Halloween is still eleven days away, but WE MUST BE READY!  ( If you’ve read the ever-popular Elephant & Piggie book “I’m Invited to a Party”, you absolutely know what I am talking about! )  With the entire day of Halloween basically being one big party for a six-year-old, a pre-party check list must be complete 😉  Mostly to help Mom avoid any last minute runs to Target, or CVS or anything like that. So, we grabbed the kitty-cat costume that’s been hanging in the back of the closet for um.. two years.. and gave it a test run. I bought it on super-duper discount at a high-end kids store betting my daughter would be all too willing to put it on when the time was right.  Emily loves everything kitty-cat.  Though, just between you and me, take a close look at the ears.  Are those cat ears?  The tag did say CAT COSTUME.  Or do they look more like mouse ears?!!  Hmmm, that may be why it was on super-duper discount.  Anyway, I think she looks super cute.  And since we are all set for Halloween 2017 I thought I’d take a look back at Halloween past when a 5-year-old fairy butterfly fluttered through the neighborhood and a 4-year-old cowgirl kicked up some Halloween fun. Before that came our first kitty costume and I must say this one definitely had the right ears. I looooved that polka dot gray skirt.  Emily was three-years-old.  The photo of me dressed as Snow White holding my two-year-old Cinderella is the only photo I have from that Halloween. I am so thankful to my friend Tricia for thinking to snap that pic during what was a night of trick-or-treating during thunderstorms and pounding rain.  Finally, there’s my little pumpkin. Emily’s first Halloween costume. I love Halloween and  I love sharing it with her.  I already can’t wait until next year.  Maybe an Elephant or Piggie costume would be perfect!!!