Friday, August 24, 2012

Shopping with triplets

Last Saturday found us at the local outlet mall.  I don't like shopping there on the weekends due to the traffic and massive crowds but they were hosting a AAA day (show your card at the information booth and receive a booklet of discounts!) and we were in desperate need of a few items.  The wedding for Rich's niece is in a few weeks and the girls had absoluely nothing appropriate to wear.  In addition, Rich and I both need some summer clothes, including a proper bathing suit for me, and we were hopefully that items would be on sale.

Clothing a family of five is expensive.  I wear the same outfits to work week after week because I don't have time to shop like I used to and I refuse to spend, spend, spend.  I used to shop all the time because I had free time and I could be picky looking for items on sale.  I can't do that now.  Plus, clothes don't fit me like they did 7 years ago. Boo.

I did have a coupon for OshKosh and although I hadn't planned to buy any school clothes for the girls now, I did allow them to pick out an outfit.  They will need them when the weather turns soon enough.  I bought a pair of jeggings (jean leggings) for Anna and they look so freaking awesome/cute on her.  My kids are too skinny for most pants so leggings are a staple in our house.

The bathing suit store was a total bust.  Even though I'm older now, most of the suits in there are just not me and look "old."  The girls were shopping with me in that store and provided plenty of entertainments.  First, they were dancing to the store's music and kept pointing out bathing suits that they thought looked nice.  "Momma, look at this one.  It's so pretty."  When we reached one of the sections near the back of the store, I muttered, "Hmmm.  This looks like the old lady section."  Well, Allie dediced to announce, "Yes, this does look like the old lady section."  A much older gentleman waiting for his wife in the dressing room had a good laugh over that one.  Then the girls proceeded to point out the "boobies" on all the mannequins.  I even heard, "Look, that one is naked!"

My kids are well behaved in general and definitely in public places.  They don't run around or pull clothes off of racks or climb on racks or scream.  But they are kids and I still need to watch them.  My mind can only multitask to a certain degree and then it shuts down, which means that I can't really shop with 3 five year olds.

So the success story of the day happened in Carter's.

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I guess these are supposed to be for the holidays, which occur in December.  And this is August.  Hey, works for me!  So does a sale and a 20% off coupon!

I think that Allie and Emily should switch sweaters but that's how they want it.  I'm just happy that they look appropriate for a wedding and that they coordinate.

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They are supposed to be hugging but Anna is rebelling.   

13 comments:

Wendy said...

The girls' outfits are so cute! I love Carters.

I have been trying to pick up some odds/ends for me for our vacation, and I've mostly been running out at night after Zoe is asleep. I get about an hour or so before the mall closes! Not much time but it's been much easier for me.

Whitney said...

I love their dresses! Your girls are so cute. I can't imagine shopping with three of them however! :) And Carter's is my favorite kids clothing store...I can't stay away and my little boy isn't even here yet!

Hannah said...

they do look soo good (oh man a lot of 'o's in these words (:)
well, i remember the days when my mum went shopping with the twins and me, it was hard! and then i see you with triplets, puuh, good to hear that they were good girls and that they didn't pull all clothes off of the racks...
my little twin sisters did...

an other thing. I am sooo happy that they don't have to wear the same clothes. you know all in the same pink shirt all in the same skirt, etc.
every kid is differsnt, every kid has an own personality and style and they shouldn't be called "the triplets" or in my case "the twins" they should be called by name "Alice, Anna and Emily" and "Lotte and Paula" You know every of them is special and i am soo happy that you respect this and do not dress them alike...

sorry, i am german and my english isn't this well...

have a great day, and thank you for sharing your life with triplets with us!

Leslie said...

I hate buying swimsuits. I've had good luck with Lands End, and I think I got an email about a sale. Good luck!

Elizabeth said...

i love the polka dot dress! They all look so sweet!

Laura said...

Sarah, do they not do the coupon book for AAA all the time any more? I usually just print out the VIP coupons from the website

If you hit the outlets on a Sunday AM or Saturday after supper time, it's much better.

We got stuck with outlet traffic on 495 last weekend luckily we could move to the left lane and zip past it to Franklin but two lanes were backed up at least a mile. Then we stopped by at 7 PM and there were tons of open parking spaces and no crowds.

Michelle said...

OK. Either I have been following your blog for far too long or the girls are really starting to look less identical. Maybe it is their individual personalities showing through, but I can now tell them apart and not just by how their hair is parted!

All three are gorgeous, but Anna really seems to have blossomed lately. Maybe because it seems like she likes to have her picture taken more now.

Anonymous said...

Your girls looks fabulous! They look so cute, I think you have sold me on the Carters dresses for Christmas now :)

Jilly said...

Okay, so: there is this swimsuit at WalMart, of all places, that I call the "magic swimsuit." After I got it, my sister and one or two of my friends got it as well. It is the first swimsuit I've liked in YEARS and I gain all my weight in my stomach, and this suit basically holds it all in (but it's not uncomfortable). I was so nervous buying a swimsuit online, but I just followed the sizing chart and my measurements and it worked out. Plus you can always send it back. There are additional prints/colors than the ones listed here, I think: http://www.walmart.com/ip/Suddenly-Slim-by-Catalina-Women-s-Shirred-Halter-Swimsuit/17804485

AllisonB said...

Like another person commented, you don't have to wait for AAA day! Go to the Premium Outlets website and sign up for a free VIP account. You can always print a coupon for a free coupon booklet and there are always other coupons there to print that aren't in the book!

Chad said...

Great Blog, My Wife and I love Carters for our little boy as well.

Sarah said...

I guess with AAA day, they had better discounts than usual. (?) For example, a store that normally gives a 10% discount was giving a 20% discount. I usually have better coupons than the AAA coupon book for the stores we normally shop at.

Jilly - I will have to check out that bathing suit - thanks for the link.

Jayme said...

So cute, I love the way they all coordinate!