Playing dress up

As is the case with (most) young girls, at some point they go through that magical princess phase.  For us, it began early last summer with Maya and Riley...and now Teagan is in full force.  In any given day, I assist with at least 38 wardrobe changes into various princess costumes.  Our 8 hour stint at Disney in February sure added fuel to that fire.  I mean, when one of the very first things that happens to you at Disney is this.....

 

 

...it's hard not to get wrapped up in magical fairy tales.

 

More recently, the girls have also begun taking part in another little girl right of passage.... playing wedding.  Last summer their babysitter got married and invited us to the wedding.  The girls have been mesmerized by this, and weekly (at least), we have a wedding.  With each other, with stuffed animals, with throwing flower petals and dancing at a reception.  They are really into this....so much so that Maya was as bride for Halloween.  I fear the days when I am going to have to pay for three weddings!

 

Yesterday morning we were in yet another discussion about weddings and getting married.  Maya brought up beautiful princess wedding dresses and I asked if they wanted to see Mommy's wedding dress.  You would have thought it was Christmas morning, complete with giddy shrieks and jumping up and down.  I pulled the dress out from the back of the guest closet...

 

and we played dress up!  A little girl's dream come true.

 

Teagan

Maya

Riley

 

Maybe paying for three weddings won't be so bad after all!