Layer by Layer... (Today's Michael-ism)

So I thought I'd tell ya'll about the latest fad around our house... layered shirts.

The trendsetter: Michael.

But as with all things he does, Michael has a definite purpose behind his actions.

You see... each shirt has a specific purpose. "This is the shirt I wear for breakfast." "This is just my shirt for being outside."

But most shirts are for sports. Of course. "I need this shirt if I'm going to play basketball, because it has a number and it's yellow, like the Lakers." "This one is green, so it is the Celtics." "This one has a big number on the back, so it is for my soccer playing." "This one has a collar, so it is a golf one." "This on is for football because..." yadda, yadda, yadda.

And of course, he wears them all at once, because one never knows when he will need to play a championship game in his living room. He sheds to a different layer at specific points of the day, depending on the activity and its required attire.

Then there is the recent interest in cycling... because, you see, Michael and his daddy are watching the Tour de France together. If you know anything about the Tour, you will know that... aside from the different jerseys for the different teams... at the end of each day, winners of different categories are awarded jerseys that they wear the following day...




Bekah, of course, wants to do exactly what Michael is doing.


Yes, she is putting on her 5th shirt.

Abby gets into the spirit of things, too.


Ella is thinking... "What kind of people...??"


She keeps things simple and only requires a change of clothes if her diaper gets a little out of control.

At the beginning of this fad, there were shirts EVERYWHERE throughout the house. I soon required that he keep them in his room. And I have since taught him how to hang his own shirts... although that only *really* happens once every couple of days...

But I guess it has somewhat diminished in the past 2 days... after we pointed out to him that it was stretching out his shirts and they wouldn't fit right if he kept layering *7-10* shirts at a time. We suggested keeping it to *3-4*, which he has done very well since. Whew.

But... whatever. His imagination soars, and every day he wins national championships, basketball tournaments, world cycling races, and is properly outfitted for dinner in the evening. Better to be over-dressed than under-dressed, I always say.

But I'm guessing that... like all fads... this too will fade.