Yes, I sung this song to the tune of Paula Cole’s “Where Have All The Cowboys Gone.” You can thank me that it will now be stuck in your head for the rest of the day. But my question really needs tweaking: Where have all the fire truck shirts gone.
I just went on my biannual Big Shopping Spree for the boys’ fall and winter clothing. BigBrother needed an entire wardrobe (sweat pants, long-sleeved t-shirts, sweat shirts, jeans, nice pants, button up shirts and sweaters) in his new size (somewhere between 5T at Old Navy and Osh Kosh, 5 at Carter’s and 4 in shirts but 5 in pants at Children’s Place) as we had absolutely no hand-me-downs this year. LittleBrother needed some new sweat pants to replace the old faded hand-me-downs (navy blue fades so horribly but it’s such a staple in boys’ wardrobes) and some new fun things for this year. Last year’s shopping trip yielded a large number of shirts (and a jacket) featuring fire trucks.
This year’s fire truck count? .5
Yes, I’m only counting the pajamas that I bought at Carters (a variation of the ones I bought last year) as a half a fire truck as no one else will see them. Except maybe on pajama day, on which day they can have the full count as one fire truck. And then back to their half a count.
Old Navy, Carters, Children’s Place, Osh Kosh, Gap, the Vanity Fair outlet and a few other now-forgotten stores had zero shirts featuring our favorite vehicle. I say this with extreme amounts of woe because LittleBrother is going through a phase that BigBrother never went through: he cares about what he wears. And he wants to wear a fire truck shirt every single day. But we only have so many fire truck shirts. (Okay, uhm, we have quite a few in his size from BigBrother’s previous 3T wardrobe), but still. Not a single fire truck shirt to be seen this year.
As an aside, Carters and Osh Kosh did have firefighter inspired rain jackets. However, even at 50% off, they were still kind of above what I’m willing to pay for a specialty jacket. Thankfully, I had already found a great bargain on a rain jacket at Heartstrings on one of our first stops during the Big Shopping Spree. It’s yellow with fish; LittleBrother loves fish, too. BigBrother’s rain jacket from last year still fits — knock on wood. But, you have to admit, this Osh Kosh firefighter rain jacket is way cute.
I have heard rumors of a few at Target, but we don’t have a Target. I’m now glad that I had magical mommy ESP in 2008 and bought one of the firefighter shirts from Old Navy in all sizes through 5T for the boys. I think my friends made fun of me at the time. Who’s laughing now?
In other news, I was deeply pleased with the selection of clothing for boys this year. Some of it was a little ugly as we’re now toying with Big Kid sizes, but I was able to find a nice selection of clothing for both boys. And here’s something crazy: they’re not wearing the same thing in our family picture next month. Complimentary instead!
Have you seen any fire truck shirts this season? Link me!
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Twitter: texasebeth
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Haven’t seen any fire truck shirts but I haven’t been looking either. It is still warm enough down here to wear shorts and short sleeves for another month. Kiddo is just into the big boys section in shirts which is giving me fits. Neither he nor I like them. Kiddo, sadly, has been picky about his clothing since he was 2 years old. If he doesn’t like it, he won’t wear it at all.
Elizabeth´s last [type] ..Assorted Stuff
I have a 4 year old who is obsessed and there are none – we looked Gymboree, Gap, Target (sorry), even Costco. No one is featuring a fire truck line right now. The Gymboree lady said they might have a line in November or December. I have had success in the past with ebay and I might do that again. Good luck!
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Twitter: FourAgainstTwo
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The firetrucks are gone, time for skull and crossbones! Hating the growing up of your boys!
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Twitter: firewifekatie
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I haven’t seen any shirts, either — just costumes.
But if you are looking for a costume, they have FANTASTIC ones at Costco!! I wrote a post about it: http://firewifekatie.blogspot.com/2010/09/best-firefighter-costume-ever.html
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Totally not what you asked for, but have you seen this? http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/190-3813589-5700001?asin=B000BX6CEE&AFID=Froogle_df&LNM=|B000BX6CEE&CPNG=furniture&ci_src=14110944&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=B000BX6CEE&ci_sku=B000BX6CEE&ref=tgt_adv_XSG10001
I WANT IT. Irrationally bad.
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Twitter: firemom
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Yeah. I also want it. And have. For years. And have refrained.
eBay
Lisa´s last [type] ..Magic Bullet
Ahh! Those are so cute! I think I might have to stop by a local Osh Kosh to get one for my nephew! He’d love it because he’s totally fascinated by firefighters and policemen.
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I am searching for fire truck shirts too. I found a few at Kohls.com. They certainly aren’t the cutest I’ve seen, but they’ll do. Good luck!
Catching up from vacation… Found some fire related shirts at Kohls a while back. THere are a couple on line (http://www.kohls.com/kohlsStore/kids/boys47/tops/sweatersfleece/PRD~671494/Jumping+Beans+Thermal+Tee.jsp) but they all seem to be the Jumping Bean brand. Not sure if all are in BB’s size though… Good luck.
Not sure if it is clear but there are a couple other shirts than the one I linked to, but not a nice. Do a search for fire and you will see what they have.