D - An Early Halloween

I bought Katie a Halloween costume on Thursday even though it was not what she has been telling me she's going to be. Though she feels strongly about wearing an old sheet and being a ghost, I asked her on Friday morning if she would just try on the costume I got for her. Well, apparently she likes it, because she didn't want to take it off for the rest of the day. We went all over town as Supergirl!

I didn't think it would be too difficult to sell her on this costume. After all, she's been trying to dress as Supergirl at home for some time now. Noah has had various Superman pj's over the years as well as an actual Halloween costume from last year. They occasionally like to dress in these and run through the house watching their capes fly. Because Katie hasn't had a costume of her own, Noah made her this one out of paper in April of 2007. This has always been one of my favorite pics.

Despite her excitement, apparently there are both good and bad things about being Supergirl when you go to the library.

#1 - It's fun to be Supergirl when 2-year old boys think you are the legitimate heroine and say to their moms in hushed, awed voices, "Mom, look! It's Supergirl!" and continue peeking at you while you return books.

#2 - It's BAD to be Supergirl when 3-year old little girls you don't know insist on sitting right next to you and follow you wherever you go during music time.

Later that afternoon I managed to get her out of her costume in order to go to ballet/gymnastics. She did, however, insist on wearing her new butterfly wings in ballet since, after all, they DO dance like butterflies.

Despite these cute new costumes, don't be surprised if a little ghost comes knocking at your door next month!