Move over Tinkerbell...Here comes Tinker-dini !!

I had no idea the surprise I was in for when I arrived to pick Elle up from daycare a couple of weeks ago. As soon as I walked in, one of her teachers greeted me by saying "Elle had a great day today!". Curious, I asked what made it so great. I wasn't ready for what came next. She told me that Elle got to enjoy some water play, spent some time in the gait trainer and then played dress up !! I asked, "Elle played dress up? You dressed her up too...just like the other kids?" "We did" she said as she opened her cell phone and showed me the pictures they took. I reached for the phone and could barley see the picture through the tears coming from my eyes. I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It was Elle, dressed up in a Disney costume. They dressed her up like Tinkerbell!! They even did her hair!! I stood there staring at the picture and all I could see was my little girl, my little girl who got to be just like every other little girl today and play dress up. This was something else I didn't think I would ever do with Elle and here it was...her first day playing dress up!! I was so thankful and gave her teacher a huge hug. I proceeded to pick Elle up and take her home. Needless to say, I was just beaming all night. Later that night I shared the photo with my friend Kate, who LOVES Elle. She said the photo also brought tears to her eyes and followed with a "It's Tinkerdini!" Hence....Elle's newest nickname. I think it will stick :-) !!