Andrew had his first experience of dressing up last year when we went to his mate's 'cowboys, indians and mexicans' 40th. I was surprised to say the least - didn't every kid grow up with a huge basket or box full of interesting stuff to dress up in? Ours included mum's wedding suit at one stage but was just as likely to have petticoats, fur hats, weird skirts and wonderful dresses.
The parents were involved in amateur theatre back in the old country (roar of the greasepaint, smell of the crowd...) and still costume up on occasion
the red fairy is actually my son, but as he is the youngest he very early on became good at doing what his older sisiters told him to
Poor old Andrew - fancy being denied the right to a decent dress up box!! He obviously has never been truly liberated by the wearing-of-undies-on-head, or the crazy old dress and handbag outfit or even the really silly hat and sunglasses look. You must get that boy out of the closet and on to the streets - or something dammit!!! Nice suntan by the way!!!
ReplyDeleteMust confess I got soooo much pleasure from embarrassing my daughter at that age :) It was perfect payback for all the times she embarrassed ME when she was little! Like the time, she leaned out of her pram and patted the bum of the little old lady bending over to get biscuits from the bottom shelf. You have never seen someone so old leap so high in your life! It was an awkward moment for both of us ...
ReplyDeletei dont know if it counts as dressing up but andrew does love his purple robe
ReplyDeleterofl..thats gold and reminds me of an incident involving helen, our mum and a one legged man!