Braden's Boots May 2012

So...Every month at Miss Heather's, the boys created a journal.  May asked them to draw a picture of what they would like to be when they grown up.  Blake drew a baseball player and Braden drew a cowboy of course!  Although, with the picture above, he might be a rockstar!  

So those of you that know Braden, know that he maybe should have been born in the wild, wild west.  He loves anything that has to do with farming and westerns, including horses, cowboy boots, cowboy hats, ropes, tractors, barns, hay, etc.  In 2 weeks he will be in my cousin's wedding, wearing (of course)...cowboy boots.  We finally made a successful trip to Wichita yesterday to find these new, shiny boots.  Let me tell you what happened to his old boots.  Braden wore boots almost all winter (meanwhile I'm still trying to convince him that the shorts/boots combo is not quite the style we want to pull off this summer).  These boots have been shined several times on a trip with Grandpa to visit Rosie, the shoe shine man.  So one sunny, warm day recently, the 3 boys were happily playing outside.  In the midst of their fun, Blake comes in soaking wet, from head to toe, soaking wet.  Immediately my mind starts wondering "Where did they get the water?" as I know the hose faucet is too difficult for them to turn on, and I didn't see them come in the house for any water....hmmmmmm.  Meanwhile, Braden brings up said boot, with said water to dump on Blake's head.  Yes, he was carrying this water in his boot!  So as any mom of 3 boys does, I start investigating.  I'm watching the water being poured on Blake's head in my peripheral vision as I notice the water isn't clear, but rather green, and slimy.  It hadn't rained in 2 weeks, so this water was gross.  Gross, gross water in the green turtle..ya know, the ones supposed to be for sandboxes?  So problem #1: Middle son covered in gross, slimy, green water, did I mentioned he was STINKY!?  Problem #2: Boots are full of this gross, slimy, green, stinky water also.  Even though we dumped out the boots and attempted to clean and dry them, the sealant on the bottoms has now come unglued.  Grandma attempted to re-glue the boots, however to much more wear and tear, the glue is not holding anymore....hence the NEW BOOTS for the wedding.  Now....to convince him he is not riding a horse in the wedding.  Next story :)