Perks of Having a Child

I have figured out that one of the perks of having a child is that you get invited to some really fun parties. Last night we went to our first adult-kid Halloween party. There was a jump castle, bobbing for apples, a photo taking spot, and all sorts of fun games. They had huge spread of appetizers that looked as though Martha Stewart herself had decorated. For example, cobweb shortbread cookies, cheese sticks that looked like fingers, chocolate covered strawberries made to look like skeleton heads. These people went all out! We had a lot of fun, but it is no treat (just tricky) bringing a 9 month old to an evening party!

Caitlin's a butterfly and I'm a barmaid

This was the photo taking spot. They had done their garage for this purpose. Great idea, but didn't actually work for us. Steve's a bartender, since I was a barmaid.

This is a little boy who we were trying to take a picture with Caitlin, but he was shy. Hence, the photo had to be taken inconspicuously.

This is one of the houses all decorated. This party was hosted by two neighboring families.

By the end of the night, Caitlin was pretty exhausted, but I had to get one more photo. We had changed her out of her butterfly costume about 15 minutes after we arrived at the party.

So you would think that my child would have slept in today, but NOPE she got up an hour early! Why?! We're going to the park today for a playdate, pictures to be posted soon....