UPDATE: More photos added. Keep scrolling down!
Piper, last Halloween. This picture kills me because it’s taken before she started losing all those little niblet teeth. And it reminds me of trick-or-treating with her and the way she would raise her right arm in the air like a “Price is Right” model whenever she said, “Frick or Freat!” (And I know she’s never seen that show.) Oh — and she didn’t just mumble the “Trick or Treat” like all the other inferior kiddies. Oh, no. She would singsong it, loudly, like this: “Frick or FREE-EEATT!!” The word, uh, “freat” was sung in two distinct, melodic syllables, higher to lower. My sister and I would stand back a respectful, non-controlling distance, you see, and guffaw with laughter at her “presentation.” Then somehow, my sister would start blaming me. “This is your fault,” she’d gag. “How is it MY fault?” I’d choke back. “Well, she’s just like you,” she’d gasp. “Huh, THAT’S good,” I’d counter.
HAHA! Sisters. So stupid. But look, LOOK at the poodie tat!
Joseph, her 11-year-old brother, last Halloween. He insisted his aunt (me!) do his camoflauge, Night-of-the-Living-Dead-Platoon makeup. Um, what can I say? I don’t have gifts in this area. Luckily, I don’t think he knows that yet. (Shhhh ….. ) I must say, I love the attitude he’s got in this pic. He’s sellin’ it, baby!!
More Piper:
Piper, Patrick, and Joseph, all together. Those boys dote on that girl!
YEA! I finally know what Piper looks like. She is just as precious as you described her, Tracey. You’re a GREAT aunt.
Aw, thanks, ASM! She IS highly squishable.
She is adorable. I did my oldest daughter’s makeup last Halloween and she was a zombie. I am not brave enough to put her full face picture but I did show pics of the injuries:
http://halfapica.blogspot.com/2005/10/happy-halloween-pt-2.html
I have “pending moderation” comment Tracey — I linked to my Halloween post from last year.
Piper’s too cute.
I love his huge stab-wound in his neck. Awesome!
Awww, this is so great. The famous Piper and her brothers. Thank you for these.
(I was late to the Lewis thread, but left a book reccomendation.)
Okay, Cullen. I just checked out your makeup job. MUCH better than mine! Good for you! My nephew was like, “Can you please do this, Aunt Tracey? I have to leave in 5 MINUTES!”
So, yeah. It was about a 5-minute paint job.
They are precious, Tracey. Thanks for sharing them with us!
I think you did great with the camo. You should see the job that some active-duty soldiers do to themselves.
Nothing I write today is coming out like I intend.
I think you did a great job. I think your nephews and niece are too darn cute. I think it was great and was only trying to share also. I wasn’t offering it by way of comparison and I apologize if it seemed that way.
Oh, no, Cullen! I didn’t take it that way at all! No worries. I was just remembering how rushed I was to do that to his face … um, with his fingers in the way, too.
Actually, the photo looks somewhat better than I remember it looking.
Sal — I’ll check out the book recommedation. Thanks!
Phew! I was concerned. It’s been a running trend with me the past couple of days — not saying what I mean, that is.