Lets Go on An Adventure Sylvias Style

Recently John and Sylvia went exploring at a local park. I was having a day in bed and so my hubby took some wonderful photos so I could still see the wonderful adventure they had been on.

Over the past few years since my diagnosis of Adrenal Insufficiency John and Sylvia have been to many places exploring and having fun. I’m pleased that I’m getting out and about more than I did however I still have this illness and will still have days where I have to stay behind. I’m learning to pace and so I have to pick and choose what I do. Still, I’m excited to share these pictures with you here on the blog.

On this occasion Sylvia wore her Yumi Poppy Dress which is a favourite of mine and came from Debenhams. I love the combination of stripes and flowers and the way they gather more densely at the bottom of the dress.

I have actually spent a few days this week sorting and clearing out my daughters room. I went through all her clothes and whilst she has a good collection of dresses, she is running low on many items and she has had a massive growth spurt.

I ended up with two bags full of clothes that are too small and created a list of the things Sylvia is going to need for the Autumn and Winter season. She needs new socks, undies, a few cardigans, trousers, leggings and jumpers. Her coat still fits and she has most of her uniform which we got as part of a review for Matalan and so it’s just the next size up which she is going to need in the coming weeks and months.

I’m really looking forward to finishing off the last of the Summer Style posts and looking at what we can get for Autumn for Sylvy to wear and feature on the blog. My daughter loves to run and play and needs some rough outdoor clothes in a size 9. She is quite tall for her age and growing super fast.

So I’m hoping to get some lovely items via the blog for review and will be popping into some charity shops, local supermarkets and checking out e-bay and face book selling pages. The reality is some parents cannot afford to go buy all brand new clothes for their kids as fun as that would be we have to be frugal, budget and live within our means.

The one thing I don’t really like to get second hand is shoes. Just because children’s feet wear shoes down differently and so I’d rather get Sylvia some good quality Autumn boots and then find some second hand clothes if that makes sense. Sylvia’s coat is still fitting well so thats good news.

I think it’s important to teach children good values and as a child I learnt that whilst nice stylish clothes are lovely to have, you can find these from many places be it a shop or a thrift store. I’ve always had to budget since being a mum and this year is no exception. I think it’s great to teach my daughter about living on a budget and I cant wait to take sylvia charity shopping in September to search for some items she likes. It will be fun.

Whilst on their walk, John and Sylvia stumbled across a Poppy reef and talked about the War, the soldiers who fought for our country and the lives that were lost. Really quite Ironic as she too was wearing a poppy dress at the time. I hope you liked the episode of Sylvia’s Style.