We were Lucky Ducks at the Beach

I have wanted to go the beach ever since the rain had stopped. Two months ago, I randomly picked a Saturday in June and wrote in my calendar “Go to the Beach!” A couple of days before Beach Day, the weather turned gray and it had started to rain. In fact, in some areas it started to hail. I said to myself, “NO WAY! This weather better not ruin my Beach Day.”

Early Saturday morning, we packed our beach gear then left the house. It was a bit chilly, and the clouds partially covered the blue sky, but I was determined. This is MY Beach Day, and we were going to go to the beach—whether it was sunny or not. I didn’t care if we froze out there and caught colds!! Our hour-long drive to the beach wasn’t promising. It had been cloudy all the way there, but as soon as we arrived at my favorite beach spot, lo and behold… It was a gorgeous, sunny day. Blue skies and a warm breeze. We were certainly “lucky ducks” to have perfect beach weather! Maybe it’s because I dressed my children in le•top’s 2009 Spring Lucky Duck and Tiptoe Tulip Ducklings collections. (Haha!) At our next beach trip, I think I’ll have them wear these outfits and see if we can be lucky again with a perfect, sunny day. Have you gone to the beach yet this year?

le•top Tiptoe Tulip Ducklings for girls and Lucky Duck for boys. Click on the image to see all the offerings for both collections.

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le•top Design: Fashion Zoo

So, I wore my fabulously dramatic (not-so-cheap) black and white striped cotton Zara jacket to my friend’s birthday dinner the other night. Her 3-year-old daughter sat across the table and persistently tried to get my attention by shouting, “Excuse me! Excuse me!” Finally, the entire table stopped talking and turned to her. “What is it sweetie?”, I asked. She looked at me urgently and yelled, “You look like a ZEBRA!!” As we all burst out laughing, I thought how silly it is for us to sometimes go out of our way to look “fashionable”, and in an instant, a child can bring us back to the innocence and beautiful simplicity in which life should be lived! Then again, some kids do wear tutus all year around – but those kids grow up to wear “zebra” jackets! 😉

If you have one of those kids, or are just a fan of stripes – don’t forget about our Anchors Aweigh baby dress and coverall in a lovely stripe, and the Butterfly Wishes, black and white stripe swimsuit and cover-up dress!

le•top baby: Anchors Aweigh (top) and le•top playwear: Butterfly Wishes (bottom), both from le•top Spring 2009 Collection

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Secret Contest Winner Sends le•top a Gift!

Jordynne modeling her dress from the le•top Bloomin' Beauty collection, Spring 09

Our most recent Secret Contest winner sent us a wonderful gift. We love seeing babies and kids wearing our clothes, so when Steph T. sent us a photo of her daughter wearing our le•top Bloomin’ Beauty dress, we’re the ones who felt like we won a contest! It was wonderful of  Steph to tell us how much she loved the dress she won, simply for participating in le•top blog. The best part, though, was hearing that Jordynne loved it, too, and of her choosing to wear it to the Spring Party at Kindergarten. We can just imagine her twirling around at her party!

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Tiny Toes on Good Morning Maryland!

Tiny Toes in Bel Air, MD

We’re so excited to report that Karen and Tina from Tiny Toes in Bel Air, MD were featured on Good Morning Maryland last Friday! Christine Epps Consulting came by Tiny Toes and hand-selected the le•top Strawberry Fields printed dress as a budget-worthy find for a casual Easter outfit. We can’t think of a better store to be featured on Good Morning Maryland. Karen and Tina have a passion for children’s clothing as well as a passion for customer service. They are some of the nicest people you will ever meet and are always willing to go the extra mile to make sure your shopping experience at Tiny Toes is the best one. Whether you are looking for a plush toy or the latest le•top outfit, you are sure to get stellar service and a great selection at Tiny Toes. If you are in the Bel Air, MD area, stop by and pick up your very own Strawberry Fields dress for Easter and beyond! You can also shop Tiny Toes online, and there’s always our le•top store locator to help you find a le•top retailer near you.

Strawberry Fields from the le•top Spring 09 Collection

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Secret Contest: We have Another Winner!

We have another Secret Contest winner!

