Things I said I'd never do

Earlier this week we went through the fiasco of getting Liam some new winter boots. The first few times he wore last year's boots this season, he said they fit, but (not surprisingly) he soon decided they didn't. And then another little guy showed up at Cindy's house with Diego boots... and then Liam really insisted that his old boots didn't fit.

So I went out and got him some Diego boots. I swore my child would never wear cartoon character clothing, and especially not character shoes, and especially ESPECIALLY not the kind of footwear that has flashing red lights. Though in my defense, I didn't notice the flashing lights until after I got them home. Anyway, what do you think happened? I got the boots home but didn't show them to Liam - just asked if he thought he would like some Diego boots. And although this was just 24 hours after our first conversation, Liam replied that Diego boots would be OK, but that what he would really like is Spider Man boots.

And so, because I often try too hard to make my child like me, I went back out and found some Spider Man boots, and brought those home. And I was pleased, really, because the Spider Man boots were not quite as hideous as the Diego boots, and I was glad to ratchet down the hideous factor, even if only a little. But then we showed Liam both pairs of boots, and wouldn't you know it - he was enchanted with Diego.

(*sigh*)

So Spider Man went back to the store, and Diego is here to stay. And it's good that we did all this earlier in the week, because today we got some snow and had a chance to put them to use. We went out for a sled ride around the block, and Liam made some snow angels on the driveway, while Mallory amused herself by eating the snow. All good clean winter fun. (*sigh*)