Christmas without My Brother & a Freshly Picked Moccasin Giveaway for You!
In light of BabyLoves turning a full 7 months today, going on 18 months practically speaking, we’re running a Freshly Picked Moccasin giveaway!!! The team over there is so lovely and so generous as to send me a pair of my choosing to tell you about, and for one of you lucky folks to make your own selection as well!
Check their beautiful site for styles ranging from everything your heart desires for your daughter to everything you ever dreamed of for any bebe. The unique design of these means there’s a hidden elastic band so these cannot come off. I mean, cannot. I mean, the baby who kicks and kicks and the toddler who flails can’t drop them at church under the pew or under the restaurant booth table. No losing shoes. WIN. And the bottom of them feels like leather butter. No exaggeration. Incredibly soft & durable. These are going to survive my baby’s antics, yes indeeeeedie.
I selected the AMERICA ones. Above all their fabulous style lines, this one called to me right away. You see, my little brother is in the Army and he’s Godfather to both our boys so for his littlest Godson, of course this was the perfect fit. It also goes great with the festive holiday leggings I just made mr size 18months. And the wool shirt he shares with his pint-sized older sister {{they’re on sale!!}}
My brother is the apple of all our eyes, as he’s the youngest of the five and has four older sisters//mothers. We dote on him, still chide and remind him, try to mother him, and sometimes forget he’s a fully grown adult with a family of his own. I’m the fourth. He’s the fifth. Basically, he was the only person I had any control over growing up and you can imagine how oft I took advantage of this unfortunate (for him) sibling position.
Being the dog in our barbie doll games? Check.
Being the lemon stand worker? Check.
Telling on his every move to our mother? Check.
Driving him to high school insisting on listening to my mix tapes? Check. #boyztomen4eva
Correcting his grammar and spelling? Check.
Visiting him during college & grad school and falling in love with Virginia & DC? Check.
Going to the law school he told me about, meeting my husband and so many best friends? Check.
Having him be Godparent TWICE over to both our boys? Check.
Last Christmas he was deployed and it was brutal to be without him, and to be in a state of calm paralytic fear that he was in harm’s way made our Christmas difficult and somber. We had a full family visit in February after he came home and have gratefully spent many hours together since even though they live down south. This Christmas was a major bummer for all of us when we learned he had to stay on base for reasons of a military nature.
The kids keep asking why the military cancelled his Christmas and why they can’t come up! Even though I’ve told them a dozen times that he and his little family are having their own Christmas, they demanded we send them proof that a) we have a tree; b) that the stockings are hung by the chimney with care; and 3) his newest godson is indeed standing & walking at the ripe young age of 7 months.
For my brother, the tree in the Music Room & the stockings in the Library. And your little patriotic Godson. And the knit blanket I’m adding to the etsy shoppe that’s almost ready to ship.
Feast your eyes on the covering for those feet//traction galore & totally making his walking attempts safer. {please, stop trying to walk!!!}
Come on over & play to win {cannot have won in the past 6 weeks}. Did you also see the Go-Pod I’m giving away? Enter both!
Freshly Picked sent me a courtesy pair of mocs, the etsy links are to my shoppe, and the shirt link is affiliated through amazon.
Your son is so adorable and I love how festive your house is. I am so in love with the merci moccs. Thanks!
Mistletoe! So rich and buttery. Size four. So darling.
The rose gold is beautiful!
The fabric in the bottom right hand corner is very cute.
Walnut looks lovely!
I love the horse and sailboat fabrics!
girl, you da you da best. I’m sorry you’ll be missing your brother this year- but so happy he’s stateside, at least, right? So thankful for our military. Also, I have to remark on your house! My childhood best friend grew up in a home which looks dead on like yours- and as a frequent visitor, her house was magical and lovely and I always got to feel a tiny bit Jane Austen, and delighted in walking through the old “servant’s corridors” which was a skinny hallway that ran up a steep narrow staircase which connected the kitchen to the upstaris bedrooms. Ah! Since then, I’ve always wanted an older home, leaky basement and all!
Anyway, I love this new blanket you’re working on, and I love FP mocs 🙂 Color wise, I’d probably choose a boring tan for the new baby because we don’t know if he/she is a boy or girl yet!
Yes, thank God he is stateside!!! And aren’t we so lucky with the old majestic home? It is magical. Even wiping under the radiators (which i need to do more often) means i get to see the 100 year old wood floor parts no one has stepped on since the radiators went in.
How adorable your little guy is! I love the little patriotic moccasins, too. It is hard to celebrate the holidays without the people who are dear to us.
I’m a sucker for anything green. And a sucker for these mocs. I wish they came in my size!
The Swimmin with the Sharks are my favorite. They are all really cute!
