Girls' Blouses to Dress Them Up

As my girls get older, I find that tees work for most days. There are those times though when we have somewhere to go that doesn't require dressy but it would be nice to throw on a blouse with the cords. I have rounded up six that I think are fail-safe and look as good with pants as they do with skirts.

Clockwise from top: Crewcuts Girls' Cotton Ruffle-Trim Shirt $39.50, Lucky Wang Moneypenny Blouse $40, Olive Juice Stella Blouse $46.50, Vineyard Vines Ruffled Tinkerbell Shirt $39.50, Jacadi Deluge Blouse $78, Ralph Lauren Cotton Striped Ruffle Blouse $70.

My 7-year-old in her Olive Juice Stella Blouse—she asks to wear it! I love how she wears it with her white Converse sneakers for school or her favorite brown boots for a family dinner out.

First Communion Dress in a Flash

A friend of mine—who is always so good at shopping for events in advance, not to mention her kids are always impeccably dressed—was looking recently for a First Communion dress. She found one that she liked finally but had to order it and it took a couple weeks to come in. She in the meantime told me how she had found the most perfect dress at Jacadi and "so much for thinking ahead" as she couldn't cancel her first order. So, if you are still searching for your daughter's First Communion outfit, my friend is to thank for finding you this! And in case you need some shoes too, they have a nice pair of ballet flats (I got my daughter them in pink for Easter) that will be perfect!

Jacadi Cornaline dress $134. 

Jacadi Cerise ballet flat $70.