School Girl

Lately, Amber has wore jeans to school most days.  I can understand, because when you are 5 years old there are many things you want to do that are not easily done in a skirt.  Then there are days that require nothing but pants, like horseback riding and P.E.  Her closet is filled with cute dresses, skirts and shirts that all issue a morning tantrum when the suggestion of wearing them rears it’s ugly head.  Most times I don’t put up much of a fight, unless it is something that is totally inappropriate for school or weather, like say boots with stripe shorts and a sweater.  Somethings just don’t go together, EVER. 

I have found the answer to getting her to wear some of those tantrum inducing outfits, ignore my laundry duty.  Who knew that by simply imagining that mountain of laundry doesn’t exist would have such rewards?  It seems that all of Amber’s jeans were dirty or in some state of laundrydom that all she had to choose from was skirts or shorts.  Since wearing shorts to school when it is 50 degress out might look strange, wearing a plaid skirt with tights is very reasonable.  Surprisely, there was no fight when there was a mutal agreement on this outfit:

Cardigan, skirt, ankle tights, and socks by Gymboree. 
Shoes by Hanna Andersson
The cardigan and skirt were bought at ridicously low prices, last year. 

This is how I always envisioned sending my little girl off to school, but had come to realize may never happen.  And in case you are wondering, the skirt has built in shorts.  I am finding this more and more in little girls’ skirts, which is great.  Why can’t they look adorable and still have fun?  However, if you don’t have skirts with built in shorts, try some bike shorts.  I have several pair for Amber in white and pink.  She knows to wear them with all her dresses and skirts.  It says the inevitable occurence of “I see London, I see France, I see someone’s underpants”.