Elmo

July 6th...

Getting ready to go play with the little boys across the street and I figured a diaper wasn't appropriate attire, so I asked Cael to go into his room and pick out something to wear. He came back to me after a few minutes (very concentrated minutes, I'm sure) with his alien footie pajamas. He was hugging them to himself like they were his most prized possession and it took a few minutes to convince him that it was WAY too hot outside to be wearing anything but shorts. He agreed to wear normal shorts and a T-shirt and (because I don't ever learn) I told him to pick out some shoes. Now, I am trying to be one of those "cool moms" who agrees to compromise with Cael instead of arguing over little things....like fashion, apparently. Plus I figured, one argument was enough. So when he came running with these Elmo slippers, I thought "sure...why not?" He thought he was pretty cool walking down the street in those bad boys and I figured there was no harm done, he was happy. Of course by the time we were ready to head home it was raining, and I am not coordinated enough to carry them both, so lets just say he won't be wanting to wear them as shoes again anytime soon!!