The Fish Tank

When Jackson was little, he was always dressed to the nines. He had more pairs of shoes than me as an infant. Why do infants need shoes, anyway. I will say, little baby feet are the cutest and even more adorable in little shoes. I had to have the cute diaper bag. His stroller fit the plaid Graco trend that was hot in the mid-2000s. It mattered. I don't know why, but it did. By the third kid, not so much. The younger boys had their country fair the other day. I asked them if they wanted to dress in western wear. Here is how the conversation went... Me: Boys, do you want to wear cowboy clothes for your country fair? Boys: What does that mean? Me: A button up plaid shirt and jeans. Boys: (with a look of disdain) Ummm...no. That's okay. My boys don't do button up shirts. Jeans? You would think I asked them to wear pants made of needles so those are out, too. They would rather where athletic shorts and flip flops; the youngest in a long sleeved shirt to top off the f...