Playing Dress-Up with Five Little Nieces and one Batman
A large box containing princess dresses, of varied sizes and sparkle, was carried into the house, by my eight year old niece. "We are playing dress-up, Aunt Coco and you are the photographer."
First the youngest, Kate, was doll-ed up. Lipstick to boot. She tried to eat it, smacked her lips and declared, "More!" Though the four other little dolls needed their share too, so they took it away from her, and she started to cry.
Dressing up in Princess clothes, minus brushed hair, caps, crowns, and shoes. Who needs shoes anyway, it is summertime!
Though Miss Brown Eyes aka Molly, has a red bow.
...and Batman with blue eyes and the sweetest lips, was here to protect us.
This little one, who seldom cries, often makes us laugh and is very comical, threw a royal fit for the Queen. She simply did not like her dress, and tried to rip it off. Of course the other little Highnesses didn't help her, and well either did I. I was the photographer after all doing my job.
Notice the pointed toe, on nature's stage? The sweet Prima Donna poses. I asked May-May if she was hot in her Snowflake Princess dress. She looked at me like I really didn't understand what it meant to be a Princess. This was the favorite dress, a FUR dress! I was told.
Ladies in waiting.
Gina, the organizer of the dress up party told me this dress, "itched," and she was going to take it off. I told her my Mom, (her Grandmother,) often said, "We have to suffer to be beautiful." And then, as if we had practiced our lines for the queen, we chimed in perfect timing, "Who wants to be beautiful!"
Surrounded in tulle, satin, silk, pearls, lace and fur (!) The crown-less girls sat and held court. Chelsea was roped into playing along, won't you join us too?
kocham was chciałam bym raz tylko wystapic w reklamie.
Posted by: Ania | 02 August 2007 at 03:19 PM
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Posted by: fran welch | 26 July 2007 at 05:36 PM
Merci pour ces moments magiques et féériques !
Posted by: kristin | 24 July 2007 at 01:34 PM
Oh my God. I've never seen such lovely girls!
Posted by: Shelley Noble | 24 July 2007 at 02:29 AM
Lovely fairies.....out of a book, those faces....delightful!
Posted by: Stephanie | 21 July 2007 at 11:12 PM
Beautiful girls - all of you!
Posted by: Nora | 21 July 2007 at 01:31 PM
Such pretty nieces you have...you are truly blessed!!
Hugs,
Jeannene
Posted by: Jeannene | 21 July 2007 at 08:21 AM
There's nothing better than a princess party! The pictures are gorgeous Corey, as are the girls. They remind me of when I was little and had a pink taffeta princess dress that my mother made. A little girl's dream!
Posted by: Jennifer | 21 July 2007 at 04:22 AM
Delightful! Absolutely delightful. I have three great granddaughters who like to play dress up too.
You did a great jog with the camera. I think the little one crying is just precious too.
Posted by: Mountain Mama | 21 July 2007 at 03:15 AM
Every one of the girls has the most amazing eyes...truly amazing.
I can see why they all love you!
Posted by: carol | 20 July 2007 at 06:39 PM
Oh what fun, playing dress up!! Beautiful Princesses and another lovely post!
Pat
Posted by: Pat | 20 July 2007 at 05:47 PM
Corey,
What a lot of beautiful princesses, those eyes! Those rosy cheeks! ahhhh to be young again.
I know you are locking each and every one of these memories in your heart.
Lidy
Posted by: FrenchGardenHouse | 20 July 2007 at 04:36 PM
What a beautiful bunch of darlings. All those big eyes and rosy cheeks. All girls should be princesses...
Posted by: Tara Larsen Chang | 20 July 2007 at 09:22 AM
Hey Corey,
Just checking in. Looks like all is going well on your trip. Stopping in Colorado this time over?
Those are some cute chilluns...a living storybook!!
Meilleurs voeux!!
Posted by: bluevicar | 20 July 2007 at 06:09 AM
Oh what fun! I want to go play with my nieces now! Yours are all beautiful...of course they are part Portugese ;o)
Posted by: Betty @ She's Sew Pretty | 20 July 2007 at 05:29 AM
Childs play and so much FUN!!
