Happy Halloween

Tai had quite the busy holiday!  He had two parties, a Mom's Group gathering and trick or treating.  And he was just recovering from his illness.  The boy is a rock-star.  He held up better than his Momma did.  Though he had a bit of a tough time with his costume sometimes (especially the hat), he was generally in a good mood and showed off how adorable he was. 

Tom's mom made Tai an incredibly soft mouse costume, complete with ears, feet and hands.  It was all quite a bit big (due to my inept measuring) except, ofcourse, for the head part which was too small.  Unfortunately the weather was crappy - humid and warm - so I think Tai was hot dressed up, too.  At least it didn't rain.

We started our day heading down to Cupertino to attend the Halloween Party at Tom's office.  I hadn't known that it was going to be a costume party until the day before, so I had to throw something together quickly.  Actually, I'm a bit proud of my 'costume'.  I darkened the bags under my eyes, mis-buttoned my shirt, messed up my hair and wore maternity pants - and a sign (pinned on with a diaper pin) that said 'Desperate Housewife will trade baby 4 freedom'.  Tom wore a suit and tie, wore a bluetooth earpiece, numbers and an ID saying 'Lehman Brothers'.  I suggested he get face paint and make it look like he'd been in an accident and go as a stock broker 'after the crash'.  As it was, he came in third in the group costume contest.  Tai and I shared ice cream (he had a couple of tiny tastes) and he did his adorable baby routine for Tom's co-workers.

After that, we went to the Mom's Group, where he was the only mouse.  There were three monkeys, a bear, a kangaroo, an elephant, a smurf (and smurfette!), and little red riding hood.  The babies were all in a mood, and taking pictures was not an easy feat.  It was cool to meet a couple of the Dads, too.  We had a short meeting, then headed down to the main street in our little neighborhood for 'trick or treating'.  Mostly we just checked out other kids in costumes.

Finally we headed to John and Kendra's for their Halloween party.  By that time Tai was tired of his costume, but he enjoyed crawling around on their floor and playing with their dog's toys.  He even managed to stay awake while we handed out candy.  He loved watching all the little kids.  It was a successful night.  I just wish I had trick-or-treated with him so I could eat his candy.

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