Savvy Toddler Mom

This is the sentence that sprung from the toot’s mouth yesterday morning as he and I went shopping at the local fabric store where my mom also happens to work (for the sewing machine dealership).  Not too surprising a grammatical or vocabulary feat for him, but I did laugh at his determination and single-mindedness towards our goal.

Yes, we’ve been on the hunt for the perfect pirate costume.  After reviewing the options online and discarding them as too expensive (he’s two, for crying out loud — I’m not spending $50!) and passing over the cheaply-made and not very cute selection at local stores, the toot and I found ourselves at the fabric store.

As we shopped, I became increasingly frustrated with how “late” in the game I was.  All of the patterns I liked were already sold out.  I was able to call around and find my favorite at another location — a 20-minute drive that the toot chose to use as nap time.  (I HATE that.  It was 10:30 in the morning, after all.  He didn’t nap again until 5:30 in the afternoon — just a quick cat nap to keep him from completely going down in flames.)

It was October 4th!  How could the patterns already be sold out?!?  I was able to procure fabric last night while SavvyDad was home — toddlers and fabric stores do NOT mix.  I got some really, really cute fabric and I’m very excited about the whole project.  Final cost will be around $25, I think.  Not too bad for starting from scratch.

Also, I’m excited that he will have a one-of-a-kind costume.  For his first Halloween, he was a frog, just like quite a few of our friends and neighbors that also shop at Old Navy.

How is your costume quest going?  I know my 2-year-old niece is going to be a pink bunny — completely her choice.  Can’t wait to see it.  My 2-year-old nephew is going to be a fireman.  My sister-in-law found a fabulous fireman costume at Toys R Us.