's complete outfit and doll outfit. http://www.zulily.com/dollieandme010411.html?t=1294169202
ReplyDeleteThey looks stunning!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! Love your backyard - the glimpses! Can't wait to see more photos of your new house! Happy New Year, Cathy
ReplyDeleteSo pretty and my kind of bargain. I'll have to keep that in mind for the future.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely beautiful!!!
ReplyDeleteIt was a treat chatting with you last night friend. Miss you like crazy!
Looking forward to more pics and stories of your Christmas fun!
They both look so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteOnly have eyes to look at the two beautiful girls!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year 2011!
Alyzabeth's Mommy
Well....where have I been. I totally missed this post. And I love it!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe dresses are smashing (esp. with the matching baby doll dresses). TJMaxx is like our Winners up here. It's my favorite store - especially for party dresses. Almost all of mine are from there.
They look adorable!!