Naomi's 11th Birthday Surprises!! 3/12/15-3/13/15

While doing a little thrift store shopping while my car was being serviced, I saw this 80's teal prom dress. I thought it was perfect for a "cinderella"  dress up, but didn't buy it at the time. Then as I went home and thought about it the next two days, and made the resolve that I would take Naomi to see the new movie for her birthday, I drove back to the thrift store and was so shocked it was still there. I snagged it fast and headed home. I had Naomi try it on later that day and had to take the waist line in a little. But she surprisingly liked the idea of wearing it. 

Naomi didn't know that I had bought her and I tickets to see Cinderella, Not just at the theater, but at the El Capitan Theater in Los Angeles. I picked her up from school early had her dress ready to put on, had her change in the car, and be ready to do a special walk through the streets to the theater. 

Surprise!!!  We arrived around 3 pm to get in line for seats. The street was completely blocked off. As we stood in line, I asked a few of the ushers what was going on. We were told that President Obama was in the studio next door filming Jimmy Kimmel. There were secret service men all over. It was nuts. But a fun addition to our experience. I had never been to the El Capitan myself. This was a treat.

It is no joke that the waist line of this dress was tiny. Seeing it in person was amazing. And I'm sure all the layers of the skirt worn in the movie weren't there. The waist of the actual dress was smaller than Naomi's tiny waist. Not kidding.

Here we go? Curtain Up!

Waiting in line to get a "Cinderella Swirl Sunday" at the girardelli store. Of course as you exit the theater, they have you leave through the girardelli store. So we had to stop. One more thing to make it a special date.

Truly, the costumes were amazingly beautiful. A man told us to hurry down stairs to see the costumes and props since they were only on display for the premier and it would be crowded down there after the movie. So Naomi and I hurried down right after we found seats and left my coat on the seats we had chosen.

We hurried in to the theater to get a front row seat.

All the dresses, cloths, props and even the glass slipper were on display for the premier.

Halween 2015

Ever since I took Naomi to see Cinderella for her 11th birthday in March, and since I had found her a dress that looked like the new Cinderella's dress, Naomi has wanted to be Cinderella for Halloween. So I decided to revamp the skirt on the dress in which I had already revamped the top by adding toolling and butterflies to the neck line. More fabric was found, sewn and gathered, a "V" shaped ribbon was sewn so it would wrap around and tie to the back, to add more layers and volume to her whole attire. 

 I'm not very good at taking my girls to pumpkin patches. It stresses me out cause most patches now have amusement parks that distract children and cost money. So I avoid those. And in the past our ward boy scouts have sold pumpkins as a fundraiser. But they didn't this year.
One day we stopped in Pavilions and my girls were fascinated by the little tiny set up they had out front, so I let them choose two little pumpkins, take a picture, and call it good.

 The night before school costume parades, Heidi asked me to braid her hair before bed so that in the morning it would be frizzy like Hermione. She and her buddy Carson Eddington are obsessed with Harry Potter right now.

Carson and Heidi as Harry and Hermione

                       Audrey's Kindergarten Costume Parade
                       Plymouth Elementary, Mr Cook's Class

 

                 Monrovia Ward Halloween Party and Costume Parade

Squish that huge hoop skirt in Naomi!

I talked Dawn Terrill and Nadinna Gerrero to dress up as Spanish women with me. See ig pic below.

Seriously Heidi's favorite thing at any party of even is face painting. So of course she had to wait in line to have her cheek painted. And of course she chose a unicorn.

Hermione with her unicorn cheek.

                         Trick or Treating on Myrtle Avenue

Audrey changed her mind for trick or treating and went with her first choice costume, Elsa!

Naomi was the hit on Myrtle. So many people stopped her to say hello to Cinderella. Little girls walked by saying, "look, there's Cinderella!" One boy stopped her and told her he liked her dress. She was beaming. I thought she would feel awkward wearing such a big fancy dress since she is now in Jr High. But wore it proudly and loved the attention. How could you miss it on a street full of people walking up and down the side walks?

At the end of the night, I looked over and saw Naomi shoved into the car with her huge skirt billowing all over the car.