The Makeover

My kids are always cute in the bath tub.  Tonight was no exception.  They were talking, singing, and in their own wonderful world of make-believe.  I had been secretly filming Tessie singing “Part of Your World” for a while and was just dying from the cuteness.  I finally decided I had to wash them before they turned into prunes.  After I was finished with Tes, and had moved on to Christian, Tessie started playing with a foam letter T, the last of a set of bath tub letters that had long since disappeared.  I noticed Tessie was rubbing Christian’s feet with the letter, and I asked what she was doing.  With a very serious look on her face, and without putting his foot down, she said “I’m giving him a handsome makeover.”

I managed to hold in my laughter and asked what, exactly, was a handsome makeover.  Tessie explained, while switching feet, that it was how she turned Christian into a prince.  For when she became a real princess, of course.  Ah.  She proceeded to rub the letter T all over him until she got to his face, when I was told she was putting on his two-year-old makeup.  Oh my goodness. 

Christian was definitely playing the part, he held very still and even looked like he was really enjoying himself.  I suppose he figured Tessie knows best.  When she was finally finished, I asked how she thought he looked.  Handsome, of course.  One of the greatest parts of being a parent is bearing witness to moments like these.  The imagination of my daughter is astounding.  And the fact that Christian is almost always a part of her imaginings is wonderful.  I loved Christian’s makeover.  But then again, I always think he is beautiful, whether or not he is being turned into a prince.