My Own Cinderella

I know Sophia well enough to start early in preparations for Halloween. She tends to have my personality in many, many ways. One being that she gets really excited about something, i.e. a Halloween costume, only to tire of it before it's time to wear it.

A couple weeks ago, Old Navy put out their Halloween costumes, and Sophia immediately attached to a very cute tiger outfit. I asked her many questions, offering other options like princesses, fairies, robots, the works, but she stuck with it. "No. I'll be a tiger. You'll be a mommy tiger." So we got the costume, but I left the tags on and kept the receipt.

A couple days ago, out of the blue, Sophia tells me she wants to be Cinderella for Halloween. Huh? She's never seen the movie. The only interaction she's had was in Florida months ago. She didn't want to be just any princess. Cinderella. So I told her we'd keep an eye out for a costume.

Next trip to Target, we found it. Cinderella dress. Last one in her size. So, we did it. Now I'm very glad we did. She tried it on when we got home and appeared to be the happiest little girl in the world. It's really a reminder to myself how good it feels to feel beautiful. That's what she felt. It was so apparent on her face as she beamed at us - especially at Erick.

She also felt like dancing.



Then she told Lulu that she could be Sophia's Prince.



Her final move was to sit down in her chair and actually pose like a princess. Apparently this is how she thinks princesses should have their portrait made.



I took the tags off. This is it. Sophia will be Cinderella on Halloween. That will be about the time I get the glitter cleaned off the floor from her twirling demonstration...