me too, me too

Dennis and I went shopping with Gran tonight, and while we were in a clothing store, he decided that we weren't the only ones who needed to try on clothes. He informed us that he was going to the boy clothes to find something to try on. I followed him, of course, and he picked out a very nice plaid flannel shirt and black pants. I snagged a pair of jeans in his size and followed him back to the fitting rooms. He insisted on doing all the trying on all by himself. He took off his clothes and very carefully hung them from the hooks. He put on the shirt and said "I think I'll button it from top to bottom today." (usually he says and does "bottom to top" with his buttons) So once he was dressed, he wanted to "go show Gran how handsome I look" and gave us a fashion show. The jeans fit superbly, better than any pair he's owned (95% of these have been hand-me-downs, very much needed and appreciated), and I was pleasantly surprised to find that Gran purchased them after we left the store. Kudos to Arizona brand jeans for an excellent fit. They had a wide range of fits, from skinny to slim to regular to relaxed, and the 4 regular fits him like it was made for him. This is great, because many of his other 4s hang way too loose in the waist. All the styles had adjustable waists as well! Since I haven't really had to shop for jeans for him before, and since he's just now growing out of toddler sizes, I didn't know what was out there (plus I always shop discount stores rather than department stores). Don't get me wrong, I still hope to be the recipient of many more hand-me-down clothes. If it weren't for Caedmon's clothes and Ellen's super savvy secondhand sale finds, he wouldn't have such awesome clothes, shoes, and pajamas! But it was nice to score a brand new pair of jeans for him, and fun to see him trying on clothes that he picked out on his very first trying-on experience. At his own request, too!