Monday, September 15, 2008

Playing Dressup

As a kid, my sister and I used to like to play dress-up. This was always a little more fun at our friend Shelby's house because her dress-up clothes seemed more princess-like. But we had a small collection too and wore them out sufficiently I'm sure. I believe even the most tomboy of girls likes to dress up nice occasionally. I also believe that the less you do it the more fun it is, though now I wish I had more opportunities.

Saturday was my cousin's wedding at the Gallivan Center downtown. I knew it would be absolutely beautiful because I love the Gallivan Center. I've rode my bike through the fountains at night numerous times and watched movies from the grass there. I've enjoyed many outdoor concerts there during the summer and one very snowy concert there in the winter. One beautiful night I saw Arlo Guthrie perform and I sat on the edge of the little pool that is an ice rink in the winter, dangling my feet in and enjoying the performance.

So I knew it would be a great night for dressing up. Problematically, I'm not quite fitting into many of my old clothes so I had way more fun dressing Bailey up. At first I'd thought I'd be dressing her up all the time, changing hair bows, painting her face for the games, etc., but onesies and nighties quickly became the norm out of convenience. And of course, to me, she is irresistible as she is. Still, seeing her with her little bow and shiny bracelet make me want to do it more often. She is such a cutie!

4 comments:

miccolene said...

Alene she is so precious- I love the tiny bracelet! She has some definite style.

Aimee said...

She is adorable! It sure was fun to see you guys! We'll have to get together again sometime. If you ever have a football game up in our neck of the woods, give us a call! Maybe we can convince Tyson to branch out from soccer.
Best wishes!

H.A.M.A. Fam said...

love the outfit! But not as much as the baby!! Babies are fun to dress up, after the first few months any way. Oh - she is just so cute!!

Anonymous said...

Aww! Alene she's so cute! I love your baby. I'm so jealous!
I can't wait till I grow up and have a little girl of my own...