Favorite things...

This "favorite things" shot is one of my favorites to do each year.  I hope when she grows up they will make her smile.  This is the first year we've added the "when I grow up" category and I loved her answers.  Happy Birthday H!  We'll celebrate with cake on Saturday!

Yum!

She actually loved the session...said it was the yummiest one ever since she got to taste the props!  lol.  Her mom doesn't let her have much sugar, so that was a special treat. 

Yay!

Happy Birthday to the sweetest seven year old I know!  Look how tall she's getting!   We thought these candy props were just right for our sweet girl.  We got the idea from one of the booths at Kara's Halloween carnival.  They are painted paper plates and paper towel rolls wrapped in tissue paper and cellophane.  Fun!  So much joy entered our lives the day H was born!

Halloween Dress Up 4

H told her mom that her doll really wanted to dress up for Halloween too.  I had previously made her a leotard and a different tutu, so she thought that would be her costume.  As it happened, the tube top we bought for A's costume was too small and we had to order a larger size.  So I was able to cut down the original tube top and make another minion costume with the leftover tulle.  H was BEYOND thrilled!  The girls were happily calling themselves Minnion 1, Minnion 2, and Minnion 3.  LOL

Halloween Dress Up 3

Sometimes minions are sweet...

And sometimes they hang their tongues our like crazy people!!!  Clearly the one on the left is a more mischievous minion. Either that or she's practicing for her career as a rock singer!

Halloween Dress Up 2

Again, for those of you who haven't seen the movie...Lucy Wilde and Gru fall in love, hence the kissing.  And the little minions are really shocked to see the public display of affection.  Love their faces!

Halloween Dress Up 1

Jenny and I saw a cute costume idea for Minions back in early September, and she decided the whole family would dress up.  She bought a cheap wig and sunglasses off Amazon and I made the minion costumes.  So much fun.  And SO MUCH TULLE!  I've included the movie poster above in case you haven't seen these characters they were trying to emulate.

 

 SO SO cute!  The woman who wrote the directions for making the girls' costumes said, "What do you make when your child wants to wear a fluffy skirt but doesn't want to be a princess?"