For those of you who don't know my daughter, you may not be familiar with her obsession for grooming animals, stuffed or otherwise. It is by far her favorite past time. When playing groomer, it is imperative that she gets into character. She dresses herself in her "groomers coat", and from that point on she must be referred to by her groomer name: Ashley. This hobby has become so labor intensive that we have had to divide it into 2 categories: wet grooming and dry grooming. Dry Grooming consists of brushing, fluffing and "trimming" fur...

(If you look closely you can see her next client, Sparkle the horse, waiting patiently for her appointment.)

And then there's wet grooming, which consists of wetting, lathering and rinsing the fur (with real water and soap). And if Ashley is feeling a little creative, the hairspray emerges.
Can you guess which grooming session mommy prefers?

AND sometimes.....Ashley, the groomer, does a little self grooming....

a little hairspray....

and a little more hairspray

Yes, it is crystallizing nicely...

one more spritz...



tease it a bit...

And the finished product....

Squiggy from Laverne and Shirley

Dramatic Play aka Pretend

My dolly has the Flu

Say "Ahhh"

OK... deep breath

One can never be too germ conscience when playing Doctor

Her Best Sick Patient Face