The Toggery excitedly and officially celebrated the Grand Opening of our new store in Pleasant Ridge Town Center March 4-6. Thank you to everyone who joined us for the fun! We had tons of giveaways, including goody bags for customers who spent more than $100. 

Saturday was our big day - Kids Activity Day! We had a balloon artist, crafts, face painting and more! The store was bustling with balloon-clad children with brightly colored cheeks! We loved it! We hope you all had as much fun as we did, and by the looks of our pictures, you did!

To view these photos and more as a slideshow, click here: Grand Opening Slideshow.mov (4.56 mb)

Our balloon man was a big hit! From mermaids to crocodiles, flowers to hats, dogs to swords... we heard all kinds of requests! 

These beaming beauties are sporting BFF headbands from The Toggery, and the sweet sisters below wore their matching party dresses from our store!

We even had some triplets scoping out the party scene while Big Sister had her face painted!

Our face painters did a great job! Check out the cheeks on these cuties!

Oh, how we love seeing a crowd of happy kiddos in front of our store! If you look closely, you can see a little girl peeking in the front door windows!

Thank you again to everyone who joined us!

Grand Opening Slideshow.mov (4.56 mb)

Just look at these adorable Kansas boys! Their Aunt Judy purchased these Christmas pajamas for them, and their mom shared the playful photos. The Toggery loves to hear about our long distance fans like Wyatt, left, and Owen, right, who live in Olathe, KS. Thanks, Mom, for sharing!

And now that Christmas is over, holiday pajamas and apparel like these are 50% off in our stores. It's a great time stock up for next year!

There is something about Christmas pajamas that stirs the imagination. The colors, the images, the comfort... they are a bedtime reminder that Christmas Eve dreaming is on its way, and it's okay for "visions of sugarplums" to start a little early. For a child, the calendar count-down until the big day isn't fully understood. Weeks and days seem like months, but Christmas pajamas are timeless. When they put on their Christmas pajamas, they know that Santa is coming, and he's coming soon. Because every year before, when Mom pulled out the red and green pajamas, Santa's visit soon followed. And this year won't be any different.

For parents, Christmas pajamas can serve as a reminder of their childhood and the precious holiday memories of their youth. Your kids will only be kids once; the Christmases you create for them now are the magical memories they will reflect on as adults. The pajamas you bought for them last year don't fit this year... they are growing up so fast. Every year is a year to remember, every Christmas a season to treasure.

For The Toggery, a red and green polka-dotted nightgown or a snowman shirt and pant set aren't just about looking cute for Christmas morning photos. They are about tradition - remembering holidays past, and cherishing the one at present.

My 5-year-old daughter, above, is so excited about having a cousin to share Christmas morning with this year. (Notice "Emma," our female Elf on the Shelf sitting in the tree above the kids. Dear Daughter insisted that our elf was a girl and that we name her Emma.)

These sweet, sweet brothers look precious in their holiday pajamas. This is a special Christmas for Abe, age 4, and Murphy, almost 1 year, because it will be Murphy's first Christmas! (Thank you to their Mom for sharing the photo. Your boys are so beautiful, just look at those big eyes and long eyelashes!)

These precious siblings are the grandchildren of The Toggery's owners, Phil and Penny Olinghouse. Such a cute family!

Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas full of tradition!

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Do you have photos of your children in Toggery Christmas pajamas? If so, we would love to see them! Please e-mail them to caroline@toggerykids.com.

Look at these handsome brothers! Don't you just want to squeeze them?!

Top 5 Reasons to Buy Your Child Uggs this Fall:

5) No socks required. (Eliminating the morning hunt for clean matches!)

4) It's going to be a "bitterly cold" winter, according to the newest Farmers' Almanac. The first body parts to feel the freeze: feet!

3) Uggs are available in RED - Perfect for the holidays and those cold razorback games.

2) You and your tag along can match! You've been sporting Uggs for years; share the warmth with your budding fashionista!

1) Uggs are on sale at The Toggery Thursday, Oct. 1 - Saturday, Oct. 10!  

Get $10 off your online purchase of a pair of UGGS using the code: 10OFFUGGS, or come in our store and tell our friendly staff that you read about the promotion on the blog!  

Toggery shopper Kennedy, age 3 1/2, loves her new red UGG boots and Luigi dress.

Thanks for sending in your photos, Kennedy and Mom!

(Kennedy's Mom will receive 10 percent off of one item just for e-mailing us these adorable photos!)