Pink is Perfect!

Over the past six months Ben has started to really enjoy the color pink and all things that go with it. He likes dresses. He likes princesses. To be honest he can rock a hair bow better than most girls his age. I know there are some that wouldn't approve of a little boy being into girly things, but we decided long ago that if our kids are happy we are doing the right thing. We pride ourselves on allowing our kids to be different. Different is good, right? If we were all the same what would the world be like? - These are questions we reiterate a lot in our house.

Note: we aren't new to this whole concept of wearing clothes generally made for the opposite gender. Josie at about the same age decided she preferred to wear boy clothes. But society seems a little more relaxed when it's a girl wearing a jersey and ball cap (Tomboy) versus a little guy rocking a hot pink dress.

For Halloween Ben wanted to be Gloria the Hippo from Madagascar. We never tried to talk him into being something else. Ben loved being Gloria (which by the way, wasn't much of a costume because the hat I ordered two weeks ago never showed up, but that's another story). Gray sweats, a tutu, and ballerina slippers was all there was to his costume and he was happy.

Maybe Ben's pink phase is just that... a phase. Or maybe in 30 years he'll still be rocking the color pink. Either way, Ben (just like Will and Josie) will always have his mom and dad's support. Pink is Perfect!

 Marty the Zebra and Gloria the Hippo

Play time!