Wednesday, June 5, 2013

Thumbs Down: Cartoon Character Clothing

Here's a little peek into my psyche for you....I don't usually buy cartoon character clothing for the kids.  This practice began shortly after Patty was born.  It didn't take long to realize those clothes are usually more expensive than a regular shirt and I guess I just stopped looking at them as an option.  Fast forward almost seven years to a little boy who has become very insistent about what clothes he will and won't wear. 

Nothing orange or yellow or green.  Absolutely no short pants (his name for shorts).    Do you know how hard it is to find non-jean pants in the summer?!  And guess what his absolute favorite t-shirt choice is....Iron Man.  And no he will not wear that really cute Captain America shirt I picked out for him.  This has become a little bit of a shopping for clothes problem.  I was lucky enough to find stretchy material pants at the PX so he can have more than two pair of pants to choose from.  But, there are only so many Iron Man shirts to be found!  So far, he has a red one (his favorite) and a blue one.  I've started ordering back-to-school wear and it just nearly killed me to order that other red Iron Man shirt from Children's Place when it cost twice as much as the regular graphic tees!

We took the kids to watch Iron Man 3 on Saturday as a "your face is healing well" reward.  All of the glue finally flaked off JT's scar and we decided it was indeed time to celebrate.  He'd been through a lot with the freak accident and then the colitis, so I really felt like he had earned a day out.

The kids were really good considering you have to sit for two hours.  I like all things Robert Downey Jr, so the movie didn't disappoint.  Patty was pretty squirmy, obviously she's not a big fan of RDJr, and she eventually fell asleep in my lap...which nearly put my arm to sleep!  And, of course, JT liked all the action packed moments.  It was a fun family experience that I don't plan on repeating anytime soon!

Only somewhat unrelated....who do you think is the better Sherlock Holmes, Robert Downey Jr or Johnny Lee Miller?  The movies have been great, love Jude Law as Watson, but I really think I enjoy the weekly TV show more.  My vote goes to Johnny Lee Miller.

8 comments:

  1. Allie will only wear leggings. No denim, no skirts, nothing but leggings. This from the child at 5 would only wear twirly skirts

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    1. i can't buy denim for patty, either. there just isn't enough stretch in denim for her body type!

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  2. So Tucker won't wear underpants to school (still poops in a diaper but is getting pee- potty trained), makes us cut the tags out of things when he SEES them, as in maybe sometimes feels them and has just recently said "no like" to certain clothes. I count the "no likes" as a win.

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    1. JT doesn't like tags either. I agree "no like" is a win! have you tried him in pullups for the potty training?

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  3. Sunny normally wears everything. He does not like caps or hats, however, nor does he like his sunglasses with the shortsight glasses (not that they were expensive, nooooo!) and if he could he would never wear shoes!

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    1. i've always wondered how parents get their kids to wear prescription glasses. jt doesn't like hats, i don't know what he'll do on hat days at school! jt almost always want to wear the rainboots we bought the day after christmas. almost six months later those poor boots are ready for the trash can!

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  4. What a beautiful dress is this. I like the style of this dress. It looks so comfortable to wear.

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  5. What a beautiful dress is this. I like the style of this dress. It looks so comfortable to wear.

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