Lilly Pulitzer Lobstah Roll Popover & Kids’ Popover (All “Lobstah Roll” print clothing here.) / Hudson Jeans (On sale!) / Lilly Pulitzer Flip Flops (Wedges here.) / Replacement Sunglasses
Mitch here!
Today’s adorable Kelly/Emma outfit combo is in honor of our lobster addiction on this trip.
Lobster is cheap now for some reason, and we’ve gone a little nuts. Last night, we ate four lobsters (FOUR!) between the two of us, and I think we might go back and do it all again tonight. Kelly and Emma dress up like this every single day of the week down here. Not pictured is me and every other dad on this beach dragging wagons full of chairs, umbrellas, towels, coolers, snacks, and tons of sand castle-building implements.
As I write this post, I’m sitting on the front porch with an air conditioner buzzing nearby. There’s a cicada over there that won’t shut up. A few minutes ago, I poured a glass of wine that would likely be illegal in some states. Emma is inside napping on sandy sheets, and Kelly is napping to my right. Noodle is naked–her collar is jammed up with sand–and I can see the beach from where I sit. There isn’t a cloud in the sky.
But something is amiss. Today’s 80 degrees feels different than the 80 degrees of a few weeks ago. 7:30 sunsets aren’t quite as nice as 9:30 sunsets. A subtle chill rides the breeze which makes me wonder where I left my sweatshirts back in April. (Seriously, where are they?) As a veteran teacher, I can tell you that this cold breeze is about to blow everyone off the beach and back into school.
Emma is a city kid. She sits on the stoop and oohs and ahhs at all the people going by. She sleeps through late-night city sirens and obnoxious last call bar crowds on the block at 2 a.m. She even passes the “Sleeping Baby Passing Under the Subway Track” Chicago Baby Test. She doesn’t flinch.
But she’s embraced the beach! What kid gets to grow up in (what I believe to be) the best city in the world, but also gets to summer on the Jersey Shore? For the uninitiated, the Shore has it all figured out. After a long day on the beach, everyone trudges home, showers and then rushes to the boardwalk for pizza, ice cream, Skee Ball and roller coaster rides. On any summer night, there must be 100,000 people packed shoulder to shoulder on the Ocean City boardwalk. The boardwalk crowd is just perfect, with everyone from the elderly couple who’ve vacationed on the Shore for decades and the awkward piles of teenagers desperately trying to avoid their parents to Emma experiencing it all for the first time and… us. This place has everything a kid could ever want!
Emma’s gotten a taste of Jersey Beach Life, too. (Literally. She puts handful after handful of sand in her mouth.) We build sandcastles, hunt for sand crabs and dig deeps holes until the waves fill them in. She loves bobbing around in the waves and even sticks her face in the water! While I wasn’t raised in Jersey, I feel lucky that I get to raise my daughter here in the summer.
Anyway, we’re probably off to dinner right now, so I’ve gotta go. (Lobsters, anyone?) More Ocean City stories to come!
Mitch out!
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Lilly Pulitzer Lobstah Roll Popover & Kids’ Popover (All “Lobstah Roll” print clothing here.) / Hudson Jeans (On sale!) / Lilly Pulitzer Flip Flops (Wedges here.) / Replacement Sunglasses
This is adorable! Love your matching outfits. And look how cute Emma’s teeth are in that wagon photo! August is always a little bittersweet as summer winds down. BUT there’s still an entire month (officially) left of summer. Glad you guys can soak up the last bit at the beach!
You are totally right! There is a month left of summer (officially!) ;)
Also, thank you for loving little Emma’s teeth. I am obviously obsessed with her and thought I was the only one :D
You’ve always made the Shore looks gorgeous and classy! I think everyone knows that Jersey Shore ruined EVERYTHING about NJ but those of us in Kansas still think there is beauty there!
The Adored Life
I totally agree! Though the Shore doesn’t need our help looking classy ;) I’m glad to hear there are more people out in middle America who appreciate Jersey. Thanks!
aww so cute! Looks like you guys are having so much fun! We miss you :)
Thanks Blair :D Any chance we can convince you three to come out to the Shore next year?
