I first met Chris' parents at their house for dinner where we had gathered for his brother Andy's birthday. They entertained me with stories from Chris' and Andy's childhoods, which quickly lead to the story of the year Nan dressed the boys as matching daisies. After dinner was over, Dan paged through some old photo albums until he found the photographic proof. This picture possibly explains why Andy (and to a lesser extent Chris) do not think dressing siblings in matching outfits is cute. (Unfortunately for them, their wives agree with their mother and think this is ADORABLE.)
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| Andy and Chris as daisies, circa 1986 |
The year of the bumblebee was not as emasculating, but still just as hilarious.
Sadly, Nan didn't get much say in Halloween costumes past 1986. The boys eventually wanted to be cowboys or football or baseball players and Nan's sewing machine didn't get much use every October.
A couple grandchildren changed all that though. Long before I was even thinking about Halloween, Nan was picking out patterns for Halloween costumes and announced one day that she was making a mouse costume for Kiera. And then there was suddenly a Dalmatian costume for Soren and a cow costume for Matteo. Multiple costume fittings were involved, which Nan undertook while at our house for speech therapy appointments.
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| Dress rehearsal for the year of the cow, Dalmatian and mouse, circa 2015 |
Even Uncle Andy reluctantly admitted they were pretty darn cute, but only because they weren't dressed in matching outfits.
What exquisite costumes! Nan has some amazing talent :) It is great to see unique costumes created with loving hands instead of the the common costume purchased at a big box store.
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