Josh is at the stage where he LOVES to dress up and play make-believe. He would do this fantasy play all day long if he could. The first words out of his mouth the moment he wakes us up (at 5:30!) in the morning are, "May I please wear my Buzz Lightyear costume?" Then, we proceed to act out Toy Story 1, 2, and 3 over and over again. (We've recently borrowed all three movies, all of which are great movies- fun for both kids
and adults!)
For Halloween, Josh actually wore TWO costumes. During the day, at preschool, he dressed up as his beloved Buzz Lightyear:
In the evening, Josh went trick-or-treating with his friend, Sean. He wore his "Super Why!" costume (based on an educational PBS cartoon that teaches kids how to read). This costume was half-borrowed and half-assembled by Grandma Terry:
Prior to Halloween, I saw an adorable firefighter costume at Costco, but when I brought it home, Josh refused to put it on because it didn't "fit right." (He went through a clothing-refusal stage for a few months where he refused to wear nearly any outfit he owned. It drove me bananas, and thankfully, it appears to have mostly subsided....) One day, out of the blue, he said, "I want to wear my fire fighter costume. Hallelujah!
Here's the result:
(Do you recognize the boots, Grandma Kiki?)
Now, Josh has developed a superhero obsession; first it was with Batman and most recently it is with Spiderman (and, no, he has not seen any of the cartoons). Here he is playing dress-up with his friends from my MOPS group:
Even Annalisa got in on the dress-up action for Halloween. Here she is, dressed as little ladybug:
Isn't dressing up so much fun??
