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Sunday
Oct312010

What's UP, Halloween style

{Recognize us? Ellie, Carl Frederickson, and Russell from UP}

also The Riddler (Jenny, we totally swiped this from you)

and a lovely gypsy who evaded all photos but this one

Lessons learned: 

  1. It's amazing what you can throw together with a last minute idea on a Saturday afternoon
  2. It's more fun when everyone joins in
  3. One of these years we should get ready early enough to take Halloween photos in natural light 
  4. You can find pretty much anything you need at the 5 and 10
  5. But you'll have to take four trips there in one day to get everything you need 
  6. We like to pose with our hands on our hips around here

 

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Reader Comments (5)

Love it!
(and SO laughing at #5!
*sigh* the story of my life...)

:D

11.1.2010 | Unregistered Commentersevensmiles

So, so cute, and clever. Love the theme! And no, it is never too late to be a big KID! You all look adorable. And the minimalist The Riddler - very feng shui. Thanks for the photos. You rock - all of you. I was a Matadora. I should have carried a butterfly net and a backpack and I could have been Mata Dora the Explorer.
HA!

11.2.2010 | Unregistered CommenterMa

Darling. We do boring Amazon.com around here. I love it on October 10th when I complete all costuming in 32 minutes. I hate it on Nov.1, when I see all the WAY CUTER stuff an everyone's blog. sigh.

11.2.2010 | Unregistered CommenterJessica

I have the feeling that unless I agree to smear myself all over with fake blood, we will never be one of the cute matchy themed Halloween families! Yours is the cutest theme I've seen this year!

p.s. If I qualify, I would love to be in your online panel. Research and focus groups keep food on my table, after all! Go Team Analytics!

11.2.2010 | Unregistered Commentergabi

You guys are so dang cute. It helps that you start off so cute. The costumes are just cherries on top!

11.3.2010 | Unregistered CommenterRochelle

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