Steph T. (Pleasant Hill, CA) had the most reader submissions in a month! She may not comment a lot, but she keeps us informed. Steph submitted two Daily Darling photos of her children, and shared some content ideas that generated a few blog posts.

Congratulations and thank you, Steph, for reading and participating!

We have many on-going Secret Contests for different prizes. You’ll never know what the contest is (it’s a secret!), but staying involved and particiating will reveal them one by one and might create some! It could be for submitting photos, sharing a story, recipe or funny quote, or maybe…just for commenting. So, keep coming back and sharing with le•top blog because you might win just for letting us know you’re out there! Stay tuned to see what Steph won. It might be something really special from the le•top Spring 09 Collection.

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100% Spoiled by Grandma

Miranda in Bloomin' Beauty. (Click on the image to see more from this le•top collection.)

After a day spent with Grandma, I picked up my daughter to find this bright pink and purple hair attachment clamped to the back of my daughter’s head. “What in the heck is that?!” My mom replied, “Well, we were at the mall, and she saw a girl wearing it, and we asked where she got it from, and well, Miranda really liked it, so I bought it for her.”

Other things that my mom has gotten for my daughter are:

• Hannah Montana crayons
• High School Musical pens
• Letting her get her nails done (in very light pink so I wouldn’t see it right away… sneaky!)
• DVDs (claiming that she doesn’t have DVDs at home)
• Sugary snacks such as chocolate covered pretzels, Dora yogurt and Hello Kitty cookies (claiming that mommy doesn’t get her good snacks)

I rolled my eyes and sighed, and thought about the days when I was a little girl and my mom refused to buy such sassy things. She always gave me the response, “If your friend jumped off a cliff, would you jump off, too?” Of course, now that she has a granddaughter who wants all these trendy things, my mom doesn’t even bat an eye. She gets it for her in a snap!

I wonder if I’ll be doing the same when I have grandkids. Probably. I guess it’s easy to spoil grandchildren than it is your own children.

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Secret Contest Romper

Jerry O'Connell holding our le•top Daisy Dot dress at a pre-Super Bowl event!

Have we mentioned the secret contests we have here at le•top blog? We have them constantly! Because they’re secret, you never even know you’re in a contest until we announce the winners! We recently let Hanh P. know she was our second contest winner (she won for commenting the most within a certain time period!). One comment Hanh made was how much she loved the Daisy Dots dress that Jerry O’Connell was given for his twin daughters by Smarty Pants in Tampa, FL. So, once we found out the right size, we sent Hanh a cute red romper with embroidered white polka dots and linen striped pinafore from the Daisy Dots Collection. Accessorized with a matching hat, this adorable outfit is in stores now and available in newborn and infant sizes. Use our store locator for a retailer near you. And remember, participating and sharing with us at le•top blog might make you a winner!

Hanh's le•top Secret Contest prize: the Daisy Dots romper (and hat) from the le•top Spring 09 Collection

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Designer Series: Jurassic Fantastic from the le•top Spring Collection

It is surely Jurassic Fantastic out here in the le•top world of Dinosaurs! Ross Gellar might not think our Dinos-in-need-of-braces are historically correct, but we sure think they’re cute! We can’t get enough of the Dino-on-the-behind two-piece and neither can our customers…they are chomping at the bit for this prehistoric era-inpsired outfit. Don’t forget to check out our great sleeveless romper, it’s Dino-rific!

Jurassic Fantastic comes in size 3 months to 4T and is sure to please everyone, even if we are laughing as little Wadey J. scoots away with his little behind swaying to and fro! Stomp by Sweet Peas in Myrtle Beach, SC or find a store near you by using our store locator!

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Smarty Pants, Daisy Dot and Jerry O’Connell

We made it to a Super Bowl Party! As posted last week, Smarty Pants in Tampa, FL sent Jerry O’Connell our adorable Daisy Dot Dress for his new twin daughters…and here he is, holding it up! The next best thing would be to see one of his daughters wearing it, so if you spy a photo, please share it with us! Meanwhile, to get this cute dress and other outfits in the Daisy Dot Spring ’09 Collection, use our store locator to find a le•top retailer near you!

Jerry O'Connell holding Smarty Pants' gift bag and our le•top Daisy Dot dress, as seen in popsugar.com

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