More Questionable Outfits

In honor of yesterday's "disagreement" Ainsley & Brad had over wearing a tie dye shirt with turquoise pants, I've put together some interesting wardrobe decisions she's made over the past 6 months. 

My favorite look - shorts over pants, soccer jersey & medal from 2 years ago.
(She must miss Coach Todd.) 

We love to mix and match prints!

There's that skirt again (thanks, Cilla!),  paired with a Brazilian soccer jersey (thanks, Joshie!) at a Sporting KC game. 

Did I mention that we love cowgirl boots? 

Even pirates wear boots.

And we still LOVE tie-dye!  Thanks SO MUCH, Cilla!

"Green & green - this matches, right Mom!"
Of course it does.

She's going to gymnastics. Sadly, I find a unitard & boot appropriate.

No explanation needed. 

"Formal" Family Photos

This is as "formal" as we get.  

I'm not sure why my friend, Katie Trenkle, agreed to take our photos again - but luckily she did!

Maybe she was enticed by Max's dimples as he said, "Hey, Wadies!"(hey, ladies!) while posing; or perhaps she enjoyed Ainsley's strangle hold on Max after Katie said, "Now, put your arm around your brother."

Thank you, Katie!

Sleep habits

My children have questionable sleep habits.  Ainsley will wear anything she likes to bed - a scarf, a coat, whatever.  In this case, a fleece ski hat.

And this joker likes to "defy us" by sleeping on the floor, on his chair, or under his bed.  I don't care what he does as long as he's not bothering me. 

"Let's do makeup, Max!"

"Max, I have a great idea!  How about you sit there & I put makeup on you!  Doesn't that sound like fun?"

Ainsley officially mastered the roll of the older sister.  She's able to get Max to do pretty much anything - it's quite amazing. 

Ainsley doesn't really understand that "eye shadow" isn't 

"eyebrow shadow."

Poor guy, he's such a willing participant. 

Ta da!  Isn't he gorgeous?

"Pirate Boobies"

In the snack aisle at Target yesterday:


"Mommy, they have Pirate Boobies! Can we get it?"


"Max, it's called Pirate's Booty."


"I know.  Pirate Boobies.  I said it.  I want it."


"No, say it.  Pi-rit.  Boo-tee."


"Piiiiii-rit BOOOO-TEEEE!!!  THAT'S WHAT I SAID!  Can we get it?  Pleeeeaaaaasseeeee???!!!" (imagine a horrible whining voice)


"No. Sorry.  That's part of your consequence."


Oh, and what consequence does she speak of?  


Is that what you are asking yourself right now?


Well, my darling, dimpled son thought it would be a fun experiment to shove a 3-inch camcorder disk into my laptop DVD drive a few weeks ago, without my knowledge, of course.  


So yesterday, after the Apple store wizards took my computer apart for an hour, the Head Wizard  triumphantly came out holding a small DVD & said, "Ma'am, you can't put these in your computer."


I laughed & shook my head, realizing it was Max who broke the computer & not the library's copy of "Angelina Ballerina Follows her Dreams." (I was totally treating Angelina like a second-class citizen - thinking she made the DVD drive to break, when it was Max all along!  Poor Angelina!)


"Yes, I know," I said to the Apple guy.  "I think my 3-year-old must have done it."


"Uh, huh," was his reply.


For some reason I really needed the Apple guy to know I was not stupid enough to shove a small disk in my DVD drive, so then I started telling him all about Max's antics & proceeded to show him a picture of the culprit from my phone.  


Major desperation at this point.  


All very pathetic.  


The best part was when I got home. 


Max admitted to his crime, but promptly added, "But Ains-wee told me to do it!"


"NO I DID NOT!" Ainsley yelled back.  She was mortified & it was hilarious.  


So, who wants to take him for summer camp?  He is potty-trained now & I'm told he is a very good guest.  He would NEVER do such a thing at someone else's house - I am SURE of it!

Max: Ladies Man & Amateur Graduation Dancer

Max likes the ladies.  And they like him.  

During Ainsley's preschool graduation, his self-proclaimed girlfriend (appropriately named "Emily"), gave him a big smooch:

But Max only has eyes for older women - specifically one named Jada.  

"Mommy, Jada is sooooooo pretty," he says whenever she passes by.  Luckily, Jada puts up with him:

Ainsley must have known her brother would be the attention-seeker on her "special day," so she attempted to wear this outfit to graduation:

Yes, she did pick out a skirt, but this outfit was not happening.  

Somehow, Brad talked her into this:

Ainsley was very serious - you could tell she was trying hard to remember the words & actions to the song they performed.

Serious is NOT the word to describe Max, who decided the preschoolers' song was the soundtrack to his personal dance party.  

He decided to break dance in the aisle (yep, I've got that kid):

Then he got up on the stage to dance - alone, with no music - after graduation was over. 

Despite the antics of Mischief Maker Max, it was a great graduation.  Ainsley had a blast & is so excited for Kindergarten!

 

Bribery & Fashion

Today I swallowed my pride & bribed Ainsley to wear a dress with a matching sweater for school pictures.  (Spiderman toy in exchange for a dress.)


Why do I stoop to such levels?  Please see the following:

Ainsley still loves "stripes on stripes," regardless of the color.

Boots & shorts 

(don't worry, we didn't let her leave the house like this)

She still LOVES tie-dye.  

(I still don't.)

Thanks Auntie Julie for bringing more tie-dye!

Now she loooves peace signs too!

Why would you wear the matching shirt to the skirt when you could proclaim your love for soccer instead?

The monochromatic "my-favorite-color-is-blue" look:

And my personal favorite, tie-dye & stripes.  Awesome.