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Happy Birthday Nanny-o.....

and Happy Halloween!

Here's a big thank you Nanny-o for all you did to make this Halloween special for the girls- and My Man. The costumes were FABOO-lous! When we opened the box with her hand-made Sour Grapes dress, H could not stay on the ground. She was jumping up and down with excitement!
I am not sure Z understood the entire ordeal, but she does now- when candy talks...

Getting them ready for trunk or treat reminded me of the Halloween preparations we had when I was a kid. There was always an element of experimentation with some portion of the costumes.
This year, since we didn't have any spray-on colorants for making H's hair purple, I dyed it with food coloring in the bathtub. All seemed logical- blue and red make purple....I figured my biggest challenge was deciding whether to make the concoction for frosting or for egg decorating- the choices given on the back of the box.
Turns out there was a bigger challenge- the red dye seemed to "stick" to her hair more than the blue- so it looked more pink than purple! I added a little more blue and then went with it. She loves that it's still pink...perhaps a genetic trait?

The Stevie Nicks/Strawberry Shortcake look.

Let us remember, Sour Grapes is the villain.....

We took The Fonz along to trunk or treat and he vacuumed up the walkway all night long.




Thank you Nanny-o, for everything!

Comments

nanny said…
Wow Wee Wow Wow! FaBOOlous is an understatement. Everyone looked great and like they were having loads of fun, which after all is what it is all about. Although long distance, this was reminiscent of Halloweens Past. From head to toe all look grand. Pieman has such shapely legs (as all the girls at D noted.) Next year mommio needs to get in on the theme. Adams Family?????
Thanks too for the birthday wishes on, as always, the best day of the year to have a birthday.
BOO!!!!!
November 2, 2008 at 8:49 AM
Unknown said…
Ohmygosh! They are soooo super cute! And so grown up looking! No make up for either of them til they are 16, ok?!? :)
They look adorable and so does the Purple PieMan! Love it! Can't wait to order my pics!! :)
Love you all!
November 3, 2008 at 9:35 PM
Anonymous said…
Hi Friends! The girls are adorable- and growing more lovely everyday! We are all about Strawberry Shortcake and her pals here. I am glad they got to do some quality trick-or-treating! Looks like they were having a ball! Is that the Purple Pieman or ...It's a bird, it's a rolling pin, No!, it's the Superhero OVENMITT MAN? Leaps tall counters in a single bound ;-) Have a great week! Love, D,B, M & E
November 6, 2008 at 5:28 AM
mimi and papa said…
Oh, what a night! From putting on the costumes to Mommy-O's artistic make-up and going to trunk or treat, it was total fun! I don't think I've ever seen freckles look as cute as on our very own strawberry shortcake and Sour grapes purple hair was just the right touch. Now pieman's shapely legs---something to behold! We had a blast!
November 14, 2008 at 6:37 AM
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