It's official -- after a bit of indecision, Lizzy will be Cinderella for Christmas.
What, you say? You thought she was ALWAYS going to be Cinderella? Well, that was before she started watching Dumbo, and wanted to be "a clown like Dumbo." Except, when shown several clown costumes, they didn't suit her fancy. (I would've given much to see her with a little red nose and curly rainbow wig. Ah, well.) So we found ourselves in the odd position of talking her back into being Cinderella, because, well, though the outfit and its many accessories is/are expensive, it's easier than the uncertainty of having NOTHING TO WEAR for Boo at the Zoo! And, of course, Halloween! And Mommy needs those cute photos for the albums and for the relatives.
I'm not sure if she likes the outfit. She acted all coy and weird when we put it on -- kinda shy. But she looked FANTASTIC. It's a bit scary to see your 2-year-old in what amounts to a prom dress. Oddly, Disney sells long white child-sized gloves for the Belle costume, but not the Cinderella costume. So we stole them from the Belle area. They really make the Cindy costume, I must say.
I'm fully prepared for her to be one of 65 thousand Cinderellas in the greater D.C. area. She's not at the "I want to be original and different" stage, it would seem.
Now for the annual struggle of how to keep the child warm without completely covering the outfit you just spent a half-day's wages on... How many starving children could've eaten for what we spent on this thing. I'd rather not know.
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Well ... here's a fun and odd fact about Halloween around here. It's usually quite warm. You probably won't have any problems keeping her warm in her costume!! Bring her over to our neighborhood and we'll all go trick or treating together. What fun!!
ReplyDeleteyou got boo at the zoo tickets? oh, man, I wish I wasn't such a procrastinater. All sold out:( Well, I'm not sure Levi's old enough to enjoy it. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteOh NO! Yeah, they go quickly.
ReplyDeleteAnd, why didn't we think to ask you to come along... Because my head is full of fluff instead of brains. That's all I can figure. It would've been a perfect chance to hang with you guys.
Lizzy was kinda freaked out by it last year -- when she was about Levi's age -- didn't really want to shout "Trick or Treat!" at randomly dressed strangers. I suspect she'll be a bit more vocal this time around.
Next year, let's definitely do it...