Baby Boy Summer Haul

Why do babies grow so fast???? I can't believe my baby boy is 18 months old already.....this of course means he is starting to grow out of his last seasons clothes and with the "summer" here it was time to pick up a few pieces for the next age group and season for him. These are some of the items I bought:

From Penneys:

Soft denim short sleeve shirt €6
#Little Rock Star green t-shirt €4
Mickey Mouse grey sweatshirt €8


From GAP:

Grey Bird Print shorts buy here
Grey & Navy striped tank one piece buy here
White shirt with a navy & red geo print (shown underneath one piece) buy here
Blue shirt with navy floral print buy here
"Autumn Rose" pull up shorts buy here


From ZARA: (my favourite shop for babyboy!!) to be honest I would have bought a lot more from here but they didn't have most of what I wanted in his size (boo hoo) ah well I'll have to do an online shop

Turquoise " Cool Youngster Forever" t-shirt buy here

Red "Be You" with star print t-shirt buy here
Coral bike print t-shirt buy here


From Tesco:
I usually pick up something in the clothing department for one of the kids while I am doing my shopping and this is what I picked up for baby boy over the last few weeks:

2 Pack Yellow/Turquoise t-shirts
Red "I'm the Cool One" t-shirt
White "The Cool Baby Has Arrived" t-shirt buy here
Denim shorts (Bargain at €2.50!!!!)
Grey long sleeve top - also reduced to €2.50


And a few pieces from other shops....

Car print grey leggings (still my favourite type pants, even though I usually buy the ZARA ones.....see note above about no sizes!) from H&M (still can't buy online on H&M in Ireland (why???????????????????)
Purple (love this colour) "Coolifornia" t-shirt from River Island Mini buy here
Navy turtle print swim shorts from Debenhams, I also bought a white sunsafe rash vest (not pictured) to wear with these shorts (can never be too careful in the sun)


So I don't have much more to buy and he will be set up for the next few months!

Karen

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A Few Home Buys

I picked up these few things while passing through Dunnes Stores....I was delighted when I saw the glass jar with a lid as I had been looking for something like this for a while.....It's the new home for my hair pins and ties and it sits nicely on my vanity.
I thought the owl was cute and would also be a nice decoration on my vanity and I love the all white. The Metal "Home Sweet Home" heart is hanging in my kitchen window. I got all three for under €15 so all very reasonable. I have to say Dunnes Home Wear has loads of lovely bits at the moment I just needed more time to browse.

I finally got round to buying a Wax Burner and Yankee Candle Wax Melts. I have been a fan of the candles for years but never tried these. I have heard great things so I decided to try them out. I got this burner and set of 12 wax melts in my local Yankee Candle stockist ( I would have preferred a plainer design on the burner but the mirrors actually look quiet pretty when lit) . The set is the "Mother's Day Pure Essence Tube" and the 12 melts included in the set are;
Baby Powder, Ginger Dusk, Champaca Blossom, Lake Sunset, Pink Sands, Fresh Cut Roses, Lovely Kiku, Honey Blossom, Cassis, Garden Sweet Pea, A Child's Wish, Aloe Water. This set has a few of my faves and also some I have never had before, the only thing I would say is I tend to opt for the Food&Spice or Fruit scents for the kitchen (which is where I bought this for) but I think this set is more suited the hall/living area. I have only been using this for a few days but first impressions are very good, there is a much stronger scent than the candles and I can see them lasting way longer. The girl who sold them to me gave me a tip for getting the cold melted wax out of the dish and that's to pop the whole burner into the freezer for a few minutes and the wax will slide right out! Will definitely be trying this!! I am happy so far and think I will move this to the hall and try to find an all cream/white burner for the kitchen with some vanilla cupcake melts!!

And last but not lease a quick trip in to Penney's (is there such a thing???) got me these! I was just popping in to return something and instead of being up money, I left with a big bag and a lighter purse! I really only had a few minutes (hubby and babies waiting outside) but I would have loved some browsing time as they have all the new season children's wear and homewear in stock (I presume ladies wear also but I ran through there with blinkers on).
So I picked up this mint green cushion with a Pink Flamingo on (€6) this is for the girls room (my next decorating project - post coming soon) . I also got this metal "You are my sunshine" hanging sign (€1.50) .....not sure where this if for yet but will be one of the children's rooms. And finally these battery operated set of 20 LED lights (€4) I saw these lighting in the store and thought they would look cute in the girls room. I'll have to pop into Penney's again soon because from what I saw it deserves a bit more of my time to look around.

Karen

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