Gowns on the Town

Before I get started, I contribute to WDW Magazine, and they asked me to do a blog post for them about our family costumes. You can see that here.

On Wednesday, Annie and I went to a Mother Daughter princess party through an organization called Gowns on the Town. I was impressed with the characters and plan to use them for parties for Annie in the future. :)

It was a princess and villains meet and greet. I have never been a villains fan, but I think Annie is/will be. :) Because of that, I didn't participate in the costume contest- mommy as the villain and Annie as the princess. We knew what princesses would be there so I dressed Annie as Cinderella, (knowing she wouldn't be there) and I finally had an excuse to wear my new princess pants from Disney.

 Annie's friend was Rapunzel and her mom went as Mother Gothel! So cute!! Her mom was the one who told us about the event and she and I share a princess/Disney obsession appreciation! :)

 All of the characters were great, but I think our favorite was Ursula! She and Ariel did a little song at the beginning! 

If you ask Annie who her favorite was she will list all 6 that she met! :) But when we first left she wouldn't stop talking about Ursula. :) 

Maleficent posed wonderfully! :)

Since we go to Disney often, it is easy to get snobby when you meet characters outside the parks. BUT I really was impressed with these characters and definitely think they are worthy of being hired for parties. :)

Pumpkin Patch 2015

Annie had eye surgery the day before we took her for her annual pumpkin patch shoot. The insides of her eyes were red. Not blood shot, but completely red! It makes her eyes looked almost closed or crossed in these pics. :/ I still think she looks beautiful- her smile is just awesome. :)

There are things in regards to memory making that I greatly regret missing out on in our 5 years as a family, (I wish I videoed more, I wish we did yearly family photos, etc).

One thing that I have done right and it brings me immense joy is Annie's biannual photoshoot- Pumpkin Patch and Bluebonnets. It just so happened to be perfect timing- October and April. So I have pictures of Annie every 6 months since we got her, (her first pumpkin photo was taken the day after her gotcha day!).

I have been and will always be obsessed with Bluebonnet shots, but since I have begun this tradition, I now also love pumpkin patch photos. 

Like, Pumpkin Patch and Bluebonnet days are better than holidays to me! They are some of my favorite days of the year!

This was her 6th year in the pumpkin patch. Click here to see the other years. :) This is also her 4th year at this particular, incredible patch. You can see how every year it is a little different, and you will see how Annie;s smiles get better every year. :)

And remember about Annie's red eyes- she is not squinting or crossing her eyes in these pics. :/

These next few are sadly out of focus. :( She posed herself. :)

You can really see her eyes here. It is the same pic- I couldn't decide if I liked it cropped or original so I posted both. :)

 I loved this shirt when I found it and knew Annie needed it. ;) We picked her 5 years ago! :) best.decision.ever.