Every year Betsy seems to come up with a wild idea for a Halloween costume. This year, after visiting the Civil War reenactment in Jackson, she decided she wanted to be a Civil War cannon. The construction team of her parents, God-parents and good friend Susan Harris proceeded undaunted and produced the following masterpiece.

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Betsy's Civil War cannon, nicknamed "Wasp Nest".	Union cap courtesy her godfather, Tom Nanzig.
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Betsy and Mommy with Mommy's early birthday present.	Betsy with Emma (back) and Sarah Hills, two friends from Emerson.
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Betsy with Matthew Cook her teacher, appropriately dressed as Abe Lincoln!	Betsy and her godfather, Tom Nanzig, dressed for the occasion.
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Sixty percent of the cannon building crew, (from left) Barb Nanzig, Tom Nanzig and Susan Harris, plus of course the cannon herself!