dapper william

A few weeks ago I was at the mall by myself (an extremely rare heavenly occurance) and saw that they had recently opened a Zara store so I decided to stop in. The only time I had ever been to a Zara store was in Paris in 2001 and I was able to find a whole bunch of great clothes with the exchange rate being what it was at the time. A few years later I went to one of their stores in New York City and quickly realized I couldn't afford to shop there, so when I walked by the one in San Diego I figured it was going to be the same deal. Nevertheless, I decided to stop in just to have a look around (a luxury only afforded to those without children on them at the time). As soon as I walked in I saw a little glimmer at the back of the store and it looked like children's clothing. I made a beeline for that area and was shocked when I saw that their clearance stuff was cheaper than Old Navy! I got two adorable wool blazers for William for $5, several cute shirts, some shoes and other things for under $50. I couldn't believe my luck. William had almost outgrown all his clothes and Fritz (while he mostly wears Will's hand-me-downs) had to have a couple new things because they were so cute and only a couple of dollars.

This Sunday I decided I just had to get William to wear one of his blazers before it got too hot. I knew it wouldn't fit him by the time it was cool enough in Arizona again but I also knew it was going to be a struggle to get him to put it on. I mentioned this to my mom and she (being full of amazing wisdom) suggested that I put a little treat in his pocket and tell him it's a secret. I thought it was worth a shot so I grabbed a handful of mini marshmallows and whispered to him that I had a secret pocket for him in the blazer with a special goodie in it. His eyes lit up and he couldn't wait to put it on! My mom strikes again! Doesn't he look adorable?