A little arm is perfect for a zombie

Jordan did it! She owned her zombie costume and had so much fun. Her only regret was we didn’t have enough time to put on MORE fake blood. It took me an hour to build Jordan’s face into a scary zombie. We used a combination of liquid latex and gory tattoos for her face and long…

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How scary is too scary?

I have to ask this because after spending most of this month encouraging other bloggers to share details about how Limb Differences Aren’t Scary… Jordan has decided to be really scary this year for Halloween. For years, she’s chosen to be butterflies, fairies and princesses for Halloween. But this year, she’s finally decided to have…

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My Superhero is Wearing a Wedding Gown for Halloween

I see the images. A Mighty Girl has an entire section devoted to empowering girls to dress up in strong and sometimes gender neutral costumes. I see the awesome outfits with girls wearing superhero dresses. Before I was a mom to a girl, I swore my daughter wouldn’t like pink. Heck, I named Jordan a…

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It must be the sugar talking

I rushed back into town from my journalism conference just in time to help get the kids dressed and ready for a fun Halloween night. Jordan was SO excited to bring out her old princess hair from our 2008 trip to Disney World. Jordan was so so so thrilled to be Pinkalicious. She loves the…

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Ready for Halloween

Jordan has a habit of wearing wings with her Halloween costumes… And I was really focused on helping her find something that avoided that accessory. I was in talks with her with all kinds of new ideas. I really wanted her to be a pirate princess. I mean, she does have a REALLY cool monkey…

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Boo!

Jordan had a very busy and fun weekend for Halloween – along with being Abby Cadabby at her school and neighborhood parties, she got to be a lion during equestrian therapy. I think she looked adorable in both outfits… But she was VERY upset in the lion outfit. She told me she wasn’t pretty enough.…

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Getting ready!!!

I know it’s silly to put the kids in their costumes already… But they arrived in the mail yesterday and I let them try them on. They are both SO excited. Cameron is going to be Anakin Skywalker and Jordan is a butterfly princess. I got them both to pose in character. Too freaking funny.…

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