Wow! I absolutely love these popovers! So so adorable and perfect for those days at the beach.
Erin
Yes!! Anything comfy to cover Emma (and Kelly honestly) our of the sun ;)
I grabbed this popover for myself when it came out and I just picked up the skipper version for my little niece!
My daughters and I have this magching set as well! We just wore ours to watch the eclipse on our vacation in Oregon!
One of my favorite LP prints. Love the style of this popover; I think the buttons give it a little something “extra”
sara(dot)k(dot)kidd(at)gmail(dot)com
My favorite print!!!
Love the lobstah roll attire!!
Leah.belazarian@umassmemorial.org
To the left, to the left! To the right, to the right! Let me see that Lobstah roll!
…..anybody else?
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The coverups are great for the beginning of the season and at the end or just even when sitting in a restaurant when the a/c might be going a bit too strong.
Lilly popover are LIFE! When I wear it I feel polish and comfy, win win!
I love popovers but I never feel like I can justify them in the Florida heat! Keep rocking them – you both look adorable!! Jennee.nee(at)gmail(.com)
I love this popover! Hoping to score one like it in the sale!
Janbrad26(at)gmail(dot)com
matching popovers, love!
You two are adorable in your matching outfits!
I love this pattern.
My favorite Print!
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We used to vacation at nearby Fenwick Island ! Beautiful beaches in that entire area. But I never looked this good.
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So cute!! Love this print!!!
Gah! Could you two be any cuter?! Love the lobsters!
Peace, Sarah
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Love this pattern!
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Love this print
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I love the idea of pairing the print with the white pants.
#swimmingscallop !!!!!!!
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I also grew up going down the shore we would always rent a house for the summer and rainy days were some of my favorites!
Emma in that Flyer :)
Love this pattern!
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Awww….such a cute little Emma! I love lobstah roll print. daph24ne (at) hotmail (dot) com
I didn’t think I would like this print- but seeing it on you two makes me want it!
One of my favorites! Cate8781@yahoo.com
Ah! Emma looks so dang cute in the wagon. You need to frame that photo :) Also, I hope I can score a popover in the sale this year!
Love this classic print.
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Picture perfect, you too! Love it.
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One of my favorite Lilly prints! sarahbrookekreger at gmail dot com
A classic! Rideout.meagan(at) gmail (dot) com
The lobstah in Maine hasnt went down yet!!! Its still $25 for a quality lobstah roll. Love this post! You guys are awesome!
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Oh my gosh! I’m obsessed with Emma in this pullover!
Super excited for the Lilly sale!
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My goal for this after party sale is to get a tunic/sweater like this!!! Love it!!
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Love the matching outfits!
I love this print!! Lfschaper(at)gmail(dot)com
Love Lobsta Roll!
Love the popovers in this print and the wagon photos are super adorable!!!
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You guys are too cute in the matching print!
This is my favorite print it and have worn! So beautiful and fun!
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I’ve been eyeing those popovers for years! LOVE! Great colors with the beach. P.S. your blog is so fun!
This popover is the best! Even in the heat of Texas, I’ve worn mine a few times this summer! So glad they brought this print back as a pop up!
Not a fan of eating lobsters but Im obsessed with the lobstah roll print!! I love seeing the matching outfits!
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I picked up this popover a week ago in store and I can’t wait for it to get cool enough here to wear it! Posting from Georgia, where it’s still in the low to mid nineties.
Such a sweet post.
How special that you get to spend the summer together at the beach. Memories that will last a lifetime!
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So much Lilly love ❤️ Giveaway entry kitejoy8(at)gmail(dot)com
#toocute
She is absolutely darling! Those pictures in the wagon are fantastic! emsinjin (at) yahoo (dot) com
Yay! I love this print, and I like how the popover is styled with white jeans!
Love this print!
