Pick your battles ...

She screamed pointing to the closet shelf. She kept saying "Elmo" and pointing to the swimsuit container in the closet. I pulled it down and sure enough there was an Elmo swimsuit at the bottom. The container was clear and she must have seen it from her point of view. Of course she threw a major fit and wanted to wear it. It was 30 degrees outside so we made a compromise and put it on over her clothes. Yes we did all our errands and a meeting with the Elmo swimsuit in full view. Most people laughed or smiled but we did get a few strange looks. I think I have mastered picking my battles by the third child. Got to love her!