Before:
The New York Baby leaves Kennedy Airport in what would normally be her late-Spring/Summer "uniform"--a sweet little sundress, preferably sleeveless. (This little number was brought home from Paris by none other than our favorite airport driver, MacBeth.)
After:
It did not take many days of fifty and sixty-something San Francisco Spring for Mom to figure out that this would not work. In the City by the Bay, it is all about layers! Here is a step by step guide:
Start with the pale purple sundress Baby appeared in all Spring back home in New York. Add her sister's hooded pullover sweater (because, on those last sweltering days at home, you forgot to pack a proper one for her), rolling up the sleeves. If the pullover is the color of the Pacific on a sunny day, so much the better!
Pull on a pair of thick stockings to keep out the cold, but easy to remove if the day turns warm. A pair of sturdy little moccasins will keep Baby steady on those challenging hills. If the moccasins feature luscious little strawberries as a reminder of Kristen and Suzanne's upcoming Strawberry Festival, so much the better!
Do not forget a floppy safari hat to keep the sun off Baby's face, because, cool as it is, it is still summer. If the hat has the words "San Francisco Zoo" emblazoned across the top, so much the better!
There you have it, the perfectly dressed San Francisco Baby, warm as toast and ready for anything, preferably a romp around the "California Cottage Garden"!
Oh. my. goodness! She is so very VERY cute! The photo with the hat is just priceless.
Posted by: Rebecca | June 25, 2007 at 03:51 PM
What an adorable baby! All your children are so sweet.
Posted by: patience | June 25, 2007 at 04:41 PM
She is the sweetest little baby. I love that last picture!!!!!
Posted by: Ruth | June 25, 2007 at 04:45 PM
What an adorable baby! All your children are so sweet.
Posted by: patience | June 25, 2007 at 04:45 PM
What a precious little girl!
Maureen
Posted by: Maureen | June 25, 2007 at 04:51 PM
That garden is gorgeous and what a cutie in it!!
Posted by: KC | June 25, 2007 at 05:12 PM
Oh! That hat is the crowning glory! She is dressed about right for the British summer too, though I'm not sure the moccasins would stand up to the damp :(
Posted by: Kathryn | June 25, 2007 at 05:25 PM
That little girl is good to go! Looks like she is having a lovely time in the garden. PRECIOUS!
Posted by: betty | June 25, 2007 at 05:26 PM
I miss her! She looks so sweet!
Posted by: Mary Ellen Barrett | June 25, 2007 at 05:59 PM
She's priceless, a cherub for sure!
Posted by: Meredith | June 25, 2007 at 06:04 PM
What a sweet, beautiful darling she is! I just love pictures from Cottage Blessings!
Posted by: Kristen Laurence | June 25, 2007 at 07:21 PM
Now when did she get big enough to walk? That's not right!
She has fabulous kissin' cheeks, though, doesn't she?
Posted by: Jennie C. | June 25, 2007 at 08:16 PM
She is so very cute! Alice, you might start a new fashion trend for one-year-olds...;))
Posted by: Cheryl M. | June 25, 2007 at 09:10 PM
Absolutely adorable
Posted by: Christine M | June 25, 2007 at 09:46 PM
So sweet!!!
Posted by: Heather - NY | June 25, 2007 at 10:42 PM
What a little doll!
Golden Gate Gunthers! I love it. :)
Posted by: Cay in La. | June 25, 2007 at 10:42 PM
Cute! I love the close up with the hat and the one of her bending down in the the garden.
Posted by: Theresa ♥ | June 25, 2007 at 11:40 PM
Alice,
Your daughter could make a paper bag look good - of course, then she wouldn't be dressed for a SF summer!
Hope you're well!
Posted by: Maria | June 26, 2007 at 02:20 AM
Oh, how precious, Alice! She's beautiful! Love those shoes! Oh and that garden....
Would you happen to have tips on how to dress the SFO adult as well? :)
Posted by: stef | June 26, 2007 at 07:09 AM
I'll take her here with me in Kansas if she can't stay warm there in CA ~smiling~ ...really, it would be no problem, except you might have to struggle to get her back.
Posted by: Lynn | June 26, 2007 at 09:49 AM
What a happy baby :-)
And I love, just love, those little pitter-patters (that's what we call 'em here).
Posted by: Beth | June 26, 2007 at 01:23 PM
What a sweetie!
Posted by: Jennifer | June 26, 2007 at 05:18 PM
Love it! She's so cute!
Posted by: Maria Ashwell | June 26, 2007 at 06:17 PM
Welcome to SF, and yes, layers are key. I'm a native, but recently moved north to Santa Rosa, and am having a hard time with all the heat!! I miss my natural air conditioning...
Posted by: Celia | June 26, 2007 at 11:38 PM
Your little girl is B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!
That has sort of shattered my perceptions of weather in the US. I would have thought NY cool in Summer due to being so high North. And when I think of California, I think of warm weather everywhere....
Posted by: aussieannie | June 27, 2007 at 04:10 AM
Alice,
That sweetie is soooo cute; give her a hug for me!!
Posted by: Jennifer in TX | June 29, 2007 at 05:33 PM
Precious! (If I took the time, I could probably think of an adjective that hasn't been used yet, but unfortuately that's time I don't have!) ;)
Thanks for your kind comments on my blog!
Posted by: Claire | June 30, 2007 at 12:59 AM