David's Latest Antic

Yesterday, David found a giraffe costume (the one Tobin wore last Halloween) in the closet in Tobin's room and promptly put it on. He kept it on nearly all day; and when evening rolled around and we were getting ready to go bowling (David's request, since it was his family night), he still had it on and asked if he could wear it to the bowling alley. Jeff wisely said yes; after all, why deny a 4 year-old the pleasure of wearing this, even if "normal" people don't usually wear costumes to the bowling alley?

On our way home, we stopped at Walmart to look for some snow boots for Josiah; and of course, David was still wearing the costume. I had the pleasure of pushing the cart that David was riding in, and I got such a kick out of watching other people watch him! They would look at him, look away, glance again a second time, then either smile or nudge their companion if they were with someone else, point at him, and say something like, "Look at that boy in the giraffe costume! Isn't he cute?" Well, actually, I couldn't always hear what they were saying; but I'm sure they must have been commenting on his cuteness. ;)

It made me happy to see him be happy and to see other people be happy as they noticed him. That's a pretty good snowball effect from one small boy's desire to wear a costume--and his unconcern about what others might think. It's also additional proof that it's good to be four. :)

This picture was taken today, and the green object in his hands is a frog he made out of playdough.