Weekend Festivities + WIWS

A short recap of the holiday weekend:

We spent July 4th hanging around the house in the morning, as it was raining, but by afternoon the rain had stopped and the sun was shining, so we walked down to the Jam on the Parkway and had a look-see.  It was kind of nuts, and super crowded, so I'm glad we took the girls in the double stroller.  It was hard to enough to keep track of the boys on their scooters. 

 

So hard to navigate with all the people!

Lots of food trucks, and several places were giving out free food, like Wawa and Morningstar Farms.

At first, I was sort of surprised my husband wore green for the day, but in the end, I was grateful, as it was easier to spot him in the crowd!

Some pretty flowers we saw on the way there.

And, what I wore!  This is a favorite dress of mine, and I've been eager to be nursing less to be able to wear it.  It is actually a maternity dress from Old Navy, but from several pregnancies ago.  It has weathered well.  I love the color (so versatile!), shape, the sleeves, and the knit comfort.  And the length is actually good.

Plus, my new go-to hair-do for summer: Heidi braids.  (and you can really see all my gray hairs here!)  I can put the braids in when my hair is wet and sleep on them for several days and they still look fine.  A summer win. 

  This is one of those hairstyles that makes me grateful for my cowlicks and front wave because they work in my favor on this one.  I've since experimented with starting the braids higher up on my crown and I like that even better.

On Saturday, we  met up with some neighborhood friends and spent the morning at one of the nicer splash grounds in the city.

Birdie was so tired at supper last night, she was yawning and rubbing her eyes, and I said, 

"Are you tired? Do you want to go to bed right now?"  

Still rubbing her eyes, she muttered, "I'm not tired.  I'm jus' getting a bug out of my eye."

Okay then.

I've been looking for some super casual vintage-type bottoms to wear to a family reunion later this month, and while I've not worn shorts for probably 10 years (or more!), I found these chambray high-waisted shorts on ebay recently, and I think they will do nicely! 

 I'm aware I'm in dangerous "mom shorts" territory, given my hip width, but I don't really care.  I was comfortable and felt good about my clothes that day. 

  

And finally, what I wore Sunday: a 1930s style crepe dress from Dress Barn (circa 1990s, I think), a vintage 1930s linen hat, Heidi braids (under the hat), Sofspots shoes, and some random accessories.

I'm not a great one for hats.  My head is very big, and I have a hard time finding hats that fit properly and don't feel costume-y.  I got this 1930s linen hat for my birthday last year, but didn't really get a chance to wear it much during the summer, and it isn't really a winter hat.  I also had a hard time figuring out how to secure the hat to my head without giving me a headache, but I think I cracked it today!

I wore this dress to Ponchik's baptism last summer, which was almost exactly a year ago today, and it definitely fits better this year, so I'm happy about that!   It is also cooler right now than this time last year, when it was disgustingly hot and muggy.  We had that through Thursday afternoon and then the rains came, and by Friday, it was positively pleasant.  It is a bit warmer today, but not disgustingly so.

I think perhaps the hat could stand to be shaped a bit, as it does take a bit of doing to get the pins in, but I wore the hat all morning and didn't notice the pins at all, so that is good.

I'm off to make dinner as the natives are definitely restless.

July 4 outfit deets:

Dress: Old Navy Maternity (old)

Necklace: Sarah Coventry, found at an antique mall

Earrings: Target (old)

Belt: Target (old)

Shoes (not pictured): Lace up danksos

July 5 outfit deets:

Feedsack blouse: me-made from a modified Simplicity 1590

Chambray shorts: Gap 1969 via ebay

Belt: beltparadise

Shoes: dansko via ebay

WIWS Outfit deets:

Dress Barn dress, via ThredUp last summer (still had the tags on!)

Necklace: $1 at an antique mall

Yellow floral enamel earrings: Target (two years ago)

Shoes: Sofspots via Ebay

Hat: birthday gift (but it was from an etsy seller)

Go see the other ladies at Fine Linen and Purple!