Super Alex to the rescue!

This is what Alex wore to his doctor appointment this morning:

 

In case you're wondering, he's wearing moon boots, a superman cape and an upside down Easter basket on his head.  This is his Super Alex to the Rescue costume that he came up with himself. Sometimes he wears his green froggy galoshes instead of moon boots though.

He was a hit at the doctor office.  In fact the doctor declared him "KID OF THE YEAR!" and took him by the hand and paraded him around the office to see the nurses and front desk receptionists.  Then he gave Alex a really cool sticker and a bag of gummy fruit snacks.

After the Super Alex to the Rescue parade, the doctor high fived me and told me how cool he thought I was to let Alex express his creativity and imagination, not only at home, but out in the world as well.  He told me that seeing Alex in this outfit not only made his day, he said he'll probably be smiling about it the rest of the week. 

I hadn't thought anything of it when we left the house.  Alex wanted to wear his super hero costume to the doctor's office, why wouldn't I let him?  My parenting style has always been to let Alex be a kid.  To enjoy all the perks of being a kid.  Whether that be wearing an Easter basket on his head or jump in mud puddles or draw "tattoos" all over himself with washable non-toxic markers.  I figure there is such a small window of time where he is allowed to be totally uninhibited and not worry what other people think.  Such a short time where he believes that wearing a cape and moon boots turn him into a super hero.  It didn't occur to me to change him into a nice plain boring matching outfit to go out in public because, dude, he's THREE.  And in my world, being three means you can wear whatever makes you happy.

We walked out of the doctor's office with everyone waving enthusiastic goodbye's to Super Alex.  Alex himself was strutting around with a grin on his face that literally went ear to ear.  So proud that everyone liked his outfit so much.  I was grinning too. I couldn't be prouder to be Super Alex's mom.  Yep, that's MY kid with the  Easter basket hat and the weather inappropriate footwear and the cape stuffed into the collar of his t-shirt. That's MY KID, and he's awesome!