My Mother in Law is world renowned for her enthusiastic application of jewelry. She is a fan of “the layered look.”
She wears so many necklaces at one time, that my Father in Law has been known to call her Mr. T.
And she’d be the first to wonder why anyone stops at one ring when the space between knuckles so clearly allows for three. Bracelets are a no brainer – to live without the constant jingling of bangles is just no life at all.
Lately, I’ve been thinking that my daughter, Eleanor has inherited this gene.
Since she doesn’t have access to real jewelry, she must be content with draping herself in Mardi Gras beads. But she finds other outlets for her preference for excess.
On Saturday morning I put a Thomas Tank Engine bandaid on one of Oliver’s boo boos, and Eleanor insisted having one too. One on her right hand turned into one on each hand which evolved into one on each hand and one on her forehead:
She would have kept going if I let her.
Then last week, she took barrette placement to a whole new level. She’s already pushing the envelope with her general insistence that she wear one on each side – but this was ridiculous:
And you can’t even see the ones she made me put in the back of her hair.
Yes – she’s just a little Mr. T. in training. And she’s thrilled with herself. She thinks she looks fabulous – and “pities the fool” who dares to disagree.
I can practically see the dialog bubble over her cute little barrett-covered head: “Listen up, fool! I ain’t talkin’ no jibba-jabba when it comes to my jewelry!”
PS- She’s gorgeous! :)
Nice! I think she looks great.
She IS fabulous!!!
Ah, how cute! You AND your daughter!
Love, love, love the picture in the middle of the series of three!
What a little Fashionista!!!!! She is wonderful and I love her attitude.
Oh she is just so adorable. I love all the photos. And I LOVE her attitude!
So adorable! It’s great that you let her have at it!
A girl after my own heart.
Eurika! Atta Girl. No Fear of the Gear. Kate you should have seen this in her future. I knew I would set her straight by giving her two of my gold baby bracelets when she was born. She will look forward to many happy days of people hearing her coming.
So much style in such a small package!
haha, She’s absolutely gorgeous and sounds like a hoot to be around! And who ever said there was anything wrong with being a trendsetter?! :)
She DOES look fabulous :)
Self disclosure time: I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE bracelets-
they are my favorite type of jewelry !!!!!!!
omg I just want to EAT HER UP!!!
That’s a girl after my own heart….
She has style! Personally, I think the bandaid on the forehead look has been ignored for far too long.
A miss T. I remember Annie doing this. Oh wait. She still does this.
I know I was supposed to be looking at the band aids and barrettes but I LOVE her pyjamas.
She is super cute.
That is SO cute. I love that and I love the pictures. I can’t believe how grown up she looks. Wow.
You and your sweet girl. :)
That is awesome, a girl after my own heart.
Well now. She is just so cute, she could never be over accessorized.
What a little creative accessorizer! I definitely didn’t get that genee… I never remember to wear earrings, nevermind anything else!
OMG we have a picture of my brother from when he was really little and went into my grandmother’s jewlery box and put on EVERYTHING in there. TOTAL Mr. T moment! Love it!
Adorable!!! I love seeing what accessories Molly comes up with. Sometimes they are mine.
She is beautiful. I once did the same thing with Casper bandaids. Unfortunately, I was 23 at the time.
Now this is a little girl who understands “bling” and is preparing herself to be like grandma!!!
You know what separates us from monkeys is our ability to accessorize!
What a beauty!
She is beautiful! Maybe she’ll learn some moderation with age…
She is a cutie
She’s such an adorable little accessorizer!
Look at her hair! It’s coming in so nicely and such a gorgeous color – you must be thrilled!
Have fun with her – I’m a bit envious. Let her decorate herself with anything she can find. Adorable!
she and gabby will be best buddies!
She reminds me of Olivia… always fabulous with the accessories. Too cute!
I know what Nana’s giving Eleanor for her birthday!
Just a question, does your MIL have the big fake nails as well?
Eleanor is so cute Kate!!! Love the Mardi Gras jewels and the bandaids. My kids have a fetish for bandaids as well. When my oldest was in preschool his teacher asked that I not let him wear them to school as the other mothers worried that he was hurt. I didn’t and still don’t see the harm.
Much love from NJ,
Sue
Love the Mr. T reference!
I absolutely love her fashion sense and Mr. T is the man! Enjoy this first day of spring and if you’re up to it, I just saw a really cool cake recipe at http://www.lifedownourlane.com/ while I was SITSta’n this morning.
Ahhh, she’s so cute!!!
Boopie does that, with the bandaids and the barrettes. She had eight on her head the other day. (Barrettes, not bandaids :) )
She’s a nut!