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Thursday
Nov012007

Tricked and Treated


^
Lauren went as a queen
For this, her last year
of trick-or-treating
{commemorative moment of silence}
Last year was supposed to be her final year but she wore us down
She's going out around the neighborhood
with her best friend Amelia


^
Maddy's dressed as a diva
She was concerned that people would think
she's Abe Lincoln

because of the hat

So please don't call her Abe
She's going out with two of her friends,
both divas, too
A 6th grade diva herd


^
Sam is a mad scientist
He skipped a haircut just for this night
Tomorrow it all goes short again
Greg got the lab coat at work
We're meeting up with one of Sam's friends
for trick-or-treating around the neighborhood

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Reader Comments (5)

Oh, we have matching queens...(mine's a little smaller) and your other costumes are so cool, too. I usually am so fine with store-bought ones, but I just returned from the school Halloween parties and I want to do something more original next year...I wonder if there's any possible way I can talk my kids into it?

11.1.2007 | Unregistered CommenterJessica

Hey Annie, love the costumes and can't believe how grown up Lauren looks. Just posted a comment on yesterday's blog that I meant to post here. It makes much more sense here so don't be confused. Happy Halloween!

11.1.2007 | Unregistered CommenterEmily

I don't remember seeing any pictures of Abe in a flowered dress so I think she alright. THose are way cute costumes. Love the queen. My sisters and brother and I all took turns being a mad scientist as kids. My dad was a "scientist" a.k.a biochemical engineer.

11.1.2007 | Unregistered CommenterBridget

LOVE the costumes, especially the mad scientist hair-do. Lauren is growing up way too fast. Are you afraid to blink? And Maddy - how could anyone think of her as Abe? She's pure diva, through and through.

What did you and G dress up as?

Beautiful kids and costumes! (Aren't all sixth grade girls divas...all the time?) Love, Gab...former sixth grade teacher

11.2.2007 | Unregistered Commentergab

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