I am starting a series called “Styled by 5” with 4 other incredible women where 5 of us bloggers with different shapes and sizes of body types will each style the same item of clothing in our own way. These girls are fabulous and I am so excited to be a part of this series! It’s not going to be like Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants where one pair of jeans magically fit all those girls that have way different sizes from each other(that’s so unrealistic, I always thought that was so weird!), we are each getting the same style of clothing in our own sizes to style it in our own way.  

So check out Deidre, Kaylynn, Bethany, and Jacque to see how they styled this same dressl! And watch for a new piece of clothing styled by 5 every month.

But before my outfit, of course I have to share my son’s Sunday Best. Gah, I cannot get enough of him.

He fell asleep in the car today while we were running errands a little after 6 pm. so thinking he’ll sleep through the night and Jay and I being excited that we’ll get more alone time together just the two of us, of course he wakes up at 9 pm just after we put our two girls to bed. So Jay went in to put him back to sleep and he has not come out yet. And it’s 1 a.m. right now. So yay for alone time with just me and my husband! 😀

dress c/o | pearl necklace c/o | heels: Ann Taylor via Thredup

The problem with taking pictures of my kids is once I start, I can’t stop, they’re just so adorable! And then when I download them unto my computer and see which ones to delete, I have the hardest time deleting any of them! And I blog at night when the kids are asleep and seeing these adorable pictures of my son makes me want to go snuggle him right now and it makes me miss him. Motherhood is so odd isn’t it? When they’re awake, you can’t wait until they go to bed but once they’re in bed, you miss them and wish they were awake. 

This dress from Shabby Apple is the first item we are all styling, it’s very classy and simple so it works with all of our various styles since we can accessorize in our own way. I got the size 0P and I love when I try on clothes and it fits me perfectly and I don’t need to tailor it in any way! I paired the dress with this beautiful pearl necklaces from Laguna Pearl. They’re 6.5-7.0mm White Akoya Pearls. and it adds a simple yet elegant finish to my dress, and this is my first time owning a real pearl necklace! Pearl necklaces are such a classic piece that I don’t think will ever go out of style. My girls have been asking me everyday if they can have the necklace and one of my girls even asked me, “Mommy, then when you die can I have it?” Oh, my girls are so sweet, aren’t they? The pearl necklace is a neutral piece which I thought was fitting for my bright shoes. And I am not sure what color these shoes are called, does anybody know? I just know it looks great with the blue and it’s color blocking yet not busy and loud, I think it compliments well with the dress. 

Be sure to check out how my 4 lovely blogger ladies Deidre, Kaylynn, Bethany, Jacque have styled this dress!