Simplici-T Itself

Be warned. This post contains a lot of kid pictures and some sentimental ramblings.

(Oh, yeah! I cut the kids’ hair, honey. It was time. Looks cute, right?) Even though I made Max some slippers a few months ago, they have their issues. He tends to lose them a lot, and when he does wear them, they slip off of his feet when he’s roughhousing. Then he gets upset, because he really loves wearing slippers.

So when I ran across a stray ball of bright red Wool-Ease at the Arts & Crafts store I knew instantly that it wanted to be slippers for my little boys. (There’s enough left for Charlie’s pair, too. Which is good, because now he really wants some!)I made them a simple T-shape, folded it in half, and seamed most of the edges. Simplici-T! Was that enough explanation for the pun? Anyway, while I was taking these pictures I was struck by how much my little guy has grown. He’s grasped the concept of the photoshoot, for instance.

This pose was his own idea. We’ve been doing a lot of ‘big kid’ things lately – checking beginner science books out of the library, making jack-o’-lanterns with construction paper and glue, experimenting with shadows. He’s been asking a lot of questions. Why do leaves change colors, how do pumpkins grow, what do horsies eat…and his scribblings have evolved into sometimes recognizable shapes and even a few letters. I remember when he was smaller, how suddenly one day I looked at him and said to myself “That boy is not a baby anymore.” There was another day, a year or so later, when I said, “I can’t call him a toddler anymore.” I’ve been calling him a preschooler since then, but I’m not quite sure what to make of these recent developments. I don’t think there’s a label for this one…he’s just a child. Eek! He’s only four! Not fair.

Mmm, what a horrible digital camera we had when he was born. (I do have better pics of him as a baby, but not to hand at the moment.) So little. Sniffle. What’s next, preadolescence? Sigh. What? Slippers? Oh, right. I think I’m going to go cry a little while I make a pair for Charlie.