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For Alphabet day, we asked Gabriel what he wanted to be. (Carmen was Carmen Cotton Candy two years ago.) "What starts with G?", he said to himself. "I know! Grapes!"
So here is the result of that short brainstorm:

Green Grapes Galore


Also, Carmen needed 4 costumes within a week. They did something special at school for Cinco de Mayo (no picture, sorry), she went to a friend's birthday tea party (and here she is as a princess),


her school's annual sock hop (where all three of them dressed up),

and my favorite (of her!),


Pirate Carmen!

Carmen's classmate Seth had a great pirate party and invited everyone to dress up. We had fun gathering all of the accessories I had used to be Captain Feathersword a few years ago.