Our Future Stylemakers

We are back from spring break with a few interesting pictures in questionable children's fashion, until I can get my regular photos organized.

I get comments a lot about my children's choice in clothing. Let's just say that it's not typical for the southern-bred child here in Raleigh...think polo shorts, khaki shorts, smocked dresses, and large hair bows. Long ago I gave up trying to tell them what to wear, and just let them have fun. Although there are plenty of times I am wondering whether that was a wise choice, more often than not, I'm so glad I've let them speak their minds through their style choices.

But today, I'll let you decide for yourself. These are just a few pics from the last month or two.

Charlotte bought this Xmas poncho with her own money a few years ago. I really wish she'd grow out of it.

I almost always let her get her hair painted at festivals and such. She never just goes for one subtle color, like the girl on the left. She always requests special treatment.

Oops, that's just Russell.

Charlotte's homemade shirt for the Justin Bieber concert was an artistic masterpiece, especially paired with silver lame leggings. I had to cut her off when I was afraid the fabric pen markings wouldn't dry before we left for the concert.

Charlotte modeled some hats during our ski vacation. These beauties were especially designed to be worn over your helmet.

Anson's newfound love for bright pants kill me. At least it's better than the bright shoes phase he just went through (see Old Navy photo below). I might as well admit that his headphones and iphone are becoming fashion choices, too.

Not so sure about the two different socks either, but all the kids are doing it. I'll just keep from saying anything about the jacket.

My kids love to pose with the Old Navy mannequins. We get a lot of stares from customers when we do this.

Let's see, faux fur, neon and silver sparkle striped flats, black spandex athletic tights, and some rainbow ikat. Perfect together. Pattern mixing is in, right?

Here's a sneak peek of Charlotte and her friend Sofia outside the spy museum in DC. Can I just say that they wore these mustaches they got at the gift shop ALL WEEK LONG. And I am not kidding at all. Sparked a lot of conversations on the elevators and such.

Charlotte has a face for glasses. No matter what she puts on, they all look cool.

More pics of Charlotte than Anson, because part of Anson's style is to go to bed in what he wore and try to wear it to school the next day, too. Basically, his wardrobe looks almost the same all the time, so he's hoping I won't notice. But nothing gets past this mom.

Hopefully this week I'll get some pics up from our trip to Washington, DC. Until then, style yourself pretty!