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Alexander the Grape

By Jess

10-31-07 14-50-13 : : theGteam

A witty costume thought up by Paul and realized in fabric by Grammy Cavano. Her productive procrastination is an inspiration. We wore the costume to playgroup, on a visit to Daddy's department, and then to visit a good friend. Many of the neighbors were not at home -- I guess they knew we hardly get any trick or treaters. With such a great costume and so few opportunities to wear it, we wanted to get as much mileage out of it as we could.

With 10 minutes of trick-or-treat time to go (yes, there's a city ordinance), we've only had ONE group stop: the family down the street, with a little boy and twin girls. Great costumes -- a shark, a bass chick, and a wizard. Unfortunately, they only took five Smarties amongst them! (I'll have to find some cookie recipes that require pushing Hershey Kisses in the middles.)

An exciting development today worth noting: Alex has started to voluntarily let go of our fingers to try to stand by himself. He's showing definite improvement and is so very proud of himself when he does well. It's a real kick to see the self-realization set in.

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CavanoGram said…
Oh my, he'll be running to us when we arrive at Thanksgiving! Nice to see you keep this going, as it is hard to remember to tell everyone everything. Our venture into do-it-yourself plumbing hasn't caused a flood yet, so we're hoping for the best.

Can't wait to squeeze the little grape! Fruit of the vine, and all that jazz...how lucky we are, eh?080
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