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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)

Monsters

Monsters

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

Selfie

Selfie

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

Appetizers

Appetizers

At the Jennifer Kling-Ryan Deisler wedding.

Trio Ready to Ride

Trio Ready to Ride

Serving Mama

Serving Mama

Ess showing her potholders to Mykala.

Trio

Trio

At Shadow Falls Park

At Shadow Falls Park

Portrait

Portrait

Action Shot

Action Shot

Portrait Prep

Portrait Prep

Apple Backdrop

Apple Backdrop

Orange Hair

Whoops!

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.

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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:

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Mama and Ess

Mama and Ess

On the Caribou Lake Dock

On the Caribou Lake Dock

Eating a Powder Sugar Donut

Eating a Powder Sugar Donut

At the Fair

At the Fair

Ess and Bun

Ess and Bun

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