This year was the very first time my toddler had some actual input on what she wanted to be for Halloween. Prior to this, the costumes were well thought out by me months in advance. But at 2½, she was understanding the idea of dress-up. She might be too young to understand Halloween — or even Halloween costumes — as a whole, but this was the first time she could go door-to-door and have fun with it.
My husband and I brought her to the Halloween costume store in the mall. Immediately, she was obsessed with how fun and colorful the experience was. But the first thing she did? She put on a red firefighter's hat and proudly walked around the store with it. I was equally proud. It was proof, in my eyes, that not all girls would immediately run toward the Disney princesses. Some had other goals in mind. Even though she didn't choose to be a firefighter in the end, she was happy to entertain the thought. She saw that hat and didn't let anything, or anyone, stop her.
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