Real dads wear tiaras
October 30th, 2008
No, that is not Troy’s Halloween costume this year. He was just jealous of Jeff’s pretty tiara and earrings, so I picked up this little number for him at the dollar store. It suits him, don’t you think? It brings out the sparkle in his eyes.
Nah, not really. I mean, Troy does wear the tiara well, but it’s not his. It was one of the toys Annalie packed in her bag to play with on the plane trip home from Texas last weekend. She wore it herself for a while. When she got bored with that, she gave it to me to wear. It only lasted about ten seconds on my head before she pulled it asked me to give it back. Then she handed it to Troy.
“Here, Daddy, you put this on. Let me put this blanket around your neck for decoration and…there! Now you can be the princess and I can be the prince!”
“But I’m a boy,” Troy pointed out. “Can’t I be the prince?”
“No, your highness!” Annalie chirped. (For reasons I have not figured out she often employs a sing-songy falsetto when she’s playacting. It gets used most often when she is a baby, dolphin, or cat.) She straightened out Troy’s tiara. “You look so lovely today, your highness! May I have this dance?”
Troy good-naturedly gave in and played along, agreeing he’d love to dance but wondering how they were going to manage that when they had to keep their seat belts on. That was when I got my camera out.
Troy rolled his eyes slightly at me, but he knew there was no way I could be dissuaded. I don’t think he really minded much. After all, he was just being a good dad and making his daughter happy. Nothing to be ashamed of in keeping your kid entertained on a long flight. That’s practically a public service!
October 31st, 2008 at 7:16 am
Troy cleans up nicely! ;)
October 31st, 2008 at 8:04 am
I bet the guy I asked to switch seats was quite happy he had by the end of the flight. Although, I did notice him eyeing the tiara. He might have been able to pull it off.
I don’t think I knew, at the time, that the picture would be posted, but if Jeff can do it… I just wish now that Annalie had brought some earrings.
October 31st, 2008 at 2:00 pm
That is a cute story. Good for you Troy for playing along like a great dad should.
I think Troy in the second picture looks so much like me it’s scary (scary in a good way because we’re both so cute!).
October 31st, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Matthew has been know to wear a ink butterfly headband. I think that he and Troy would be fast friends…
October 31st, 2008 at 6:23 pm
Some dads also wear red nail polish! Three cheers for great dads!!
October 31st, 2008 at 6:42 pm
What a great dad! There’s nothing J wouldn’t do for my boys either. Three cheers for great dads :-)
November 1st, 2008 at 12:02 am
Such a great story. I’m glad you were able to document the wearing of the tiara. I have a picture of Jeremy wearing a tiara and earrings one weekend morning. He groaned when I took the picture.
Little girls and their different voices. Emily talks like the girl from Band Camp whenever she is explaining something to us.
November 1st, 2008 at 2:07 pm
That’s so cute! I hope my hubby will be just as willing to do silly things for our kids when we become parents!
November 1st, 2008 at 9:38 pm
I’m impressed Troy, really I am.
Though I still think you should find some sparkly, danglies to wear with it.
You and Jeff could go out for a night on the town!