Riley's passion for pretend play has recently evolved into full on obsession with all things princess. Her favorite princesses are Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Belle and Snow White and we usually read each of their stories at least once a day. On any given day, she is any one of these 4 princesses and if we make the mistake of calling her Riley she will correct us saying "No Mommy, I'm Belle."
Having listened to her princess stories and songs on CD and watched the movies, she has memorized most of the songs and loves to waltz around the house singing. Our little princess doesn't usually want her performance recorded, so the only video I've gotten so far is a brief rendition of Princess Aurora signing "Once Upon a Dream".
She can also very accurately recite lines from the books and movie, particularly Beauty and the Beast. She will pretend to be Belle and spin around with a book on her hand and sing "there must be more than this Provincial life" and sometimes she likes for us to role play with her.
Right now, she has 2 dresses that are suitable princess attire, one is the her Easter dress and the other is a butterfly princess costume that her Grandma and Grandpa gave her. She also has a pair of silver ballet flats that she refers to as her glass slippers.
Who doesn't love a princess dress that can slip on over anything you're wearing?
Our sleeping beauty, sound asleep in the middle of reading Beauty and the Beast
And of course, in this house Bella is never exempt from humiliation.
1 comment:
I love everything about this post but perhaps nothing more than the picture of the cat in the tiara. OMG, I can't stop laughing! I love Riley.
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