I rustled up some old Halloween photos of me (of which there aren’t too many), Rolando, and the girls.

Kindergarten. Scary witch mask!

First grade. That’s me in the polka dot clown costume facing the camera. Do you see me? My town mixed a bunch of candy into a pile of hay in front of the five and dime store, and then had all the kids scramble for it. Who thought THAT was a good idea?

Rolando and his sister Diana. Scariest clown ever. The stuff of nightmares.

Fourth grade. You have no idea how proud I was of this costume, which I made all by myself. To clarify, the color in this photo stinks, because the two sides you see are orange and pink (and not both pink).

Nice bangs!

Punk rock love in California.

Valley Girl love in Indiana. (That’s me on the far left. My sister spray painted polka dots into my hair.)

Elena as Snow White’s evil stepmother. Rosa as a butterfly.

Waiting for it to get dark.

Elena as Pippi Longstocking.

From last year, Elena as a sushi roll and Rosa as Super Mario.

This is the first year I won’t be making any part of their costumes. Their grandmother bought them flamenco dresses in Spain, which they wanted to wear for Halloween. Pictures to follow soon.

I hope everyone has a fantastic, warm and sunny Halloween filled with only the best candy (i.e. no Good n Plenty!)

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Starting to think about the holidays?

Karin and I have been collecting our favorite gift ideas. Starting on Monday, we’re bumping our regularly scheduled blog posts for two weeks’ worth of handmade holiday gift and stocking stuffer guides and as well as a holiday card round-up. Stay tuned! Lots of fun and pretty things for you to see!