Packing for France.....Miss 4

We will be soon going on our summer holidays....while I feel the summer has flown by and I can't believe the girls are back to school in two weeks it definitely has been a long wait to go on our holidays. We normally go earlier in the summer and I don't think I could wait this long again.

So with holidays comes endless packing. Packing for a family of five is a challenge and they key is to be ORGANISED!

I make lists and lists, but what helps is I keep my list from the year before and work from that, making a new list but using the old one as reference.

We are only going for a week this year and two of those days will be on the Ferry, so I have to pack an overnight bag for the Ferry, a next day bag with swim clothes etc. and then the regular suitcases for the week.

I have decided on 8 full outfits per child, plus pool/beach wear & nightwear.

Here are Miss 4's outfits.
(in no particular order)

1. Black and White leggings from H&M buy similar here
    White top with lace detail from Penney's (€4)
    Black flower hairband from H&M
    White knit jumper from ZARA (on sale)

2. Red shorts from Penney's (€5)
    Navy and White Stripe Minnie Mouse t-shirt from ZARA (on sale)
    Minnie Mouse glasses from Aldi (€2.99)
    White Knit Jumper (as before)

3. Pink Shorts from Dunnes (a gift)
    "I'd rather be a mermaid" top from Tesco buy here
    Aqua cardigan from M&S (used to be Miss 7's)

4. Mint shorts from ZARA (on sale)
    Glitter Watermelon top from ZARA (on sale)
    Peach Starfish Jumper from ZARA buy similar here

5. Green, gold & pink playsuit from NEXT (a gift)

6. Yellow skirt from H&M (used to be Miss 7's)
    Purple Mermaid t-shirt from H&M

7. Pink & White dress from H&M (used to be Miss 7's)

8. Mint green dress with sequin heart detail from Debenhams buy here

Pool/Beach wear:

The two piece swimsuit and rash vest (UV 50+) are from Leigh Tucker at Dunnes Stores buy here and here
Sun,Sand,Sea,Surf swimsuit is from Heatons
Flip Flops and Sunglasses from Penneys and Sun Hat from Dunnes

Karen

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My Favourite Zara Kids Sale Buys

These are a few of my buys from my visit to  Zara's sale last week.

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I LOVE this outfit I picked up for Babyboy. This navy sweatshit is fab quality, it is a light knit and perfect for the summer evenings. I teamed this with my "old reliable" legging trousers that I just love on my little boy!

You can buy a similar top here

Also for baby boy another pair of leggings (skateboard print) and this really cute t-shirt....I love the "Bonjour"

I got the girls a sweater each, The one I got for Miss 7 (behind) was one of the main reasons I went to the sale as I just love this top and think it would be so perfect over shorts and t-shirts on a summer evening!

You can buy the yellow version here

and for Miss 4 I got this adorable "Starfish" sweater, it is a soft peach colour and I love the print!

Karen

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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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