My poor parenting

Today Katelyn had school.  She has a Halloween program that she is so excited about.  She is calling her Grandma and Grandpa and her friend Martha to ask if they can come watch her.  She is supposed to get dressed up, and then all the kids will sing to us the Halloween songs they have been learning.

For weeks I have been working on getting her Halloween costume together.  At first she wanted to be Cinderella, but her Cinderella costume is in poor repair.  So she and I looked at some pictures on the Internet and she decided she wanted to be a "pink puffy princess" she just wanted a really fluffy pink dress.  So with my limited skills I made her a fluffy pink skirt.  It is really silly looking, but she loves it.  As I was trying to get the shirt together I quickly realized it was way beyond my abilities.  So I asked my mom to help me.  She is an amazing seamstress.  I even gave her a deadline of yesterday and she didn't have a lot of notice.  She worked all day and was able to get together a top with super cute vest and crown.  We picked it up yesterday and made sure it would work well.

Jared went to the store late last night to get some candy for her to take to share with her class, and we coordinated with everyone who was able to go.  This morning we got up early.  Martha came and helped get the babies ready.  I did Katelyn's hair and got her ready.  We were later than I wanted to be, and I knew parking was going to be bad with all the parents there.  We loaded the babies and everyone into the cars.  Jared had decided to be late for work so he could see the program.

I pull up with Linx and the babies and immediately realize something is wrong.  There are no cars parked on the side of the road, and the parents taking kids in are not dressed up.  I think "did they forget?" "did it get canceled?"  So I leave everyone in the car and run in and ask the teacher.  Sure enough the party is next week.

Jared shows up with Katelyn.  She has so coat because her costume is too fluffy, and it is raining.  She is freezing.  I need to take her costume off and get her to class.  But all she is wearing underneath is shorts and a tank top.  I slip my t shirt off from under my sweatshirt and put it on her.  It hangs off her shoulder and goes to her knees.  Then I shuffle her inside.  She is now late and as she stands there in front of her class in my over sized shirt, I can see how uncomfortable she is.  I know she will never tell me that she was uncomfortable at school, and that she was embarrassed in front of her friends, but it still makes me sad to see her like that.

I know this is a small embarrassment, and hardly the last I will cause her.  As I drove away I kept thinking "better a week early than a week late..." Still I'm just trying to make myself feel better.

I actually wrote this post last week, but it took me a while to get photos of Katelyn in her costume.  Here they are, and I do have to say she is SO CUTE!