Halloween Costume Selection

Sigh. I suspect that this Halloween kicks off the first holiday season in which the boys have opinions. This has made the costume decision much more difficult.

For starters, Jack wants to be Dora. Is determined to be Dora. Is working hard on Daddy to let him be Dora.
Jack is not going to be Dora.

Anna wants to be a horse.
[Cue 'which end? the front or back?' jokes...]
Needless to say, horse costumes are a bit complicated. They usually involve lots of 'extra' legs dangling around, and also having one hand occupied with the reins so that the head will stay up. The image of her navigating the steps at preschool is not a pretty one.
(And I trust the bathroom challenges inherent with this type of getup are self-explanatory, no?)
The only other option I could get her to consider was a unicorn. Not a big help.

But then I saw the unicorn head on a stick toy (a la a witches broom) and I knew I had it. So now Anna's costume is officially:

"A Princess Riding A Unicorn"

Or, more accurately, Sleeping Beauty riding a unicorn. Because Sleeping Beauty is her favorite princess. Do you know all the Disney princesses? No? Really? Well, you should spend some time with Anna and her friends; you'll get educated very quickly.

I was thrilled when this was all worked out; I ended up ordering Anna's Sleeping Beauty costume online (disneyshopping.com has lots on sale right now). Anna helped me order; I explained that it would come in the mail. The next day I heard her tell Jack:

"I'm going to be Sleeping Beauty! FreshDirect is bringing my costume!"