I used to pride myself in finding unique Halloween costumes for my kids. That was part of the fun of this holiday for me. I had successfully "encourged" my girls to avoid being a princess/fairy for Halloween for years - they had never questioned my suggestions for costumes...until now!! This year our house was all about Barbie
THUMBELINA! Mia decided a few months ago that she wanted to be Thumbelina, but I took the opportunity to show her lots of other more creative (
cuter) options, with no success. We ordered the one she chose, and once Lily saw Mia's costume she wanted to be Thumbelina, too. Mia made it clear she would be ok with that as long as Lily's costume was different. So I began my search for yet another dreaded tacky costume for Lily, and I found one she loved! Then, lucky for us, Houston had the coldest Halloween in years so we got to wear long-sleeved shirts under the costumes - really adding some glamour to the look. :) However, once dressed and ready for the big night I have to admit, we had the cutest
Thumbelinas ever!!
You might not be able to tell, but in the pictures of Mia we have smiles that quickly turned to tears as she realized her friends were gathering outside and her mean mother was making her stand next to her little sister and take pictures. She was so sure the neighborhood was going to give away all its candy to her friends as she stood taking pictures. One day she will thank me for all the photos I made her suffer through...but it will be a lot of years from now.
Lily - our littlest Thumbelina.
Mia - our sassy Thumbelina.
Thumbelina sisters!
The gang - ready for trick-or-treating.
