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Saturday, October 30, 2010

Happy Halloween

Been a while, huh?

We went to a costume party tonight. For the first half hour, Michael wouldn't let me put him down or he would start crying. For the next 2 hours, he wouldn't sit still or let me pick him up. He was too busy exploring and trying to find some way to injure himself. I think I actually lost weight at this party because I was chasing him around so much. (That, and my costume was kind of hot so I was sweating a little.) His favorite thing to do was climb the stairs, then dive down, then climb again, then dive down. Etc. Fortunately, his costume was so padded that he was virtually bullet proof.

Here are some of the highlights. The rest of the pictures are available here.

Michael is a Fire Breathing Dragon. I am a Damsel in Distress. (Unfortunately, my Knight in Shining Armor was working from 3-11.)
From Halloween 2010


Here's a close up. (Yes, we are in a castle....a bouncy castle, that is.)
From Halloween 2010


The Murrays...aka, Sonny, Cher, Spiderman, and Princess Ariel.
From Halloween 2010


Tiger Hunter and his nerdy parents.
From Halloween 2010


Michael and Hunter. It is REALLY hard to get two babies to look at the camera at the same time.
From Halloween 2010


Michael Phelps
From Halloween 2010


The Onks's Pumpkin Patch, featuring adorable Baby Sophia.
From Halloween 2010


The Cassidy-Vu family. (Yes, she handmade those Cookie Monster and Oscar the Grouch costumes.) I kept putting the peanut M&M's out of reach in the middle of the table so Michael couldn't get into them, but every time I turned around, Cookie Monster had pulled them back to the edge to get herself a handful.
From Halloween 2010


Snow White and Tigger (and me and my dragon again).
From Halloween 2010


The Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland, and the Chesire Cat. (I really like the layout of this photo, but it sure is hard to capture the Chesire Cat's smile.)
From Halloween 2010


And finally...more attempts at trying to get a roomful of babies to all smile at once.

Dean, Hunter, and Michael (and my hand, trying to hold Michael in place.)
From Halloween 2010


Matthew, Alister, and Sophia.
From Halloween 2010


The whole crew (sort of).
From Halloween 2010


Everyone had a great time! Thanks, Dr. Panea, for throwing such a great party!