Halloween

For the little lady's first Halloween we decided to start a tradition of doing family-themed costumes.  And given the fact there were a number of variables involved (hot or cold weather? crawling or still wallowing?  something she could comfortably wear for the duration of a party?) it took me a while to find her costume, then we planned around that.  After lots of going back and forth, we decided that dressing her as sushi (shrimp nagiri to be specific from an awesome artist on Etsy) was the best option, with Wade and I accompanying her as sushi chefs.  

We were invited to our neighbor's Halloween party so we decided to go all out on the theme and also bring a plate of sushi to share.  It was a hit and a lot of fun.  To add the the fun, Granzie and Poppi came to spend C's first Halloween with us too and honored our request to come in costume and they did as the King and Queen of Halloween (I miss the Halloween parties we used to have in Miami where everyone dressed up - I am a sucker for an excuse to dress up).  Once we were all dressed and ready we headed over to our neighbors' for the evening.  We spent the evening outside snacking, chatting, watching the kids play, and watching C practice her moves in the grass.  She was the littlest one there, but was thrilled to see her buddy Mac who's a few months older than her (his parents were the ones throwing the party).  Once all the older kids and parents were ready to head out to trick or treat we decided to play it safe and head home since it was already C's bedtime.  It turned out to be a good decision since she had a peaceful bathtime and she easily went to bed (a first in weeks) then slept for 1:15 before waking again!  It felt like a trick for sure, but we were glad her first Halloween turned out to be such a treat.  To see more photos, go here.