The costume

I came across a tutorial for a cute little nurse's outfit here. I thought it would make a good Halloween costume, and Courtney and Mommy agreed. Below are a couple of badly focused photos (because of the cloudy, dark day) of how mine turned out.

It was simple to make. I added a lining because the fabric (from an old shirt of Grandpa's) was pretty thin. I don't know why the pockets look so crooked... they're really not, as you can see in the pics of Courtney wearing it.

Here she is, with the hat I made to go with it. I used online instructions for folding it, but I won't even mention where I found them, because both sets that I came across had mistakes in them, so it took me a little trial and error to get something that really looked like a hat. It's just made out of paper, with the cross colored in marker.

It was "silly socks" day at school. Hmm... the sleeves look a bit silly, too! ;)

How 'bout a silly face to go with them?

I tightened up the chin strap elastic after taking these pics, so the hat fit down on her head better.

She went after the many cats that happened to be around, but I think they all got away. She made use of the pockets for keeping her hands warm, I guess (as if the sleeves weren't enough - ha).

She has a little doctor kit that she'll be carrying with her on Halloween, and her other grandma, who really is a nurse, is letting her carry her real stethoscope! She might wear her real hat, too, if it fits, although it doesn't have the red cross on it. I guess which hat she wears remains to be seen. It may even have to be a winter hat, from what the forecast sounds like. Brrr!