What not to wear

Trying to get the boys ready in the morning is not always a smooth sailing process. They just love their jammies. I even set out clothes for them to wear and their daddy has a race with them to see who can get dressed first. That has been working for a little while, but lately we have hit a little snag. Now they insist they pick out their own clothes. One problem is that AJ will only wear long-sleeves shirts, even if it is 75 degrees out. He says that he just will push his "arm sleeves" up if it gets hot out. He also prefers pants and says he will push the "leg sleeves" up if his legs get hot.

Another problem is that they are the slowest to get ready and usually have a fight over certain articles of clothing. It take them awhile to negotiate- it goes something like this:

A: (Crying) I want to wear the orange shorts. I found them first. (I told AJ he had to wear shorts today, so he was already upset).
P: You need to ask me if you can wear them. It is good manners.
A: Patwick, can I please wear the orange shorts?
P: Let me think...(pause with his finger on his chin)...sure.
A: Yea! (grabbing for the shorts)
P: You need to tell me "thank you, Patwick".
A: Thank you, Patwick.
P: You're welcome.

The sad thing is that P didn't even want to wear the shorts until his brother told him he wanted them P likes to wear "comfy shorts" with no zippers. AJ also complained all morning that his legs were "coldy" and he wanted to wear pants. Gotta love 4 year old quirks.