For years now I have been making my niece's annual Halloween costume desires come true. She and I are Halloween kindred spirits. We love to dress up! I love to make the costumes. Now I spend all my time making hers I end up going costume-less. That is a wee bit sad for me but it is so much fun getting her all gussied up.
I thought I'd do a retrospective of the costumes thus far and then I'll update tomorrow with this years creation.
I don't know if I can put typed words to the enchanting nature of my niece. At 2 years old she wanted to be a giraffe. We don't know how she came up with that but she didn't change her mind for weeks. A 2 year old with focus, weird. Every year she makes up her mind about what she wants to be around Christmas or so. I'll ask her every once in a while what do you want to be for Halloween? The response is always, "I told you I want to be a __________." or "I still want to be a _________." When she spoke with the animated voice of a sweet miniature person she declared she was to be a giraffe, after that it was a flying any, a bat and now a penguin. The same story at 3,4 and now she is 5. She already has the next 2 years ideas.
The giraffe pictures are on my old semi dead computer, I'll have to dig those up.
Do you know how hard it is to get a toddler to sit still for pictures. I am hoping this year she will sit still for better pictures.
Last year's purple bat.
And coming so so soon, 2008 purple penguin...
