The Christmas Dress

Hand made by Granny D for little Callie back in 198X... still beautiful after all this time. Nora wore for Christmas Eve services while visiting the Babbitt's in Ohio, but this picture is from our new church in Rochester (Downtown United Presbyterian), beautiful old building with amazing stained glass and organ. We're planning to join in January.

Another one of those 'if it get's really quiet' moments

Elmo, again

Maybe it was providential that Nora's old Elmo costume (see Halloween post 2007) didn't sell at our yardsale before we left Arizona. And maybe it was meant to be that I didn't find a 'pumpkin costume' on craigslist right away. Because after a month of talking about being a pumpkin for Halloween, Nora switched gears and locked in on being Elmo again. Greg was a variation on his typical "bug with big hair that escaped from the natural history museum" costume, but apparently scared a few neighbors as the only adult who dressed up to take their kid trick or treating.