My children do not own festive holiday clothing. There. I said it. I told you, the great internets, confessed to you really. Confession is good for the soul. Honesty is the best policy. Fake it 'til you make it. I feel better already.
Why did this come up? Well, I'm in the midst of getting ready for Christmas, which means my mind is racing 24/7 and I'm making list after list and I write a list for each day which is laughable really, but one must do something. Anyway, I decided in a moment of complete nostalgia that I would take the kids to get a photo with Santa. I do not need one, and I'm pretty sure that 2 out of the 3 will cry (which is the whole reason to get the photo taken anyway) but I want one this year. For the first 3 1/2 years of his life E. completely refused to even contemplate a Santa photo and we didn't push it. The last and only photo with Santa was two years ago when we happened to be at the mall and there was no line to sit on Santa's lap (unheard of!) and so we rushed up, plopped the kids on Santa's lap and there it was. Of course they were wearing whatever it was that they were wearing when we rushed out the door to go to the mall which was lame at best and crusty at worst.
So I was thinking about Santa and I thought I should plan this out a little better this year because I am not going to stand in line at the mall for an hour for a photo with Santa and then I thought If I plan it out then it has to look like I care and what should the children wear? at which point I thought There is nothing for the children to wear and I have hit an impasse at which point I stopped thinking. I was always dressed up as a child for these things, you see. To get the full nostalgia rush I think there must be tights and shiny shoes and something red and/or green. But we have none of that here.
I have tried. One year I bought E. a festive holiday sweater vest. He wore it once for about 3 hours and I could not look at him while he had it on. Everyone else's kids always look so cute all dressed up in Christmas gear, but my kids just look ... odd. Z. might be able to pull something off, but the other two? No. And forget K. and I. We do not have it in us.
So. There are no sweaters and there's no red and/or green and the glittery santa hats are elsewhere and there never had been shiny shoes and there probably will not ever be. I think matching scarves might be my best bet. Scarves or goggles of some sort?
I told you I wasn't any good at this. I did tell you, confessed really, and now I feel worse.
Posted by grrlTravels at December 2, 2008 8:39 PMChristmas goggles!! That's it! AND a scarf. Christmas adventurers!
Santa is visiting Twiggy's school Friday and there will be photos and I have been having these same thoughts about how to dress her--well, except for the part about the goggles. I was thinking cute stripey tights and red Chucks and maybe a t-shirt over a turtleneck with a skirt. I can't promise anything but the shoes will be red. I'll see what I can find. I figure she will be cute no matter what she wears. All of her buddies may be dressed up but that's just not our thing. We are more from the Punky Brewster school of style and we offer no apologies. Well, not many.
Hey, I have some of those antlers we bought for the dog years ago for a Christmas card photo. She could always were those. You think her friends would laugh?
Posted by: Tracie at December 3, 2008 8:56 AMHa! Now you have me really thinking about the goggles. I mean, seriously, do you think that we could surprise Santa and the elves if we showed up with scarves and goggles? Hmmmmmm.
And Christmas adventurers sort of goes along with the Christmas card that isn't finished yet. You must be reading my mind.
Posted by: Amy/grrlTravels at December 3, 2008 9:39 AMWhat about holiday t-shirts (or just plain red ones) and jeans? And of course goggles... ;)
Posted by: Krista at December 4, 2008 11:30 AM