11/14/10

Playing Dress Up with a 5 Year Old

A few weeks ago my niece, Alexis, was spending the weekend with her dad (my brother in-law) and we happened to be in town. So we had some quality time together to: practice her spelling words (she's in Kindergarten), watch movies, build a fort in the living room, and play dress-up. This little girl is so creative and full of energy--she's a blast to play with because her imagination runs wild. We were playing some form of house and our dog Sampson was "the baby"--so Alexis and I dressed up Sampson:



Sampson sporting his new I Love Kindergarten t-shirt and green tutu.


Playing with little kids is great. Not only does it make me excited to have my own children, but it reminds me to lose my inhibitions. To just go crazy and wear the silly, sparkly angel wings and make up dialogue for a half-naked Barbie doll. We can learn a lot from little kids about living in the moment...

2 comments:

Amy said...

That is a good look for you Sampson!!

Nate Helzer said...

don't kid yourself Danielle...you talk to half-naked barbie dolls all the time. I usually catch her on Saturday mornings discuss literature and politics with Barbie & Ken, sipping on a warm cup of coffee