Fashion

Delaney has been picking out her clothes every morning since she was about 18 months--no exaggeration. By the time that she was a little over two years old, she could pick out 'weather appropriate' outfits every morning---granted, she often looked ridiculous, but as long as she was happy and dressed 'appropriately', it wasn't a battle that was worth fighting.

One advantage to being smaller than most of her peers is that she gets tons of hand-me-downs from her friends---and it's wonderful (for me too!). Yesterday, we got a 'new' bag of clothes from a buddy, and she quickly set to work--organizing her clothes and putting together various outfits. She was thrilled! She was putting together skirts with shirts and then saying--'Or, I could wear this shirt with these shorts or these pants'. Who is this child??? Dave and I certainly could care less about what we wear most days and we definitely never take much time with our own appearances--but Delaney is a different story---I guess that's nature vs nurture. I think that we're going to be in serious trouble in about 8 or 9 years.

Not to say that Delaney is a true girlie-girl---she'll put on a 'new' outfit and head right outside to bury herself in sand---or decide to use her lollipop to paint her little face. She loves to dig in the dirt and has no qualms about getting super messy.