She's growing up

For the first time ever, Brenna asked me to take her shopping today for clothes. Up until now, she has been quite content for me to pick out all of her clothes. On occasion, she would have an opinion on what to wear, but for the most part she was happy with me even picking out what outfits she should wear. I am sure this lack of interest was due in part to the fact that she wears a uniform to school, and for that I am thankful.

Lately she has started to notice what some other kids are wearing. She was lucky enough to receive some clothes from her school reading buddy (a 6th Grader) and realized that a number of them came from a store up here called "Justice". When she read the label on them she told me that it was her new favorite store. Ironic considering the fact that she had never set foot in there. But she needed some new clothes for Spring (she has grown over 3 inches since last summer so I am pretty certain that none of her spring/ summer clothes will fit again this year!) So, we headed out today for some shopping time.

As soon as we walked in the store, her eyes just about popped out of her head! She was in heaven. It was a lot of fun to walk around and see what she picked out on her own. Lots of color, and some sparkle of course! Unfortunately, most of the clothes out now are real summer clothes (sun-dresses, tank tops, shorts) and it is just bordering on Spring here in Massachusetts. But we dug around and found some cute tops, a pair of pedal pusher pants and these....



As soon as she saw this hat, she HAD to have it. And then she saw the scarf. I was impressed with her choice of colors. It really bring out the blue in her eyes. It was so cute to see how excited she was with these. She put them on as soon as we left the store. She was thrilled when she realized that she can wear them to and from school!

It was such a fun outing and I am sure that it will be the first of many. It did make me realize, however, that she is growing up. Where has the time gone?