Maryjfrantz(at) gmail (dot)com
Need this print tomorrow am!!!!
I love Lilly!<3
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The matching is adorable. Also I have no idea how you pull off white jeans at the beach so often rebekahgriffin77(at) yahoo(dot)com
Kelly, all of these pictures with Emma have been adorable. To be honest, I don’t really like the newer lobstah roll print, I find it too neon/bright for my tastes. But you two really rock the print!
I wish Lobstah roll had come in more styles. The beach shorts were cute, but I didn’t love the rest of the styles.
Such a classic print! Shelby.Davitt (at) gmail (dot) com
Loving the Lobstah Roll!
beautiful pictures! and love this print! hallieanderson17(at)gmail(dot)com
In my Top 5 favorite prints!!!
Love this print!
I totally wish I could spend my life in the beach with Lobstah Roll and actual lobster! I just want to be Emma lol!
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Loveeee this print and really hoping I can snag the pullover in the sale!
I ate my first lobster roll in New England while on a cycling trip! When ever I see Lobstah Roll fond memories come back to me!
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You guys are absolutely adorable! Xoxo
Emma is so adorable!
FOUR lobsters??! I bet they were delicious. Just thinking about it is making my mouth water!
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How cute are you and Emma! Just the sweetest!
This popover is top of this list to score tomorrow! Christy (dot) Nemi (at) gmail (dot) com
meow
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I went to college in Maine and still don’t really like lobster…oops! Love the print, though!
sarah(dot)lyon1(at)gmail(dot)com
Need this for my Little!
I love the lobster print.
I don’t like lobster , but I love this lobstah roll! This is one of my favorite Lilly prints!
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love the new brighter lobstah roll print!
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i loveeee how you guys always match! freaking precious! i hope to do this one day :)
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Oh my goodness you both are too cute in your matching pullovers!! <3 <3
bnharmon81(at)gmail(dot)com
Pllllllease tell me how you keep those jeans so white!
The popovers are my favorite Lilly piece!
We started school two weeks ago. Makes this teacher very sad to see summer leave!
love your writing, i’m in midwest also and can feel the cool breeze of fall coming already. love the popover and I’d like to get one myself! cecegabor(at)yahoo(dot)com
Back when Lilly came out with the Lobstah Roll print, I thought it didn’t suit me. But seeing how vibrant the colors are, I’m sold! That popover is a must! Love the button-up closure!
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This might be my favorite print. The colors are beautiful & I love that lobster print. tdp102(at)gmail(dot)com
These photos are so cute! I love the lobstah roll pattern. My first Lilly phone case was in that print and I was sad to let it go when I got a new phone. Anyways, here’s another stupid joke for you :)
What sport do you play with a wombat?
Wom ;)
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I didn’t realize they mad the popovers for kids! I’m in LOVE
Lobstah roll is my fav! Such a cute outfit!
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The lobster print is one of my absolute favorites, but I have to hand it to her, your little Emma pulls it off much better than I can!
As a Mainer I love that Lilly has lobster prints, but I also think it’s hilarious that they have the Maine accent as the name!
I love that you let Mitch write some of your posts, you get to see a different perspective of what’s going on and it’s so fun to read! I was so happy when Lilly Pulitzer brought Lobstah Roll back because it’s one of my favorite prints! Love these pictures of you and Emma!
Such a cute print!
I love these popovers!! How cute!!!
I like how there’s a long sleeve zip up in such a colorful pattern for the little ones. Cheerful patterns like that shouldn’t just be for mid-summer! :-)
I’m wearing lobstah roll right now at 3:54 am! Can’t sleep I’m too excited!!! Gold is my neutral, pink is my everything! Life is a party…dress like it! Nicolelovesjuicy (at) gmail (dot) com
I am hoping this popover is a part of the sale! Barefootcasey(at)yahoo(dot)com
Absolutely love the mommy and me outfits! Too cute!
sheenna.mckenzie(at)yahoo(dot)com!!
How adorable – matching popovers! cameronljordan(at)gmail(dot)com