We had a fun evening a week or so ago when Lance was working in the yard and the girls were playing. Maddi found Lance's running shoes and socks lying by the door and decided to try them on. She was pretty funny trying to walk around in them. While we were out we heard the ice cream man coming around and decided to scrounge up some change from our change jar and let the girls get a Popsicle. It's like one of those experiences that you have as a kid that just brings back so many memories. I remember just riding my bike ALL through the neighborhood trying to "catch" the ice cream man. It was fun introducing the girls to this for the first time (and maybe last...holy cow the prices have gone up ALOT in the last few years...it took me quite some time to dig up all the coins to pay for all the Popsicles in change) and the ice cream man was really nice because he heard Lance saying that he wanted a "choco taco" but I think I was like a dollar short so rather then head back to the change jar (I'm sure the poor man was sick of waiting on me) I was gonna get him something else and he said "here I'll surprise him" and gave me a choco taco for Lance. It just made Lance's day! Haha.
DISCLAIMER: On Maddi's "Attire". I do normally try and dress my children in slightly coordinating if at least not more modest clothing however Maddi is going through a very interesting phase of her little 2 year old independent life and has extremely STRONG opinions about what she will and will not wear each day. Right now she she will wear Skirts and will not wear anything else. And she is particularly fond of 1 or 2 skirts and 1 or 2 shirts. The outfit you see in these pictures is a perfect example of one of these outfits. It must have something to do with wanting to be a "Ballalina" or "Pincess" but she feels most like "herself" when wearing these outfits. So we have had some interesting battles/conversations about why we don't wear the same outfit 2 days in a row or why we put pajamas on at night rather then go to bed in the outfit we wore that day, or why it's just not appropriate to wear a spaghetti strap tank top (anytime really) but especially when it's 50 degrees outside. We have been able to compromise though and she will concede and let me have some say on what she wears when we go out in public but most days the second we get home she changes right back into one of her favorite outfits, and usually by the end of the day I'm done battling hence the pictures you see here! :) Mia never went through a phase like this so it's all new to me but completely reminds me of one of our favorite friends who lived down the street from us in Indiana. She went through a phase where she had to wear the same pair of shoes every day and even to bed at night and it always made Lance and I laugh to see how opinionated she was about her shoes! Maybe it's a second child thing but sometimes I feel like she's 2 going on 13! Funny little girl.
3 comments:
That is really funny about Maddie having such strong opinions on her clothing. As I was looking at the pictures, I noticed that she was always wearing a skirt (even with hiking). I thought, oh, she must like to wear skirts. I laughed when I read your blog and found that she really does like to only wear skirts! :) Good luck!
It looks like you all are having a great time out west and taking advantage of having family around.
Take care,
Ashlee
Do you remember when Ethan had to wear his dinosaur costume or superman costume EVERYWHERE. This phase lasted for almost a year!
This post made me laugh out loud. I think it must be a second child thing, because Ashby seems to have the same ideas as Maddi about fashion. Skirts are best, she refuses to wear capris or pants, and anything without sleeves is her idea of the perfect outfit. We have to get these two crazy girls together again!
I LOVE the pictures of her in Lances shoes. That is just too funny! She's getting so big.
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