Somewhere in toddler-hood, well before the age of two, Lucia became infatuated with dressing up. I quickly fell in love with the imaginary play that accompanied it. I remember her tears after her second birthday party because she didn’t want to take off her “beautiful dress”. And that following summer she sported a felt pirate hat nearly every single day. As Lucia has grown older, her love for wearing costumes hasn’t subsided, and her fantasy-woven stories have become more elaborate. A few days ago, I sent Lucia into her room alone to prepare for her swimming lessons while I waited outside with her stroller-sleeping brother. She followed through with my instructions and returned wearing her bathing suit, with a bit of a surprise on top. We had just enough time to indulge in her Puppy Fairy antics at a nearby park prior to swimming lessons:
I’ve been thinking a lot about Lucia’s imagination and wondering how much longer this dress-up stage will last. For now, we’re indulging in fantasy and perfectly appropriate little girl attire.
Dress: c/o Princess Expressions by Almar // Pooch Purse: c/o Poochie & Co // Headband made by me.
Viva la Violette
Monica, your daughter is so adorable and I love her personality! Such a girly girl with a big imagination. I might need to get one of those poochie purses for Sofia 🙂
Her imagination is really amazing. The bag is so cute – she stuffs all her special things in it.
She is so lovely—-seriously, don't you love their innocence?!?!
Julie
I do love her innocence and inhibition. I love how free she is – I do hope that it sticks.
Your daughter is so cute. I also have a very opinionated 5 year old as well when it comes to clothing and outfits. At least your daughter matched with all pink! Mine is a mish mash of colours – pink, grey, brown, orange 😉
We have plenty of non-matching and over-accessorizing days around here to Cheryl! Thanks for visiting.
Love this post! Maggie is just starting to really get into dress up. The funniest thing is to see what she makes her little sister wear!
– Courtney
So cute. Adrian wore his far share of girly shoes and princess costumes – thanks to big sis!
Sooo cute! I love that you let her be and play. I always had so much fun dressing up as a kid 🙂
x
Marielle
I think it's an important part of little-hood. I hope it sticks for a bit longer!
I loved the headbands. I made a few 🙂
What a sweet girl! My son loves dressing up too and is great at imaginitive play. I can listen to him play and coming up with story lines in his head all day. One day he's a pirate. the next day a knight in Shinning Armor and recently a Fireman. Too too cute!
This was so sweet and she is too cute! I love when kids can just be kids and enjoy this small window of childhood, hope this sticks a bit longer.