I used to think I understood what it meant to have mis-matching clothes (you know, not pairing a brown belt with black shoes, or not wearing odd patterns together, or making sure to keep warm colors together and cool colors together). Having a 3 year old who is dressing himself gives mis-matching an entirely new definition.
Just one week ago he chose a 2T blue Surf Dog shirt and paired it with a 5T pair of Cars swim shorts that doesn't fit him, but he insisted he should wear it to Grandma Borden's house. (The fact that we have a 5T Cars swimming suit is hilarious to me, because Erin found it on sale at WalMart for $2 last year. She couldn't pass up a deal like that because she says Cars is timeless and she gave it to Tyson as part of his gift for his 2nd b-day....BAHAHA...well, he's got a couple more years before it really fits him, but he found it in the back of his drawer last week & was in love already).
Today's match...one of his cousin's loose fitting motorcycle t-shirts paired with tight fitting camo-pajama pants.
Our conversation:
Me: We should go get you dressed for the day in some different clothes, the ones you're wearing are kind of silly.
Tyson: I like my silly clothes.
Me: Well okay, then.
Yay for granting him a little latitude to be himself! What a fun memory this will be! Ty went through an accessory phase recently where he wanted to wear his bike helmet everywhere. Then it was his goggles and life vest. I got a few funny looks and chuckles from passerby's at Costco, but it was ok with me.
ReplyDeleteI know, it's all about self-expression, right? : )
ReplyDeleteI like his silly clothes too! How cute!
ReplyDeleteWell....at least he dresses better than his grandpa! :-) My work clothes especially... :-) What a great kid! Love him and you tons!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI told Erin not to buy that swim suit at such an early age. lol
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