Summer is here and it’s time to start dress shopping again!  I don’t know about you, but I love doing my shopping online, and the spring dresses at Fresh Produce right now are adorable!  If you’re looking for a place to shop that has a nice selection of clothing made with quality material and designed with comfort in mind, this is for you!

Here are two of my favorite dresses there:

Thanks to Fresh Produce, I was given the opportunity to review one of their new spring dresses.  Choosing just one dress was difficult, but I finally decided on the Impromptu Dress because I like the flowy design – it looks like it hides body flaws well:

There are so many things I love about this dress!  From the gathering at the bust and asymmetrical hem to the way the fabric flows in folds from the lower chest down, it has a kind of Grecian grace that is flattering to most body types.

I normally wear a small/medium and after checking out the size chart chose to review a small Impromptu Dress in Laguna (blue).  This style is so popular that it comes in three different patterns and a myriad of colors.  When it arrived I was SO pleased at how well it fit me! I’m even including a photo of myself here in the dress:

I just love the way the dress looks and feels on me.  The fabric is so soft – it’s one of the most comfortable dresses I’ve ever put on.  I’m really glad I went with a small because the length is just right on me and there is plenty of stretch to the dress.  If you’re between sizes I would recommend going smaller when getting a dress with stretchy material like this one.  This dress is so easy to dress up or down – with a light jacket and a couple of bold necklaces it’s perfect for date night, or you can throw it on for a casual day at the beach.  I love it!

I couldn’t be happier with my experience with Fresh Produce and would definitely order from there in the future. If the $84 price tag of the Impromptu dress is a little beyond your budget, keep an eye on their Sale section – they have clothing up to 50%!  For instance, the gorgeous Cafe Wrap Dress is currently $36 on sale right now.

Cool Facts

♦  Fresh Produce clothing is made primarily in the USA.
♦  The company is co-founded and still run by a mom entrepreneur, Mary Ellen Veron.
♦  Shipping is a flat rate of $8 to all orders in the contiguous United States.
♦  Fresh Produce carries standard and plus sizes, and even has children’s clothing!

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I received the Impromptu Dress free of charge so that I could share my thoughts on it with you.  This post is 100% my own opinion and experience.

Does anyone else remember these fluffy toys?  I vividly remember mine!  I had completely forgotten about it until I came across a photo of one recently and thought, “Hey, I remember THOSE!”.

This is what mine looked like:

Kind of fun remembering these old toys.  :)  Too bad I didn’t keep it!

Did you have a Popple?

Saturday we spent the morning at a local festival that had a lot of fun attractions – they had rides, games, booths, and lots of food, but what really drew us was the pony rides and petting zoo since the kids hadn’t had those experiences yet.  Emma heard that there would be pony rides and she could talk of nothing else. :)

She enjoyed it SO much!  She was so enthusiastic that every time she made a round toward me she would say, “Cheese!” and give me her most genuine smile.  There have been a lot of fake “cheese” smiles lately (at home) so I knew she was really happy on that pony.  And not scared at all!

This really meant a lot to me because I vividly remember the joy of riding ponies at the fair when I was a kid. I’m glad to be able to create this memory with Emma now.  :)

Next was the petting zoo!

Emma was able to pet, feed, and brush goats (baby and adult), sheep, an alpaca (or llama?), a donkey, and a pony.  It was pretty cool!

Turning 4 seems to have changed a lot in Emma – it wasn’t that long ago that she might have panicked over the number of animals and people in that pen.  There was a point when the alpaca and sheep were trying to reach the food in her cup and they were kind of overwhelming, but she kept her cool.  :)  But of course they were extremely gentle and didn’t push her at all.

Emma also rode on a carousel for the first time, and Isaac did, too.  She loved it, and Isaac didn’t.  ;-)  I was surprised at how fast that thing went around!  I was being challenged to hold my footing without holding on to something and had my arm tightly around Emma so she didn’t fly off.  Have they always been like that?

What’s your favorite thing to do with your kids at a carnival?