Our Favorite Bags

Now that we've had our daily dose of depth, and one of hilarity, I can return to the original purpose of tonight's blogging, which was to describe which bags my sister and I carry. As I mentioned previously, we've become very knowledgeable concerning each and every detail of each and every bag, so we know which ones are best :) It's ridiculous really, how many diaper bags we have between the two of us (three of us if you count my mom. She's one of those super grandmas that has a nursery with a crib in her home and keeps her bathroom well stocked with three different sizes of diapers and wipes for our visits, so she also carries a, or maybe a few, diaper bags!). Here's the scoop:

We love our Baby Kaed bags. My mother (being the one who can afford the nicest of the nice) loves the leather collection, and especially appreciates the fact that her diaper bag does not resemble a diaper bag. (particularly because it may look strange for a fifty-something year old woman with no babies to be toting around a diaper bag) The woman loves her Jaipur in Brown. She travels with it, even when the babies are not around. It's big, it's beautiful, and it even smells good.

My favorite is my City Mom in Orange. I'm a big fan of bright colors, but not quite brave enough to go with patterns, yet. (What if I wear stripes one day, can I carry a bag with flowers? Those kind of decisions make me nervous) The color is perfect for the summer (I actually have the black for the winter as well...) and the functionality of this bag is unbelievable. The thing is loaded with pockets, inside and out, and some of them are even lined to keep bottles cold. I can reach down while driving, and feel my way through the bag. I know which pocket holds my lotion, which one has my gum, my chapstick, my cell phone... There is a place for everything (can you tell I'm a container store addict?) It even has a pacifier holder! My girls know right where to go to find their bodgies (that's what they are called in our house.) The bag came with an excellent changing pad, good enough to cushion my daughter's heads if they so happen to get changed on a hard floor. (not that I would ever change my daughter's diapers on the floor, I'm a better mom than that! ;) )

My sister is also a fan of the city mom, but she goes for the tan. That, she asked me to clarify, is her winter bag. She is far bolder than me with patterns, so her summer bag is the Hoohobbers Tote in Retro Circles. I have to admit, every time I see her carrying it I am jealous of how much she can carry in it, and I decide that I would like a Hoohobbers. I also LOVE that they can be personalized. (Though my initials are ABC, so I'm not sure how cute that would look. And if I had one of my daughter's names put on it, which would I use? More on personalization choices later...)

So, these are the bags we currently carry. We have just recently started selling JP Lizzy Bags, and Handmade Bags, so my wish list is rapidly growing. I will post my wish list tomorrow. In the mean time, however, I am exhausted from allowing my emotions to run the gamut while doing blog related research. I'm going to bed, goodnight!