A Little Rebel And A Fresh Nerd

Keeping these two occupied when big sis is doing her own thing is sometimes harder than it should be. To be honest, the whole stretch of having to be everywhere at once as a mother of three gets to me every now and then.

No. That's actually not correct. It's not the 'having to be everywhere at once', but the constant guilty conscience that somebody always gets dragged along without being asked to. Am I the only one who has these moments? Take our Thursdays as an example. Ashley has her English and ballet class back to back. Both classes are so close together that I have exactly 15 minutes to drive all over town from point A to point B. During rush hour, of course. Anything else would be too boring.

So there's literally no time for the littles to try and act up. You want to go to the playground in the first 45 minutes of English class? Sorry, no, because the playground is too far and I know two things: 1) the five minutes of actual playtime they would get there would result in at least one epic meltdown and 2) ain't nobody got time for that. Ok, so no playground. What about ice cream or cake or the like? Of course! Let's do that, so that the first thing you can tell your sister when she's back from English class is how amazing the ice cream/cake was and that she can't have some, because we have to use our warp speed to get to ballet. Cue yet another meltdown I don't need. So no sugar coated pit stops. I guess that's why our dentist loves us.

Which leaves us with, well, pretty much nothing to do. Nothing but those little games you play with your kids when being on the road. The ones we don't like, because they're cool for five seconds and then turn into pure boredom. Or maybe it's really me, failing at entertaining the brood. Thank God they never really complain about any of this. So I guess I shouldn't even worry my pretty little head about it. But since I have to be everywhere all the time, I certainly want it all, all the time...a mother just can't help herself now can she?

How do you balance it all? Or don't you really bother and just take things one at a time?

Grace wears: Jacket from Zara, Shirt from H&M (boys department), 'Fresh' Tee from Little Urban Apparel, Skirt from Moi, Leggings from H&M, Shoes from H&M, Specs from Primark
Romeo wears: Jacket from Zara, 'Le Petit Rebelle' Longsleeve from Little Urban Apparel, Baggies from Moi, Shoes from Nike, Shades from Milk & Soda, Camo Hat from Milk & Soda

Making New Friends

We had the pleasure of meeting Dilya - better known as Nyearthur on Instagram - and her little family. She recently posted a picture of Arthur infront of this alien-esque space egg thing in Düsseldorf (which is actually a pretty futuristic bar) and I needed to know where this was taken. She thought we were living abroad and was a bit surprised at first, but then asked if it was ok to tag along when we would visit this place. Of course it's ok! And here we are. Only a couple of days later. The magic of social media. I don't even know how they managed to find like-minded people back when there was no Instagram, or Facebook or whathaveyou...
And how cute is little Arthur??? My three sure loved him and they had a lot of fun together. They even walked on water together! Been a while since somebody did that, hasn't it? Of course they got soaking wet in the process, but even Romeo, who's always a bit prissy when it comes to being wet while wearing clothes, didn't mind at all. He saved the whining for the drive home, though. Charming.
It's so good to see how easy it is for kids to click. Not overthinking anything, just getting jiggy with it. Always a great experience. And I think it's safe to say that we'll see more of Mr Arthur in the near future!

Ashley is wearing: Top from Little Miss Galia, Leggings from River Island, Shoes from Crime London
Grace is wearing: Top from Petitbo, Pants from Agatha Cub, Shoes from Crime London
Romeo is wearing: Shirt from Agatha Cub, Harems from The Mini Classy, Shoes from Zara

Chichiromeo+Me x NoSweet

NoSweet are big clothes for little people. And because little people are already sweet, they don't need to be sweetened any further, hence the lack of pink flowers and cuddly smiley bears in NoSweet designs. While I'm not afraid of colors (no really, I'm not, I'm just pretending to), I don't need anything sugar coated on my kid's clothes, so NoSweet is exactly what I love. A reduced color palette mixed with a rather unique choice of pattern. This fall it's all about the dragonfly for example. Nothing cuddly there, but still amazing just to look at. But it doesn't stop at looks alone. NoSweet clothes are double BIO! The fabric as well as the dye lack any kind of harmful chemicals and the entire production process is natural.

Ecofriendly, unique and easy to style. Very nosweet indeed.

Ashley is wearing: Jacket from Zara, Dress from NoSweet, Scarf from NoSweet

Romeo is wearing: Sweat Jacket from NoSweet, Tee from Tribe Is Alive, Leggings from NoSweet, Beanie from NoSweet

ChiChiRomeo+Me x Crime London

It's a criminally cool edition today! Crime London is a relatively new brand (just went into their 4th season) founded by sisters Lisa and Jessica Kistermann. Their line includes short boots and sneakers, taken to another level by an amazing attention to detail when it comes to accessorizing.
Their designs are unique and have that vintage handmade feel to them that I love. But what I love more is that they also have a line just for the little ones.
The quality is superb. Just what you would expect from an European brand. I mean, with kid's shoes it's not about looks alone. I want durability. They have to survive daycare, school and the playground and have to be comfortable all at once. Talking about pressure, ha!
These are hands down the perfect kicks. The kids love them, I love them and even the husband approves. He is kind of a stickler when it comes to shoes, so that's saying something!

Ashley is wearing: Faux leather jacket from Zara, Tee from River Island, Leggings from River Island, Shoes from Crime London
Grace is wearing: Faux leather jacket from Zara, L/S raglan from Rags, Leggings from H&M, Shoes from Crime London
Romeo is wearing: Faux leather jacket from Zara, Tee from Slyfox Threads, Pants from Zara, Shoes from Crime London

Without Words - Bye Bye Summer