I've already written about how autumn parenting isn't quite what I imagined it would be, so I'm not going to wax lyrical about how much I love this season. I do, the idea of it, but the reality is much colder, windier and wetter than I remembered.
The good news is that the colder weather means it's time to break out the warmer clothes from my wardrobe and, in the case of my kids who never stop growing, go shopping. I've been keeping an eye on the winter clothes appearing in the shops and have already bought a couple of jumpers and little bits.
I thought I'd share a few of my favourite items from Esprit's AW17 baby and toddler range. They have some really beautiful things in the collection and I particularly love the grey dress (£30).
1. Formal flannel dress with cotton lining £30 - isn't this the most adorable dress ever? We have plenty of dresses for playing in, but not many that are well suited to meals out and formal occasions, so I'd love to get this so she had something nice to wear for parties.
2. Knit cardigan in 100% cotton £20 - this is available in both pink and navy, I chose the navy because I love dark colours on babies - I always think they make their eyes stand out more.
3. Knitted scarf with jersey lining cotton £11 - I think this pale pink colour would look so cute with the grey dress. I am not usually a huge fan of pink on baby girls, but I don't mind the odd bit every now and again.
4. 100% cotton mittens £11 - mittens attached to a string, just like my mum used to make in the 90s! Is there anything more genius? We lose about three toddler socks a week so I hate to think how many gloves we might lose come winter. I definitely need to invest in a pair of these.
5. Knitted hat with a jersey lining cotton £11 - well, might as well eh? Who doesn't love a toddler in matching knitwear!
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