Apres Ski

Clio has been wearing last year's winter coat for much of this season, and as it's size 18-24 months, her wrists tend to be exposed to the elments and the zipper keeps splitting. I thought I'd take advantage of end-of-season-sales, but I missed them at Old Navy and Target- nothing but racks of empty hangers side by side with racks of bathing suits. (Bikinis! In January! This seems even more wrong for kids clothes; chances are good they're not going on any cruises, and by the time summer rolls around, they'll have outgrown the things anyway.) Baby Gap online came through, and I got these down-filled, fleece-lined coats (and snowpants!) for about $20/piece.

We're reading a lot, as always, and Clio has been borrowing phrases from her favorite stories; when she bundled into her new winter wardrobe, she patted herself down and announced, "it fits perfectly," which, I later realized, is how Curious George's Christmas Surprise Hat is described in Curious George in the Big City. As you can see, the book does not give any real context to what a perfect fit might look like. Now Clio is waiting for enough snow to merit the pants. We are heading to MN in a couple of weeks.... maybe she'll get lucky.