Here we go, week 2 (and my first full week) of documenting the fact that I'm wearing real clothes! 

4th of July - I own no red. White & Blue it is!

Stitch Fix, 2nd Trimester Edition

I know it seems like almost no time has passed since my last Stitch Fix post! It's only been a couple of weeks, but about 3 months has passed since I actually received my last fix... I've been pretty excited to receive a maternity Stitch Fix box, partially in the hopes that they'd nail it and I could just buy it all, and partially because I just need inspiration. And when I opened the box? I loved it all!!!

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Misimu Maternity Ravenscroft Split Neck Blouse ($48)

26/52: "Fireworks" and Mo' Cheese

I took the big kids to a fireworks show on the 2nd, but we still had our own driveway fireworks on the 4th because... How can you NOT have fireworks of some sort on the 4th of July? 

My Sunday Best, Vol. 10: Pants-Free July

Happy Sunday! Happy July! Happy almost-4th-of-July! 

Took the older two kids to see fireworks - my first time in many, many years! It's so much better with kids 😊 My favorite part? John Paul's impassioned, "Happy 240th Birthday, America!" after a particularly exciting firework. 🎆🎆🎆

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Our pool had a fireworks show last night, so I took John Paul and Cecilia and we were up waaaaay past their bedtime, so we split up for Mass this morning so that they could sleep in. Which means I ended up with just Mary Claire! She's always a little bit of a loose cannon, but at 3.5 she can still be counted on to stay in the pew (her repeated requests to use the bathroom were denied, because I *knew* she didn't actually have to go, say most of the responses, sit/stand when everybody else does... It's always nice to have just one child to focus on, because I could talk her through the Liturgy of the Eucharist instead of just trying to keep her and the other kids quiet and away from each other! 

Pants-Free July, Version 2.0

So I talked a few weeks ago about doing another Pants-Free July challenge for anyone who's up for a little bit of summer wardrobe fun - and here we are, on the first day of July! 

What do you think? Do you want to try your own twist on Pants-Free July? I'm not going to hit you with real rules, because I think that you need to come up with what works best for you - for example, the last time I did this (3 years ago), these were my self-imposed guidelines:

1.  No pants in public.  Dresses and skirts only.2.  No pants at home unless I'm in my pajamas.3.  No pajamas outside (I've taken to gardening in my pajamas because I get so hot at night that I take my pants off to sleep anyway...  TMI?)4.  If the kids are all dressed, I better be dressed too!Am I the only one who gets the kids dressed and realizes that I'm still in my pajamas?  I need to stop being the last one dressed...5.  Everything must be nursing-friendly, and specifically tandem-nursing-friendly, since there are still times when both twins need to nurse simultaneously. 

This time around, I'm pregnant and have kind of a limited wardrobe, plus I'm not currently nursing. So I'm looking for some basics to round out my wardrobe (how do I have practically nothing?? I don't even understand...), and trying to make things work with hot & humid weather, no central AC, and a whole lot more outdoor time. We'll see what I come up with!

This, for instance, is not exactly a "let's go hiking down to the pond and go pick wild blackberries!" type of outfit...