A Family Princess History

Addie and Corinne are princess-loving gals. Honestly, I think Addie must wear a princess dress every day of the week, and would do so to church, too, if her parents allowed it!

So naturally, the girls are going as princesses for Halloween (no surprise there) while big brother Braden does his best Captain America imitation.

Ashley made the wig - isn't it fabulous?? (Photo taken by Ashley and posted on Instagram.)

I was not much of one for princesses when I was growing up, although I did have a nifty Princess Aurora Colorforms set.

 My set was pink (see below) and Leslie's was blue.  

But I admit that it was the prince's horse that was what I played with the most!

You can see him best in the photo of the blue colorforms. He's on the right and barely in the photo.

I had one other princess item - my Cinderella Timex watch. It came with a china Cinderella figurine which I still have tucked away in a closet. Her head broke off long ago, and I glued it, but I have kept my eyes peeled for another intact one for years, even doing internet searches trying to dig one up. She has proved quite elusive - even on eBay, Etsy, and other collectibles sites.

At last, this past week I found one. She was only $5 and so I snapped her up.

It was amazing how memories of playing with her flooded my mind when I unboxed her - memories made on Prophet Drive, just a short walk away from where I live now. I guess you could say she's come full circle, in a way.

And in a sense, the princess tradition in our family continues. My role may have been minor and more about the princesses' horses, but still it was there.