One of my favorite memories of my childhood and even when I was in college was getting a new outfit for Easter. Easter and back to school were the only times we were guaranteed to get new clothes. It was something I looked forward to - plus feeling and looking pretty at church was an extra bonus. Since Hailey was a baby, I would search for the perfect dress I thought she needed to wear. This year, Fran bought this really cute dress for Hailey. It came with a matching dress that fit her American Girl Doll - Mia. I pretty much decided when I saw it that was going to be her dress. Fran also was going to be giving Hailey the last of the Mia items she purchased for her at Christmas. It was fitting to me. I also dreaded shopping for one as I knew I would like all the ones that are crazy priced. I waited way too long to look for Hunter too. I went to a few stores here in town and all were out of his size. When I walked into Target, they had 1 size 2 outfit. Perfect. No options. No deciding on anything better. That was my choice. He looked so grown up and nerdy all at the same time. Just too cute. I chose shoes that reminded me of Brady and I when we first met. We both had Sperry Top Siders. I picked out a pair of shoes that had a similar look. I pulled out a gray dress shirt for Brady so they would look good together too. I on the other hand did not get a special outfit. Maybe next year I will be back to a normal size...

* I did fail to buy Hailey some new stockings. The ones she wound up wearing were way too white for me and they kept falling down. Apparently she has grown some since she last wore that pair. She gave everybody a nice flash on the big egg hunt after Easter lunch in the field. She pulled her dress up and was taking care of business!