Tom, Katie and Suri Out and About in Boston
October 12, 2009 by Julie Bonner
Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and Suri Cruise sure had one very busy family weekend in Boston. They spent some time in the park, went to a coffee shop on Saturday. On Sunday (October 11), they were seen out and about again strolling around the streets.
Katie held on to a coffee in one hand and Suri in the other for a little while and then put her down so she could walk on her own. It looks like Suri is still in her dress phase. We’ve seen a few pictures of her in pants and leggings since Tom Cruise’s interview about the fact that Suri does not like pants.
I love how independent Suri seems. She is a girl who likes to wear dresses so leave her alone, lol! She’s not going to freeze to death or be permanently damaged for wearing a dress on a chilly day. Just my two cents.
You can also see Suri sipping out of a travel coffee cup in some of the pictures.
More pictures below.
Image Credit: Splashnewsonline
Why is everybody dressed with trousers, boots, long sleeve shirts, jacket except Suri?
I bet that sweet mom and dad treated Suri to gourmet hot chocolate. She looks happy with mom and dad and her cup. Simplicity at it’s best. Cheers!
Love, Love, Love Katie’s top and boots!! Also love that she’s without a hat and wearing her hair down. It looks great! Suri is always beautiful.
On the other hand, I don’t care for Tom’s shirt, and I still don’t get the whole thing with Suri wearing summer clothing when her parents and the people surrounding her are dressed for fall. It’s pretty obvious she doesn’t like jackets or slacks, but I still feel it’s Mom and Dad’s responsibility to have her properly dressed. Mom and Dad should be running the show, not Suri. As a Mom, I know very well that it’s not easy, but it’s still something that needs to be done. Right now it’s a sweater and tights. Later the issues will be a little more serious. Is it fatal? Of course not, but believe me, giving in to Suri now will NOT make their lives easier as she gets older. I’m not going to say a word about the heels. LOL!
Tom Cruise ficou estranho de camisa xadrez..prefiro camisas lisas…No video da caras correndo no parque ele estava um gato..rsrsrs
Cute little dress, they look gorgeous!!!
I LOVE Katie’s outfit here!!! This casual wear make sense….love how she combined the pink hues together…..the boots are BEYOND SEXY….they look amazing on her…the brown looks great with the pink shirt an dscarf. I love her whole look here…..she looks smokin HOT! Suri, on the other hand….do not like her in those ill-fitting kitten heels ….her foot appears to be sliding out of the back of the shoe and that dress is too flimsy for fall. A better choice would have been a cordoury jumper or woolen pants or a woolen mini with tights paired with a beret on her head to keep her warm and looking “fallish”. I know she must be “difficult” and must demand to wear what she wants all the time, but lately her outfits have been , well, just plain bad. Sorry…but I need to write that….I simply would not permit my child to wear such a flimsy dress in the fall….there are so many other adorable outfits available. If I were her mom I would eradicate all the summer wear from Suri’s closet and re stock her closet with all fall clothing and hats and tights and then Suri go into her closet and choose what she wishes to wear every day….it would never be an issue b/c her closet would b stocked with only seasonally appropriate clothing. Come spring…I would remove the fall and buy her new spring/summer stuff to restock her closet. Simple solution to manage a challenging child!!!
Thats what I was thinking too , about filling her closet with warmer clothes, and taking away all the summery things. I can see Suri in a beret, how cute would that be. Must admit don’t like seeing her dressed like that in colder weather, something long sleeved but light maybe, or maybe they should make a long coat out of her blanket, she really loves it so much. I wonder though , is she as challenging as everyone thinks or they just allow her to explore her individuality, because there have been pics of Suri with different colour legins and little cadis with black pants underneath. When I see her dressed so summery in cold weather , honestly the first thought that comes to mind is …she’s going to catch pnuemonia.
The family looks happy out in Boston, but I worry about Suri, too! She is completely underdressed in many of her photos. Her parents have plenty of money to dress her properly. She also looks quite thin. My son is lean and tall and he is about the same age as Suri, but she looks thinner than she should. I am perplexed by her attire and can only think that her parents know who they are and don’t care what people think…or they are looking for someone to give them unwanted advice about their daughter. Katie is very loving toward her daughter, but she is extremely protective of her and it shows in her close hold to Suri and the fact that Suri always has her security blankie in tow. Would be nice to see Katie interacting with other moms in Boston and their children. Suri and her mom appear to live a sheltered life…She needs to branch out a bit more, it seems. I’m surprised we don’t see her around town with other celeb moms like Jennifer Garner… Katie and Tom: Please dress Suri better so she does not get H1N1 or the seasonal flu… She is so fragile and precious…the rule is…whatever you are wearing, dress her in one more layer. I can’t believe she is running around the city in a t shirt dress with nothing under it and shoes that barely fit. My mother would be beside herself if I dressed my son in summer attire on a crisp fall day… Sorry to say this, but it is true. Have fun in Boston and get Suri some fun cashemere sweaters, leggings, and some cool Uggs…
Suri will freeze one of these days LOL. I do sympathise with her parents though, she seems so strong willed that unless you threaten her all the time, you cannot get a sweater onto her. I guess she will be fine.
