The mini-est Minnie mouse this side of the Mason-Dixon

I'm not gonna lie. Despite the fact that Miss A might seem like a most perfectly pleasant and cooperative little lady most of the time, she's really not always like that.

I tried to dress her up a couple of hours before she needed to be dressed so that she could 1) get used to the outfit and 2) I could ensure getting some decent pictures of her while there was decent lighting. At first she was OK with the whole idea and then it just took a downward spiral that I can attribute only to fact that she was almost on the verge of missing her afternoon nap.

Poor sweet girl!!! Not to worry. She managed to catch a little nap on the way down to my parents' house and she was well rested and in a much better mood once we got there. And then by the time it was time to go and show off her outfit? She was peachy-keen, jellybean!

Miss A was OK between houses but once we got up to the front doors, she got very shy since she didn't know/couldn't remember the people that well. We managed to visit all of three neighbors before the towel was officially thrown in. We spent the rest of the evening with my parents and a few neighbors sitting at the beginning of their long driveway saying hi to all who came through. Part way through, Miss A was changed into her piggy pajamas and piggy mask (you may remember it from previous appearances on the blog) and she was much more tolerable of that outfit but we didn't bother with pictures of that.

In any case, we had a lovely evening and the whole time I just kept thinking about how we needed to scheme for future years' activities to happen above the Mason-Dixon in a certain "Burgh" that we all know and love.

(D was thrilled with the idea and perhaps next year we will be able to pull it off!)

Note on the outfit: The hat was crocheted by me without a pattern and ended up being slightly small at the crown which is why I think Miss A was not thrilled to keep it on. The outfit was from Carter's in an 18-mos size and was a gift from Aunt H, Uncle D, and Cousin V at Miss A's 1st birthday a few months ago. Miss A happens to LOVE Disney's Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and the moment the outfit was opened at the party, I knew that Miss A was going to have to dress up like Minnie Mouse if even for no reason at all. Sadly, she's still too young to make the connect between her own outfit and that of Minnie's on the show.