Oh, hey there, cutie.
(Thanks to duckykitty.com for this image)
Like most six-year olds, my sweet daughter loves to shop. Every time we walk into that (hypnotic and cult-like wonderland) Target store we oogle and stare at the rows upon rows of super-cool merchandise that we REALLY REALLY WANT AND CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT would love to have.
HK’s biggest fans, right here.
What draws us in most, however, is the lure of the adorable, bright-eyed, and always attractive Hello Kitty merchandise beckoning for us to touch, feel, own it.
It hit me as I was yelling at kids about all this clutter cleaning out closets the other day just what a mountain of Hello Kitty goodness we’ve amassed.
Have ’em. In two sizes.
It was a little shocking just how much we’ve actually accumulated. And when I say accumulated, I mean we need one of those PODS in our driveway to house all of this swag.
You see, for my little gal, there is never enough Hello Kitty in her life. I’ll admit that, as the chief purchaser and wardrobe-designer in her world, I not only condone this behavior, I wholeheartedly endorse it.
Moustache not included.
Luckily the wonderful world of retail has us hooked us up on that front. Along with the Hello Kitty shoes (thanks, Saxon!) we have the fabulous earrings (Claire’s) and purse.
The ultimate in Nittany Lion-loving-ridiculous-mama-fandom: The Hello Kitty Nittany Lion long-sleeved shirt, perfect for football season (Old Navy, have I told you lately that I love you for selling this?) Nothing says “Let’s Go State!” like this cute little puddin-head in my favorite blue-and-white.
I mean, shellooo. How could we resist?
There are too many purses to name–including cosmetic, travel and hard-sided make-up bags, t-shirts and a tutu, pants with the outline of Kitty’s face in “pink diamonds.”
For her sixth birthday recently we had to have the complete set of Hello Kitty cupcake decorations (gracias, Barnes & Noble).
I tried to get a pic of the cupcakes all made up, but they were gone pretty quickly.
Finally, no night’s sleep is complete without a set of snuggly pajamas with that sweet little kitty on ’em. We like to hang out in ours extra-long on Saturdays and have tea in ’em.
You should join us sometime.
This crumpet looks divine, don’t you think daaaahling?
