Dress Up Drama

My girls and I celebrated MLK weekend in Indy with Kris and the kiddos while JP joined his army buddies in Vegas!  Unlike every other trip to Indy in the last several months, our only agenda item was to have fun together!  Fun was most definitely had by all.  It's incredible how Emmy's little personality brightens in the presence of her cousins.  Child-like love is the most pure form there is.  Small children tell eachother exactly what they think of them.  They tell eachother to "go away" if they are annoyed, they bark in eachother's faces if they don't feel like sharing, they invite eachother to join in their bathtime, and they cheer eachother on when they finish all of their dinner.  Emmy was so excited to join her cousins when she woke up each morning that it took an extra firm grip to contain her flailing extremities, and her happy squeals could be heard throughout the house. :)

One of the many games we played was dress-up.  Emmy was already decked out in the only butterfly costume when Clairey entered the living room.  It was, of course, the ONLY costume that Clairey wanted to wear.  A drama fit for daytime television ensued shortly thereafter.  In the end, all was well (kind of) with Emmy as a butterfly, Andy as an astronaut and Clairey as a Construction Cowgirl.

Clairey enters the room and gives Emmy a once over...

She sneaks up when Emmy least expects it...

Goes in for the kill...

Clairey is highly disappointed by her alternate costume.

Maybe this is a better choice?  A Construction Reindeer?

Emptying the dress up bin looking for just the right ensemble for Clairey...

Andy loves space, in fact, it's his favorite.  He'll tell you so.

Our baby butterfly

Much better.

The crazier the hair=the better the nap!

Rise and shine Clairey-Beary!

She cleans up well!

Playing beauty parlor with Clairey's hair accessories. It was Clairey's idea.

Mini top hat!

Somebody needs a crazy-hair-kinda-nap!

Such a girl!

Just like her mama!