The obligatory Halloween post...
Since Afton has been showing a preference for what diaper she wears during the day, ("No Mommy, not Elmo. Big Bird!"), we thought it best to get her input on Halloween costumes this year rather than risk her refusal to wear our selected one. On a trip to Old Navy, we learned three things: (1) Afton, sadly, had no interest in the shark costume; (2) The only portion of the princess costume she fancied was the wand; and (3) The only portion of the lady bug, butterfly, bumble bee, and bat costumes she took a liking to was the wings. (I had to stop her from trying to rip out the wings that were sewn into the plush costumes. That was after I carefully tucked a wand into the tag of a princess dress because Afton had succeeded in ripping it off the plastic string/tag thing....) I figured the butterfly wings would be a safe bet along with a tutu and a pair of pink leggings. As soon as I had her try that ensemble on last weekend, she immediately asked, "Where's my wand?"
As Tony put it, Afton took the "a la carte" approach to costumes this year.
I kid you not, as we were heading to the craft store to buy a wooden stick, pink paint, a yellow star, and pink ribbon, I cleared the diaper bag out of the car and this book fell out:
Yes, Afton inadvertently turned herself into Pinkalicious (minus the tiara -- she doesn't like things on her head.) Oh sweet diva of mine!
But back to Ainsley. Don't the cheeks make the bee?
Happy Halloween everyone!
6 comments:
Probably dating myself, but the costume looks like the bumble bee girl from the "No Rain" video. Google it, young people!
They are both darling! Did you take them to a church activity or did you do the trick-or-treat door knocking thing? Love the costumes!!
Nothing better than pinkalicious! When elsa was afton's age she dressed up as pinkalicious, but with a red dress-after she had turned red! The bee is cute! I didn't get any pictures of Lu in her pumpkin clothes...and the cheeks do make the bee!
Little kids in costumes are cute no matter what! I love Halloween for that reason. We got to share Halloween with Kres and Beckham--cute werewolf and lion. Babies don't know what the heck is going on, and that makes them even cuter. Cute bumble bee and pinkalicious!
Erik is going to be so proud when he sees Tony's PenguinTM-wearing. He lost that same shirt in a laundry incident, so I'm debating whether to show it to him in its pristine form.
Also, can I say how happy it makes me that you guys have (at least) one pinkalicious sassy girl? It's perfect.
Who needs anything else in the world when there is wings and wands at hand. It is a good thing that Cariña doesn't know about the pinkalicious book. We would never get it back to the library. :)
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