Shannon recently blogged about a solution (so far) to the problem of VV's cold room: a big blue sleep sack that makes her look like Grimace, McDonald's now-defunct subtle warning against overconsumption of shakes. Vivi is adorable in the sack, and it keeps her nice and warm all night.
Naturally, given sibling-rivalry dynamics, Julia is a little bit envious of VV's big blue suit. Just as naturally, given her good nature, Julia is not at all malicious about it. Instead, she just cheerfully pretends to have a big blue suit, which I (and only I - Shannon's not included!) pretend to put on her before naps and bedtime. She stands up and stretches her arms over her head, I slide the pretend garment onto her, she wiggles her arms and legs into the right pretend spots, and then I zip the pretend zipper right up to her little pink chin.
Tonight, rushing to get her into bed before it was too late, I neglected all of this. Ten minutes later, she calls me over the monitor - "Daddy, you forgot to put on my big blue suit!" So I troop in and pretend to dress her in her imaginary outfit, right down to the cloud-cuckoo zipper. Three-year olds are weird.