Halloween

Phoebe had two Halloween costumes this year. Grandma Hazelton bought a duck outfit while Phoebe was still in utero. It’s a bit on the strange side, but I think it’s adorable. Then there’s the dragon, which you’ve already seen because she wore it for Boo at the Zoo (see A Wonderful Visit).

We went to an afternoon Halloween party thrown by some friends, all of whom I met while working at Rowman & Littlefield. None of us work there anymore, but we’ve kept in touch. Henry is 17 months, Sylvie is 14 months, Micah is 9 months, and Phoebe is 7 months.

Saturday morning at the coffee shop:

At the party:

We didn’t get any video of it, but Phoebe and Micah had a friendly scream-off. “Aaah!” “Aaah!” After a couple of trade-offs, it became apparent that they were aware of each other’s screams. It was a fun party and the food was terrific. On Sunday, which was actually Halloween, I took Phoebe over to Brenda and Michael’s. Brenda had mentioned something about decorated cookie bars…plus I was dying to put Phoebe into the duck outfit. As you’ll see, it can’t be buckled into the carseat, so I had to put it on once I took her out of the car.