Clothing: it's all the rage

My dear son is developing quite a sense of fashion. Not that it is particularly wonderful or sophisticated, but he has a definite opinion about what to wear. Today we were looking through summer clothes deciding what to keep and he has adamant that he did not want several outfits that I thought were cute. He is so cute about it that it is funny, at least right now.

The funniest part is listening to Forrest try to get him dressed. Daniel usually has a specific idea of what shirt and/or pants he wants to wear for the day. Forrest usually does a "grab whatever is on top" method of picking an outfit. Daniel gets so upset and tells him over and over WHICH shirt he wants - except it sounds like "shirk." I giggle for a few minutes and then go rescue the boys.

This week we were in Gymboree, because I had Gymbucks - yay! ;) I was looking the sale rack over and the kids were watching the movie. All of a sudden Daniel is next to me, grabbing my hand. "Come here, Mommy. Show you some-sing." There was a baseball shirt hanging just out of reach and he was in love with it. "Want zis one, Mommy. Me wuv zis one." Believe it or not, I resisted that plea...it wasn't on sale yet! Poor child...

Then, there is Katie. She is adamantly opposed to pink right now and orange is the color of choice. Anything that has a cute dog is okay, bugs and reptiles are better. So, of course we have to shop the boys section for those. She has a very funky and wild style, which I love but is hard to come by in a lot of stores. Animals that do not look correct are out, even if they are adorable, like the pandas on a recent Gymboree line.

And then there is my sweet moldable Kristen. It is so fun shopping with her because I will hold something and she will say, "Ki-ki? Me? Ohhhhhh, yes!" I am enjoying it while I can. And she will wear pink. And princessy, poofy things. Oh the joy!

It really is fun to see the personality of each child come out in what they want to wear. And like most things about life in our house...always an adventure!