My mom and Dad found a cute little fairy costume for Eden and got it for her birthday. She has been so excited to don her fairy apparel ever since. Our plan for Alden was to just put him in a sweatsuit he has with ears on the hood, paint on a nose and whiskers and let people call him what they wished.

It all changed at D.I. (a thrift store). Our eyes met across a crowded clothing rack. IMusic filled my ears. A beam of light shone down on a dinosaur costume just Alden’s size and only $6.

Alden was thrilled to put on the costume, complete with little booties and a hat. When he walks the little tail happily wags along with his toddle.

Thus began costume envy. As soon as Alden went to take a nap his costume was snagged by his admiring sister and adorned for the next two days straight. She loves it and has decided she wants to be a dinosaur instead.