Ah Gwen....how you have really shown your true colors and how interesting it is for me to watch. SO many things you like have to do with what was "cool" in my childhood. Also interesting enough, when there haven't been things that I have kept, or able to pass down, they are back in style so I can go out and get them for her. Part of it does have to do with her wanting to be older than she is...for example when we went to the pumpkin patch a few weeks ago, I broke out my heeled boots, and Gwen whined: "When can I get high heels?" The kids ones, sandal-like with about a half inch are not good enough. High heels are the one guilty pleasure I allow myself. I know I wasn't even kind of interested in them until I was in high school though..so yeah, she's ahead of the curve on that one. She also just asked me the other day to teach her how to braid her hair. She knows she isn't quite strong enough to do what she wants to her hair, but she is doing everything she can to become as independent as possible. She picks out her clothes, brushes her hair and teeth at night and puts her pjs on.
That goes to one of the things that remind me of the 80s....she was invited and went to a Halloween party a few weekends ago. In her gift bag, she got a Halloween hair scrunchie. Once she remembered she got it, she wore it every day. Hair pulled back into a ponytail, with the scrunchie. Since we are past the time of Halloween, and rather than wear that all year, I found a pack at Target. Man was she in heaven! They didn't have bright colors, but I at least found a purple one...so now that is the scrunchie of choice. Her "style" of clothing also is typical 80s....leggings, ruffle skirts...I'm tempted to do her hair in big bangs, but thankfully her bangs have finally grown out.
Toys....she has seemed to pass by her princesses in order to play with my old Barbies....yeah...I kind of forgot about those. I knew they were going to be kept around because my grandma made a TON of clothes for the dolls. I never really got into them. When I had friends over, sometimes they would play with them. I think I had more fun organizing the collection than actually playing with the dolls. But lo-and-behold we have a winner with Gwen. And yes, the high heeled shoes are probably the biggest hit. I'm guessing we'll have to get a Ken doll with a tuxedo since I have two barbies with two different wedding dresses. She's right now using her Aladdin doll, but he isn't in his wedding garb. She has been talking about cabbage patch kids...she got one on one of her first birthdays and I have one that I can give her as well. So I'm guessing those will make a comeback. She has been hearing a lot about American Girl Dolls, so I went to borrow a book from the Library (I have a few of them in my old book box) but it is a little too old for her. We are still reading one-sitting books. I think next year is when the teacher starts reading chapter books, so I bet she might be more receptive next year....
Back to her style choice....she was wearing a long sleeved shirt today, and I don't know what possessed her to change, but she put a t-shirt over her long sleeved shirt. Now all of Trevor's "winter" shirts are like this. He can't wear sweatshirts without getting so hot, he wants to take it off. So he has long sleeved shirts that look like a t-shirt over a long sleeved shirt. I don't know if she is noticing other people with the same style or not. But she so knows her styles.....
What a little girl she is. And how fast she is becoming a little young lady. Maybe if she gets all of her style choices now, I won't have to fight with her later??? Something tells me her teenage years are going to be very interesting......
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