Beach cuties

As I write this post, I am in Central Asia visiting one of my best friends. I am missing my husband and my kids a lot so it feels good to write this post about the beach trip we all had together this past summer.

I have put a hold on making dresses for the girls for a few reasons:

• Isabelle has STRONG opinions on what she wants to wear and it is not a battle I want to fight at this time so she gets to wear what she wants. I am reluctant to make a dress that she won't wear. She has about three or four dresses she really likes to wear right now and I am content letting her pick those out. So, no more new dresses recently.
• Isabelle has so many dresses at this point for warm weather that I am a little burned out from sewing. I know - it sounds strange, but it does happen from time to time.
• This past summer was so busy that I hardly got any sewing time.

Even though I haven't been sewing matching dresses, I am still not immune to buying some when I see them. I found these adorable matching dresses in the summer at the Chez Ami warehouse and had to get them! When I was packing for the beach, Isabelle wanted to bring this dress so I thought I could get a cute picture of the girls there. Then, I thought about getting Gabe in on the matching action. I pulled out this romper

that I made a while ago from fabric my mom-in-law bought me and it worked really well. I have made this romper so many times before and I really like it. Gabe especially likes the pockets now and I think he looks so cute with his hands (and toys) stuffed in them.

I hope this beach picture gives you an idea of how you can take an existing dress you already have for your daughter(s) and make a quick romper that is really cute to match.