The Grey Fedora Hat

This weekend we went down to Richmond so I could attend a baby shower for this cute girl! My cousin Lindsey is due with her first baby, a little boy, on Nov. 25, 2011 --- and if he comes that day his birthday will be sandwiched btw his moms and Chips - how fun!!! She hasn't been sick at all, SO LUCKY and SO UNFAIR!!! She is doing great and got so much cute stuff at this shower that her little man will be the stylin little dude around town! Loved catching up and getting to spend a little time with her, Chels, and aunt Suzi!!!

While I was at the shower, Chip took the boys to the mall and picked Cash up a little something!!!

He was SOOOO excited about this "grey fedora hat"!!! We saw it last week when we were in Richmond and it was love at first sight for Cash. He put it on in the store, then walked around and checked himself out in each mirror! He wanted it so badly, and yet when I found out it was not on sale and was almost $20, I just couldn't get myself to buy it. I thought he would probably not care about it 30 minutes later and would never really wear it!!! Well, upon leaving the store with no hat, and no temper tantrum either from Cash (altho a quivering chin and 1 small tear escaping his eyes as he was trying to be big an brave and not cry.....SO sad, the temper tantrum would have been much easier to say no to!) we went to a few other stores. About 20 minutes later he said to my brother "I am just so mad." Kevin, "why you so mad Cash"? Cash: "I am so mad I didn't get the grey fedora hat. Mom said no cuz it wasn't on sale!"

Well, we called Chip and I told him if he asked his dad and he said yes that he could have it! Chip got out of answering by saying he thought Uncle Kev might be able to loan him the money. So it went, and I thought by the time we got home from the hour drive and it was late and he was tired it would just get forgotten.

The next morning, however, at 7 am Cash came running in our room, jumped on the bed and said "mom, let's go to our mall. Let's go check at our mall at Gap to see if they have the grey fedora hat - it might be on sale here!" Oh boy, I thought, and here it goes again. If I have to listen to this for the next 6 months like I did about Buzz Lightyear it might just drive me crazy (crazier than I already am!) Well, I heard about it ALL morning, for like 5 hours straight, and since we were headed by the mall anyways I said we could check. I had looked it up online to show Chip what it was he was so obsessed about and it had actually gone down a few bucks. Anyways, we got there and searched everywhere and they only had one hat - and it was too big! Bummer! Or Phew!

Needless to say it was a much easier exit leaving the store, but the ranting and talking about it continued so Chip worked out some chores Cash could do for me to earn money to get his "grey fedora hat" as he always refers to it by, and told him that if he did them each day this weekend when we went to Richmond we could see if it was still there and he could get it. Well, he did his part, and we talked about it daily!!! And so while I was at the shower, the boys went to the mall and found it and got it. Cash loves it, and has hardly taken it off since! He is pretty cute I must say in it!!!

Happy new owner of the "grey fedora hat"!

It was a little warm to be wearing it, but he didn't mind, and got lots of looks in the stores. Here in Costco these two were showing some brotherly love and I just had to get a pic!

They really do love each other!!!

Conked out on the way home, but still wearing the hat!

Still styling!

My artsy old style take on this! Gotta love how it matches his outfit so well :)

On Sunday he even thought he would wear it to church. Took about 5 minutes in the parking lot for Chip to explain he couldn't wear it inside - only girls do that! After, he put it right back on during the ride home and then it was on most the day - a fun vid of it and baseball! Gotta watch both videos, as the first he manages to not hit the ball - maybe the hat interfered?!