Disney Cosplay and Henna!

We recently went on vacation to the Unschoolers Waterpark Gathering at Kalahari Waterpark in Sandusky Ohio. This is a great week of fun and friends! I was able to put a little Disney in my trip on two occasions during the week and thought I would share.

One day is designated as Cosplay day, so I wore yellow shoes, black shorts, a red and white polka dot shirt and my Minnie Mouse ears. It was super cute and I received a lot of compliments. I even made an unhappy little girls’ day happier and we had fun talking about how much we both love Minnie. Unfortunately I did not manage to get a full body shot of my Cosplay, but I did manage to get a selfie of my ears and shirt by the hot tub.

It was very bright that day and I noticed that my own shadow looked like Minnie’s head, so I snapped a photo of that too.

The next night is henna and movie night. I love henna night. I love the way it smells and seeing all of the amazing designs that people create. I however, always make a stylized Mickey Mouse on my own hand. People generally get a kick out of it.

During the last night we have a family dance and get family photos. I wore my Minnie Mouse kigurumi. The photographer thought it was cute and wanted to get a photo of the prop giraffe nibbling on my ears. Only problem is I am short. Its still a fun photo.

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