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Halloween Portrait

Halloween Portrait

Mykala MADE these masks. MADE them. Ok, Esmé’s was store-bought, but the other three, she made. This seems to be a theme with my posts — check out what Mykala made (as Ess would say, with her one-two mama meow paws).

Ess: Katerina Kitty Cat
Mykala: Mama Meow
Dada: Dada Owl
Marge: Supporting Cat (Unnamed)

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Monsters

Monsters

Mykala made these edible wonders for Halloween and they tasted delicious. The arms were grown in our garden! (Rosemary.)

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Selfie

Selfie

Never used a selfie stick or worn a bow-tie. Two firsts in one wedding. Love you, Bun.

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Appetizers

Appetizers

At the Jennifer Kling-Ryan Deisler wedding.

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Trio Ready to Ride

Trio Ready to Ride

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Serving Mama

Serving Mama

Ess showing her potholders to Mykala.

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Trio

Trio

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At Shadow Falls Park

At Shadow Falls Park

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Portrait

Portrait

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Action Shot

Action Shot

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Portrait Prep

Portrait Prep

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Apple Backdrop

Apple Backdrop

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Orange Hair

Whoops!

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Goodnight, Bun

We’ve been teaching Ess that people have more than one name. For example, her grandpa Bop’s name is Michael. “I know a Michael, I know a Michael!” she explains, riffing off her book I Know a Monkey. So, my nickname for Mykala is Bun, which we told Ess kind of in passing, not intending to or even trying really to teach it to her.

Continued…

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Music

Paul McCartney, 1965: “Yesterday came suddenly.” I don’t know what that means, but if I squint, it looks like he’s saying time passes quickly.

So, yesterday: I got done with work and went to my parent’s to pick up Ess. She now knows how to put her little shoes on. They look like this:

Continued…

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Mama and Ess

Mama and Ess

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On the Caribou Lake Dock

On the Caribou Lake Dock

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Eating a Powder Sugar Donut

Eating a Powder Sugar Donut

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At the Fair

At the Fair

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Ess and Bun

Ess and Bun

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