Lil' Rockford Peach

It was several months ago when I told my mom "I think we're going to dress Katherine up like a Rockford Peach for Halloween."  Before I could even start planning the outfit, my mom had found and purchased the Rockford Peach patches on Etsy. 

I had been dreaming up Katherine's first Halloween costume in my head since....well, probably since I took my first pregnancy test.  Jason and I went back and forth about what she would be for her first Halloween.  I saw a picture of a toddler's Rockford Peach costume on Pinterest, and the idea was born.  My mom located the patches for the shirt and hat and bought them immediately.

With a picture of the actual uniform saved on my phone, I headed to Hobby Lobby for the rest of the costume.  I'm not sure who was more obsessed with "historical accuracy," me or Jason. 

I bought a solid pink onesie and sewed the patches and buttons on.  I sewed the "R" patch on the red hat.  When I couldn't find tall red socks for a baby, I bought white ones and dyed them red.  I even made her a red belt.  By the way, there is a reason babies don't wear belts.  No waist line, and she kept trying to get it in her mouth. 

I went to three different fabric stores before finding the perfect shade of pink in a jersey knit fabric to match her onesie.  The last piece of the costume was the skirt.  It wasn't until I was actually putting the whole outfit on her that I realized what a kick-butt costume I had put together. 

I was overwhelmed by the sweet comments I received on Facebook after posting Katherine's picture Sunday night. 

Katherine seemed to like her costume too.  I couldn't be happier with the way it turned out.  Too many times I try something I saw on Pinterest and it turns into an absolute fail. 

First Halloween costume, nailed it. 

"There's no crying.  There's no crying in baseball."