Boy! she looks like tom more each day, I must say something about the heels she is to young for them right now. susie kuby stassi,
Katie looks great in these pics! I have problems getting my jeans tucked down in the boots maybe my calves are to big does anybody have this problem besides me?
Starkist, it’s all about the kinda jeans and kinda shoes you have. One pair of skinny jeans I own go fine in all boots and another pair is always a little tight in boots. I guess checkered shirts are in the fall huh? I love the pink on Katie and the longer hair. Nice.
You don’t have to threaten a child to get them to do the right thing. I have three and I’ve never threatened them.
One idea would be to replace all the summer clothing in her closet and replace it with nice, comfy fall clothing, thereby giving her less of a choice. All it takes is a little ingenuity and a little parenting skill. That’s just one example. The other is a word most children should be familiar with by the age of 3 1/2. That word is NO. Say NO and explain why “Honey, its way too cold and Mommy doesn’t want you to get sick”. It’s not that hard. If they throw a fit, walk away and don’t give in. They’ll eventually learn that when Mom or Dad says No, it’s No. That’s what an experienced parent does.
starkist: try a “skinny” pair of jeans….they tuck quite nicely! –good luck! ps. women: I just bought my second beanie!–Lord help me….but I fear I am becoming addicted to sporting the beanie like Katie!– LOL
I think they all look great.
Anyone who watched the video of Suri at the ice cream store with mom and grandma know they set no boundaries for her. Wait ’til she’s a tween, folks.
I can’t understand WHY this small child is dress in a gossamer thin dress while Mom and Dad are clearly dressed for a cool Fall day?!!! This isn’t the first time this child has been dressed inappropriately! For Heavens’ sake, dress the child warmly! Take charge, Katie! Dress your child for the weather! Look at the man directly behind them in the photo…he has on a jacket and Suri has on a dress that looks like a nightgown.
Kit: I fear that too!!!! boundaries folks, boundaries.
does anyone know the brand of boot and shirt? love this!
Hi MP. I’ve been surfing the net and I cannot find the shirt anywhere… Wonder if it’s high end urban couture… The closest I could get to the boots… Sudini Sierra in chocolate at Nordstrom’s. Any leads on the shirt would be great, as I would love to try it out… so cute on Katie… but might not be so good for me. Would have to try it on. Some of these casual bohemian shirts can make you look heavy… I saw some cute ones at Urban Outfitters and some at Lucky. Good luck:)) Let me know what anyone finds out.
LOL, Kim
I agree with all….Katie needs to set limits with Suri as does TC. I fear Scientology may be telling them to allow their minor child to make all their own choices to encourage individuality but allowing Suri to dress like this is not encouraging individuality but stupidity! Katie’s mom is in town, maybe she can help create some boundaries with Suri. Any healthy mature parent would !
Well said, jenna! If Tom and Katie don’t handle the control issues soon, they’re going to have a heck of a time when Suri is a teen!
You can not tell from pics what and how many limits they set as parents. I am a teacher and see alot worse behavior in children that have lots of limits or bounderies and are punished when they do not comply.
I read this on Mamasource Daily Digest a mom had written in about her child in Silver Spring, Md would not wear a coat or jacket in 14 degree weather.
Pediatrician Lynn Wegner says, in this instance, the science seems to be on his side.
“A winter virus is not caused by going out in the cold air,” says Wegner. “It’s viral transmission.” In other words, colds are caught by coming into physical contact with someone who already has a cold virus.”
Lise Eliot who has written widely on children’s development said
“Kids learn through experience,”. “Logic is a great teacher — and if they choose not to put that coat on, or those snowpants, and they go out and get really wet and really chilly, chances are next time they might think twice about it.”
I think they are following this kind of parenting technique.
Thanks for the info, kate, but I have to disagree. Of course children “learn through experience”. Everyone does, but the issue is how much are you willing to allow them to experience before you put your foot down. Right now it’s choosing not to wear a jacket, socks…etc. when it’s obviously necessary….not a big deal. However, what happens when Suri becomes a teen? With that parenting method, where do you draw the line as to how much “experience” do you let the child have before it does become dangerous? Do you let a 15 year old drink herself sick with alcohol so she learn from “experience” how ill one can get from drinking? Obviously, that’s a extreme example and I’m not saying it will happen with Suri, but do you see my point? Where do you draw the line and how can a child become used to listening to their parents (who are far more mature and already have experience), when they’ve never been taught to!! I’m just saying that there has to be a middle ground where you allow your child to experience certain things and make their own decisions and other times when it’s necessary, as the adult and as the parent, to make safe decisions for them when they don’t know any better. If you don’t do that, you’re going to have a complete loss of control when they’re teenagers and we all probably know the dangerous decisions teens can and do make.
We’re all looking looking at pictures and can’t possibly know for certain what Tom and Katie’s parenting style is, but IMHO, they need to exert a little control now or they’re going to be really sorry later!! Again, just my opinion!!