The children are beautiful!!
Posted by: naturegirl | 20 July 2007 at 05:24 AM
This is so magical, it sparkles. Just beautiful!
Love, Coco
(the other one. Really!)
Posted by: Colette | 20 July 2007 at 04:56 AM
How precious! I have to say Miss Molly is my favorite because I don't have brown eyes and I think I always wished I did... if they were as gorgeous as hers, definitely!
Aunt Coco, huh? It suits you perfectly!
xo
Posted by: Regina Clare Jane | 20 July 2007 at 04:27 AM
How can each and every one of those girls be gorgeous.
I have to say. I look just like that baby freaking out in the unwanted dress. JUST like her.
In the Jane Austen time, the house that held all those girls would be one important house.. and one, with hundreds of perfectly wonderful suitors lining up down the farm road...(in a few years of course...)
Posted by: A Fanciful Twist | 20 July 2007 at 03:17 AM
I do so want to play! Laughter, giggles, a few tears but royalty each and every single one. Why not, their auntie (and Mom) has always been royalty to her loyal readers. ;-)
Posted by: Elaine | 20 July 2007 at 02:00 AM
Oh such fun! Weren't you tempted to play just for a moment? I don't think I could have resisted the change to play dress-up!
Posted by: Lynda | 20 July 2007 at 01:51 AM
They simply are the loveliest ladies in waiting ever to be glimpsed in all this fair land Corey. (and of course their escort Batman, was the most charming of defenders too.)
And I wish I could cuddle and wipe the tear of the littlest one. Oh my, what a precious little face and what enormous tears. I hope she was treated to a home baked cookie from grammie to wash them all away.
Looking forward to hearing about further events in the kingdom. :)
Posted by: Sally | 20 July 2007 at 01:20 AM
What a great moment...love the story and the party! Too cool.
Posted by: Liz Ness | 20 July 2007 at 01:18 AM
You've captured an exquisite innocence, Corey. Beautiful!!
Posted by: Anna | 20 July 2007 at 12:36 AM
Oh and a very handsome little "batman" prince! What blue eyes!
Posted by: Jenny | 19 July 2007 at 11:55 PM
You captured the magic. A bevy of adorable princess-girls and dress up! Just precious!
Posted by: Jenny | 19 July 2007 at 11:54 PM
What a wonderful summer dress-up party! Your photos really capture the mood of all the little princesses, and batman too!
Posted by: Bejeweled | 19 July 2007 at 10:37 PM
love it...what wonder-filled memories that are being made!
Posted by: annie | 19 July 2007 at 10:09 PM
"We have to suffer to be beautiful." My oldest sister would say that to me as she pulled off the tape that held my hair to my cheek - very necessary for creating "kiss curls"
ouch!
Such beautiful princesses and prince!
Posted by: Islandsparrow | 19 July 2007 at 09:31 PM
So Lovely! looks like it was a great time. Beautiful eyes on all of them!
Posted by: CathyC | 19 July 2007 at 09:20 PM
So delightful. What fun to play the day away as someone else. *ah, sigh*
"We have to suffer to be beautiful." I heard those words so often as a girl as my mother tried to get my long naturally curly into some sort of order. Sweet memories for me.
Posted by: ally bean | 19 July 2007 at 08:14 PM
You really do have a bunch of very beautiful nieces there, now which dress should I pick? So hard to choose :) Enjoy the fun, you did a great job as photographer.
Posted by: cruststation | 19 July 2007 at 08:12 PM
What beautiful children...sunkissed faces and beaming smiles.
Looks like fun!
Posted by: Beverly | 19 July 2007 at 07:41 PM
I would love to come to your party! I'll be the one with the high heeled shoes...4 sizes too big...that is how I used to play it! They are all adorable!!!!
