Hope your Halloween was happy + fun! Little Em was a Monarch Butterfly and she went up and down the street trick or treating with us. She had lots of fun!

At a garage sale this past Saturday, I bought Em her first pair of ballet shoes. They’re a little big now but they’ll be perfect for when she’ll start classes in a few years. Costing only a quarter, I couldn’t pass them up!

Continuing with my series on registry favorites, here were Em’s favorite first toys.

1] Winkel – Lots of loops with a rattle in the middle. Seems silly + overpriced, but it was her absolute first + favorite toy as an itty bitty baby. Its design allows infants to easily grip it. Em’s hand + fingers would get caught in it so that she could easily hold on to it. It’s lightweight enough so it wouldn’t hurt if she accidently bopped herself with it. Also handy as a teether.

2] Sophie the Giraffe – A classic for a reason. Em loved chomping on Sophie.

3] Oball – Not as easy to grasp, so Em caught onto this ball after the Winkel. However, unlike the Winkel, this rolls. Lots of fun for her once she got a little more mobile. But an early favorite due to it’s lightweight, flexible design.

4] Rink O’ Links – We got these links a little late in the early baby stage. However, she still loved them + we wish we would have gotten them sooner. They are nubby for teething. Easy + small for her to carry around. The linking ability is awesome. We would link them to her stroller or carseat and attach a soft toy at the end. That way, she always had something to play with and the ability to toss or drop the toy was greatly reduced.

5] Go Go Bugs - Rattle + crinkle toys with a velcro strap on the end. Great for attaching to stroller or carseat. Mostly, we attached one to her wrist so she could play with it without losing it. Like the name implies, a great toy for on the go.

It’s been a while since I’ve done a Dressing Em post. I think it’s time for an update. This little melon floral number is what she’s wearing today. I buy very little clothes for her [sans Janie + Jack on sale] because she’s been so generously given hand-me-downs and gifted lots of cute dresses like this one. I adore the smocking + scalloped edges.