Elmo's Song

So here we are in the middle of August and while temperatures are sweltering to say the least, my mind is on fall! I have never liked the summer...and at this point in my life I am quite certain I never will! But fall and winter? Oh how I love those seasons and long for the cool, crisp weather...

And I can't mention fall without bringing up Halloween! I am one of "those moms." The kind that is generally so over-prepared and has things planned out to a "t" that everyone else gets sick of it! I plan ahead...and most of the time WAY ahead! That is just me...always has been, always will be!

So it should come as no surprise to you that I have been pondering Halloween costumes for weeks now. I am also one of those moms who will dress their children in coordinating (not matching...just coordinating) costumes for as long as I can pull it off! Yes, I am one of those moms!!

So...I want to share with you my two little sweeties last year on Halloween! At about this same time last year I got this bright idea in my mind that they were going to be Raggedy Ann and Andy. I searched high and low on my good friend the computer and found "the perfect" costumes! LOVED them! I should also admit here that I am slightly high maintenance when it comes to Halloween costumes. I am not sure where that comes from...they are costumes made to be worn once a year and that is it...but I am picky. So anyway, I found "the perfect" ones last year and couldn't have been happier! (You'll note that Gentry was just as happy as I was!! Ha ha ha!!)

Now flash forward a year! Here I am racking my brain trying to find something equally as cute for my two darling kids this year...something that coordinates. Mickey and Minnie? A bee and a bug? Dorothy and the Tin Man?

I am having NO problems when it comes to Gentry...girl costumes seem to be like girl clothing! There is a TON of it and it all comes in several different styles! Now for my little man on the other hand? No such luck!

So, last night while browsing "the aisles" of Etsy, I found "it." As in, THE costume that would dictate what my goal would be this year for the kids...none other than Elmo!! There was an equally cute Cookie Monster, but Gentry has a soft spot for the furry red guy!! Click here to see the rest of the cute items in this shop!!

And here he is...looking ever so glam and girly!! The thing I love most about this costume is that she can wear it for more than just Halloween! This little tutu dress should fit her for years to come!! (Please note that these are not my images but came from the site I purchased the costume from.)

Now tell me that is not CUTE?!! I of course called Chris in to look at it and he too thought it was super cute and very "Gentry" and told me to order it!! I think I sold him with the fact that she can wear it more than on just Halloween! I have had a bee picked out, but by the time I bought the wings and the wand and everything else she "needed," it was way more expensive than this one!!

So that brings me to the ever cute Raggedy Andy you saw above! I am thinking he would be the PERFECT Cookie Monster to accompany our little Elmo, but the Cookie Monster costumes are so fuzzy and heavy...totally not going to cut it here in the desert (that is why it is okay for Gentry to be wearing a lightweight little piece of tulle!!). It is still way too warm at that time of year! So...if anyone out there has any fantastic ideas, please share!! Nothing cheesy or dorky...remember I am high maintenance in regards to costumes!!