Well...it would have been nice.

I got the dresses from Jcrew in the mail and as soon as I ripped open the box, my heart broke a little bit. The color is not at all what I was expecting--a cheery yellow as portrayed in the photos on the Web site. Instead it's more of a mustardy/muddy yellow which in some lights almost looks limey. I showed two of my girls last night and my Mom the other day and they all agreed it wasn't what we were expecting. I also tried one on just to see what the shape was and it just wasn't as cute as I thought it would be. Plus, now that I have found my dress (more on that later), I think I will need something with a bit richer fabric texture.Wah Wah....back to the ol' drawing board. I'm sure I will find something that is exactly what I want, it's a good thing I started early in the game!

I guess I've learned my lessons--always request a fabric swatch and if it seems to good to be true, it probably is.

I'll take some photos and post them later.

It's allllll happening!

I just ordered the dresses for my girls! We decided to go with the JCrew dresses I posted about here. After hearing from JCrew and getting the good news that I would in fact be able to return or exchange the dresses, I decided to e-mail my girls and I'm so happy that they all really liked the dress!

I hope that they are just as adorable in person and that everyone likes them on. I know it's difficult to forecast sizes, etc. this far out, so I'm really greatful that everyone was so totally flexible about it.

Things are starting to get rolling--very exciting!

Okay, back to work.