Monkey & Squirrel - Charlotte NC Photographer: urban baby bonnets

about a month ago i began somewhat obsessively browsing urban baby bonnets website dreaming of the day i'd have a few spare dollars to splurge on a good quality hat for penny. see, this girl is a fair skinned, light eyed, little beauty so naturally we need to be aware of her sun exposure. also, she generally will keep any hat on for about 2.5 seconds... on a good day.

enter the stork and the beanstalk giveaway. now i'm not one to enter blog giveaways often. only if it's something i've already had my heart set on, and it's not just something frivolous. and wouldn't ya know it, i got an email last week that i won! there may have been a happy dance or two around the living room, but i can not confirm or deny it. but i can confirm that within minutes of that email hitting my inbox, this hat was being added to my virtual shopping cart.

as soon as it arrived at our door i put it on penn's head. the thing about this lil' bonnet is that not only is it adorable, and well made, and a great bit of sun protection, but it also is held on with snaps. SNAPS! anyone who has a toddler will understand the appreciation of that little addition. penn put it on, and wouldn't let me take it off. we oooo'd, and ahhhhh'd in the mirror, and she got a real kick out of herself. so, to sum up my thoughts on it...

it's crazy cute, it's practical, it's super well made, and we hands down love it!