Back to School with JCPenney


I just have to stop for a second to marvel at these two boys right here - how in the heck am I so lucky to be their Mom? And how did they get to be so grown up? It feels like just yesterday that they looked like this...making me all crazy and tired and afraid that I was going to mess them up or something. 

Levi is entering Kindergarten this year and Simon will be a big second grader. I have had such deep nerves about sending my second born into school even just starting with a half day program. He is wildly shy and introspective (like his Mama) and I am anxious for him and also excited as he makes the transition. But when I look at the photos of these two absolutely beautiful goofballs inside and out I know that it's gonna be all right. These two have mad love for each other - what a gift that they will be in school together (I am totally crying right now as I write this just so you know...blubbering actually).


As the first day approaches I have been thinking about back to school shopping and supplies and such and was so incredibly honored when JCPenney approached me about collaborating on a first day look for each of the boys. We are so very blessed but funds are always always tight in our home and a provision of new clothes and shoes for the boys was an incredible gift to our family! JCP sent us gift cards and these two got to do a little shopping spree at the mall!


We hadn't been shopping in ages for clothes for the boys and so I was super surprised and pleased at the selections we found at JCP. And almost everything we got was on sale. This entire stack of shirts, some long sleeve some short, none of them were more than ten bucks! Each of the boys picked out a pair of jeans too, my red lover got his dream of a pair of red Arizona jeans and Simon went classic. We also bought them each a new hoodie and a new pair of shoes and socks and all of this was just over $200. A great value to get us set for back to school. When we were checking out they also gave us fun pencil bags filled with tapes and stickers and goodies!


After dinner the other night the boys decided they wanted to do a little impromptu fashion show of their first day looks so they both styled their own clothes and Simon even went into the bathroom for a bit to get his hair just right. Chris and I were cracking up at him! We snapped a few photos in the evening light. It was such fun moments for me with them Levi especially shocked me at how excited and into it he was. I don't think he is as nervous as I am for the first day I know he is ready - it just goes so fast this process of growing up (blubbering again :)). A very very special thank you to JCPenney for helping us get ready for back to school. Seriously JCP did send us gift cards to go shopping but I am allowed to give my honest feedback and opinion and would definitely recommend checking out some of their adorable stuff as you get ready for school - we found high quality for a great price!!


OK deep breath Mama...I can see that high school is going to come way too fast!

16 comments:

  1. I have a little girl starting kindergarten this year... I can't believe it myself! Your boys are too cute!

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  2. SO cute! These photos are great.

    Kate from Clear the Way

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  3. Oh my...they couldn't be any cuter if they tried!!! What's the age difference on them? They remind me so much of my Colt and Cade! They're 20 months apart!

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  4. Oh you're so sweet Ashley! These two are 16 months apart ;)

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  5. My goodness, could they be any cuter? Loving the red jeans!
    Hope you'll check out my Slimmer Summer Giveaway going on! http://flyingfarandfree.blogspot.com/2013/08/slimmer-summer-giveway.html

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  6. These photographs are amazing...You will surely treasure these for a lifetime because the boys were caught in such normal happy times.....It's very hard letting them go off to school but new adventures await you.....

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  7. This is all so wonderful. I am so happy about this provision for you! (I just had something similar happen with Minnetonka and I can't get over it!) Your boys are so beautiful. I bet they are the best of pals!

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  8. You can just tell how much they love each other! I love how their different personalities come out in the outfits they chose. Sweet moments. I hope you survive the first day :) And I hope that our two kiddos will be buddies like these two. (Its the payoff for the craziness of having them so close together!)

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  9. What gorgeous boys! It is so hard to let them go isn't it. Seems like they are babes in arms one minute and in school the next. Still coming to terms with my youngest starting school and she's been going for 4 years now!
    My eldest two girls were close together, they stick together like glue despite having very different personalities.
    Deep breath Mama, but don't forget to breath out again ;-) xxx

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  10. wait - rebekah!!!
    are you kidding?!?! that's amazing.
    soooo amazing!!!
    and so are the boys- just perfection and the pictures are sooooo awesome!

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  11. Fun! I LOVE those red jeans. I shopped at JCP for my son who's headed to kindergarten too :) Such cute stuff there. Man your son has some awesome sass in those photos!! Hope the school year starts off great for you guys.

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  12. such sweet photos. i love the one with your son's arm around his brother. back to school shopping is so much fun, it was so nice of JCP to give you that opportunity!

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  13. I just love these boys. And Levi surprised me too :)

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  14. These photos are wonderful--I love them!! Levi is so funny...I was cracking up...and Simon looks so grown up. When I got to the last line I was already thinking--I can picture these two cuties in high school. Yikes!! Where does the time go?! Yeah for JCP--they couldn't have picked two cuter models!!

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  15. oh my goodness levi is KILLING me with his stance in that photo near the bottom, while simon looks all serious. ;) How blessed you are in the timing of jcp reaching out to you! such cute stuff and i have to say, i did some shopping there over the summer and that ladies brand "joe fresh" is SOOOO cute and crazy good prices! I got some skinny cropped white jeans that fit amazing and i've been wearing them all summer- $20! look like they cost a lot more! and you're right they always seem to be having sales...hmm....here i sound like i'm doing an add for them too ;) hope you're enjoying gough vaca 2013! xoxo

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  16. Oh my goodness. Levi is such a ham! These two are looking so grown up. Good luck with the first day of school (to all of you!). =)

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