Posted by: My Melange | 19 July 2007 at 06:42 PM
What a FABULOUS party with all the princesses! They all look so lovely in their frocks. LOVE that photo of the royal fit! Sigh...that image may haunt poor Princess Kate later in life... You make for a very talented party paparazzi, Auntie Coco.
Posted by: susanna | 19 July 2007 at 06:18 PM
Ah, those itchy dresses with crinolines! But the princesses are quite beautiful! Wonderful photos, Corey. Is every single person in your family photogenic??!!
Posted by: Paris Parfait | 19 July 2007 at 06:17 PM
Corey,
What fun. They are all such beautiful children.
I love those princess dresses.
Glad you are having such a
fun time.
Rosemary
Posted by: Rosemary | 19 July 2007 at 06:15 PM
those are simply precious.....my little girl went to a princess party this last weekend. It is amazing to see how much fun a little fabric can make a gaggle of girls.
Posted by: tommiea | 19 July 2007 at 06:10 PM
I loved dressing up when I was a kid. What a great Aunty to have in you.
All those children have the most amazing eyes.
Posted by: Di Overton | 19 July 2007 at 05:58 PM
Sweet post...
My mother also declared that one must "suffer to be beautiful"....as she brushed my hair into a ponytail so tightly that my eyes turned into slits!!!
:o)
Posted by: Dawn | 19 July 2007 at 05:46 PM
Oh, if we were there we would dress up as peter pan or aladdin or shaggy and kiss the princesses!
Posted by: Mary Kate | 19 July 2007 at 05:46 PM
When we were on vacation earlier this summer me nieces did the same thing. They had been to garage sales and wanted to show be everything they had purchased.
Posted by: UP of MyTippy | 19 July 2007 at 05:27 PM
I want to be a princess
in your court
of lovely ladies
oh what finery!
oh what splendor!
oh what delightful fun
in the sun
and if necessary
I will itch...
in fact
I am itching
right now
to be there
to be one of
these beautiful
BEAUTIFUL PRINCESSES
xox - eb.
Posted by: eb | 19 July 2007 at 05:22 PM
So many princesses in one place..
Are there enough crowns to go around?
Posted by: Paris Princesse | 19 July 2007 at 05:15 PM
It would be real fun to play dress-up again...
My favourite dress-up clothes were those of noble girls in the 19th Century together with those of Zorro... and of Fantômette...
For your party, I will choose Fantômette. Because she's French, she was a top character from French children's litterature... I used to love her adventures !!! Just like Zorro, Fantômette helps the good and protects them...
Packing up to catch the next plane to California. You will easily spot me: Black leggies, yellow top, black cloak (or cape?), black mask and a black balaclava with a black pompon...
Till soon !!!
Posted by: Marie-Noëlle | 19 July 2007 at 05:12 PM
These pictures are so cute. Looks like they had a wonderful time. And it looks like you had a great time photographing them.
Posted by: Lorene | 19 July 2007 at 05:02 PM
Oh Corey this was a truly WONDERFUL and MAGICAL post!!! What is more fun than playing dress up? Look at those faces...even with tears...beautiful!each and every one. The joy of imagination and the world of make believe....all of them joyous under the summer sun! What an honor to be chosen royal photographer for such an enchanting court!
XOXO
Posted by: LisaOceandreamer | 19 July 2007 at 04:54 PM
Oh my!!! what a wonderful childhood they are having.
Your photos are wonderful such beauty, such fun.
Posted by: Mo'a | 19 July 2007 at 04:46 PM
How fun! These are the days that the children will remember about Aunt Coco! Today maybe it will be tent or fort day....you get all the sheets, blanket, chairs or anything else you can use and don't forget the clothes pins to keep the tent/fort cover from falling off. But the best part is everyone eating lunch in the tent. The laughs and giggle from all is music to your ears. Have fun! I am getting ready to pack for Fort Bragg!
Posted by: Jeanette | 19 July 2007 at 04:45 PM
Dress up is the most fun. I remember when. And I remember my daughter's and my son's (the ninja!!). The imagination takes flight and little minds grow.
Posted by: AnnieElf | 19 July 2007 at 04:41 PM