(In response to weather appropriate attire for Suri).
I wonder then…why not carry a sweater or coat for the child? My daughter will refuse a coat on the way out the door, I put it in the car. Once we are at our destination, she wants to put it on. Children do not have time differential concepts at this age, they live in the moment. If they are warm at the moment they are presented with warmer clothes, it may not make sense to them. (So in that children at this age do not understand, I agree with). I think that is where the blanket comes into play for her, which may be seen as warmth and security. No judgement here, just observation, and sharing my own experience of a young child’s perceptions of temperature. Carrying a coat along or talking up how pretty stockings are for a sweet little girl never does them any harm. I try to naturalize weather appropriate clothes, by focusing on how pretty they are, and how good the clothes will feel–works like a charm:)
Oh, excuse me, after looking at the pictures again,I realize–well, that pink sweater is most not likely Tom Cruises that he’s carrying LOL! Like many parents they are probably carrying that sweater and blanket and she wants them part of the time and not at other times. No harm done, children have preferences:)
I was a big softie with my kids when they were little, when we went food shopping or any shopping they always came away with things , mainly little tonka cars to add to the 100 they already had, and many times I used bribery on them, They knew whenever we went out that they would get milkshakes, donuts, macas, icecreams , whatever took their fancy, that was ok with me. But honestly they never dressed themselves at the age of 2 and 3 and I never asked them, mainly because I always wanted them to look nice I guess, summer clothes were for summer , winter clothes for winter, and whatever the season clothes in between, so basically this Suri thing I don’t understand it too well.
The park pics are a little confusing, because you see a set of pics from the same day with Suri Katie and grandma, out shopping, Suri is wearing a blue jacket, then there are pics of her playing hide and seek behind a tree in the park again with the jacket, then you have all those pics of her without the jacket, and they are the main pics that get shown everywhere, it seems she has her jacket on and off all day. Her attachment to her blanket is another thing, she must feel cold because the other day she was walking around her fathers set with the blanket around her, and I also wonder sometimes if her blanket is some sort of security for her when then the paps get to her sometimes, or when she’s tired ,she wants it around her, because Suri certainly has a need for her blanket whatever the reason.
I will never forget the little video clip of Suri in the park in Berlin,she must have been about 16 months, even then she was running around with this big blanket, that was bigger than her, so she is very attached to it.
Also there are little kids that over heat , and apparently its not good for this to happen to them, and funnily enough it happens to a lot of kids born under the sign of Aries, like Suri (don’t laugh its true).
However that little flimsy pink dress , was way too summery , paticularly when you look around at everyone else, there has to be some boundaries, as to what is acceptable for Suri to wear weather wise, she’s only 3 1/2.
Personally, I think Katie would like to see little Suri dressed more ‘kid’ like. Thus in Australia during the time Tom wasn’t around, we got to see Suri in leggings, jackets, etc and by the way actually playing with a couple of other kids. I loved the ones the other day of her at the track in pigtails. Boston surely has to be very chilly in mid-Oct..so why are those silly blankets back instead of Suri being in a jacket and socks and shoes??? And the dresses Suri has been wearing are strictly summer fare not at all Boston type clothing.
Since Tom looks at Suri like a little adult, I think she is allowed to call most of the shots in what she will wear, when she sleeps, etc. The fact is however, that all children need healthy boundaries. It is their own best interest to have limits set, bedtime, playtime, learning time of course no limit on cuddle time. Is this poor child even potty-trained at this point??
Katie and Suri seem to have grown quite close in the last 9 or 10 months and that was nice to see as I think they both needed the other more. It was also nice to see Katie’s folks in town and Katie and her mom enjoying Suri together.
And the high heels. Well ok to play in but these look like actual shoes not play shoes and small feet should never be subjected to walking about in any heels. The first girl shoes I had with heels were my Easter shoes when I was about 12 I think. These little shoes also do not fit properly so she is slipping and sliding around in them..
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I just looked at some of the tabloid coverage and it seems they are more concerned with what designer she is wearing instead of noting that she is merely underdressed on a cool, crisp Fall day. BTW…pink dress (according to tabloid…not just pink dress…a Juicy Couture)… what’s the world coming to??? My son wears Baby Gap and cool designer shoes…but no one really cares. I do…but I don’t need to label him even if he were a celeb baby:(
Suri wears Gap too!
. Quite often in fact.
So why is Suri dressed like Summer when T&K are in Fall clothes? Is that why they always carry around a blanket? They are a gorgeous family, glad that Katie is dressed nice for once. She had much better style years ago. I would also like to see Suri with a barette or a headband. Her pretty hair hides her pretty face!
who are theses idiots to judge and teach tom and Katie how to bring up their child………and as far as suris dressing………OPEN YOUR EYES AND SEE TOM IS HOLDING HER PINK SWEATER AND KATIE HOLDING A SHAWL FOR HER!
come on stop nagging your necks at them, they know what they doing!
as far as Suri’s shoes is involved i don’t believe its imported from China but its made for her and it must as as comfy as any flatties or canvas!