Over the next few weeks, I am going to be featuring some of my favorite local (Southern California) companies. I hope you enjoy!
Eli’s Lids is a local small business run by one of my friends, Kara-Noel. Kara-Noel and I attend a lot of the same Orange County blogging events, and I’m always happy to see her smiling face. First off, this woman is a ray of sunshine – truly one of the kindest people I’ve met. (Remember the post about friends lifting you higher? Kara-Noel is that type of person – supportive, generous, kind, and really, really funny.) She’s also the mother of four little ones (5, 4, 1, baby…WHOAH) in addition to running Eli’s Lids.
Eli’s Lids just introduced a new line of hats for kids called Fedorables, and Kara-Noel asked my kiddos to be a part of her latest photo shoot. However, although I planned on both kids attending, little Wita ended up sitting this one out due to a few pesky incisors and a REALLY bad attitude. (As the three of us were walking out the door to the shoot, she grabbed a bowl of yogurt off the table and dumped it on her head while crying hysterically. I looked at D and said, “she’s all yours, honey.”)
The shoot was so fun, and the kids looked adorable in their fedoras. Fedorable, if I may…
Here are some great ones of Wito that I’ll love forever and ever amen.
In addition to the fedoras, the snowboarder lids are very popular around these parts. (My kids wore them all weekend in Mammoth – a post on our trip coming soon!) Also, Kara-Noel is donating part of the Fedorable proceeds to help bring little Henry home from China. You can read about Henry here.
So, two things going on today. First off, Kara-Noel is offering 30% off anything on the Eli’s Lids site from now until June 30, 2012 with the code WHOORL. How cool is that? In addition, we are giving away one Fedorable hat (in your choice of black or tan) as well as one Interchangeable. Just leave a comment on this post before Saturday, April 14th at 6pm PST and you’ll be entered to win. Good luck!
Mama in the City
April 11, 2012 at 9:14 pmFedorable! Cute name and even cuter kids in those photos.
Heather
April 11, 2012 at 9:23 pmLove the hats! Pick me!
Heather Dusek
April 12, 2012 at 5:31 amThe hats are beyond adorable. Thanks for sharing her site with us. :)
Holly
April 12, 2012 at 6:04 amWow my lil man would look like such a stud in one of those…yours is pretty handsome himself! :)
Mama Bub
April 12, 2012 at 9:10 amI just love those hats, and Wito in glasses is just too much to handle.
Medr1e
April 12, 2012 at 9:11 amMy 3-year-old has just outgrown the fedora that he loved to death because he thought it made him look like Leonard Cohen. He would go crazy for one of these.
Beckie
April 12, 2012 at 9:21 amWow-I love that photoshoot! The hats are adorable and I do have a nephew with a birthday looming in…
Ashley // Our Little Apartment
April 12, 2012 at 9:43 amWito is such a little model!
I’d LOOOOOVE one of these hats. I’m forever on a mission to prove to myself that girls don’t get all the cute clothes! ;)
Janssen
April 12, 2012 at 10:28 amI am just DYING over how cute Wito is.
Jennifer Wittman
April 12, 2012 at 2:15 pmI’ve been looking for one of these! So cute
Alicia cp
April 12, 2012 at 2:39 pmAdorable is right!
Andrea
April 12, 2012 at 2:54 pmGotta love those – great tie, wito!
ericad
April 12, 2012 at 4:38 pmNeed this! Woot!
Sarah
April 12, 2012 at 8:29 pmUh we were just in Mammoth and left Saturday! Would have been great to see you guys! Hope you had a wonderful trip! I love it there! Cute pics of Wito and friends too! :)
Kersey
April 12, 2012 at 8:37 pmAh! These are too cute. I have been looking for an awesome hat for my little guy. This would be PERFECT!