all-hallow-even

for her first halloween, zoey was inky the ghost from pac man. she wore this costume to a moms club of somerset halloween party where we saw lots of adorable kids and where i first learned she loves to be around lots of people even if it's loud. she was super over tired, had had a bad morning of not eating (still having a nursing strike of sorts) and still had a great time then fell asleep for a long nap later that day. we brought cousin kohle, in his alternate costume (ninjas are too dangerous for little kiddies!) harry potter.

i had to get her a costume that is silly and cute, unlike the very serious and mature inky the ghost costume, but the banana didn't cut it for her.

it was a frog costume for $3.00 that won the honor of halloween night. goofy

crazy people

cousin kohle the ninja

kohle, avo, zoey

woah

grandma, devilish aunty chris, zoey's bald spot

zoey's first halloween was awesome. she had a great time, was insanely personable, happy, and excited even without her normal afternoon nap. we first went to avo's house where kohle ran around the house like a crazed child so excited for halloween he couldn't stand it. we explained that our costumes revolved around the $3.00 frog we found in zoey's size. i was the princess and eric was the frog prince, and zoey was our baby. (we threw this together yesterday afternoon and i have to say that was much more enjoyable than the usual months i obsess over finding the perfect costume. even if eric did look somewhat freakish and my princess corset cut off my breathing abilities, it was fun). we ate some candy, got some halloween gifts from avo, and proceeded to have a huge heated debate about where the two excersaucers came from. then we headed to grandma and pepe's house. there were about 14 million teenagers in the kitchen and very loud music and zoey was in heaven. she was so smiley and loved being held by grandma. she wanted to watch all the kids and what they were doing and wasn't even scared by tresley in his skeleton mask. she ate very well and didn't fuss all the way home. in fact, when we got home, it was 9pm and eric and i were insanely tired. zoey, however seemed wide awake and STILL happy. we were completely confused and didn't know what to do. the cue for bedtime is a fussy zoey. we decided to try it and wrapped her up, popped in the pacifier and she cuddled in to fall asleep. i put her in her swing and she stayed asleep until 5:30am! wow.