My second brother, Robert, sporting his custom-made Ghostbusters outfit for one Halloween (1989?). Talk about awesome!
My sister Diane and I before heading out to go trick-or-treating. This may have been taken the same time as Robert's ghostbusting picture. I was Raggedy-Ann and Diane was the fairy godmother. As you'll see, we Miller kids rotated through the Halloween costumes on hand. :) But look at the chubby excitement on my face! I knew I'd be getting lots of chocolate. However, if I recall right, I think this was the year that my dad drove us around in our large Chevy van to trick-or-treat from house to house. The side door of the van was left open for easier maneuvering as we jumped out to trick-or-treat and jumped back in to move on to the next house. At one point I jumped with impatient glee out of the side door while the van was still moving, and fell down on the road. Next thing I knew the back right van tire was running over my foot/ankle, and then resting there until my mom and dad realized what had happened. or what I had done. Not one of my finer moments, but I didn't have any broken bones, thankfully.
Yay, this picture of me is what Niklas remembers me looking like as a little girl when he lived in Washington. This year I was the fairy godmother, Lynda (youngest sister) was the cute lil' devil, and Diane took the witch role. Again, see the excitement to trick-or-treat! (Or maybe this was afterwards?)
This is an instance of "Pumpkin Love" by yours truly and my sister Diane. 
I was wondering when I saw this picture: do I look any different, as in older?? These were taken by my mom before Halloween of 2002 (in case you missed the glaring picture label), the year I graduated from high school. I was baking up a storm for the Trunk-or-Treat at our church, and I remember being grumpy when my mom took these pictures... I can't believe how many goodies I made!! I was so painstakingly perfectionistic about it too. My flare for baking has ebbed a bit, but I still find enjoyment and sometimes satisfaction in creating baked goods and CHOCOLATE desserts!
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!! <----Also the colors for my high school...what and WHY??
4 comments:
ok the raggedy ann is awesome and I think you need to bring that costume out for next halloween!
Ha ha, except I wouldn't fit in it!! :D We'll see what next year brings. ;)
I don't recall being with you when Dad ran over your foot. I heard about that later. I wouldn't have been a big fan of him driving around with the door open. :-/
You guys had a fun time, like most kids. I remember you coming home and dumping out all of the candy... and the swapping or weeding out ones you didn't like.
Mom... off to bed! We get to go to a wedding tomorrow and pick up Michael at the airport in the evening. Maybe we should take him a few Halloween goodies. ;-)
Huh. Maybe Dad had taken another trick-or-treater and another parent??? I remember a woman in the passenger seat. Don't think it was a sibling. I was really little, so I'm not counting on my memory being 100% correct, other than knowing I got run over. :P
That's right, I remember bartering for candy from siblings---giving other things away that I couldn't stand for no trade at all, like Tootsie Rolls. I always got a ton of those, and gave them all away to Jared one year. I can't stand them. They are so not even close to chocolate, in my opinion.
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