Snow Boots

My boy.
Who is obsessed with what he wears to storytime.
Chose to wear snow boots today.
On the wrong feet.
With messy, staticy stocking cap hair.

I pointed it all out to him before we left.
He said he didn't care.

The mom I was 9 years ago
would have never let Brookelynn or Jake
out of the house like this.
The mom I am today
is lazier smarter.
And knows how and when to pick her battles.
There is snow on the ground afterall.

More Ezzie and Storytime

A couple of weeks ago.
Getting Jobie dressed for storytime.

Ezzie:
That's no fair.
Jobie has a cooler shirt than me for storytime.

So I go digging through his drawer.
Looking for Ezzie's favorite shirt.
And bring it out to him.

Me:
What about this one, buddy?
Pretty cool, huh?

Ezzie:
It's not as cool as Jobie's.
Sigh.
What is he going to be like as a teenager?

Ezzie and Storytime

Several weeks ago.
Ezra: I have no friends at storytime.
Me: What do you mean?
E: Nobody wants to be my friend.
M: Sure they do. You play with all the kids.
E: I ask them to be my friend and they say no!

Which is the point of the conversation
that my heart melts.
He is such a sweet boy.
He asks kids to be his friend.
So sweet.

We signed up to bring cookies for the halloween party.
We made bat sugar cookies.
Obviously.
Because Ezzie was batman.
Me: Ezzie, your friends at storytime are going to love these.
Ezzie: I told you. I don't have any friends at storytime.
The night before storytime
Ezzie told Brookie:
Everyone will like Jobie's costume better than mine.
Melting heart, again.
So sweet, again.
He was so hesitant walking up to the library.
Usually he's running to the doors.
Yelling at me to hurry up.
But this day he hung on to my hand.
Once he saw all the other kids with their costumes,
he got brave again.
I guess he was worried the others wouldn't be dressed up.

Of course, everyone liked his costume.
Actually, more people commented on his than Jobie's.
Love that little boy.
And his costume.
And his sensitive little spirit.