Wedding Clothes for a 2 Year Old Boy

I did a tweet today asking whether Aaron should wear a suit to a wedding this Sunday.  The consensus in the MANY and varied helpful replies was no, not for a two year old who'll want to be comfortable and play!

So there husband! Us Mums know best!!!

So off we headed to the shops this afternoon after already having been in the Clarks Factory Shop this morning (see last post).  Yes, a very productive day.  If I told you I got my outfit too, you wouldn't believe me right? But, I did.

Considering I never ever dreamed I could shop with Aaron I am very impressed with our day today.

ALSO got a load of washing out on the line AND back in dry :-)

Anyway HERE is Aaron's capsule wardrobe for Sunday all from TK Maxx

The stripey shorts are not for the wedding but I could not leave the shop without them :-)

Full size photos can be found here: clothes for a 2 year old boy going to a wedding

I have linked to the full size photos as Pic Monkey rotated some of them above :-(

Plus, in the full size shots hopefully you can appreciate the detail.

What with his shoes coming from a Factory Store and his clothes coming from TK Maxx, I am very happy with my budget shopping today.

CAN'T WAIT till I can show you photos of him wearing this lot... (to be continued)...

Liska xxx

Clarks - Shoes for a 2 Year Old Boy - Review

I never made a secret of the fact that I thought Clarks got it very wrong with their pre-shoes range.  In fact Aaron had three pairs of Pre Shoes which I much preferred.

Having taught yoga for 6 years and having worked in the wellbeing footwear world also for 6 years, I am fussy about Aaron's footwear, and feet.

Despite not being a fan of Clarks in the pre shoe stage, all but one of his shoes since then have been Clarks.  Just one time, we were in Covent Garden and couldn't find a Clarks so his shoes that time were Skechers (which ironically were not any cheaper).

Anyway for the last 6 months Aaron has lived in sandals (Clarks' Doodles to be precise and I love them!) - I had him in sandals last Summer too (also Clarks' Doodles) - with socks on nippy days and barefoot on hot days.  But yesterday, (i), the weather is changing and (ii), his toes were at the very edge and EVEN MORE SO as I had socks on him yesterday which seemed to make his sandals look way too small.

So we headed into Clarks in Wood Green and this is what we were faced with:

Now thanks to this you tube video (that I watched a while back) I knew all about shoes BENDING in the wrong part of the shoe, which is exactly what the fur trimmed one on the middle row, second from the left does.  Don't touch it - we did not even try it on for that reason.

We tried on:
the ones on the left in the top row, but they looked like clown shoes when they were on.
the ones you can see with the dinosaur on the side; and finally
The ones in the bottom row, second from the left.

Despite the dinosaurs it was THOSE that Aaron and I loved.  They are called HARKLIN HI and they are "khaki leather".  They were a STOMPING £36 and last year his winter boots (also from Clarks) were £34 (that's inflation for you).

Aaron is a massive 9 G, which I am told is big for a 2 year old (he is only 27 months).

Anyway, he looked comfortable in them straight away.  (1) they have a distressed look so looked normal immediately (2) they 100% go with his cool dude style of dressing (3) he did not need to wear them in and was running and walking (and on slides and swings all evening in Ally Pally) and (4) baby AND Mummy loves them! Result! Don't love the price tag though.

They have a great electronic machine now for measuring, that you stand in, but it did not work for Aaron so they measured him manually and I love it as they measure width too.

This is the poster they now have in store, which sums up what they offer.

This is the first time I was served by a GREAT sales assistant - was very happy with her.

At some point I will upload a pic of Aaron wearing them, but trust me they look GOOD on.  I just wish this was a sponsored post - I could do with not having spent £36 being unemployed at the moment :-(


Bye for now,
Liska xx

Paradise Wildlife Park - a review - in the eyes of a 2 year old Boy!

Hi

We spent the day at the zoo yesterday for Aaron's birthday.  I decided I wasn't having a big party.  We did that in October for Aaron's Baptism and it was VERY costly.  I think I will save parties till he is a wee bit older.

So I decided on a day-trip that I knew he would simply LOVE.  Siobhan and her 2 little ones came with us, and as it had rained, it kept everyone at home, so we near enough had the zoo to ourselves.  There were a few hours when the soft-play area was full (as 11 coach loads had come and gone) but they were gone by 2 p.m. and we stayed till nearly 6 p.m.

My husband, Aaron and I had been to Paradise Wildlife Park on 20th May - but despite it being May it was really cold.  I was looking forward to going again with it being warmer - thank God yesterday, between the many rain showers, it was indeed warmer.

So we got the train to Broxbourne (you can do that from Liverpool Street or Tottenham Hale, (amongst other places).  From there, the park supplies a mini bus to the zoo.  When we arrived at the station Aaron decided to cry - I think because of the rain - so I am glad it cleared up, and we were actually able to play outside and see the animals.

As it was bucketing down when we 1st arrived, we headed straight for the soft-play area - superb option to have in bad weather.  It has a very large coffee/seating area. 

It is the BEST soft play area I have been to by far, and with the new addition of the animals that you can "space hop" on, Aaron was in his element.  He went up and down up and down, hopping on those, sadly I only capture him bouncing on my video, as there were other children present when they were riding them up and down like horses.

Once we enjoyed the soft play, the weather picked up, so we went to see the animals, then for a trip on the train, and then for a few hours playing in the park. 

Not a great photo, but watch our video

It is the AWESOME park that is seriously making me consider getting the annual membership.  That and the soft play area.  I would quite happily go to this zoo once a week, every week.  There are so many slides in the park and Aaron simply loves it - lots of slides at the soft play too.  Also, he really loves the animals.

So, without further ado, he is our video of our day - only took me THREE HOURS to put together ;-)

Bye for now,
Liska xx