{"id":1856,"date":"2013-06-21T11:03:25","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T15:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/?p=1856"},"modified":"2013-06-21T17:34:39","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T21:34:39","slug":"southern-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lumosstudio.com\/blog\/2013\/06\/southern-children\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Children"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summertime for the Lumos crew means hanging with family, and there is one perk of being in our household that we really<\/i> love: you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re either an aunt or an uncle to an awesome couple of kids.<\/p>\n

Enter Ethan.<\/p>\n

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Enter Brooke.<\/p>\n

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As Aunt Wendy, I find I have far more time to look into fun kid stuff than people who are actually trying to raise well-behaved, well-educated children.\u00c2\u00a0 For that reason, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going to save some of my rockin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 parenting friends some time by letting you in on another one of Columbia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best businesses to check out: Southern Children.<\/p>\n

One afternoon in May, feeling the urge I sometimes get to shop for my favorite spicy kids (thank you to Molly Ledford of Lunch Money for that perfect description)<\/a>, I opened the door to this boutique<\/a>, started looking, and could not stop.\u00c2\u00a0 Lemony-colored sun dresses with matching yellow hats, beach blue play shorts, perfect for a day in the sun, cuddly pastel doudous that could heal a bump on the head with one squeeze \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the cuteness was too much!<\/p>\n

A little embarrassed to be so drawn in, not having any kids of my own, I explained my mission to the store manager, Amy Broom; I was looking for some versatile outfits for my niece and nephew\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 and I wanted them to kinda match but not obviously (just for an added challenge).<\/p>\n

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\u00c2\u00a0Amy is the kind of person who sparkles \u00e2\u20ac\u201c she loves the product she provides and has knowledge of all the many clothing lines in the store to boot. \u00c2\u00a0She spun right over to the 4Ts, the hair bows, the little-girl purses, and helped me piece together something perfectly whimsical for Brooke.<\/p>\n

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I also explained to her that dressing boys was a bit foreign to me since I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have any brothers growing up.\u00c2\u00a0 In no time, she had helped me combine cute plaid shorts, a handsome polo shirt, and a mint green vest for Ethan.<\/p>\n

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According to my sister, these are apparently Ethan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s favorite shorts.\u00c2\u00a0 When he picks out his clothes in the morning, he always pulls them out of the drawer, so it stands to reason that they are pretty comfortable in addition to being super snazzy.<\/p>\n

Susan Broom, Amy\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s mother, has been the owner and operator of Southern Children<\/a> since 1989. \u00c2\u00a0It was obvious when I spoke with her that she has a passion for providing beautiful and well-made children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s clothing to her customers.\u00c2\u00a0 The array of lines in her store is impressive.\u00c2\u00a0 I am amazed that in these pictures of Ethan and Brooke alone five different brands are represented: Cotton Kids (Brooke\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s white dress), LeTop (her fairy purse), Lou Lou’s and Louie’s\u00c2\u00a0(her barrettes), Imp Originals (Ethan\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s blue shirt), and E-land (his green vest and plaid shorts).<\/p>\n

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These kiddos are barefoot, but that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s not for lack of shoe options.\u00c2\u00a0 I brought my mother in later to look for a baby shower gift, and she said that Southern Children had the most diverse selection of children\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s shoes and sandals she had ever seen (this is from a woman who raised three girls)!<\/p>\n

So there you have it.\u00c2\u00a0 Go take a field trip to Southern Children!\u00c2\u00a0 Not only do their kids\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 clothes and accessories take the cake, but Amy and Susan Broom are helpful, warm, knowledgeable, and excited about what they have to offer.\u00c2\u00a0 And if someone gets snacky during your outing, you can even purchase a pack of Jelly Belly jelly beans at the register for, you know, the well-behaved little folks who accompany you to the store. ;-)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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