here is lily's halloween costume which she proudly wore at my friend's awesome halloween party this past saturday; honestly, she was happy about it and had begged me to let her wear the dress at home for the whole month preceeding the party. she was cindy-lou who from The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (inspired by the gazillion comments that we received when she was a baby that she was a cindy-lou who look-a-like plus i heart the book). for the past two days, she has informed me that she now wants to be gabriella from high school musical for halloween (yes, tice, i think it is because that's what kylie was at the party).
what to do? remember this is my child who wants to wear a swimsuit to church practically every sunday (which probably would be my worst nightmare). i've had to physically put a dress over her swimsuit on a couple of occasions when it became clear my coaxing wasn't going to work (or i was really late). i guess i could take out the cheerleading outfit from the dress-up box and talk about how that is high school musicalish (since gabriella is in regular clothes and i don't feel like going out and buying a brown wig.) but i like the cindy-lou outfit; it was after all, my idea. so most likely i will insist that she wears it and estimate/cross my fingers/hope that it will take no more than three houses of candy to get over her heartbreak.
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As mother of Ellie, who gets similar ideas and is just as stubborn, I would just dress her in the Cindy lou-who outfit and see if she even says anything. Then I would go with flattery, ie. you look so perfect as cindy lou-who because you have the same color hair. Then I would hope she would be distracted enough to forget. Either way, you are right. Five minutes into trick-or-treating and all will be forgotten. At least, that's what I'm hoping for Tycen who dislikes his Halloween costume...
heck, she can be waht she wants next year when she cares more! she looks adorable, and probably won't look like Cindy Lou next year, so this may be your only chance. she's adorable. a bit of candy and all will be forgotten (or tell her people will give her more candy for looking so cute...)
I feel your pain. Two of mine pulled that one. Sophie modified her costume herself, and Max had no choice. Of course, he is easier at times to change his mind than Sophie. I think it is because he is a boy. Good Luck.
Ooh, I hope she went as Cindy Lou Who! Soooo cute!
What a cute Cindy-lou. Candy can fix anything..right...so did it work?
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