A plain Jane she is not...

I have so many shots of Ella Jane in her outfits.  Too many to go through and post here.  You'll just have to trust that the pictures I post of her is how she looks on a daily basis.  So much so that when she came downstairs one morning a few weeks ago in just black pants and a longsleeved purple t-shirt I wondered what was up.  No scarf?  No skirt over the pants?  No legwarmers?  Where did Ella Jane go?  I've come to really love what she creates as outfits.  I have not dressed that child since she was about 3 1/2.  She's always been very independent when it comes to getting things done and getting dressed is no exception.

One of the reasons I just love the new header is because it sums up my kids so very much.  Those books by the way are in ABC order.  Oh yes, my friends.  Only the work of my 7r. old could create that and the bright colors and accesories, well, we see it everyday so what better pictures to portray my children then what they are 'into' at the very moment?

She wears summer dresses and tank tops all the time.  It gives new meaning to the word 'summer dress'.  Slip a longsleeve shirt underneath and you've got year long clothing. 

She's so very proud to have me take her picture.  She's got a braid that is fading here but while it was in she loved it.

This girl knows how to layer!

Ella Jane is the one in the middle~ clearly teaching Sara (on the end) how to pose for photographs.  She is rarely just standing with two legs straight.

See the skirt over the pants on Sara?  That's the work of Ella Jane.

Lately she's into wearing Sara's clothing.  Oh yes, these are size 18mon. I think.  They are a little highwater on Sara but so fun and loungy.  In fact Sara still wears a different pair of stripey pants that I just love but are size 12mon.  I bet by summer they'll be a nice pair of capris.  :)

Do these photos not make you smile?  I love her sense of fashion.  Her really big thing just the last couple of days have been to embelish what she already has.  So, she's made glitter stars, cut them out, and taped each one to one of her dress-up outfits, we've glued ears and colored on an extra winter hat, oh!~ and tied pipe cleaners together to make a headband and attached a hair clip to go with it.  Where does she come up with these ideas?  It's entertaining for sure.