Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Tinkerbell Goes Country



True to Cassidy form, she insisted on wearing her boots with her Tinkerbell costume for trick-or-treating! It was a bit cool out, so we threw on a tshirt under her costume and headed out to collect some candy.

We made our way down a few blocks of our neighborhood to collect some candy and see the decorations. For over a week we had been making a nightly walk to visit the "purple spider", the ghosts, and the skeletons (which she had to shake hands with) that decorated the lawns of the houses down the block. We also made our way a few times to visit the giant (seriously, as tall as the house) black cat that was often blown up around bed time.
Papa handed out our candy on the corner (for some bizarre reason, in our neighborhood the kids just go around the outside instead of down each street) while Nana walked along with us. Cassidy was a bit overwhelmed with all the people on the street but caught on quickly when she saw that there was candy involved. She did really well in spite of getting a late start because of dinner, a meltdown while putting on the costume (she couldn't decide if she should be tinkerbell or last year's lamb), and repeated requests for mommy to carry her.
We are still eating something from the pumpkin every night for "chocolate eye", though we have run out of the "good candy" and are resorting to tootsie rolls in various shapes and flavors.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Our Little Diva

(Check out my boots!)
Cassidy is becoming quite opinionated about her clothes and accessories. She decides what shoes she will wear (boots on most days when I can't manage to talk her out of them), how many pony tails she'll have in her hair, and which hair clips she'll wear WITH her pony tails and on which side to put them. She likes to check things out in the mirror when I've finished her hair and show off her boots whenever she wears them. This of course goes right along with our "Love and Logic" parenting which allows Cassidy to makes decisions whenever possible. (Thanks for the tip on those books, C & E! Love them!)
I still pick out her clothes, though she does veto my decision from time to time. If it were completely up to her, she would wear her Saints or Vikings Cheerleader outfits, or her pink Saints jersey every day.
Luckily, she seems to understand and accept reasonable explanations for why she can't wear them on some days (most often because they are in the wash - and admittedly sometimes because they are hidden in her dresser where she can't find them).
I can see the time quickly approaching when we'll have to redo her closet so she can get to her own clothes ... right now, everything is hanging at adult height.
When we drive through the neighborhood and she sees the Fleur De Lis Flags flying in front of houses, she says "Doh Ains" ("Go Saints").
(Notice the Saints Cheerleader outfit underneath!)
(See Daddy's matching jersey?)