Jocelyn is Fabulous

Okay, what to say... I think the two pictures above say it all...she's unique. This is Jocelyn's fabulous idea of a way cool outfit. What is she trying to portray? I have no idea, I think that if I allowed her to "pick" her own clothes this is how she would leave the house each day. I have to admit that I really thought she wasn't going to hit this stage, I assumed this was mostly a toddler thing, but no-my five year old has decided to be a stylish independent. Let me just make it clear that this is not the only time she has done this creative dressing, just the only picture I have taken as of recently, although my sister Roxy took this one below of Jocelyn this summer...again her idea of fabulous!

Bedtime the other night - Jocelyn thought it was so "cool" that she was wearing a Hello Kitty nightgown and also had a Hello Kitty water bottle. Now I simply despise the character trends; Dora, Elmo, Disney Princesses... you get the idea. I simply think it's all over priced and too materialistic, so I rarely cave to any sort of characterized paraphernalia; unless of course it's on extreme clearance, hand-me-downs or a gift (the night gown was given to us and the water bottle was a $1.00, yeah for Target). I will admit that we've purchased a Dora Backpack (clearance T.J. Maxx and a Barbie and Diego Lunch box-clearance $2.00/ea Target) and these were okay purchases. Jocelyn used the Backpack for two and a half years and the lunch box fits right in with all the other Barbie, Tinkerbell, Bratz and Princess lunch boxes that her school companions parade around, plus it was a huge saving. I priced the same lunch box just recently at Target and they're $14.99, for a lunch box in season.