Ooh and your fabric! I love the grey one with the little boys and girls playing with boats. It’s the second one from the top on the far left.
These are ADORABLE! I love the platinum mocs…uh, and the watermelon.
P.S. I like the pink fabric with squirrels and birds.
Love the rose gold – thanks for the giveaway Nell!
The Mocs are so cute! And so is your little boy!!
Loooove glacier or golden rod Mocs!
And the fabric with the ships
Oh sorry to hear you have to do another Christmas without him!My family can only all be in the same room at Christmas every few years. Last time was 2011. This year we’ll all be together, except for one sister-in-law but it will be on the 28th. Distance and work – it’s a beast!
My favorite mocs may be the mistletoe or the sand suede. 🙂
I’m so glad you get to be together!! It is so hard living away from those we love best!
i love the swimming with the Sharks or birch or rose gold! Too many!
I love the stars and moon pattern
Love the Rose Gold!
Donkey fabric!
I love the cranberry ones. Someday I will have a little girl to doll up!
And the blanket cowboy fabric is darling.
Swimmin’ with the Sharks moccs! The perfect color
And I love the sailboat material. Very different.
Ooh, the cranberry marsala are gorgeous!
The floral in the lower right corner is lovely.
I love/want them all!!!
I loveeee the gold ones and the neon pink ones. I need a pair for myself too, holy cute!
You know what fabrics I like Nell 😉 All of them…all of them….
I have always loved Prince George. They are such a beautiful blue color. Size 5.
Watermelon! No, glacier! No, tea! Ack! Cream and rose! So much adorable!
I have a younger brother who is retired military. His 8 years in the service were brutal to us. I’m glad your brother is stateside this year. Deployed holidays are the worst.
For the baby blanket I w o Ulf do the fabric on the top let corner. And for the mica the light pink
I love the With Cream & Sugar moccasins! Very neutral & simple!!
I love the fabric in the third column, third one down-the blue one!
I like the ‘with cream and sugar’ mocs. I’m glad your brother is stateside this year!
Me too!! Thanks for your kind thoughts!
I like the bird fabric for blankets.
Oh my, The House that Lars Built…adorable!! But I would probably go with Prince George or Fleet Week for my bebe boy.
I’d love a platinum pair for my baby girl. Thanks for the opportunity!
Cowboy fabric
House that Lars built mocs
I adore these moccasins! and its so awesome that you got that pair bc of your brother being in the military. Id love to have the blush pair. I love so many of the leather ones though!!
I couldnt see the blanket fabric well but I think maybe the blue on the right would be the best for us.
so sorry you brother cant be home this year for xmas. wishing you all the best and happy holidays
my favorite are the stay golden suede!
My favorite fabric from your shop for a blanket is the pink one with birds!
I love the American Flag moccasins as well!
What beautiful slippers. The Mistletoe is my favourite. Perfect for little tootsies on a cold stone floor in winter 🙂 And the ‘never coming off’ thing appeals enormously!
The House that Lars Built is a lovely set.
I love the USA ones too 🙂
I like the Weathered Brown or the Spark colored moccs! I would prefer the lether over suede.
I like the fabric on the top left!
these are the cutest! I love the golden rod and swimmin’ with the sharks! I also really love the strawberry ones but maybe not the right style for our little Theo! 😉
those watermelon ones are absolutely adorable!!
jungle animal fabric (?) is my favorite from the shop
Love neon pink!
Those donkeys for the blanket!
The Heirloom in cream and gold is to die for! (And watch out – my standing at 7 months babies both walked at 9.5 months!!)
And I LOVE the fabric on the bottom right!
Golden suede fo’ sho.
If I had a little lady though, it’d definitely be the House that Lars Built mocs.
Don’t make me pick!!!! It’s a tie between the vintage ABCs and the little guy wearing the bunny eared red PJs with the funky horses a close second.
i would probably choose “swimming with the sharks” or gold! love these!
I like the floral pattern!
squirrels and birds for the fabric
I’m loving the black ice, ebony is always a fav, mistletoe and cranberry Marsala are also delish!
I love the black and white with blue fabric in top left of pic 🙂
Probably brown ones to go with everything 🙂
Moons is my favorite fabric.
I adore the gold moccs.
It is so hard to choose, but I think my favorites are Merci and Platinum.
Thanks!
I love the fabric on the bottom right — black with flowers.
Love them all, but I adore the timeless Walnut color 🙂 xoxo
LOVE the cat print and the moon print. So darling! xx
I am a big fan of Golden Rod and Stone Suede!
I love your Fox print in Teal and Red. Those are the colors I am using for my sons nursery.
I love Prince George!
…and that cat print! <3
Swimmin’ with the Sharks
Foxes in Teal & Red
I like prince George
For a blanket, I’d pick the jungle animals
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