Most of you will all be preparing for Mollie‘s birthday party.
The ‘little’ guy and I will be there and have learnt that we have to step up our game costume-wise if we’re not to look like real losers.
Here are some of the ideas I’ve tried.
As The Help always wanted a Newfoundland I decided to make her dream come true.
Zena that famous Newfie
What do you think? Look pretty good don’t I. If I was that size I could roll the pup instead of the other way around. Looks like a rather heavy coat to walk around in though so I figured I might try something different.
I could revert to my superhero outfit.
Zena – The Diamond Dazzler
It’s cool but I play with it a lot so I figure I need a change.
There’s always our Christmas outfits.
Raffles & Zena
When we tried them on though the boy has grown out of his and he refuses to be an elf again anyway!
I thought of going in my evening dress.
Princess Zena all dressed up
I thought it was a little boring though and when I saw Misaki’s outfits I realised I had to think outside the box a little.
The Help is always calling me a little monkey so that helped me think of the next costume.
Monkey Zena
What do you think of that one? A natural in the trees aren’t I?
And then I wondered about going as a bear.
Hear me roar!
Again though, rather a hot coat but very scary which would be fun.
So what do you think I should go as?
Of course the guy and I could go in our dancing gear.
Zena & Raffles in sync
Just feel you’ve seen that one and we need to surprise.
After trying on and discarding lots of different outfits, I have finally chosen one 🙂
Then it was the boy’s turn. If you thought I was difficult…… just see some of these!
He thought he’d rather like to go to the party as a fireman.
Let me put out your fire!
When I laughed at him and told him he looked like a male stripper he was very offended.
So then he decided that he could be a body builder.
Now those muscles are genuine unlike the ones in the picture above
Again, I wasn’t too keen on him prancing around in a pair of speedos all evening so I sent him back to the drawing board and this was his next choice.
The Incredible Raffy-hulk
I began to see a pattern emerging here so I wasn’t surprised by this suggestion.
Super-Raff
It wasn’t too awful but I suggested he think about something more original. Imagine my surprise with his next choice, influenced by the recent election of two popes in Blogville.
Swiss Guard Raffles ready to protect the popes
I thought that was pretty good but he really wanted to show off his muscles a little more. I suggested he get in touch with his feminine side and this is what he came up with next.
Angel Raffles
I think this one has to be my favourite. Which one is yours?
After all that hard work I’m going to go and rest, but I will leave you with a gift for the guys out there who enjoy such items.
The Help saw this down by the beach next to us and had to take a photo to make you guys jealous. Do any of you have such creative bins near you to (as Easy so eloquently puts it) autograph?
Wheelie Bin Beach Huts
See you all at Mollie & Alfie’s 2nd April when you will see which outfit Raffles and I chose in the end.
Love from Zena, The Creative Princess.
